Richmond has placed itself in the box seat for Brisbane's opening draft pick after acquiring Pick 42 as compensation for the loss of free agent Jack Graham to West Coast.
The Tigers now hold selections 1, 24, 32, 42, 43, 45, 51, 61, 70 and 76 for November's AFL Draft, tallying 5922 draft points - 806 more than the next highest club.
Picks 32, 42, 43 and 45 alone make up 1704 points for the Tigers, with three of those selections potentially enough to move for Brisbane's first-round draft selection of Pick 20, valued at 912 points.
The Lions likely need to more than double their current points total of 1067 to place themselves in a strong position to match rival bids for father-son prospect Levi Ashcroft and Academy talent Sam Marshall.
Ashcroft's bid could come as early as Pick 1, which Richmond holds, while the uncertainty surrounding Marshall - who may be taken in the first round of the draft - will further frustrate Brisbane's draft plans.
The Lions are hoping they don't have to dip into their bag of 2025 draft picks, but an outcome where they secure both Ashcroft and Marshall in the top 20 picks and hold all of next year's selections is unlikely.
The Tigers could use all of 24, 32, 42, 43 and 45 to try and attain Brisbane's Pick 20 and their future first or second-round selection, with Richmond's later picks at 51, 61, 70 and 76 overall also potentially in play as they combine for a further 433 points.
An unspoken part of the agreement that could appease the Lions would be that Ashcroft doesn't fetch a bid by the Tigers atop the draft board. The points differential in bids between Picks 1 and 2 is 386 points.
While parting with the large package of picks would leave the Tigers with just a small amount of selections, they would be more inclined to hand over their later selections after likely attaining Pick 6 - and potentially a late first-round or early second-round selection -ย from Gold Coast for Dan Rioli, while trades with West Coast and Fremantle for Liam Baker and Shai Bolton respectively could net the Dockers selections 10, 14 and 18 - the middle selection initially coming from Hawthorn following a Tom Barrass trade.
Richmond could then be left with Picks 1, 6, 10, 14, 18, 20 and either 23 or 29 to fill seven primary list sports for the 2025 season.
The Tigers have lostย Grahamย (West Coast Eagles),ย Dylan Grimesย (retired),ย Dustin Martinย (retired),ย Sam Naismith (retired) and Marlion Pickett (retired) already, and would be bidding farewell to Baker, Rioli and Bolton also.
The club is yet to make decisions on the futures of Kamdyn McIntosh, Thomson Dow and Noah Cumberland, among others, who could earn contract extensions given the extensive list of experienced players parting ways with the Tigers.
