Port Adelaide trades with Brisbane to bring in extra first round selection in 2019 draft

Port Adelaide has traded a future pick to the Brisbane Lions in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2019 AFL Draft.

2018 AFL Draft at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne. Port Adelaide trio Zak Butters, Connor Rozee and Xavier Duursma. Pic: Michael Klein

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Port Adelaide has sent a future first round selection to the Brisbane Lions in exchange for a first-round selection in this year’s draft.

The Power has traded its future first round selection and picks 29 and 71 from this year’s draft for the Lions’ picks 16, 52, 55 and 72.

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Port Adelaide now has picks 12 and 18 in the first round in addition to the 16 received from the Lions.

Port Adelaide has brought in another first round draft selection ahead of this year’s draft. Port is now armed with three first round picks, similar to the 2018 AFL Draft when it selected Zak Butters, Connor Rozee and Xavier Duursma. Pic: Michael Klein.

It comes a year after the Power brought in Connor Rozee, Xavier Duursma and Zak Butters in a swoop on last year’s first round.