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

 

[In The Rod We Trust]

Gross was chucked in midfield and was criticised for not having a tank. Fancy that of a first year player.

Agree, I believe he didn't have a great 2km time at the combine as well so his tank was always going to need work. Hopefully the effort is being put in. I like the look of Gross but I think he will be a slow build to a consistent AFL player.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

I'd cut Livingstone and bring in Wade Derksen as a rookie....

 

[bzparkes]

I'd cut Livingstone and bring in Wade Derksen as a rookie....

He wants to move back to Melbourne. He ain't coming to Perth.

 

[Obeanie1]

So Port now looking at Ah chee in the PSD.

Lol.

Now we will see if it's Adelaide the city or Adelaide the club Ah chee really wants.

If Port say were are taking him wonder if he re-assesses his interest in heading West?

 

[Elite Pete]

He wants to move back to Melbourne. He ain't coming to Perth.

Xander McGuire had him open to either WA or Vic back in July, not sure if any other reports have come out since saying just Vic.

Right now he’d probably take whoever is giving him the best contract

 

[bzparkes]

Xander McGuire had him open to either WA or Vic back in July, not sure if any other reports have come out since saying just Vic.

Right now he’d probably take whoever is giving him the best contract

Yeah right. I must've missed that one.

Can't see us being into him anyway, tbh.

 

[eaglevision]

So glad to see the back of this dickhead, hope we don’t go there despite our ruck situation.

From a HUN article today:

“West Coast is interested in finding reinforcements for Matt Flynn and Bailey Williams, but it is understood they will not be chasing Cox.”

Also:

“Of the top 25 ruckmen to attend a centre square in 2023, the player with the highest rate to advantage was Marc Pittonet.

Pittonet can improve his possession rate and marking but at least will get first hands on the ball if the rules revert back to 2023 guidelines.

Following on from Pittonet was second placed Jarrod Witts (39 per cent), then Matt Flynn, Andrew Phillips and Max Gawn (all 37 per cent), then Todd Goldstein and Kieren Briggs (36 per cent), Meek (35 per cent), then Luke Jackson and Toby Nankervis (33 per cent).”

That’s right. Matt Flynn behind only Pittonet and Witts in % hitouts to advantage and equal to Gawn.

I’d be seeing if we can bump up Bailey Williams’ salary into the top 25% to ensure he’s a RFA next year. May be able to get a pick in the early 20s for him if the banding rules don’t change.

Archer coming along nicely for when we next contend and take Axel or BVR next year in their respective drafts.

 

[mattyc75]

Unsure in the wisdom of having a defender with the first name Leek.

Well freo have a forward names A miss...

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Is that the rate of their hitouts won that go to advantage?

Flynn may score highly in that metric, but his rate of actually beating his opponent was pretty dismal.

Williams probably outperformed Flynn in terms of percentage of hitouts won, but his hitout to advantage rate is probably one of the lowest in the league.

 

[eaglevision]

Is that the rate of their hitouts won that go to advantage?

Flynn may score highly in that metric, but his rate of actually beating his opponent was pretty dismal.

Williams probably outperformed Flynn in terms of percentage of hitouts won, but his hitout to advantage rate is probably one of the lowest in the league.

34.0% of 47.7% according to Wheelo. So 16.2% of all ruck contests (including the ones he loses) he hits to advantage.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

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34.0% of 47.7% according to Wheelo. So 16.2% of all ruck contests he hits to advantage, which is obviously inclusive of the ones he loses.

I wonder why his winning percentage took such a dip this season?

 

[RookiePick]

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34.0% of 47.7% according to Wheelo. So 16.2% of all ruck contests he hits to advantage, which is obviously inclusive of the ones he loses.

All I'm seeing is that he hit 1 in 10 to advantage last season. That can't be a good number.

 

[eaglevision]

Is that the rate of their hitouts won that go to advantage?

Flynn may score highly in that metric, but his rate of actually beating his opponent was pretty dismal.

Williams probably outperformed Flynn in terms of percentage of hitouts won, but his hitout to advantage rate is probably one of the lowest in the league.

% Hitouts to disadvantage would be a useful statistic when determining Bailey’s ruck output.

 

[WCE777]

From a HUN article today:

“West Coast is interested in finding reinforcements for Matt Flynn and Bailey Williams, but it is understood they will not be chasing Cox.”

Also:

“Of the top 25 ruckmen to attend a centre square in 2023, the player with the highest rate to advantage was Marc Pittonet.

Pittonet can improve his possession rate and marking but at least will get first hands on the ball if the rules revert back to 2023 guidelines.

Following on from Pittonet was second placed Jarrod Witts (39 per cent), then Matt Flynn, Andrew Phillips and Max Gawn (all 37 per cent), then Todd Goldstein and Kieren Briggs (36 per cent), Meek (35 per cent), then Luke Jackson and Toby Nankervis (33 per cent).”

That’s right. Matt Flynn behind only Pittonet and Witts in % hitouts to advantage and equal to Gawn.

I’d be seeing if we can bump up Bailey Williams’ salary into the top 25% to ensure he’s a RFA next year. May be able to get a pick in the early 20s for him if the banding rules don’t change.

