List Mgmt. 2025 List Management Discussion - Part 3

[Hubnester]

2025 List Management Discussion - Part 3

Now that our season is over, and news is starting to break - it's time for a fresh thread.

This thread is to discuss all things list management - trades, draft, free agency, delistings and more.
As we are now officially in our off-season, we'll be wanting to keep this thread more strictly on-topic than the previous iterations.
Be respectful. You are allowed to disagree with someone - but play the ball, not the man. Repeat offenders will have their posting rights revoked.

Thanks to Lore once again for this incredibly useful spreadsheet.

2025 KEY DATES
Free Agency Period: Friday, October 3rd - Friday, October 10th
Trade Period: Monday, October 6th - Wednesday, October 15th
AFL Draft: Wednesday, November 19th - Thursday, November 20th

See Also:
2025 Year in Review Rumours & Confirmed Movements 2025 Draft Discussion
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[FQFjt]

Bloody good news.

 

[Sir Owens]

Fek that feels good to have Windy signed for 4 years.

 

[Joffaboy]

You're better than me - I'd tell her that I'd changed jobs! She couldn't care less where I work, as long as I'm happy and it pays the bills! I got headhunted to my current role with a 50% increase in salary........my missus said "happy days!"

Funny that, when I restructured mulyself out of my technology and got a golden parachute, my wife said the same thing

 

[billings2paddy]

Again, where's the accountability for the club?

"Zach, we know it's been tough but with Brad coming in, plus the additions of Gresham, McKay & Duursma, we expect to be back in finals in 2 years time.

Here's a contract that takes you through until you're 32. We will have 2-3 years of finals before that's done.

Whaddaya say?"

And what do you expect from Zach for the next 12 months?

Realistically, what's he going to do for you as a coach, as a board, as a teammate etc.

Are you going to have him speak to the media? Is. He going to appear at functions and family days? Do you try to sell merch or have him calling members?

You're paying him $1mil+ to do what?

And also to play him at half back lol

 

[SainterinSydney]

 

[bakes10]

Tauru has played 10 games in his first season.

He has already equaled the club spoil record. He has shown an elite ability to leap and mark - whilst averaging over 1 intercept mark a game. He has shown he can positively contribute at both ends and has supporters across all clubs wishing they had him.

This is a kid that hasn’t done a pre season in a couple of years. Came to us with a significant Injury and had a stop start run leading to his debut.

Kinda boggles the mind if any supporter looked at him after his 10 games and thought, yeah let’s put a lid on his ceiling over the next few years instead of thinking.

Yeah sky’s the limit based off of this sample size.

To be eligible for the AFL Rising Star award, a player must be under 21 years of age on January 1 of that year and have played no more than 10 AFL games at the start of the season. They also cannot be suspended during the season; while a suspended player can be nominated, they become ineligible to win the award.

10 games means he's still eligible next year. I reckon he's a good chance.

 

[AFaiL]

WINDY SIGNED ON

 

[sauce_head]

How’s that exodus looking

So now there is nobody of note that is uncontracted I don’t think. So any exodus from here is because we allow it.

 

[gubby88]

Heath was improving last year when given the opportunity, the same as this year. As soon as he got the No 1 job he took off. Take your blinkers off list fillers have never worked and never will.

Melbourne are just as stupid keeping Campbell on their list, he is never going to be AFL standard. He just hinders the kids development below him who might actually improve to a greater level.

Look at Dodson the minute he got a full game as the No 1 ruckman in the VFL.

he took off? yet Dodson is streets ahead of him after only 12 months?

 

[SainterinSydney]

he took off? yet Dodson is streets ahead of him after only 12 months?

Dodzilla must be kept happy at all costs!

 

[stavro#4]

 

[phantom13]

Im not devoed to lose Heath (noting id rather retain him as a back up and trade Roma cause backups shouldnt be on $700k a year) and you cant begrudge him taking a better contract with a clearer scope to play as the number 1.

TDK, Dodson and Keeler makes sense to me, if the first two go down with injury then were ****ed anyway, get that bald guy from Southport in the mid seasond raft.

 

[Joffaboy]

Tauru has played 10 games in his first season.

