St Kilda will head to November’s AFL Draft with two picks inside the top 10 and four inside the first 45.
The countdown to Draft officially began today, the final day of the AFL Trade Period, with the Saints enhancing their already strong draft position and adding depth to their key defensive stocks.
The Saints will now take picks 7,8, 34 and 45 to November’s draft, a position List Manager Tony Elshaug said was incredibly exciting.
In a late deal with Port Adelaide, the Saints acquired pick 34 and a future
Earlier the Saints exchanged a future
“We entered the trade period with really clear objectives,” Elshaug said.
“One of those objectives was to add key position depth and we have achieved through Logan Austin, who is a promising young defender with enormous potential.”
“Logan is the cousin of Saints champion Sean Dempster, a great young man and most importantly is ready to play a key defensive role immediately.”
“He is someone our recruiting team has been tracking after playing 11 games for the Power last season and two this year.”
Elshaug said the club was also looking to bolster its draft stocks, including bringing in a
“To add a
“We’re really bullish about the top end talent in this year’s draft, and to have two picks inside the top 10 for the first time in 16 years is really exciting for our fans.”
“We have brought in 12 players over the past four years, either through trade or free agency, which is the fourth most of any club during that period,” he said.
“Many of those guys are now important senior players for us and we think our improvement will largely come from within, given the age profile of our group.
“But like every
“With four picks inside the first 45, I’m really confident we can achieve that.”
Read more about Logan Austin here.
