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)

 

[Johnny Karate]

I would feel for him but being an unprofessional dickhead in 23 to being gifted games in 24 to being a crap footballer in 25. Is the club simply supposed to accept this in perpetuity?

 

[Scythe]

Clarry a VFL player???

Really?!?

Which of our reserves are deserving of regular senior games?!

One of the main problems with Oliver is that he absolutely cannot play any other roles. We'll want all of Langford, Pickett, Rivers, Lindsay, Windsor and (outside chance) Flanders playing mid time next year. Far more important from a list build perspective that those guys get prioritised.

 

[I Love Lamb]

Feel like Guerra is behind some f these changes. No bullshit stance.

 

[PerfectFooty]

Rather that over another year of the 3 amigos

I will remember this when everyone it bitching about our pick ups draft night before they've even played a game

 

[Johnny Karate]

One of the main problems with Oliver is that he absolutely cannot play any other roles. We'll want all of Langford, Pickett, Rivers, Lindsay, Windsor and (outside chance) Flanders playing mid time next year. Far more important from a list build perspective that those guys get prioritised.

Yeah. A centre square clogger, if you will.

 

[Bluelegs]

Clarry a VFL player???

Really?!?

Which of our reserves are deserving of regular senior games?!

I would say is more about Oliver only being able to play inside mid and the club wanting to move him out of there.

 

[Scythe]

Ugh.

I know it's not a make or break trade, but selling off Trac, Oliver and May for a rebuild, but bringing in Mihocek when we also have Melk and Fritta anyway is just ****ing bizarre.

Touched on it above, but I've warmed to the idea more. We're going to have a monstrous amount of cap space if we clear all these guys out, so paying a veteran smart footballer (who's a complete pro) for a couple of years to give a forward target and provide some leadership/mentoring for our younger guys is not really the worst plan.

There's a massive dearth of leadership at the club and our list is going to be very young – I'm pro tearing it down, but I'm not an advocate for just leaving all the kids to fend for themselves (see North until this year, us in the early 2010s, West Coast now etc).

Worst case scenario is he keeps Jefferson and Johnson types out of the side, but I'm pretty sure the club is aware that they're busts by now. Won't be keeping out any promising kids.

 

[Johnny Karate]

With Trac, May and Oliver essentially being shopped it says a lot about their capacity to be good mentors for the younger players. Can’t remember Collingwood ever discussing trading Pendlebury and Sidebottom.

 

[Scythe]

Cleary on it now, too

 

[Topkent]

Cleary on it now, too

Storms out of meeting get rid of the ****ing campaigner please please please. I'll save it here, on my word I'll buy a new dees membership the day he goes

 

[PerfectFooty]

With Trac, May and Oliver essentially being shopped it says a lot about their capacity to be good mentors for the younger players. Can’t remember Collingwood ever discussing trading Pendlebury and Sidebottom.

Probably says a bit about Viney's role now too

 

[schmuttt]

With Trac, May and Oliver essentially being shopped it says a lot about their capacity to be good mentors for the younger players. Can’t remember Collingwood ever discussing trading Pendlebury and Sidebottom.

Yep, there is a reason we are keeping guys like TMac and Viney on but moving May Trac and Oliver.

 

[booshboy]

 

[Dancing Potato]

Touched on it above, but I've warmed to the idea more. We're going to have a monstrous amount of cap space if we clear all these guys out, so paying a veteran smart footballer (who's a complete pro) for a couple of years to give a forward target and provide some leadership/mentoring for our younger guys is not really the worst plan.

There's a massive dearth of leadership at the club and our list is going to be very young – I'm pro tearing it down, but I'm not an advocate for just leaving all the kids to fend for themselves (see North until this year, us in the early 2010s, West Coast now etc).

Worst case scenario is he keeps Jefferson and Johnson types out of the side, but I'm pretty sure the club is aware that they're busts by now. Won't be keeping out any promising kids.

Yeah, I get all that and it's understandable - but don't Melk and Fritta already offer that in the forward line? And even TMac if we wanted to switch him forward? Do we need three veteran mid-sized forwards that can't do anything with ball on deck?

 

[Johnny Karate]

With Trac, May and Oliver essentially being shopped it says a lot about their capacity to be good mentors for the younger players. Can’t remember Collingwood ever discussing trading Pendlebury and Sidebottom.

In saying this, I reckon you can split Petracca from the other two. I actually believe King when he says he would be happy to keep him. However, if he unlocks something like Humphrey . May and Oliver is a fire sale and more about culture.

 

[I Love Lamb]

I’m surprisingly ok with Mihocek, which is unlike me.

Need some senior heads once we **** off our campaigners

 

[I Love Lamb]

Surely Salems name comes up

 

[ray_purchase]

This was from just hours ago on Demonland.. this is a poster people trust over there for inside info. Look at all the upvotes and likes LOL

 

[Scythe]

Yeah, I get all that and it's understandable - but don't Melk and Fritta already offer that in the forward line? And even TMac if we wanted to switch him forward? Do we need three veteran mid-sized forwards that can't do anything with ball on deck?

Possibly, but Mihocek brings experience from a strong, well-run club (with an excellent system), which is a bit different. That, and I very much doubt that we'll get too many more games out of Melk and T-Mac.

As I said, I was completely against it to begin with when it looked like a top-up, but now that we're tearing it all down, I'm supportive of having a handful of good vets.

 

[Bluelegs]

This was from just hours ago on Demonland.. this is a poster people trust over there for inside info. Look at all the upvotes and likes LOL


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Judging by his instagram post maybe he's all in on playing at Casey?

 

[I Love Lamb]

If Mihocek keeps Jefferson and Johnson out of the team, I’m sold.

 

[Toump Ass]

I ****ing hate Miochek.
Averages less goals than Melksham, 33 years old.

Pointless signing.

 

[Topkent]

Possibly, but Mihocek brings experience from a strong, well-run club (with an excellent system), which is a bit different. That, and I very much doubt that we'll get too many more games out of Melk and T-Mac.

As I said, I was completely against it to begin with when it looked like a top-up, but now that we're tearing it all down, I'm supportive of having a handful of good vets.

Oh yeah just like when Chris Dawes came from an experienced well run club

 

[I Love Lamb]

Judging by his instagram post maybe he's all in on playing at Casey?

Probably playing a game of who blinks first. Pretending he is happy to get paid 1.4m to play VFL

 

[dazzledavey36]

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Sums him up.

Bye bye campaigner