Archer coming along nicely for when we next contend and take Axel or BVR next year in their respective drafts.

It backs up what several have said about our ruck stocks.
WC list management obviously think they are just short of terrible by pursuing English/D Cameron,Marshall in the last year!
Flynn is a solid 2nd ruck, not great but better than nothing.
BW is really not good at either and is filling in until we either trade in a better prospect and is then gone.
A Reid has huge upside and will be there within 3 years, this is the gap WC have been trying to fill to no success.

If we draft BVR next year he will be coming into backup ruck status by 2030.
Walsh looks a very highly talented ruck but if he costs a big ransom to get him out of the Tassie draft then unless he is NN then he would prove too expensive imo.
A Reid/BVR combo going forward would be a very good ruck pair and both tall enough, athletic enough and actually have good ruck skills.

 

[Chris_6678]

'This isn't over': How ex-Sun reacted when told of his delisting

After being let go by Gold Coast, Alex Sexton is keen to continue his AFL career

www.afl.com.au

 

[Keys]

'This isn't over': How ex-Sun reacted when told of his delisting

After being let go by Gold Coast, Alex Sexton is keen to continue his AFL career

www.afl.com.au

My first thoughts are that if we decided not to pursue Callum Ah Chee then I don’t see why Sexton would be of significant interest- admittedly he would want to be here and would take up far less salary cap on a much shorter contract term but given Clarke has stated we’re happy with our small/medium forward group then Sexton isn’t a need

 

[Barrybran]

It backs up what several have said about our ruck stocks.
WC list management obviously think they are just short of terrible by pursuing English/D Cameron,Marshall in the last year!
Flynn is a solid 2nd ruck, not great but better than nothing.
BW is really not good at either and is filling in until we either trade in a better prospect and is then gone.
A Reid has huge upside and will be there within 3 years, this is the gap WC have been trying to fill to no success.

If we draft BVR next year he will be coming into backup ruck status by 2030.
Walsh looks a very highly talented ruck but if he costs a big ransom to get him out of the Tassie draft then unless he is NN then he would prove too expensive imo.
A Reid/BVR combo going forward would be a very good ruck pair and both tall enough, athletic enough and actually have good ruck skills.

With these snippets about rucks, I'm starting to think Duff-Tytler will be one of our picks. Take what you can and figure things out later rather than overlook what is available and potentially miss out on other options later.

 

[Elite Pete]

My first thoughts are that if we decided not to pursue Callum Ah Chee then I don’t see why Sexton would be of significant interest- admittedly he would want to be here and would take up far less salary cap on a much shorter contract term but given Clarke has stated we’re happy with our small/medium forward group then Sexton isn’t a need

Does mention he played down back under Dimma before the recruitment of Rioli and Noble. Assuming running half back to free up McCarthy to move into the middle?

Not a fan but they are definitely looking at all options

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

Sexton had a bit of a weird career. Had some decent years playing as a small forward regularly popping up and kicking a goal or two each game (he was Gold Coast’s leading goal kicker in 2018 and 2019, which probably says a lot more about how bad those teams were than it does about his quality as a footballer), then had a couple of real nothing years where it looked like he was probably done, then randomly in 2024 switched to half back and piled up much bigger stats, then pretty much got turfed out to the VFL this year.

He’s going to be 32 next year and I feel like as a stop-gap signing I’d prefer someone like Dev or Blamries or whoever, who at least has some chance of breaking through and being a good performer. Not sure I am overly keen on dumpster diving for guys in their early 30s although I say that without much sense of whether they’d view Sexton as a small forward or half back, and knowing nothing about his possible contributions in terms of leadership or moving into a coaching role.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Clay Hall was far and away our best WAFL player when he got a go and integral to the makeup of the side.... which is why Hobbs is a better option then the other guys we been linked with

 

[southcoast]

Does mention he played down back under Dimma before the recruitment of Rioli and Noble. Assuming running half back to free up McCarthy to move into the middle?

Not a fan but they are definitely looking at all options

My thoughts - you can never have enough backs. Putrid player chase (position wise) that is unless, as you indicate, there are bigger plans to move Allen, Hough, McCarthy et al into a midfield role.

 

[KERRPOW]

Jason johannisen

39

Jason Johannisen

Age

33

Ht

181cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.2

5star

K

12.9

5star

HB

7.3

5star

M

4.3

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

418.9

5star

D

16.3

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

6.3

4star

M

4.3

4star

T

1.9

3star

MG

283.1

4star

D

15.6

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.6

4star

has been delisted.

Any takers? LOL

 

[PepperTom32]

'This isn't over': How ex-Sun reacted when told of his delisting

After being let go by Gold Coast, Alex Sexton is keen to continue his AFL career

www.afl.com.au

Now we have to draft Cumming if we take on Sexton.

 

[bUCKET__]

The Sexton article mentions he's done some development coaching work. If we are interested it'd surely be as a Beagles rookie who can do some on-field coaching. Absolutely should be using one of our extra rookie slots for this sort of player/coach role.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Jason johannisen has been delisted.

Any takers? LOL

Worst Norm Smith performance ever.