List Mgmt. 2025 Trade & List Management Thread - Part II [Spargo ✅ Maley->Adelaide✅]

[giantroo]

Spoiler: Key Dates

Spoiler: Draft Order

Spoiler: FA Moves/Trades

Player/Picks​	Original Team​	Receiving Team​	FA /Trade?​	Compo​
Tom De Koning	Carlton	St Kilda	RFA	Round One selection (currently #10)
Jack Silvagni	Carlton	St Kilda	UFA	End of First Round selection (currently #22)
Jacob Wehr	GWS	Port Adelaide	UFA	No Compo
Sam Draper	Essendon	Brisbane	UFA	End of First Round selection (currently #21)
Charlie Spargo	Melbourne	North Melbourne	UFA	End of Round Two selection (currently pick #42)
James Worpel	Hawthorn	Geelong	RFA	End of Round Two selection (currently #43)
Liam Reidy	Fremantle	Carlton	Trade	CARL:Liam Reidy,R3(54),R4 (72) FRE: R3(51), R4(69)
Malcolm Rosas Jnr	Gold Coast	Sydney	Trade	GC: R3(52), R4(70) SYD: Malcolm Rosas Jnr, R3(63)
Sam Flanders	Gold Coast	St Kilda	Trade	GC: R1(7) STK: Sam Flanders
Judd McVee	Melbourne	Fremantle	Trade	MELB: R1(23) FRE: Judd McVee
Brandon Starcevich	Brisbane	West Coast	Trade	WC: Brandon Starcevich 37 Brandon Starcevich Age 26 Ht 188cm Wt 90kg Pos. Def Career Season Last 5 D 9.2 2star K 6.5 3star HB 2.6 2star M 2.8 3star T 2.0 4star MG 185.3 3star D 9.5 2star K 7.3 3star HB 2.3 2star M 3.6 4star T 2.1 3star MG 187.9 3star D 8.6 3star K 5.4 2star HB 3.2 3star M 1.4 2star T 1.8 4star MG 181.2 3star , R1(12), R2(33), R3(52) BRIS: R1(16) R1(22),R3(44),R3(50) FRE: R1(19), R2(23),R3(46)
Oscar Allen	West Coast	Brisbane	RFA	Round one selection (currently #2)
Liam Ryan	West Coast	St Kilda	Trade	WC: 2026 R2 Pick(Tied to STK) STK: Liam Ryan 1 Liam Ryan Age 29 Ht 181cm Wt 76kg Pos. Fwd Career Season Last 5 D 11.3 3star K 8.6 3star HB 2.7 2star M 3.0 3star T 2.0 4star G 1.3 5star D 9.9 3star K 8.0 3star HB 1.9 1star M 3.3 3star T 1.6 3star G 1.3 5star D 11.4 3star K 9.0 4star HB 2.4 3star M 3.8 4star T 1.8 4star G 1.6 5star , 2027 R3 Pick(tied to WCE)
Max Heath	St Kilda	Melbourne	Trade	STK: 2027 R4 Pick(tied to Melb) MEL: Max Heath
Brody Mihocek	Collingwood	Melbourne	Trade	MEL: Brody Mihocek 41 Brody Mihocek Age 32 Ht 192cm Wt 99kg Pos. Fwd Career Season Last 5 D 11.9 3star K 8.2 3star HB 3.7 3star M 5.3 5star T 2.0 4star G 1.6 5star D 8.4 2star K 6.3 3star HB 2.1 2star M 4.3 4star T 1.9 3star G 1.7 5star D 10.2 3star K 6.4 3star HB 3.8 3star M 4.6 5star T 1.8 4star G 1.6 5star , R4(71) COL: R3(61), 2026 R3 selection (tied to Melbourne)
