PIES PICK UP POINTS FOR FATHER-SON

COLLINGWOOD has traded pick 27 to Richmond to strengthen its draft hand for an early bid on father-son prospect Nick Daicos.

The deadline for player trades ended last Wednesday night, but clubs can swap picks, including on draft night.

The Tigers sent selections 38 and 40, and a future thirdround pick for pick 27.

The trade, which gives Collingwood more draft points, has been in the works for more than a week.

Collingwood was active in increasing its draft haul for this year in the trade period, engineering deals with Gold Coast and Fremantle.

The idea is to maximise draft points to be able to match a bid for Daicos, which is likely to come at either pick two or three, with North Melbourne poised to select Jason Horne-francis at No.1.

The Magpies now have picks 36, 38, 40, 46, 48, 55, 58, 78 and 79, which equates to 2406 draft points.

They would have to use 2400 points if the Roos bid on Daicos with the first pick, but that drops to 2068 or 1787 if the bid comes at the No.2 or No.3 selection.

The Tigers hold picks 7, 15, 26, 27, 28 and 83, placing them in a great spot to bundle them up to move up the draft or grab five players inside the top 30.