Port Adelaide will listen to offers for their earliest pick of the 2025 draft as they set their sights on building a strong draft hand for next year.
The Power, currently, won't come into the draft until Pick 49, and are prepared to move back in the queue as they place that selection on the table for clubs keen on adding to their hand or points total.
The Alberton club traded its first-round pick to Gold Coast last year and packaged its second and fourth-round selections last week in a deal that saw them land Corey Durdin from Carlton.
A deal on Monday that saw the Power use their sixth-round selection - Pick 103 - to attain Will Brodie was finalised, leaving the Power with only their third and fifth-round selections for the 2025 draft.
Those two picks come in at 49 and 85 overall in the current draft order, and it seems the Power are open to moving on the earlier of the two selections for more 2026 picks.
Speaking to Trade Radio on Tuesday, Power list manager Jason Cripps confirmed the club was shopping their third-round asset in the hope of boosting their hand for next year.
"We'll look to move Pick 49 over the next period or on draft night. We'll look to trade it into next year's draft," Cripps said.
"Our focus will be to load up with as much draft capital as we can for next year.
"Our strategy is to preserve our draft capital with what lies ahead with Academy players, and to have multiple picks in the 2026 and 2027 drafts.
"We're not as bullish on this year's draft because it's compromised. We want to get into next year's draft and have multiple picks."
The Power's plans for 2026 come amid ongoing discussions with the AFL over potentially having Pick 1 contender Dougie Cochrane added to their Next Generation Academy.
The club will also have 2027 talents Louis Salopek (father-son), Tevita Rodan (father-son) and Zemes Pilot (NGA) in their plans for the long term.
Talks between the league, Port Adelaide, and the Cochrane family have continued throughout the year, with the latter keen to have Dougie be part of the Power's pathways.
Speaking last week, Cripps said the club's pursuit of securing Cochrane to their NGA was in the hands of the AFL.
"It's pending. That's a process that we're working through with the AFL," Cripps said.
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Dougie's father, Stuart, played 54 games for Port Adelaide between 2003-2005, while his older brother Tom is currently listed with the Power.
Cripps confirmed as part of the club's draft strategy that Tom, as well as Harrison Ramm and Josh Lai, will be elevated from the rookie list to primary slots.
