List Mgmt. 2025 List Management Discussion - Part IV

[Hubnester]

2025 List Management Discussion - Part 4

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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[Broski]

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Sydney Sweeney = Isaac Heeney who plays for Sydney.

Welcome to the club great man.

 

[SainterinSydney]

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Sydney Heeney!? It's happening!!

 

[thekizzler]

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Sydney Sweeney.

Isaac Heeney.

 

[NAS THE GOAT]

Does this affect Suns trading Flanders in any way?
Opens the door to involve Dan Butler

 

[StFly]

Reminder
Oppo supporters have no clap back, you can come discuss but you STFU with your biases.
Those responding also got yeeted, as did discussion on mod actions cause you know...

Stay classy all.

 

[TheJackal]

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Aaah, the all elusive mystery mid - God love her!

 

[thekizzler]

Does this affect Suns trading Flanders in any way?
Opens the door to involve Dan Butler

Maybe a little.

They still have Ben Long, Ben Ainsworth, Bailey Humphrey, Jake Rogers as smaller forward options.

Not like they desperately need a small forward or anything.

 

[Sainter93]

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The return of Justin Sweeney!!

 

[Joffaboy]

Aaah, the all elusive mystery mid - God love her!

She is not mid at all

 

[Sarcoidevo]

How is Carlton ahead of us as a destination club when two of their prime players have decided to join us lol

Three words ...... Campbell ..... Fckn ..... Chesser

 

[Dard Ball Get]

She is not mid at all

Elbows too pointy

 

[thekizzler]

She is not mid at all

Well done.

On the pulse for an older bloke haha.

 

[Tommy Wigs]

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We’re getting puppies for the Mental Health & Well-Being Unit

 

[Geezington]

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Justin Sweeney coming out of retirement to add to his one game?

 

[Moquo]

Justin Sweeney coming out of retirement to add to his one game?

Needs the money. Have you seen the price of darts?

 

[PlayerNumber9]

I love Windy. Rapt he’s staying.

But
This was the guy “supposedly” not in the best 22 when presented to Nas
( I believe he should be)

And
apparently low-balled in his first offer by the club.

Just thinking - does the club see him
the same way we do, and as potential captaincy material?

Personally, I’d give it to my new fave -
Maxy Hall

Moot point really, because Wilkie will get it no matter what Cornes thinks.

Given that Windy just placed fifth in the B&F you'd think that the coaches have some appreciation of his work.

He will be captain at some stage, just not yet.

 

[Broski]

I would just like to take a brief moment to express my hatred of anyone that doesn't support our club. Going to be the most insufferable person on this forum if we get off to a good start next season.

 

[Sully111]

Elbows too pointy

There are workarounds

 

[#saintsfooty]

I would just like to take a brief moment to express my hatred of anyone that doesn't support our club. Going to be the most intolerable person on this forum if we get off to a good start next season.

I’ll raise you and admit that I’ll be the most intolerable person in life if we do that.

 

[Joffaboy]

Well done.

On the pulse for an older bloke haha.

Lol, just an old git trying to catch up, back to Elvis and Farnsie for me. Need to stay in my grandfather boomer lane hey?

 

[Joffaboy]

Needs the money. Have you seen the price of darts?

Reckon Sweeney would be on the old chop chop

 

[CursingFijian]

Exactly the same argument. Only one reason a kid should be NGA academy listed is if he didn't pursue traditional AFL in his formative years, otherwise its just tokenism.

If your mum is from Fiji or Argentina and you were born in Australia and did Auskick and have played the game since you were 5, why should you be in the NGA?

Anecdotally, I’d say 90% of youngsters born in Australia of Fijian parents will play rugby as a junior with minimal exposure to Australian Football perhaps only through school.

A large part of that will be because Dad is already active at a rugby club and a big portion of their social connections are with rugby families.

The social groups they move in can also be dismissive of AFL in the same way that Eastern staters and New Zealanders are, dishing out the usual tropes such as aerial ping pong, contact free, can’t tackle, etc.

I have been trying to encourage a young 13 year old to cross over to footy. He is already 6”1 and is tracking to be 6”8.

Decent engine for his age, good top end speed, big bodied, a natural power athlete who dominates all the throwing events at school athletics. Has played state level basketball as well.

But he feels embarrassed to even consider footy.

Not sure if he qualifies for NGA as he was born here in WA, his mum is an Aussie but Dad was born in Fiji. If he did I think he would fall in the Fremantle zone.

I think the only way he crosses over is if somebody identifies his talent and hand picks him to join an Academy structure, or a good school system.

But he needs someone outside the family unit of some important to reach out to him and invite him to see if he can translate his athleticism into footy.

Exactly the type that I think academies are designed for.

 

[Moquo]

Reckon Sweeney would be on the old chop chop

or the Mullumbimby Madness

 

[True Believer]

I think going after a contracted player is being proactive deluded. He was never going to leave but and was never worth a shot.

Fixed it for you.

You're welcome.

 

[Hayes4PM]

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Excuse me while I pop my champagne