No Gumnut - you are wrong. Your not thinking fourth dimensionally..
Its the whole reason GWS have done it to secure 2 Top 5 picks instead of just matching a bid for Green.
GWS are too smart and Adel have taken the extra draft points and bugger the rest of us.
This is what will happen.
1 - GC - Rowell
2. GC - Anderson
3. Melb - Young
4. GWS - Jackson
5 Syd/GWS - Bid on Green - GWS match with picks 40,59,60 - next years first is gone, so next years 2nd & rd rounder to make up the required draft pick index points)
6 Syd - Flanders (hopefully not Robertson)
7. Adel - Stephens (who they might have taken at 4 anyway)
8. Freo - Robertson/Ash
9.
10.
11. Freo - Hoping Henry is still there so we can choose a future star then get Henry a bit later by forfeiting pick 22
This is where the AFL are getting a bit crazy.
GWS by matching the bid at 5 from Sydney have to pay approx 1500 draft points.
They only have about 750 in this draft with picks 40,59,60.
So they have to go in draft deficit next year by approx 750 points.
Given they have no first round pick (traded to Adel) it will wipe them out.
That shouldnt be allowed IMO.
Next years draft is light on for talent with all the academy picks.
GWS get 2 guns this year in a season where they made the GF.