List Mgmt. 2025 Draft/Trade/FA Thread – everything must go!

[Scythe]

Just pinning this, as per previous years. Thanks as always to Lore.

Final trade/FA period results
Out:

• Charlie Spargo
• Judd McVee
• Christian Petracca
• Clayton Oliver
• Picks 28, 42 and 61
• Melbourne Second-Rounder (2026)
• Melbourne Third-Rounder (2026)
• Melbourne Fourth-Rounder (2026)
• Melbourne Fourth-Rounder (2027)

In:

• Jack Steele
• Changkuoth Jiath
• Brody Mihocek
• Max Heath
• Oscar Berry (Rookie)
• Picks 7, 8, 37 and 71 (2025)
• GC First-Rounder (2026)
• GWS Third-Rounder (2026)
• GC Third-Rounder (2027)

 

[Lord Nev]

 

[Crusty Demon]

What’s the love with Sestan? Was he actually any good?

Not really. Didn't really dominate at VFL level. Has a nice kick but didn't take his chances up forward, and was just ok when put into defence. Was a long shot to make it from where he came from. Not at all surprising to see him delisted.

 

[Crusty Demon]

lol. Another one that we get linked to that then goes on to extend a contract. If Lamb can't get a Windhager over the line then what hope do we have?

 

[MarcMaverick]

I'm SHOCKED.

But not really.

 

[I Love Lamb]

lol. Another one that we get linked to that then goes on to extend a contract. If Lamb can't get a Windhager over the line then what hope do we have?

Didn’t fall in line with his only strategy of giving VFL plodders oversized contracts. If Windhager was ever considering the Dees he would have waited to see who our coach was, we were never even in the race thankfully.

 

[Lord Nev]

lol. Another one that we get linked to that then goes on to extend a contract. If Lamb can't get a Windhager over the line then what hope do we have?

Not sure it's Lamb's fault that our coach sucked and was sacked, our president and CEO both got pushed out, Clarry went off the rails, Smith was dealing, Trac is considering his life choices, May is a flog, our game plan is boring and we have no home base... But sure, bloody do something Tim Lamb!

 

[Lord Nev]

 

[Lord Nev]

Didn’t fall in line with his only strategy of giving VFL plodders oversized contracts. If Windhager was ever considering the Dees he would have waited to see who our coach was, we were never even in the race thankfully.

Sparrow needs to spend the offseason watching footage of Windhager or be ready for a season in the 2s (or traded hopefully).

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

lol. Another one that we get linked to that then goes on to extend a contract. If Lamb can't get a Windhager over the line then what hope do we have?

Who cares if Windhager stays, there are far better things to spend 1m on. Let Lamby build that warchest with all his swings and misses for the next list manager.

 

[Bluelegs]

If it was 'mutual' then surely that's just a retirement?

Edit: I should have kept reading but open to finding a third club means he'd probably sign a contract if we put it in front of him. Nothing mutual about that lol.

 

[Bluelegs]

You'd have to be a full blown ****ing peanut to think Jackson was any chance of coming back to Melbourne

As soon as Kozzy signed it was dead in the water.

 

[I Love Lamb]

What’s your point other than trying to be a smartarse as usual and showing you can’t tell the difference between our own player improving vs giving up draft collateral for the same outcome?

How long did it take you to trawl my posts to come up with that gem?

 

[Lord Nev]

If it was 'mutual' then surely that's just a retirement?

Edit: I should have kept reading but open to finding a third club means he'd probably sign a contract if we put it in front of him. Nothing mutual about that lol.

Yeah, think it's one of those 'we'll delist you to help you find another club' kinda deals.

 

[ray_purchase]

Will there ever be a time when we are linked to a gun tall forward??????

 

[I Love Lamb]

Who cares if Windhager stays, there are far better things to spend 1m on. Let Lamby build that warchest with all his swings and misses for the next list manager.

He will throw the cash at VFL plodders instead

 

[Lord Nev]

 

[Canary]

Good on him if he can make it work but he is 100% the type of player who only value adds to an already good team. Will do nothing for a bottom side.

 

[Lord Nev]

 

[Meds]

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1416060

Boohoo. Bin the father son rule . If the private school scholarship nepobabies desperately want to play for daddy’s team just ask for a trade after contract #1 or use free agent rights later.

I like the father-son rule.
I would hate to see a player/club miss out just because they were really good.
The fix has to be in what clubs pay. Excluding the first round would be an overreaction in my mind.

 

[schmuttt]

Why are North after spargo? He's crap with no intangibles.

 

[Dancing Potato]

Why are North after spargo? He's crap with no intangibles.

 

[Bulldogs85]

 

[I Love Lamb]

Will we get a dinky compo pick in the 80s for Spargo?

 

[PerfectFooty]

Why are North after spargo? He's crap with no intangibles.

Probably for romantic reasons and one of these hyped up kickers

 

[Scythe]