Collingwood's Dayne Beams trade was part of a calculated but reasonable gamble that they can still secure two players they have priority access to in the draft.

Collingwood has a right of refusal on talented next generation academy player Isaac Quaynor and father-son candidate Will Kelly, the son of former premiership player and player agent Craig Kelly.

Isaac Quaynor. Credit:AAP

The club has priority access to the players, whom they can secure with a draft pick at a 20 percent discount on the pick another club might use to claim them. Each draft pick has a points value attached to it, and a club must have the requisite points from a sufficient number of draft picks to outbid a rival.

Sydney is in the same position with academy player Nick Blakey, who is regarded as a top five talent. Sydney has five draft picks and will have almost enough points from those picks to cover Blakey even if he was to be called out at pick 1.