List Mgmt. Contracts/Trade/Draft Thread - 2025 Edition

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Players out of Contract 2025 (12)

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• Oscar Allen (19/3/99) - Signed a 3 year extension (2023-25) on an existing contract due to expire 2022 in May 2021
• Campbell Chesser (27/4/03) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) on an existing contract due to expire 2023 in May 2022
• Tom Cole (28/5/97) - Signed a 3 year extension (2023-25) in May 2022
• Rhett Bazzo (17/10/03) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) on an existing contract due to expire 2023 in September 2022
• Jayden Hunt (3/4/95) - Signed a 3 year contract (2023-25) in October 2022
• Callum Jamieson (31/7/00) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) in March 2023
• Jamie Cripps (23/4/92) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) in August 2023
• Jack Petruccelle (12/4/99) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) in August 2023
• (R) Loch Rawlinson (1/6/05) - Signed a 1 year extension (2025) in September 2024
• (R-B) Coen Livingstone (25/5/05) - Signed a 1 year extension (2025) in September 2024
• (R-B) Malakai Champion (17/5/06) - Automatic 1 year contract (2025) when added as a Cat B Rookie in November 2024
• (R) Jacob Newton (20/3/06/) - Automatic 6 month contract (2025) when drafted in May 2025

Provisional 2025 Draft order

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[THE A5]

Nick Daicos has nominated us.

Never heard of him. Any good?

 

[Elite Pete]

First time logging into this thread since Thursday and theres been 30 pages posted. Any trade news bar Walters talk??

Ben Cousins went down and had a kick to get ready for the Legends game annd it went that well, we are now offering Richmond the Hawks pick to bring in a mature mid. Two 9s next season.

 

[squashface]

First time logging into this thread since Thursday and theres been 30 pages posted. Any trade news bar Walters talk??

Harley said he’d re-sign if you read all 30

 

[Hasselhough]

Been a while since I posted it has been a good season to step away from the forums. Time to warm up before the real stuff starts in trade and draft period with a fresh account and renewed hope .

Rucks - WE HAVE NOTHING

We need to bring in 3 rucks over the next 2 years .

One to come in and impact straight away in Cameron.

We should also have a mid 20s ruck next in line or to pair with Cameron with the new rules . Reidy who is already in WA and is a genuine hit out ruck stuck behind Jackson and the fridge.

We should also be bringing in a young developer over the next 18 months because Barnett and Livingstone aren't up to it . Maybe a mid season draft pick or benjy van rooyen next off season .

Forward line - probably our best equipped line going forward .

Waterman shanahan Jwilliams all have shown they can be genuine forwards at times .
Archer can't kick for shit but he is a genuine 203cm athlete

Ryan is quality and would benefit most from a better engine room .

Brockman is slow burning and improving

Owies sucks but I think he would benefit from cripps retirement. Too same same .
A medium forward who could roll through the midfield Robbie grey style would be high on my wish list . Cumming️

Bobby Hill may request a trade home and we should be interested. He is the right age bracket .

Rosas from GC could be a cheaper option but both he and Hill offer real speed in attack .

Defence - Has been decimated in the last few years losing shep gov barrass hurn .

Harry Edwards is our best key defender which highlights our list woes . He has been very good under the constant duress.

Archer needs to be moved to defence. It's a no brainer he is very athletic but sucks at kicking goals .

Dump kick duggan can GAGF he is a hack and the worst captain . Trade

Tmac what a star

Hough needs to go back to what he was doing and play defence

Baker has been great should be captain next season . Still shanks more than his fair share but makes up for it in desperation

maric needs to be persisted with it will be no surprise if as we grow as a team he grows to be a very good quarter back type kicker for us .

