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

[Keys]

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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

 

[Hangover Noir]

Was no such time.

Was giving the benefit of the doubt because he wasn’t polluting the airwaves at the time.

 

[TerryFilk]

Is CDT ready to play AFL next season or a project?

Highly doubt he’s ready to ruck consistently, but he’s ready to play.

 

[Elite Pete]

Good episode all round that, wish they'd make "What's your feelings on being drafted interstate" a standard question for all the Vic kids they have on the show.

Robey said on a Bombers pod that he is very happy to go anywhere. (Most will say that publicly anyway)

 

[JackOutback]

Nah - he didn’t relinquish the captaincy when shopping himself nor did the club ask him to - yet the minute he goes his former club ‘didn’t have his back’? What because we didn’t want to overpay the guy? He didn’t need to have a swipe at loyalty on the way out. Good riddance

You think the club wanted him to hand in the captaincy and perpetuate the narrative of a club in crisis? You think they haven't been subtly telling him to explore his options? Th meetings coming out were unfortunate but nothing was happening that the club wasn't happy to have happening. You'd be naive or one-eyed to think otherwise.

As for people talking about overpaying, his current worth is whatever Brisbane are paying him. Yes, the Eagles may be in a different position and therefore wanting to spend elsewhere, but that doesn't reflect on Allen.

There's no point being bitter over someone who has absolutely put his body on the line for us and did us a solid on the way out, getting us pick 2.

 

[Wooshaaaa]

Highly doubt he’s ready to ruck consistently, but he’s ready to play.

So where does he play if not in the ruck?

Waterman Shanahan forward

Flynn Williams reid ruck/bench

Young edwards back.

 

[Coasters7]

Much like what happened with Ben Hobbs and Tom Mitchell - no place in today's game as they are not quick, average at best by foot and liabilities in transition football. If you don't have any asset other than winning the contested ball, you have no place in the modern game.

Dyson Sharp anyone?

 

[Wooshaaaa]

Dyson Sharp anyone?

Yeop take him in a heart beat. Will be a gun.

 

[TerryFilk]

So where does he play if not in the ruck?

Waterman Shanahan forward

Flynn Williams reid ruck/bench

Young edwards back.

He’ll move ahead of both Williams instantly, Archer will have to perform too.

 

[stallon]

So where does he play if not in the ruck?

Waterman Shanahan forward

Flynn Williams reid ruck/bench

Young edwards back.

Waterman, Shanahan and CDT as tall forwards. Archer as ruck/fwd.

The mobility of all 4 of those guys and the 5th bench spot should help offset playing an extra tall.

Only way it works unless we see Archer start to train as a KPD in this off-season, or he starts to take the #1 ruck spot(unlikely)

 

[archiemoses]

So Berry, Schoenberg, Mcrae, Hollands, Clohesy, Hobbs, Sexton, anyone else? Who would we want/wouldn't want?

Will Phillips

 

[Wooshaaaa]

Waterman, Shanahan and CDT as tall forwards. Archer as ruck/fwd.

The mobility of all 4 of those guys and the 5th bench spot should help offset playing an extra tall.

Only way it works unless we see Archer start to train as a KPD in this off-season, or he starts to take the #1 ruck spot(unlikely)

We aren't playing three full time key forwards AND 2 rucks.

 

[THE A5]

Oscar is a snake. Duggans not tough nut but has a habit of bringing down players with a solid bump. He defs owes Oscar one

 

[Deplorable trumpster]

Nah - he didn’t relinquish the captaincy when shopping himself nor did the club ask him to - yet the minute he goes his former club ‘didn’t have his back’? What because we didn’t want to overpay the guy? He didn’t need to have a swipe at loyalty on the way out. Good riddance

Agreed. I don't know why he feels the need to whack the club on the way out the door.

And if he wants to have that conversation he should have the honesty to look at the issue from the club's POV. He was very highly paid for the last 5 plus years and grossly underperformed relative to the size of his contract. And then he wanted an even bigger long term contract. If Brisbane want to pay it to him then good luck to them. But don't dishonestly dress up the club's reluctance to give him another monster contract (after being burned on the last one) as a black mark on the club for being disloyal.

 

[Cuzz09]

We basically got pick 2 for a guy who had 1 good year and a bunch of patchy, injury affected seasons.

Good deal I reckon.

