Welcome to Collingwood - Dan Houston

[Mr Miyagi]

Even better — he was favouring Carlton but they stuffed it up.

Umm… pick 3 in a super draft with guaranteed generational talent on top of their list. I don’t think they stuffed up.

We did well to get our man, but the blues will be very happy right now.

They wanted Houston.

[stui magpie]

Welcome Dan, no pressure, we've gone all in on winning a flag next year and need you to produce a 2025 up to the level of the last 2 years if we're to have a chance.

Hopefully you, Perryman and Crisp rotating between HBF and midfield cause mayhem to the opposition.

Leppa, you now have 24 hours to pull a miracle out of your arse and get us back into this draft.

[Johnno75]

Carlton’s list is stacked with 1st round picks, where has that gotten them?

[Pies4shaw]

29 years of glory, since you ask.

[woodys_world69]

Houston... the EAGLE HAS LANDED

now he can be a proper magpie... not have to worry about being a Port Poser anymore

[woodys_world69]

someones ALREADY updated Wikipedia... damn lol

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Houston

[SLORT]

The AFL are sure taking their time signing off on it...

[shawthing]

Welcome, i still don't feel easy about the fact we have moved out of what could be an exceptional draft. Only hindsight will tell us!

I'm happy because we never had a high pick anyway and so by the time we got to pick a player all the cream would have been gone. This way we are guaranteed an AA who can also do serious minutes in the midfield. I think it's a big win for us.

But we're going to need a big year up forward from Dan McStay and Checkers.

[jonmac1954]

The AFL are sure taking their time signing off on it...

LOL and this shocks you . . .???

[SLORT]

No, and it wouldn't shock me if they turned around and said "computer says nooooo...."

[Pies2016]

Still overs for mine but he’s a quality player.
One thing is for certain, if he does play at HB and that’s very likely, then either one of Perryman or Quaynor isn’t. There’s a lot of flexibility in this side but right now, it’s all around the flanks.
We’re now pretty well done and dusted with trades and pick swaps cause we have nothing more to give up. Time to turn our attention to delisted free agency which starts shortly.

[shawthing]

wooohooo! giving away first rounder means nothing if you finish top 4! yeah baby!!

Exactamundo. The draft is a lottery. You know how many number one picks have become real superstars? Very few. Swanny was drafted in the 60s wasn't he and that worked out well. Pendles has easily been the best player in his draft year and he was only pick 5. Marc Murphy for Carlton was the #1 (priority pick) - ha ha. We got Daisy Thomas at #2 (priority pick) and that was okay, but he was no Pendles. Xavier Ellis was #3 - Ha ha ha ha.
Josh Kennedy went to the Blues at #4 and he turned out okay for the Wet Toast.

Now see if you remember any of these names from the first 15 picks of the 2005 draft:

Beau Dowler anyone?
Jarrod Oakley-Nicholls????
Marcus Drum??????

Travis Varcoe went at #15.

No the draft is like Tattslotto. For every winner there are plenty of losers.

[scoobydoo]

It’s not an exceptional draft.
The experts() say it every year.
We need Houston & Perryman not more kids for the VFL.

[scoobydoo]

Even better — he was favouring Carlton but they stuffed it up.

Umm… pick 3 in a super draft with guaranteed generational talent on top of their list. I don’t think they stuffed up.

We did well to get our man, but the blues will be very happy right now.

Super draft now
Paddy Dow says hello. They’ll stuff it up

[Magpie Russ]

TRADE GRADE: WHO WON THE MEGA DEAL?
Collingwood: A-

The big winner of this one. The Pies get a dual All-Australian, for a nine-gamer (Richards) and a defender who wanted to leave (Noble).
The future first stings but Collingwood is clearly not interested in draft picks. The Pies got the best player in the deal and didn’t really give up that much for it. That’s a win.
Now they have to make sure that 2025 first-rounder doesn’t come back to haunt them.