Gold Coast's Tom Hickey is heading to the Saints. Picture: David Clark Source: Gold Coast Bulletin
ST KILDA has used its prized compensation pick for losing Brendon Goddard on promising Gold Coast ruckman Tom Hickey.
The Saints will hand Gold Coast pick No. 13 and the clubs will also swap later draft picks.
The Saints have now parted with both their first-round picks but they will move up the draft in later rounds with the clubs set to exchange selections before the paperwork is lodged with the AFL today.
The Saints will receive Hickey and picks No.26 and 47. The Suns will get pick No.13 as well as 37 and 57. Hickey, 21, has been recruited to partner No.1 ruckman Ben McEvoy.
The Queenslander, played 10 games for the Suns this year and two in his debut season.
He requested a trade to the Saints this month - to be closer to his girlfriend, according to the Suns - but talks stalled last week when the Suns demanded a first-round pick.
The 201cm former elite volleyball player was a zone selection for Gold Coast.
Suns football manager Marcus Ashcroft said his side was thrilled to gain a top-15 draft selection after coughing up pick 2 to Greater Western Sydney last week.
"Our ability to add pick 13 to our selections in the upcoming draft means we will have the ability to draft another elite young player to our club," he said.
St Kilda got pick No.13 as compensation for the loss of free agent Brendon Goddard to Essendon.
The Saints traded their first pick, No.12, to Greater Western Sydney as part of a deal to snare Claremont forward Tom Lee.
The trade means the Suns will now have a first-round selection in next month's draft.
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