Starcivich mcvee would both slot into our back 50 nicely

Drafting farrow should also be high on our list also . Jordan dawson

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Jordan Dawson

Age

28

Ht

190cm

Wt

91kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.0

4star

K

11.4

4star

HB

5.7

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.8

4star

CL

0.6

3star

D

15.7

4star

K

10.9

4star

HB

4.9

3star

M

2.9

3star

T

2.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

D

11.8

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

3.0

5star

CL

0.6

3star

type hawks 1st is about right for him

Midfield- still a shit show nothing has changed and the refuse to fix it . When yeo and sheed went down they should have drafted a senior state league mid .
They then refused to do it at mid season also . The kids shouldn't be shouldering that load .

Harley Hewett are both Future mids leading this team . Both need to build tanks . Gross is in the same boat

Hall is further along than gross but the same coal face player needing development

Sharpe is a must this off season . Exactly what we need . Hard running ball pick who has leadership

Cumming needs to be sitting next to him on the plane

Rodriguez if available at our 2nd would also be a nice addition

We need to bring in experience to teach these draftees .

Targets

Patrick Cripps

9

Patrick Cripps

Age

30

Ht

195cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.9

5star

K

9.8

4star

HB

16.1

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

5.8

5star

CL

7.4

5star

D

21.0

5star

K

10.1

4star

HB

10.9

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

3.8

4star

CL

6.3

5star

D

12.6

4star

K

4.8

2star

HB

7.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.2

5star

CL

1.4

4star

is cooked . Stay away he is apparently on the largest portion of his contract and will go the way of fyfe and struggle to get on the park .

Tom Mitchell is also cooked a been slow since since he broke his leg and has no outside game .

Jack steele

9

Jack Steele

Age

29

Ht

187cm

Wt

90kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.9

5star

K

8.7

3star

HB

12.2

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

6.8

5star

CL

3.6

5star

D

21.3

5star

K

10.0

4star

HB

11.3

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

5.8

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

16.8

4star

K

5.0

2star

HB

11.8

5star

M

2.6

3star

T

6.4

5star

CL

3.6

5star

is the one . Elite trainer can play both inside and out . Saints bringing in macrae for a later has pushed him out and that should be his trade value for us . Offer front ended 2-3 year deal .

Neale should also be a target in a 2 year player coach role . Elite trainer and has never relied on bash and crash using Agility to get ground balls

Getting fringe 22 mid or 2 for depth would also be nice tunstill or Dev as a Delist free agent

 

[ArdentEagle]

No connection to WCE whatsoever other than good mates with Harley.

Money talks and pick 12 is more than fair, might see if it can also take Steele off their hands to pay NWM. Darcy would beat Fridge and Ginbey in the time trial and VO2.

I'd love Wilson at the club.
Outside skill and speed. Yes thanks....Always nice to dream.

I mean, it's possible and you're right that St.K could be players to keep NWM.

If Chess comes good on one wing and Wilson on the other.

 

[WCErevival]

Never heard of him. Any good?

Would be a good option to lead the Beagles.

 

[eaglevision]

I'd love Wilson at the club.
Outside skill and speed. Yes thanks....Always nice to dream.

I mean, it's possible and you're right that St.K could be players to keep NWM.

If Chess comes good on one wing and Wilson on the other.

Not just speed it’s his tank. Probably close to the best in the AFL after Harry Sharp who is a freak of nature.

Why not approach the Saints? For them it probably looks like Jevan Phillipou and enough money to retain NWM for Wilson and Steele, neither of which were in the starting 22 last week.

We bump our outside midfield age profile up from 18yo to 20yo and get a big body to help Harley.

Win-win.

Chances of our list management team having thought of this?

Zero.

 

[PremiershipNo4]

One thing I really dislike about the current AFL teams and environment, is the draft.
I was there at WC’s 1st game when I was 15, and it very much us against them, a real WA vs the Vics feel, filled with passion and one eyed West Aussie football supporters.
I feel like we have really lost that and it’s such a shame.
I would love to see each team in Australia given a zone whereby they had the opportunity to sign up 1 kid from their local zone each year. Just make the zones roughly even player wise.
Clubs have just become giant corporate money making machines.

 

[mezaire]

I'm really warming to taking Duursma with pick 1........just seems to have it all!
I totally get he might struggle to replicate the physical side in the AFL early, but he can also run, take marks and kicks very well!!
I can really see him and Harley tearing games apart in a couple of years!!