He has already equaled the club spoil record. He has shown an elite ability to leap and mark - whilst averaging over 1 intercept mark a game. He has shown he can positively contribute at both ends and has supporters across all clubs wishing they had him.

This is a kid that hasn’t done a pre season in a couple of years. Came to us with a significant Injury and had a stop start run leading to his debut.

Kinda boggles the mind if any supporter looked at him after his 10 games and thought, yeah let’s put a lid on his ceiling over the next few years instead of thinking.

Yeah sky’s the limit based off of this sample size.

People forget he didn't have a preseason. How did Henry go with no preseason? What about Pou?
Last couple of games looked cooked which is hardly surprising. However we could see the footy IQ, both forward and back, and his sheer athleticism in some of his marks.
A full preseason and he has a tonne of potential tap.

 

[EddieMurphy]

Fair but I think his on-field attitude last couple of seasons has been poor, along with his leadership; his performances underwhelming for the majority. Not all of them mind you, he's been a warrior and had some ripping games/couple of season's there and I've a tonne of respect for what he's brought to the Saints over the course of the journey. However the time to move on is NOW.

Another thing I noticed this year and maybe last year also in photo's and press, he puts on this strained, fake smile - there's nothing natural about it at all. I know that smile myself. Go back to the photo's of him early days and it's a completely different Jack.

My read from afar is he would be pretty pleased to get the feck out and finish his career elsewhere and I think we should facilitate it. Personally I get the impression RTB and JS have never gelled.

Keep Roma, **** the Cats and we need big men.

So you reckon Brisbane are stupid for having Darcy Fort when Oscar McInerney got injured? That they would've won the premiership without Fort?

Goldy got games this year due to big man injuries. We need some redundancy

 

[stavro#4]

People forget he didn't have a preseason. How did Henry go with no preseason? What about Pou?
Last couple of games linked cooked which is hardly surprising. However we could see the footy IQ, both forward and back, and his sheer athleticism in some of his marks.
A full preseason and he has a tonne of potential tap.

Put a ceiling on him Joffa. All he can do is jump high and do a few courageous acts on the football field.

 

[StCicatriz]

Peter Ryan & Marc McGowan - The Age

Heath is taking a 3 year deal at the demons. They were the first of several clubs to come after him. He sees his path to being a number 1 ruck easiest at Melbourne behind Gawn.

Trade required.

Good mates with Windy and trying to leverage that. However Windhager wants to stay with the Saints. His future should be sorted by early next week.

They really want Flanders and King is a big fan, he has already spoken with him. But he will Meet with the 4 vic clubs to pitch to him what his future would look like with them.

what should we expect for moose? 3rd rounder? would it be moose for aleer with a sweetener coming from us?

with viney ageing. trac out the door. oliver dealing with serious issues. sounds like flanders best aim for game time is with the dees.

 

[stavro#4]

what should we expect for moose? 3rd rounder? would it be moose for aleer with a sweetener coming from us?

with viney ageing. trac out the door. oliver dealing with serious issues. sounds like flanders best aim for game time is with the dees.

He would be starting in our centre bounces id have thought.

 

[billings2paddy]

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When is this exodus happening?

 

[StCicatriz]

SANITY PREVAILS!

 

[Joffaboy]

How’s that exodus looking

THE EXODUS, THE EXODUS

 

[StCicatriz]

love it!

 

[TheJackal]

what should we expect for moose? 3rd rounder? would it be moose for aleer with a sweetener coming from us?

with viney ageing. trac out the door. oliver dealing with serious issues. sounds like flanders best aim for game time is with the dees.

Best outcome, and this is always the best outcome if you ask me, is a 3 way

 

[stavro#4]

Can’t wait for the first article that says we paid him 900k or something stupid and for Bigfooty to go on about how we are overpaying players to retain.

 

[StCicatriz]

He would be starting in our centre bounces id have thought.

hes going to have competition though... at melbourne i cant see alot of it.

depends if he wants to fight for a spot in a side that will push up the ladder. or be a walk up start on a side sliding down the ladder.

 

[StCicatriz]

Best outcome, and this is always the best outcome if you ask me, is a 3 way

hahahaha