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

 

[Seadog]

Young/41/Chesser three-way would be cool with me

Sex life etc.

 

[Obeanie1]

I think you are possibly answering your own question there.

CDT isn’t popular in here and i understand the hesitation with blokes that are 200+cm going early in the draft. His talent is undeniable however. Quick, big tank, strong in the air and contested ball in general, good kick of the footy and actually links up well in general play and makes decent decisions.

I think if the Eagles rate him as the best or second best prospect in the draft we should take him. Don’t split the pick in that case.

My assumption was based on not being interested in CDT.

And we sell pick 2 at a premium.

Not pay more than is needed for who we rate and want.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Steele, presumably.

 

[garlic munchers]

I think you are possibly answering your own question there.

CDT isn’t popular in here and i understand the hesitation with blokes that are 200+cm going early in the draft. His talent is undeniable however. Quick, big tank, strong in the air and contested ball in general, good kick of the footy and actually links up well in general play and makes decent decisions.

I think if the Eagles rate him as the best or second best prospect in the draft we should take him. Don’t split the pick in that case.

Sorry should have seen your post before I posted on taking CDT, or at least just cut and pasted your post and given it an 'absolutely spot on"

 

[Bestbird]

Tim Watson on SEN this morning saying how ridiculous it is the AFL have given us pick 2 for someone like Oscar Allen and how it’s ’assistance’.

Gary Lyon then explains to him how the free agency compo system actually works and he goes “oh, I didn’t know that”

Essendon are salty regarding the FA difference in compensation between Draper & Allen. all the while having amnesia regarding Kako last year

 

[Elite Pete]

 

[Hasselhough]

Has to be better than that, we need to consolidate picks not add more. Probably goes straight to Richmond anyway.

41 + f3carl for chesser + 52

F3 carl to Richmond for young

 

[mattyc75]

James actually asks a very legitimate question, “Why was the compensation so different between Oscar and Sam?”

I was actually interested to find out, I mean why was it so different:

Callum starts to answer… James interjects with a question before he can. Callum starts to answer the new question. James, again, doesn’t let him finish.

In short, it was a minor increase in the money and the age difference.

And their respective clubs ladder positions

 

[boondy]

The Chad is a must. Will be a real crossroads time in the rebuild.

Yes hope the revised FRee Agency rules dont stuff us up

 

[Hasselhough]

Young/41/Chesser three-way would be cool with me

Chesser has more value than young

 

[Roobs321]

I'd trade 1 & 2 to Essendon for a ten year contract extension for Brad (with Hird clause), future 1st rounds for the next two years, and Merrett escaping to a club that wins the 2026 flag

 

[EagleEgo]

Looks like we have some problem of playing the game of "hide-and-seek".
If we don't want to go to the very bottom to rebuild, we must play this game well on our local talents.

AFL Draft: West Coast Eagles brace for early bid on next generation academy prospect Tylah Williams | The West Australian

Williams’ combine prowess set to give Eagles draft headache

West Coast are bracing for an early bid on next generation academy product Tylah Williams as his stocks continue to rise after a blistering national draft combine performance at the weekend.

thewest.com.au

 

[eaglevision]

Yes hope the revised FRee Agency rules dont stuff us up

It will be for pick recipients, not destination club. Can’t see how swans will be able to match a financial offer from us.

 

[Boohemian]

Chesser has more value than young

Don't think he does, tbh.

Young comes in and fills a need, and Chesser hasn't shown as much to date as we'd hope. I'm salty that he's leaving, but we're not in a particularly strong position.

 

[Roobs321]

not one but two TylAhs?

 

[boondy]

I'd trade 1 & 2 to Essendon for a ten year contract extension for Brad (with Hird clause), future 1st rounds for the next two years, and Merrett escaping to a club that wins the 2026 flag

Essondon are like the outhouse of the Afl so happy they have Hird , Watson , Brad Scott , the Pieman etc.

 

[FKASC]

Steele, presumably.

Lyon

 

[shooshka]

Chesser has more value than young

Maybe marginally.

To us definitely, but on the trade market… it’s pretty close.

Got to remember KPD’s are the new rucks in that they demand a premium in trade (compared to the plethora of mids/utilities who move clubs each year).

 

[Roobs321]

Essondon are like the outhouse of the Afl so happy they have Hird , Watson , Brad Scott , the Pieman etc.

a match made in heaven, long may it continue

 

[boondy]

Steele, presumably.

Stockholm Syndrome

 

[Chris_6678]

Not sure if it belongs in the Contract or Offseason thread.

Dusty come on down.

Who is the other guy next to Double parked Baker.

 

[TheBudgies]

I think you are possibly answering your own question there.

CDT isn’t popular in here and i understand the hesitation with blokes that are 200+cm going early in the draft. His talent is undeniable however. Quick, big tank, strong in the air and contested ball in general, good kick of the footy and actually links up well in general play and makes decent decisions.

I think if the Eagles rate him as the best or second best prospect in the draft we should take him. Don’t split the pick in that case.

Seems like copium. Feel like the kicking and marking points are debatable. He's not actually made it off the ground with both feet at the same time in his life so not sure how he can be judged as strong in the air.

 

[KERRPOW]

Id take pick 41.

 

[TerryFilk]

Seems like copium. Feel like the kicking and marking points are debatable. He's not actually made it off the ground with both feet at the same time in his life so not sure how he can be judged as strong in the air.

The kicking and ball use in general is not debatable, he’s extremely clean and makes smart decisions, he’s a force in the air but he can at times drop marks he should be taking, he’s incredibly hard to stop in 1 on 1 or heavily contested situations because of his athletic ability and how quick his first few steps are.

 

[Goldfish]

Who is the other guy next to Double parked Baker.

Nathan Jones?