List Mgmt. Contracts/Trade Thread - 2025 Edition Vol 3

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List Changes - 2025

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In:

• Brandon Starcevich arrives at West Coast in a three team deal
• Tylar Young (Richmond) arrived at West Coast in exchange for Pick 38.
• Deven Robertson (Brisbane) has agreed to join West Coast and will be signed on to the rookie list after being delisted by Brisbane

Out:

• Oscar Allen joins Brisbane as a FA - West Coast receive Pick 2 as compensation
• Liam Ryan and a 2027 R3 pick has been traded to St Kilda for a 2026 R2 pick
• Campbell Chesser has been traded to Carlton for Pick 41
• Jayden Hunt announces retirement
• Jack Petruccelle, Callum Jamieson and Loch Rawlinson not offered new contracts
• Coen Livingstone joins the list of players not offered a new contract

Players Out of Contract - 2025 (0)

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• Jamie Cripps and Malakai Champion seem to have been offered new contracts despite there being no official announcement. Means that all players out of contract for 2025 have been given new contracts despite or removed from the playing list

2025 Draft Order

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Current Draft Picks:
Round 1: 1, 2, 13
Round 2: 34, 41
Round 3: 53, 58 (These picks are in excess of available list spots so will be forfeited if we don’t consolidate our 2025 picks up the order or trade some for future picks)

List Spots Available (39 of 48):
• Main list (33 of 38) - 5* (in: Starcevich, Young out: Allen, Ryan, Chesser, Hunt, Petruccelle, Jamieson)
• Cat A rookie list (5 of 8) - 3* (in: Robertson (pending), out: Rawlinson)
• Cat B rookie list (1 of 2) - 2 (out: Livingstone)

* Based on Dewar being upgraded after the maximum 3 years on the rookie list. Hutchinson may also have been upgraded but this isn’t confirmed - if it is we will have 4 main and 4 rookie list spots open

* Matthew Clarke has stated we have 5 main list spots

Matt Clarke wraps up the trade period - 6PR

 

[Obeanie1]

Oh North be northin. And the Tiges might do about the same as they’ll be a slow build with all the yoof

Tigers, North, us, Essendon and Dees

Will all have a crack at 18th next season.

 

[uptheWC]

Nah, late picks this draft are dirt

Ryan is worth an early-mid second rounder this year which would be handy

 

[Goroyals22]

F*ck ay, I guess a lot of those wins could hinge on the availability of your mate "Junk Time".

Sucks to be you.

Why? I’d love him to kick 60 goals and win us games…
Still won’t change my mind about him and where he sat before his good year.

 

[Farmer Lister]

Jon Ralph said 34 won’t be used for Young in a trade as well.

Hough got his first mention over east as well

Sounded like he called him Brody Hough

 

[mattyc75]

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Looking like we really need a young KPD. Is it Archer or will he be our future ruck?

I have an interest in Thredgold or Curtin this year. Likely landing with a pick around 20. We have Shanahan as a NGA coming next year. His development will be one to watch.

We should be fine with young coming in this year and Shanahan next year

 

[sey666]

We could win 5 games next year and still finish last.

Expect some competition from Essendon and Melbourne for the spoon though.

And North can always North.

Led at 3/4 time vs Brisbane (away), led at halftime vs Collingwood (away), led at 3/4 time vs Adelaide (home) and down by only 11 at 3/4 time vs Geelong. That's the premier, 2 preliminary finalists and the minor premier. Think with a good injury run and a favourable draw we could win more than 5 games next year (atleast enough to get out of the bottom 4).

 

[Mr Q]

I'm shocked I tell you, shocked.

 

[Astro7]

Masterstroke from Brisbane to send him for a bit of of R&R in Turkey before making the move over.

And while the rich keep getting richer, the Woke Coast Eagles bring in Baldilocks Brandon. So much for the VFL's equalisation - the follicle gap has never been bigger!

Yes, obviously the Trades+Rumours page went the early crow. But here we are nontheless.

 

[Elite Pete]

I'm shocked I tell you, shocked.

Just in before the 72 hours ran down

 

[NeedForTheReids]

Champion signed on but Livingston waiting.

