Adelaide has been able to stockpile draft selections to enhance a multi-year strategy to rejuvenate its playing list.
The Crows currently hold six picks inside the top 50 at next month’s national draft, as well as a host of future selections secured during the player exchange period, which closed on Wednesday night.
It comes on the back of securing Chayce Jones, Ned McHenry and Will Hamill early in last year’s draft.
Adelaide went into the 2019 home and away season with the AFL’s third oldest playing list.
However, there will be a significantly younger list profile going forward after the official departures of Eddie Betts, Sam Jacobs, Hugh Greenwood, Alex Keath and Josh Jenkins.
22-year-old ruck-forward Billy Frampton has joined the Club from Port Adelaide, while a third-round compensation selection was awarded for Cam Ellis-Yolmen exercising his free agency rights.
Crows General Manager List Management and Strategy Justin Reid said the Club was happy with its current bundle of selections and what it could potentially turn into on draft night.
He added the Club would also consider trading picks in the lead up to and on the night of the draft, as per League rules, if the right opportunity presented.
“As previously mentioned, our strategy focuses on bolstering our list through the draft, and that was the case last year and we will do it again in a few weeks,” Reid said.
“It is really important that we also expose the emerging talent we already have at the Club to more game time at the elite level.
“We were targeting another young tall during this trade period and were thrilled to get Billy Frampton, who brings a real competitiveness.
“There is always change within the industry at this time of year and a number of older or more experienced players have moved to other clubs and we wish them well.”
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Billy Frampton (traded from Port Adelaide)
Pick No.37 (from Geelong, on-traded from Essendon)
Pick No.45 (from Western Bulldogs, originally received from St Kilda)
Pick No.49 (free agency compensation for Cam Ellis-Yolmen)
A future second-round draft selection (from Western Bulldogs)
A future third-round draft selection* (from Gold Coast, on-traded to Geelong)
A future fourth-round draft selection (from Gold Coast)
A future fourth-round draft selection (from Carlton)
A future fourth-round draft selection* (from Greater Western Sydney, on-traded to Port Adelaide)
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Cam Ellis-Yolmen (unrestricted free agent)
Eddie Betts (traded to Carlton)
Sam Jacobs (traded to Greater Western Sydney)
Hugh Greenwood (traded to Gold Coast)
Alex Keath (traded to Western Bulldogs)
Josh Jenkins (traded to Geelong)
A future third-round draft selection (to Geelong)
A future fourth-round draft selection (to Port Adelaide)
