A question from this masthead to Hawthorn list boss Mark Mackenzie on the opening day of trade period ended up being quite prescient.

Reporter: “Mark, what impact do you think having that extra year of future picks will have on the trade period? Are you expecting players to be worth more now?”

Picks at the 2027 draft were packaged up in the trade that sent Charlie Curnow from Carlton to Sydney.Credit: Getty Images

McKenzie: “It’ll be interesting because I think clubs could ask ... for more. But really, when you think about it, it should be the same values of what it has been previously – you just have a bit more scope to actually trade certain picks and look at those drafts, from two years [away].”

The AFL gave clubs the green light from this year’s trade period to trade draft picks two years into the future, after being able to go just one year ahead until now.

It was a soft launch, of sorts, given Tasmania’s first draft involvement is in 2027, the draft clubs were able to trade in or out of in the past fortnight. The Devils will hold picks one, three, five, seven, nine, 11 and 13 in that draft, along with the opening selection of the ensuing rounds.

Naturally, that meant list bosses viewed those 2027 selections as less valuable.

Carlton took little deliberation to reject Geelong’s opening-week offer for dual Coleman medallist Charlie Curnow despite Cats football boss Andrew Mackie........

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