Ben Ainsworth	Gold Coast	Carlton	Trade	CARL: Ben Ainsworth 9 Ben Ainsworth Age 27 Ht 178cm Wt 77kg Pos. Fwd Career Season Last 5 D 14.1 4star K 8.1 3star HB 6.1 4star M 3.5 4star T 2.7 4star G 0.7 4star D 12.8 3star K 8.3 3star HB 4.5 3star M 4.0 4star T 2.3 3star G 1.0 4star D 13.6 4star K 6.8 3star HB 6.8 5star M 3.8 4star T 3.4 5star G 0.6 3star GC: R2(29) via Port
Corey Durdin	Carlton	Port Adelaide	Trade	PORT: Corey Durdin, 2026 R2(tied to Carlton) CARL: R4(67)(via Port)
Campbell Chesser	West Coast	Carlton	Trade	WC: R2(41) CARL: Campbell Chesser
Tylar Young	Richmond	West Coast	Trade	WC: Tylar Young RIC: R2(38)
Pick Swap	GWS	Western Bulldogs	Trade	WB: R1(14) & R2(37) GWS: R1(12)
Will Brodie	Fremantle	Port Adelaide	Trade	PORT: Will Brodie 17 Will Brodie Age 27 Ht 190cm Wt 89kg Pos. Mid Career Season Last 5 D 19.0 5star K 8.2 3star HB 10.8 5star M 3.1 3star T 4.9 5star CL 4.1 5star D 14.0 3star K 4.0 1star HB 10.0 5star M 3.0 3star T 1.0 2star CL 3.0 4star D 13.8 4star K 7.4 3star HB 6.4 4star M 3.2 4star T 5.4 5star CL 2.8 5star FRE: R6(103)
Pick Swap	Collingwood	Brisbane	Trade	COL: R3 (45,56) BRIS: R3(59), 2026 R3 Pick(Tied to Melbourne)
Connor Budarick	Gold Coast	Western Bulldogs	Trade	WB: Connor Budarick 35 Connor Budarick Age 24 Ht 175cm Wt 75kg Pos. D/M Career Season Last 5 D 10.6 3star K 6.8 3star HB 3.9 3star M 2.9 3star T 1.5 3star MG 171.3 3star D 10.6 3star K 6.8 3star HB 3.9 3star M 2.9 3star T 1.5 2star MG 171.3 3star D 10.6 3star K 6.8 3star HB 3.8 3star M 2.6 3star T 2.0 4star MG 153.0 3star , R4 (70) GC: R2(37)
Jayden Laverde	Essendon	GWS	DFA	No Compo
Brayden Fiorini	Gold Coast	Essendon	Trade	ESS: Brayden Fiorini 8 Brayden Fiorini Age 28 Ht 187cm Wt 82kg Pos. Mid Career Season Last 5 D 22.9 5star K 13.9 5star HB 9.1 5star M 4.7 4star T 4.0 5star CL 2.9 4star D 16.3 4star K 11.0 4star HB 5.3 3star M 4.0 4star T 1.7 3star CL 0.7 3star D 21.2 5star K 10.2 4star HB 11.0 5star M 4.6 5star T 4.2 5star CL 3.2 5star GC: 2026 R3 pick (tied to Essendon)
Ollie Florent	Sydney	Carlton	Trade	SYD: 2026 R3 (tied to Carl) CARL: Ollie Florent
Changkuoth Jiath	Hawthorn	Melbourne	Trade	MEL:Changkuoth Jiath 9 Changkuoth Jiath Age 26 Ht 185cm Wt 78kg Pos. D/M Career Season Last 5 D 14.5 4star K 5.0 2star HB 9.5 5star M 3.5 4star T 2.5 4star MG 91.0 1star No current season stats available D 14.5 4star K 5.0 2star HB 9.5 5star M 3.5 4star T 2.5 4star MG 91.0 2star HAW: R3 (42), 2026 R4 (tied to Melb)
Jai Serong	Hawthorn	Sydney	Trade	SYD: Jai Serong, 2026 R4(Tied to Hawthorn HAW: 2026 R3 pick(tied to Syd)
