Collingwood have bolstered their hand on this 12 months’s draft in a commerce with Brisbane as they put together to match a bid on next-generation academy prospect Zac McCarthy.
The Magpies despatched choose 59 this 12 months and a 2026 third-round choice (by way of Melbourne, which they secured within the Brody Mihocek deal) to the Lions for picks 45 and 56.
The Demons’ choose provides the Lions a larger unfold of picks throughout the following two drafts, given they have already got sufficient draft factors to match a bid on star academy midfielder Daniel Annable, who is ready to be a top-five choose within the 2025 draft.
The deal is unrelated to any potential deal for Callum Ah Chee, with Brisbane nonetheless hoping to snaffle choose 16 off Adelaide, who’re solely keen to dump a future second-rounder for the twin premiership-winning ahead.
The further picks must also assist Collingwood safe key ahead Jack Buller from Sydney.
