Brisbane Lions Draft Action

In: Ryan Bastinac (North Melbourne), Tom Bell (Carlton), Jarrad Jansen (Geelong), Josh Walker (Geelong), picks 38, 40, 41, 2016 second-round pick (St Kilda), 2016 third-round pick (North Melbourne)

Bell is a big bodied mid/forward who should help fill the void vacated by Redden's departure, Bastinac gives them even more midfield coverage and I think he can really thrive at the Lions, Josh Walker gives them much needed marking prowess up forward but is probably better suited as a second or third tall option but they have youngsters in McStay, Freeman and Close up and coming so see what happens. As for Jarrad Jansen got little clue about him except that he is a big mid 190+ cm's.

Out: James Aish, Matthew Leuenberger, Jack Redden, picks 21, 60, 2016 third-round pick
All 3 of the players the Lions lost are significant, Leuenberger in the ruck, Redden inside mid and Aish a gun mid in the making.

2015 draft picks: 2, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 78, 96, 114

In A Nut Shell: Obtaining Bastinac and Bell would have been substantial if they hadn't already lost Redden, so they go some way into offsetting that loss and Walker gives them a contested marking forward presence, having pick 2 is always a goer but they don't have another pick until 38 and then they have 5 straight which is unusual 38, 39,40, 41, 42. Overall no better off than they were at the start of the trading period.