Pick Swap	Hawthorn	Carlton	Trade	CARL: R1(9), R2(31), R2(42), R3(43) HAW: R1(10), R1 (22)
Finnbar Maley	North Melbourne	Adelaide	Trade	NTH: R3(57), 2026 R4(tied to Adelaide) ADE: Finnbar Maley, R4(64)
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan	Western Bulldogs	Gold Coast	Trade	GC: Jamarra Ugle-Hagan WB: R6(74)
Jack Buller	Sydney	Collingwood	Trade	COLL: Jack Buller , 2026 F4 (tied to Syd) SYD: 2026 R3(tied to Coll)
Jack Steele	St Kilda	Melbourne	Trade	MEL: Jack Steele 9 Jack Steele Age 29 Ht 187cm Wt 90kg Pos. Mid Career Season Last 5 D 20.9 5star K 8.7 3star HB 12.2 5star M 3.7 4star T 6.8 5star CL 3.6 5star D 21.3 5star K 10.0 4star HB 11.3 5star M 4.0 4star T 5.8 5star CL 4.6 5star D 16.8 4star K 5.0 2star HB 11.8 5star M 2.6 3star T 6.4 5star CL 3.6 5star STK: 2027 R3 Pick
Clayton Oliver	Melbourne	GWS	Trade	GWS: Clayton Oliver 13 Clayton Oliver Age 28 Ht 189cm Wt 88kg Pos. Mid Career Season Last 5 D 27.8 5star K 9.5 4star HB 18.4 5star M 3.2 3star T 6.3 5star CL 6.3 5star D 25.1 5star K 11.1 4star HB 14.0 5star M 3.6 4star T 5.6 5star CL 5.9 5star D 19.2 5star K 4.6 2star HB 14.6 5star M 2.0 3star T 4.4 5star CL 3.8 5star MEL: 2027 R3 Pick (tied to GWS)
Patrick Retschko	Geelong	Richmond	Trade	RICH: Patrick Retshcko GEEL: R6 (99)
Christian Petracca	Melbourne	Gold Coast	Trade	MEL: R1(7,8) 2026 R1(tied to GC), R2 (37), 2027 R3(tied to Gold Coast) GC: Christian Petracca 5 Christian Petracca Age 29 Ht 187cm Wt 94kg Pos. M/F Career Season Last 5 D 19.4 5star K 9.5 4star HB 9.8 5star M 3.5 4star T 3.0 5star CL 2.5 4star D 24.4 5star K 10.4 4star HB 14.0 5star M 3.5 3star T 3.6 4star CL 3.4 4star D 19.0 5star K 7.8 3star HB 11.2 5star M 3.0 3star T 3.8 5star CL 2.0 4star , R2 (24,28), 2026 R2 pick(tied to Melbourne)
Charlie Curnow	Carlton	Sydney	Trade	CARL: Will Hayward 9 Will Hayward Age 27 Ht 186cm Wt 83kg Pos. Fwd Career Season Last 5 D 10.6 3star K 6.6 3star HB 4.0 3star M 3.4 3star T 2.8 4star G 1.1 4star D 9.0 2star K 4.3 2star HB 4.7 3star M 2.7 3star T 2.7 4star G 0.7 4star D 9.4 3star K 6.2 3star HB 3.2 3star M 2.6 3star T 3.4 5star G 1.4 5star , R1, 2026 R1, 2027 R1(tied to Sydney) SYD: Charlie Curnow 30 Charlie Curnow Age 28 Ht 194cm Wt 94kg Pos. Fwd Career Season Last 5 D 13.3 3star K 9.7 4star HB 3.6 3star M 5.3 5star T 2.2 4star G 1.3 5star No current season stats available D 10.8 3star K 6.4 3star HB 4.4 4star M 3.2 4star T 1.6 4star G 0.8 4star . R2(31), (42), 2027 R2 pick(Tied to Carlton)

