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

[Keys]

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• Player contract status
• Draft prospect video highlights (thanks to noobermensch)

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

 

[Barrybran]

If Essendon are giving up their 5 for Richmond's 3, they no longer hold 5?

Good point. I meant 3 for 6. So 3 + 5 with Essendon, 4 + 6 with Richmond.

 

[Cuzz09]

Duursma looked pretty good in those highlights.

Just take him

And Sharp

 

[WA footy mad]

Dont swap picks just take the top 2 players in the draft

 

[RookiePick]

Dusty to WC confirmed.

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Double parked on a Wednesday night...with the not so subtle suggestion from the coach that he might be due a water or two?

 

[Keys]

It’s after the 2R finishes, so not necessarily pick 37.

For whatever reason this is how I understood the bid matching process would work. But someone, and I forget who, posted up part of the AFL article announcing the new changes which specifically says from pick 37 onwards bids can be matched with the next selection. There’s no mention of a connection to the end of R2. See below



That’s from the AFL article back in August 2024 explaining the changes so I can only assume it’s correct

Unless clubs like Brisbane and Gold Coast, maybe Carlton as well, start using late R1 picks to match then pick 37 is going to be a relatively early R2 pick since R1 likely blow out into the low thirties - it’s already at 23

 

[Big_Birdy]

Double parked on a Wednesday night...with the not so subtle suggestion from the coach that he might be due a water or two?

Red was probably some eastern states dog water. Liam refused to finish it.

 

[EagleEgo]

I assume the recruiters share their top 10 draft prorities and hence can optimise their picks available vs player required. Pick trading will then based on these information for negotiation.

 

[KERRPOW]

Id be inclined to take CDT with pick 2 to further stick the dagger in essendon

 

[eaglevision]

For whatever reason this is how I understood the bid matching process would work. But someone, and I forget who, posted up part of the AFL article announcing the new changes which specifically says from pick 37 onwards bids can be matched with the next selection. There’s no mention of a connection to the end of R2. See below

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That’s from the AFL article back in August 2024 explaining the changes so I can only assume it’s correct

Unless clubs like Brisbane and Gold Coast, maybe Carlton as well, start using late R1 picks to match then pick 37 is going to be a relatively early R2 pick since R1 likely blow out into the low thirties - it’s already at 23

The only explanation I can offer is that article assumes an uncompromised draft. It certainly reads as you’ve said but I don’t believe that’s correct.

It would also fit with the reluctance of teams to offer anything of value for F3s last year yet that wasn’t observed with F2s, particularly late selections.

As with many things AFL I guess we’ll find out on the night.

 

[darksquare]

I'm in Kyoto at the moment, trying to catch up on all the news, in-between over indulging on amazing food and very cheap alcohol.

Keep it coming

With our extra rookie spots, we've made a commitment to Boyd Woodcock.

 

[Wedgetailed Westerner]

What are our thoughts on Jed Walter currently not getting a game at gold coast? If JuH makes it to the gold coast could we potentially trade for Jed? He's got a year to run on his contract so we could just wait.

Id be waiting until next year. Out of contract and will be easier

 

[Magnum27]

I'm no draft expert, but all i hear it is a weaker draft than normal.

Given how poor we are, and have been, why in hell would we want to give up one of the top two picks, why would we just not pick the two best players available, god knows we need talent.

 

[Obeanie1]

Dont swap picks just take the top 2 players in the draft

Who is ranked 2nd best?

Could throw a blanket over 6 players.

And we have several Melbourne clubs very keen on CDT. They will pay a premium to jump ahead.

We still get our 2nd ranked player.

Plus we get our 3rd ranked player by splitting.

1. DUURSMA
5.Sharp
6. Cumming or Schubert.

Or we don't spit and pay more for Sharp than any other club would.

That isn't very efficient use of pick 2 is it?

So you are OK missing out on a gun top 10 player in Cumming or Schubert for no reason other than "keep it simple and don't split".

We still get Sharp or an equivalent quality mid.

 

[Obeanie1]

Id be waiting until next year. Out of contract and will be easier

If Walter see's JUH taking his spot and he misses finals we go hard.

Would be great if Walter picked up some niggles, spends time playing VFL and misses finals.

And we show solid improvement.

That is when we strike.

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

Any rumblings on Ryan & Chesser exits?

There's just too many pages to wade through to get all caught up.

 

[eaglevision]

With our extra rookie spots, we've made a commitment to Boyd Woodcock.

FFS Kyoto is about to have two golden pavilions… ArdentEagle

 

[Wedgetailed Westerner]

Are their any good ruck's in this draft? I know Marshall is linked with Geelong but given Ryan wants to go to saints maybe we could make something happen?

Also what are getting for Chesser and what are we giving for Young? I heard we aren't giving 34 for young?

It was mentioned that apparently we have asked for Marshall in the Ryan deal

 

[amazingjoshy]

Who is ranked 2nd best?

Could throw a blanket over 6 players.

And we have several Melbourne clubs very keen on CDT. They will pay a premium to jump ahead.

We still get our 2nd ranked player.

Plus we get our 3rd ranked player by splitting.

1. DUURSMA
5.Sharp
6. Cumming or Schubert.

Or we don't spit and pay more for Sharp than any other club would.

That isn't very efficient use of pick 2 is it?

So you are OK missing out on a gun top 10 player in Cumming or Schubert for no reason other than "keep it simple and don't split".

We still get Sharp or an equivalent quality mid.

Agreed

Sounds like Duursma is clear cut number 1 so take him

If we reckon we can get whoever we rate 2nd by trading down and getting an extra high pick of course we should do it

 

[Weshi]

That F***wit cost Jobe Watson his Brownlow. He should have been banned for life.
I think the wife has even left the douchebag

Hird reminds me of Lance Armstrong in how he continued to deny and make excuses.
Taking the win at all costs to an all new level of narcissism.

 

[Doashuey]

In the game of chess you can never let your adversary see your pieces.

This is where the fourth dimension of time comes in handy.

 

[Shifty1]

Hird reminds me of Lance Armstrong in how he continued to deny and make excuses.
Taking the win at all costs to an all new level of narcissism.

Armstrong is number 1 on my list of celebrities I want to fight. God-awful person. Watch his ESPN doc and you can see that campaigner hasn't changed one bit.

 

[Big_Birdy]

If Walter see's JUH taking his spot and he misses finals we go hard.

Would be great if Walter picked up some niggles, spends time playing VFL and misses finals.

And we show solid improvement.

That is when we strike.

Should be going hard now. The fact they are even entertaining JUH is an insult to Jed.

 

[Big_Birdy]

Hird reminds me of Lance Armstrong in how he continued to deny and make excuses.
Taking the win at all costs to an all new level of narcissism.

At least Lance won stuff.

 

[DRK_13]

I hope we pick Duursma. Looks abit like a Jordan Dawson

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Jordan Dawson

Age

28

Ht

190cm

Wt

91kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.0

4star

K

11.4

4star

HB

5.7

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.8

4star

CL

0.6

3star

D

15.7

4star

K

10.9

4star

HB

4.9

3star

M

2.9

3star

T

2.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

D

11.8

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

3.0

5star

CL

0.6

3star

type and clear #1 in this draft.
Has anything been said about his flight-risk/homesickness?

 

[ronpingwins]

I hope we pick Duursma. Looks abit like a Jordan Dawson type and clear #1 in this draft.
Has anything been said about his flight-risk/homesickness?

Latest talk is pretty positive on that front, seems pretty happy to move to Perth. Harley seems to be liking all his social media atm, rumour is he’ll move in with him.