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Hawthorn is the latest club pondering a bold play for the top pick in this year’s AFL draft, according to reports.Cal Twomey reports the Hawks are looking for ways to improve their draft hand, with the club’s rebuild in the latter stages, having not won a final since their 2015 premiership.
The scramble for the top pick in this year’s draft is the result of boom teenager and expected No. 1 pick Harley Reid emerging as a rare talent.“North Melbourne, as we wrote on Monday, is absolutely exploring and making a target for Pick 1 because of their hand that is so strong,” Twomey said on“I can also say that Hawthorn will also put forward some options as well. They’re going to explore moving up from Pick 3 to Pick 1.
The Eagles are reportedly open to leveraging the No. 1 pick in favour of chasing young Claremont utility Daniel Curtin, who is able to play in midfield despite his size.The Hawks loom as the most attractive club of the top three picks, with the most cap space on offer for an early contract renewal and the most advanced rebuild.
Triple M’s Jay Clark also raised the possibility of struggling key defender Denver Grainger-Barras, also from Western Australia, who has largely been stuck in the VFL through 2023 after being taken by the Hawks with the sixth pick in the 2020 draft. “Obviously having Pick 1 is a good opportunity, so we’ll see what unfolds through the trade period,” O’Brien said onIt comes amid renewed reports of Hawthorn’s interest in star Bulldogs midfielder Bailey Smith, whose contract expires next season.
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