Zac Merrett - requests a trade to Hawthorn
Jy Simpkin

12

Jy Simpkin

Age

27

Ht

183cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.0

4star

K

7.9

3star

HB

8.1

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.3

5star

CL

2.9

4star

D

20.6

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

9.6

5star

M

2.0

2star

T

3.5

4star

CL

5.5

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.4

4star

CL

0.2

2star

- Pies have registered interest in Jy
Rowan Marshall

19

Rowan Marshall

Age

30

Ht

201cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.4

4star

K

8.8

3star

HB

6.6

4star

CL

3.4

5star

HO

20.2

5star

D

12.9

3star

K

9.3

4star

HB

3.6

2star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

17.8

5star

D

10.6

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

4.8

4star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

7.8

5star

-  requested a trade to Geelong
Devon Robertson - requests a trade to West Coast
Callum Ah Chee

4

Callum Ah Chee

Age

28

Ht

182cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.8

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

5.9

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.9

4star

G

0.5

3star

D

11.1

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.1

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.1

3star

D

9.4

3star

K

4.4

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.0

5star

G

0.8

4star

- requests a trade to Adelaide
Buku Khamis - requests a trade to Carlton
Wade Derksen - requests a trade to a Victorian Club

Spoiler: Media Interviews

Simpkin 'unlikely' to remain captain, North take 'strong' stance

North Melbourne footy boss Todd Viney reflects on Jy Simpkin's failed bid to leave the club and what comes next for the club's skipper

www.afl.com.au

Rawlings reviews Trade Period after Simpkin offer, Maley move

Head of football talent Brady Rawlings reviews the Roos' 2025 Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period

www.nmfc.com.au

EXPLAINER: All the details about Free Agency, Trade Period

Here's everything you need to know about the Trade Period, Free Agency and more

www.afl.com.au

 

[tazaa]

They wanted us to threaten to take him in PSD so they could get a better deal. Not sure how you're coming to any of those conclusions.

Hang on, what?

You think that the reason we were brought up in conversation was because we’re perceived as a basket case by oppositions teams? That is an almighty long bow that you have drawn!

It’s obviously because we had pick 1 in the pre season draft and if Sydney couldn’t get us interested or involved, then it significantly diminished Sydney’s power and leverage in their dealings with Adelaide. If Sydney kept asking for too much or more than what Adelaide were willing to pay, then the Crows could just threaten to walk him to the pre season draft, which meant that Sydney likely took less than what they initially wanted or would’ve liked.

The smirk is simply a reaction to the frustration Beatson and his team had at the time, when they were in trade discussions for Dawson, with Adelaide. It would’ve had exactly 0 to do with North Melbourne.

North plays the role of gimp so other clubs can just get what they want.
We can dress it up any way you like - the consensus is we are just not a serious player this time of year.

Each to their own.

 

[giantroo]

 

[King Corey]

North plays the role of gimp so other clubs can just get what they want.
We can dress it up any way you like - the consensus is we are just not a serious player this time of year.

Each to their own.

Spot on.

We're the only club who hasn't poached at least one genuine A grade player or prospect out of another club for the last 15, maybe 20 years.

Dees, saints, dogs - all lowly clubs at times along the journey yet they all managed to do it.

There's clearly a limiting perception (or reality) out in the marketplace.

We can pretend otherwise but where's our Jake Lever, Tom Boyd, Buddy Franklin, Patrick Dangerfield, Josh Dunkley etc?

Every other club has landed a list management body blow to someone at a point in time other than us.

 

[hilly]

Haven’t seen it mentioned but Cal said that we will stay with our current picks in the 2nd round and
Not looking to move up

I have zero knowledge of this year's draft but I don't mind this. Have the stones to take the two most suitable players.

 

[giantroo]

 

[My Left Foote]

I had absolutely no idea that Sam Flanders looked like this, I don't know what I thought he looked like but it certainly wasn't this.

 

[Makeshift Park]

We're the only club who hasn't poached at least one genuine A grade player or prospect out of another club for the last 15, maybe 20 years.

We were doing alright a decade ago: Higgins, NDS....even W80 (even tho yes he was 30)

 

[King Corey]

We were doing alright a decade ago: Higgins, NDS....even W80 (even tho yes he was 30)

None of those count mate.

Had the premise been "have we found value in an unwanted FA?" then yes those guys would tick the box.

 

[winalotroos]

Spot on.

We're the only club who hasn't poached at least one genuine A grade player or prospect out of another club for the last 15, maybe 20 years.

Dees, saints, dogs - all lowly clubs at times along the journey yet they all managed to do it.

There's clearly a limiting perception (or reality) out in the marketplace.

We can pretend otherwise but where's our Jake Lever, Tom Boyd, Buddy Franklin, Patrick Dangerfield, Josh Dunkley etc?

Every other club has landed a list management body blow to someone at a point in time other than us.

I think you guys need to get a grip, not every move made by other clubs is a conspiracy or a defeat by the NMFC.

 

[King Corey]

I think you guys need to get a grip, not every move made by other clubs is a conspiracy or a defeat by the NMFC.

Thanks for posting mate. If you're cool to sit it out from here would be appreciated.

 

[winalotroos]

Thanks for posting mate. If you're cool to sit it out from here would be appreciated.

Sorry for have an opinion mate, didn’t know you were the only one that had one.

 

[DocSholl]

Pick 2 for Allen. Farcical. AFL want the Cokers strong again

Yep we've definitely not benefited from the same compensation system in the past three years, nosiree

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

The cynic in me asks if the TV deal wasnt signed to have 18 clubs and 9 games on each week - then where would be.