 

[Keys]

I don’t begrudge Allen looking for and ultimately accepting a better deal. Nor do I have an issue with him looking forward to a future at a premiership contender and of course they’re going to make him feel wanted - that’s what clubs do when they’re trying to recruit a player from their opposition

But to bemoan that the club didn’t have his back is pretty lame. He’s been talking to Brisbane about a move for at least 12 months and he naively met an opposition coach in person mid season. Discretion would have been wise especially when his own form was poor at the time

He might also want to look in the mirror and reflect on what he gave the club by way of support in his final months. Was basically a ghost once injury ended his season leaving all the heavy lifting to Duggan. Don’t recall seeing him helping out in the coaches box on match day for example.

Could have handled that interview better but he’s not shown particularly good judgement in recent times so it follows the same pattern - like being videoed doing a butt chug at schoolies a month before his draft

 

[Yeahnahmate]

Agreed Keys - and at 27 by the time he suits up for Brisbane his career to date has been far more about hot air than actual good footy. Maybe get a kick Oscar before you lay the boot into the club you were captain of 5mins ago

 

[EdCurnowRules]

even if he performs we won heavily. He would not be part of our next premiership and #2 was massive overs. Also a cultural clean out with Ryan

This might sound dumb but I’d include McGovern in that cultural clean out. It always seemed to me like he’s a purple circle kinda guy. It might be the Albany links, that’s what that place can be like… it’s probably an unfair statement

 

[sey666]

Oscar Allen

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Oscar Allen

Age

26

Ht

196cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.8

2star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.1

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.6

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

2.8

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.0

4star

G

1.2

4star

the worst captain in WCE history, who says no?

 

[ziad]

Oscar Allen the worst captain in WCE history, who says no?

Crickets

 

[Barrybran]

This might sound dumb but I’d include McGovern in that cultural clean out. It always seemed to me like he’s a purple circle kinda guy. It might be the Albany links, that’s what that place can be like… it’s probably an unfair statement

Yes, this sounds dumb. The guy won us a flag after a week of internal bleeding.

 

[Farmer Lister]

I'm not mad at Oscar. The only thing he did wrong in my book is take the captaincy this year. If you're not fully committed, don't be the captain.

I used to listen to Coast to Coast every week when it was him and Thumper, and he comes across as a charming and confident guy, but he used to say things sometimes that were really dumb. Some people have never been taken down a peg in their whole lives, like the prettiest girl in the room. Everyone is kissing your ass 24/7 so you live in a bubble. That's a bit how Oscar came across to me, the perpetual golden boy.

Good luck to him, hope we kick Brisbane's ass next year.

 

[amazingjoshy]

Yes, this sounds dumb. The guy won us a flag after a week of internal bleeding.

Honestly, I do kind of get the point he/she was making. Love the Gov probably as much as any Eagle ever....and at least he earnt his way till the end unlike most the other "leaders"

The older brigade really did have an entitled vibe to them after the flag. Getting a fresh new set of leaders is absolutely the right way to be going

 

[ghostbat12]

I don’t begrudge Allen looking for and ultimately accepting a better deal. Nor do I have an issue with him looking forward to a future at a premiership contender and of course they’re going to make him feel wanted - that’s what clubs do when they’re trying to recruit a player from their opposition

But to bemoan that the club didn’t have his back is pretty lame. He’s been talking to Brisbane about a move for at least 12 months and he naively met an opposition coach in person mid season. Discretion would have been wise especially when his own form was poor at the time

He might also want to look in the mirror and reflect on what he gave the club by way of support in his final months. Was basically a ghost once injury ended his season leaving all the heavy lifting to Duggan. Don’t recall seeing him helping out in the coaches box on match day for example.

Could have handled that interview better but he’s not shown particularly good judgement in recent times so it follows the same pattern - like being videoed doing a butt chug at schoolies a month before his draft

basically he is upset that people who dished out big contracts had left the club and feels a victim for missing out.

 

[Proeagle]

Get Clohesy & Phillips. Nuff said.

Quite amazing how many young inside mids are being delisted this year though. Phillips, Hobbs, Dev, Schoenberg, Fin Macrae, George Stevens (promised a rookie spot though).

One thing I've noticed is none of these blokes are particularly quick or have many more facets to their game than pure inside mid. Two of these were taken inside the top 10, and some thereabouts too.

Remind anyone of Sharp?

Good teams realise that you dont want someone who is only an inside mid when good players can play inside and outside. If you cant play outside as well these days, you are a seriously limited and a liability.

 

[Proeagle]

Jack Petruccelle is available as a DFA, any chance?

I wish we could convince some of these delisted players to stay on with the beagles. Every one of them has obviously felt shafted and joined another WAFL team.