 

[WCE_18]

A lot of chat around Max Knobel last year. I believe he’s out of contract, but is out with a foot injury. He was delisted by the dockers so not sure if that makes him a free agent agent or he can just walk to PSD
Would be worth enquiring again and offloading Barnett.

 

[bzparkes]

A lot of chat around Max Knobel last year. I believe he’s out of contract, but is out with a foot injury. He was delisted by the dockers so not sure if that makes him a free agent agent or he can just walk to PSD
Would be worth enquiring again and offloading Barnett.

Free agent for life after being delisted, I think.

 

[Elite Pete]

 

[dinnaz]

The way this thread's been it's more likely to be Peter

Get him to 150 games

 

[JackOutback]

You would need to delist/trade out 12-13 players to make that happen. Probably a bit much and not sure we even have that many out of contract.

Three first round picks, three NGAs and four mature bodies is 10 changes. Reckon we could do that and still have some dead wood to cut next year, as harsh as that sounds.

 

[southcoast]

Get him to 150 games

We could retrospectively claim his sons under father son rules.

4D chess at play.

 

[TerryFilk]

Willem Duursma is pretty comfortably the number 1 pick for me

The potential upside is insanely high, has everything you’d want in an elite midfield prospect.

Duursma and Sharp at 1 and 2 or splitting 2 if you think Sharp’s going to slide a bit seems like the play.

 

[Boohemian]

Yeah, don’t think we’ll be drafting Duursma.

 

[chaddy22]

Free agent for life after being delisted, I think.

Pretty sure that is the case. The fact that Knobel missed most of the year would be soo West Coast and backfire.

 

[TerryFilk]

Yeah, don’t think we’ll be drafting Duursma.

Considering our talent ID usually involves guys who can’t kick a football, I’d say you’re probably right.

 

[twce13]

Considering our talent ID usually involves guys who can’t kick a football, I’d say you’re probably right.

Tbf a lot of duursmas kicking seems to be hitting grass.

 

[ThePuma #9]

The way the game is played today Priddis wouldn't get 10 touches a game.
He is way too slow and a road block to our transition footy on a fast break.
We would have to go back to the weagles web to get him into the game and it wouldn't be pretty.

The same bloke that has the 4th highest average of contested possessions per game and the 9th highest average for clearances per game in the history of the AFL would struggle to get 10 possessions a game?

Yeah, we’re going to have to disagree on that. His entire game was built for stoppages and the hard stuff. He didn’t wait for the ball to be given to him. He just went and got it.

If Sharp turned out to be a Matthew Priddis rather than a Matt Rowell I’d still be doing handstands with joy.

 

[TerryFilk]

Tbf a lot of duursmas kicking seems to be hitting grass.

Bites of more than he should at times but can also hit kicks that very few players can.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

One thing I really dislike about the current AFL teams and environment, is the draft.
I was there at WC’s 1st game when I was 15, and it very much us against them, a real WA vs the Vics feel, filled with passion and one eyed West Aussie football supporters.
I feel like we have really lost that and it’s such a shame.
I would love to see each team in Australia given a zone whereby they had the opportunity to sign up 1 kid from their local zone each year. Just make the zones roughly even player wise.
Clubs have just become giant corporate money making machines.

Feel like we’ve come in for criticisms for drafting three WA first rounders in the last three years as well (plus a few others throughout the later rounds).

 

[Broken_Chairs]

Feel like we’ve come in for criticisms for drafting three WA first rounders in the last three years as well (plus a few others throughout the later rounds).

I think it's because WA is producing poorer talent overall, which has partly undone us, because we typically prefer drafting WA players if we rate them similarly to interstate options.

WA needs a major AFL pathway/talent development re-think & overhaul.

 

[Jeremy McLovin]

Kind of wondering what St Kilda would give us for pick 1. Probably not worth it for us but after their comments earlier this year it would be funny to see them place three or four sequential bids with the top pick. Really hammer home the bullshit.