Outside of the season, North really does need to get creative and campaignery and to find an extra edge to make ourselves relevant.

Its not just posters on here, even Duck said that North exploiting the 10 year rule, paying Sydney $10k for access to Carey and Longmire and then getting Denis back to coach the club with his u19's all still there - its this kind of decision making that helped land all 4 of our flags.

If we just play to the system and the rules in front of us, our destiny won't change.

If we are to embrace the fabric of North and who we are as a club - we need to find ways to set ourselves apart of the other 17 teams, otherwise we just won't ever be able to compete.

We are no longer an innovative club.

 

[Lomas]

Well we did get 3 for McKay so we can’t complain too much!

I have no problem with it, the captain of the last placed team went to the premiers. The question is how can the salary cap be working when the premiers can afford an offer big enough to trigger the pick.

 

[King Corey]

Sorry for have an opinion mate, didn’t know you were the only one that had one.

I look forward to hearing it.

You just posted an emotive comment on me backed up with zero discussion of the subject being discussed.

You did get a few happy clappers to clap along though so hopefully that was fun.

 

[Tas]

Yep we've definitely not benefited from the same compensation system in the past three years, nosiree

The fact we are still crap after the McKay compensation, Essendon still shit after the Daniher compensation and WCE will be shit despite the Allen compensation goes to show what a fart into the wind the assistance is that they give to teams that are stuck on the bottom. It literally takes a GC like tsunami of talent via the academy to turn things around.

 

[Masked Avenger]

The cynic in me asks if the TV deal wasnt signed to have 18 clubs and 9 games on each week - then where would be.

Outside of the season, North really does need to get creative and campaignery and to find an extra edge to make ourselves relevant.

Its not just posters on here, even Duck said that North exploiting the 10 year rule, paying Sydney $10k for access to Carey and Longmire and then getting Denis back to coach the club with his u19's all still there - its this kind of decision making that helped land all 4 of our flags.

If we just play to the system and the rules in front of us, our destiny won't change.

If we are to embrace the fabric of North and who we are as a club - we need to find ways to set ourselves apart of the other 17 teams, otherwise we just won't ever be able to compete.

There's an argument that we did do something as daring as those things you mentioned and that was making the decision in about 2019 to bottom out.

We completely underestimated how gruelling it was going to be and have made poor decisions along the way but the fact is that since the drafts inception we've never had the access to the top end talent that we've had now.

 

[DunderHead]

Sorry for have an opinion mate, didn’t know you were the only one that had one.

Just hit ignore on him. There is so much of this shit clogging up the threads.

 

[winalotroos]

I look forward to hearing it.

You just posted an emotive comment on me backed up with zero discussion of the subject being discussed.

You did get a few happy clappers to clap along though so hopefully that was fun.

Again thank you for your thoughts, I appreciate your disparaging response.

 

[Roo202]

The fact we are still crap after the McKay compensation, Essendon still shit after the Daniher compensation and WCE will be shit despite the Allen compensation goes to show what a fart into the wind the assistance is that they give to teams that are stuck on the bottom. It literally takes a GC like tsunami of talent via the academy to turn things around.

It is the last thing a club down the bottom needs, losing a senior established player for a pick. Even if the pick turns into a good player (and even at the pointy end of the draft, that is never guaranteed) it resets the development time put into the player lost, which a team trying to rebuild can rarely afford.

It always seems like a big benefit getting a good draft pick, there is hope in the unknown of an unused pick. But even though we clearly got overs for McKay and he has been ordinary at *, short term, the loss of experience hurt us and with Duursma's slower than hoped development and everything else, it is a clear example of the lottery of draft picks.

 

[JGreezy]

So I guess that we're mostly waiting to see if Simpkin gets traded?

 

[kool kangas]

Do they want Simpkin as well?

 

[Hatchy1992]

We can get Seamus Mitchell as a free agent can't we?
Take that, move on and get 2 quality kids at 24 and 25. I think thats best we can hope for.

 

[LB2Snake]

They are impatient these kids huh.

 

[kanga kanga kanga]

We can get Seamus Mitchell as a free agent can't we?
Take that, move on and get 2 quality kids at 24 and 25. I think thats best we can hope for.

according to a hawthorn poster a few days ago his manager reached out and we didn’t respond