Young possible trade mentioned. Later picks and not 34

Let’s go mally

 

[FatPizza]

I'm shocked I tell you, shocked.

Well, not that shocked.

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

I'm shocked I tell you, shocked.

They had that social media post drawn up and sitting in their drafts for the last four months.

 

[TY24]

Not sure if we're getting Thredgold but we've got plenty of gold in this thread amirtie?

 

[WCE_Phill]

Can definitely see a 3 way trade between us, GC and Melb

Wce gain: 7, 8 & Melb F2
Wce lose: 2 and 13

GC gain: Petraca and 13
GC lose: 7 & 8

Melb gain: Pick 2
Melb loss: Petracca & F2

Equal on points for us, we'll have 3 good NGA next year, that would get bids so an additional R2 is handy.

Values Pectraca at 5

GC still have 15 and 18 to split

Both clubs not to bid, saving 822 points. GC still have enough capital to get points

 

[FatPizza]

Not sure if we're getting Thredgold but we've got plenty of gold in this thread amirtie?

We've been showered with it.

 

[Keys]

Champion signed on but Livingstone waiting.

Young possible trade mentioned. Later picks and not 34

From that article

EAGLE SIGNS ON, RUCK WAITS​

YOUNG ruck Coen Livingstone is the last West Coast player waiting on a contract for 2026 after small forward Malakai Champion earned a one-year deal for next season.

Mentions Livingstone as the only player without a contract now Champion has an extension which would imply Cripps has also extended

No announcement from the club on either as yet though

 

[Lia]

Had to be west coast getting the band 1 pick 2 compo for the AFL to decide the system is a rort.

Almost 40 years of propping the competition up and when we run into strife they balk at the system.

At least we got in before the bell, kinda surprised that this didn't happen after the Ben McKay one which was a bigger joke.

 

[Hook461123]

Mega Trade hypothetical

WC
Out: Ryan, 34
In: 19

Cats
Out: 19
In: Marshall

GWS
Out: Aleer
In: 34

Saints
Out Marshall
In: Ryan, Aleer

Values Ryan at 31 and gives us 1,2,13,19,38

 

[mattyc75]

Not sure if we're getting Thredgold but we've got plenty of gold in this thread amirtie?

Might be but that wasn't one of them

 

[Hasselhough]

The funny thing is that if push came to shove and we really wanted him to stay, we could and would easily offer more than Brisbane. We wanted him to go because the #2 pick is more valuable to us than Allen on about a million a year.

It was the length of the deal allen just couldn't get on the park .

If Brisbane think they can get 5 quality years out of him good for them

 

[Astro7]

Bye Oscar you money hungry grub.

Curious how quickly we turn on our own! The guy is just trying to get through life, will have a family and mortgage like everyone else. Footy and trade is an ever-evolving landscape.

 

[Brolga]

Does anyone know if we had a nibble at Reidy?

 

[Mr Q]

Just in before the 72 hours ran down

I think someone told them they had 72 minutes to respond.

 

[illegaleagle]

Now that OA and Starc are sorted - what do we expect to receive for Liam Ryan?
Saints first pick is 50, and we would spew up if that was genuinely offered.

Surely its a F2 or we just don't trade him?

If saints get 19 Marshall, Ryan and 34 for 19?

 

[Astro7]

I don't begrudge Oscar leaving. In fact, I think it's pretty clear we gave him the nudge to look around and move on, given it was going to be in our better interest to secure pick 2. If we wanted to bid the same contract as Brisbane, he probably wouldn't be leaving.

Bottom line is, he hasn't been able to get his body right, and his time as Captain of the club coincides with the lowest ebb in our history. Now that's not all on him, but as a leader, he probably has to look himself in the mirror and figure out how he can do better in Brisbane. He won't be in the spotlight anywhere near like he was here, and he'll be scrutinised for his performance but it won't matter if Brisbane are winning.

He missed out on a Premiership with us, so I wish him success in his next role. He's not a bad person, and he was a good soldier for us, but the time is right for both parties to move on. We need fresh blood in the leadership group, and for the young blokes to take a stand now and take ownership of this team and where it is going.

Great post! Well said sir.