List Mgmt. Contracts/Trade/Draft Thread - 2025 Edition Vol 2

[Keys]

Quick links

• Player contract status
• Draft prospect video highlights (thanks to noobermensch)

Harley Reid extends to 2028

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List Changes - 2025

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• Oscar Allen advises intention to explore Free Agency
• Jayden Hunt announces retirement
• Jack Petruccelle
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  Jack Petruccelle

  Age

  26

  Ht

  188cm

  Wt

  83kg

  Pos.

  Fwd

  Career

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  Last 5

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  9.2

  2star

  K

  6.2

  2star

  HB

  3.0

  3star

  M

  3.0

  3star

  T

  1.8

  4star

  G

  1.0

  4star

  D

  6.7

  1star

  K

  4.0

  1star

  HB

  2.7

  2star

  M

  1.7

  2star

  T

  1.3

  2star

  G

  0.7

  4star

  D

  7.8

  2star

  K

  4.6

  2star

  HB

  3.2

  3star

  M

  2.8

  3star

  T

  1.6

  4star

  G

  0.6

  3star

  , Callum Jamieson and Loch Rawlinson not offered new contracts
• Liam Ryan has requested a trade to St Kilda but is contracted for 2026
• Campbell Chesser (uncontracted) has requested a trade to Carlton
• List would be 37 (31 main, 4 rookie, 2 Cat B)

Players out of Contract 2025 (5)

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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
• Jamie Cripps (23/4/92) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) in August 2023
• (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

Provisional 2025 Draft order

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Key Offseason Dates

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Fri Oct 3 - Fri Oct 10: 2025 Free Agency Period
Mon Oct 6 - Wed Oct 15: 2025 AFL Trade Period
Wed Nov 19 - Thu Nov 20: 2025 AFL Draft

 

[UseR2006]

For the people who watch these things like Keys, are these NGA kids and the Banfield's any good? In all seriousness. Or are they kids we are going to list just because they came through our academy but nobody else would use a top 50 pick on them?

Banfield was quite good, has a good intensity in the Beagles match he played for us.
Would be a solid get, nothing special but certainly not wasted.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Maybe but we have to improve our list and WC are throwing darts everywhere to do that.
Sure we will miss plenty but we need to improve.

Would I rather a 23-25yo Ah Chee, sure but we are where we are and I actually like that we are in everyone's ears.
he makes us better for 3 years.

I am of the opinion that we need at least 3 mature players this trade period to help our list and improve it.
I would take Ah Chee over Starcevich every day of the week.

I would prefer we throw good money at A Davies at GC and McVee at MEL.

We are not spending 1st round picks on any of these players, they are all worth mid 2nd round picks and future picks.
Land those 3, add our 3 1st round picks, our NGA/FS prospects and we are a better side without using big draft capital to achieve.

I'm going to disagree in part. Players like Ah Chee, Starcevich and McVee both individually and collectively are unlikely to shift our team performance one way or another without additional few genuine game winning ground ball players.

We need to displace the worst players in our side now for what would be the best players in a future side to be competitive. Replacing Cole for Starcevich wouldn't bring us an additional win in 2025.

If we're trading for competitiveness they're we've embraced a culture of failure. Ah Chee is also 27 as we speak.

 

[Grumpyshades]

He is the EXACT player we trade if we are serious.

Has currency, is still young enough to appeal to a contender, sellable to a club in the window.

We should be putting up the For Sale sign as soon as we can.

lol look desperate so we can get bent over at the trade table

 

[new breed]

Ah Chee is a class player IF he wants to come to WC it can only enhance the club and young players in Harley Reid , Hewett and Ginbey etc .

 

[eaglevision]

Ryan’s value in this draft I’d put as a late 1R/very early 2R. Small forwards in particular are very much in demand, the mid-late 2R is off the mark.

I would also pay Carlton to take Blowies back.

 

[Obeanie1]

Depends entirely on what we are selling him for.

First Round picks will probably go up to pick 30 this year which also means second round picks don't commence until pick 31.

So exactly what type of pick package would you want for a contracted Liam Ryan in a shallow draft?

Pick upgrade always an option.

Collard was part of our NGA.

One of Essendons 2nds is about right.

Ryan plus 50 to Lions for Ah chee. We pay some 2026 salary.

Swap for Alex Davies at the Suns is close.

Carlton an option, pick upgrade with Dean bids threatening the compo pick for TDK.

And that isnt including future pick swaps or other players.

 

[RanaNaved]

Eagles apparently showing a bit of interest in Wade Derksen

 

[eaglevision]

Eagles apparently showing a bit of interest in Wade Derksen

He wants to be in Victoria for family reasons. If SOS Jnr goes to the Dogs after their reported meeting I’d be asking the Buss again. Think we’ll get Blight too.

 

[Elite Pete]

He wants to be in Victoria for family reasons. If SOS Jnr goes to the Dogs after their reported meeting I’d be asking the Buss again. Think we’ll get Blight too.

Getting those 2 would be a great result imo.

Still need a ruck and mid at a minimum on top of that as plug and plays.

Plus all these draft picks and NGAs/FS. Interesting off season by the looks.

 

[RanaNaved]

He wants to be in Victoria for family reasons. If SOS Jnr goes to the Dogs after their reported meeting I’d be asking the Buss again. Think we’ll get Blight too.

Yeah I know he's got links to Victoria and the Dees are his probable home, but we're being active, which is good to see

 

[eaglevision]

Getting those 2 would be a great result imo.

Still need a ruck and mid at a minimum on top of that as plug and plays.

Plus all these draft picks and NGAs/FS. Interesting off season by the looks.

Dogs might have an interest in Ryan too if he wants to go to VIC. Straight swap for Buss.

With DC signed on I don’t think there’s any point pursuing a ruck this year unless it’s Moyle or a developing young one like Knobel or Smith.

Shame we missed Dodson, will be interesting to see how he goes this week.

 

[BartBart]

Not finalised...

 

[Boohemian]

Not finalised...

Happy to hear that Jai Culley is getting another contract at Melbourne.

 

[ghostbat12]

Classic Eagles pickup. Player who's at the height of his value and someone we could have had years ago for a dime.

We will split pick 1 to make it happen. Oh and tell Brisbane about what we are willing to accept beforehand by blabbermouth.

 

[ghostbat12]

am hoping this is ploy by manager to get Brisbane to decide quickly on ah Choo.

One can’t just be targeting everyone. Haven’t they heard of saying that if you chase two rabbits, you get none.

 

[Tugga27]

Dogs might have an interest in Ryan too if he wants to go to VIC. Straight swap for Buss.

With DC signed on I don’t think there’s any point pursuing a ruck this year unless it’s Moyle or a developing young one like Knobel or Smith.

Shame we missed Dodson, will be interesting to see how he goes this week.

Can't see the Dogs being interested in Ryan TBH.

They have Rhylee West and Cody Weightman to come back.

No way am I swapping Ryan for Busslinger.
He'll more than likely get dropped this week.

 

[Tugga27]

Starcevich and Ah Chee are both slow and will be past their best in a year or 2 if they aren't already.

I'd only go for one of them if at all. Prioritise, McVee, Davies, Moyle, Erasmus instead. Younger bodies with more upside.

I'm just not seeing it with McVee.

Seems to be a bog standard HBF to me.

 

[bzparkes]

I'm just not seeing it with McVee.

Seems to be a bog standard HBF to me.

Where do we sign?

 

[Deplorable trumpster]

Ah Chee is 27, won't be coming for free and doesn't play a position we are in dire need of personel for (i.e. ruck, inside mid or defensive/pressure small forward). Therefore i say pass.

 

[ghostbat12]

Let’s also not kid ourselves, if mini was insistent on Allen staying, he would stay.

But with Allen and waterman in same forward line, Williams, Shanahan and Reid cannot develop. Something had to give.

 

[Rowan18]

What if we're not going to get band 1 for Allen, so the club is negotiating a trade for Starcevich and Ah Chee? That would melt this board more than pick 3 for Baker.

 

[Wooshaaaa]

I'm going to disagree in part. Players like Ah Chee, Starcevich and McVee both individually and collectively are unlikely to shift our team performance one way or another without additional few genuine game winning ground ball players.

We need to displace the worst players in our side now for what would be the best players in a future side to be competitive. Replacing Cole for Starcevich wouldn't bring us an additional win in 2025.

If we're trading for competitiveness they're we've embraced a culture of failure. Ah Chee is also 27 as we speak.

Alex Davies would shift our performance. God I hope we have asked.

 

[Wooshaaaa]

He wants to be in Victoria for family reasons. If SOS Jnr goes to the Dogs after their reported meeting I’d be asking the Buss again. Think we’ll get Blight too.

My thoughts are why would they chase silvani unless they think buss is gone!

 

[Elite Pete]

Alex Davies would shift our performance. God I hope we have asked.

Seems weird no team has been publicly linked to him yet even with reports he is looking to get out.

He is one I’d pay overs for in salary cap to get him. I think there will be a queue and without money being a factor I’m not sure we will be at the front of it.

Team will promise like the Pies did with Perryman last year that they will get them midfield time to get the deal done.

 

[ziad]

Where do we sign?

So you see the midfield potential as well!