List Mgmt. 2025 GWS Giants List Management - Academy, Free Agent, Trade & Draft

[Giant Strides]

Well that's the night done and dusted for us

To the pub!

 

[Giant Strides]

Happy with that, speed and agility, we will make plenty of use of those skills.

 

[captainMyCaptain]

 

[Ichabod Noodle]

Did trading up 2 places cost Sydney any more than they would have had to pay to match a bid 2 places later or was it the same picks they would have used anyway? What’s the points differential?

Oh, and btw, Welcome Oskar. Liked the look of his highlights package.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Maybe our interest in Pickett is an attempt to force the Dees to use an early selection on him.

Hmmm!!

 

[Giant Strides]

Did trading up 2 places cost Sydney any more than they would have had to pay to match a bid 2 places later or was it the same picks they would have used anyway? What’s the points differential?

Oh, and btw, Welcome Oskar. Liked the look of his highlights package.

Same picks used, but they would have got less residual, so a lower pick coming back.

Whether it's cost them anything really just depends on when the next bid comes for a player. Max King or Lachie Carmichael.

 

[Cmarsh]

He will power ahead of Fonti and grab that spot in the backline.

Thats not a good thing. Already stiff competition in our backline.

 

[Giant Strides]

Same picks used, but they would have got less residual, so a lower pick coming back.

Whether it's cost them anything really just depends on when the next bid comes for a player. Max King or Lachie Carmichael.

Swans didn't match on Carmichael! Maybe our early bid did cost them!

 

[Andre the Giant]

The first time the Dirty Dogs have ever done something worthwhile!

Bahahahaha eat shit Swans

 

[Danny88]

Thats not a good thing. Already stiff competition in our backline.

Maybe there is an opportunity to play a wing position too

Hard pressed to get a gig on any line in our team tbh

 

[Comedy Capers]

Where was that intel that Hawks would take Taylor?

A secon round pick this year and next year to move up 4 spots.

Caruso is a waste of space.

 

[Andre the Giant]

On face value Hawthorn has had a very good night. Banked future picks and selected some highly rated picks at value.

 

[Giant Strides]

Maybe there is an opportunity to play a wing position too

Hard pressed to get a gig on any line in our team tbh

We tried Ash in midfield - maybe we think Taylor could play mid too.

 

[Andre the Giant]

Guys, if you want a chuckle head to the Swans Board and check out the melts on the draft thread. It’s delicious

 

[captainMyCaptain]

Where was that intel that Hawks would take Taylor?

A secon round pick this year and next year to move up 4 spots.

Caruso is a waste of space.

Yep, didn't come cheap.

 

[Ichabod Noodle]

Jacob Gaynor, you will be missed.

 

[GWS Goose]

Same picks used, but they would have got less residual, so a lower pick coming back.

Whether it's cost them anything really just depends on when the next bid comes for a player. Max King or Lachie Carmichael.

May have cost them Carmichael the way it worked out

 

[Bjo187]

Where was that intel that Hawks would take Taylor?

A secon round pick this year and next year to move up 4 spots.

Caruso is a waste of space.

Caruso with some of his finest work as usual, 2 second round picks to move up a few spots for a guy that was rated at about pick 20 anyway. Nuts how many picks the guy has burnt the past few years trying to be clever. Taylor is a good pick up don't get me wrong, but eventually this silliness will come back to bite.

 

[GWS Goose]

On face value Hawthorn has had a very good night. Banked future picks and selected some highly rated picks at value.

I think so too.
They used 1 to move up, but got 2 picks back.

I really like what Essendon did as well.

 

[GWS Goose]

Where was that intel that Hawks would take Taylor?

A secon round pick this year and next year to move up 4 spots.

Caruso is a waste of space.

Caruso with some of his finest work as usual, 2 second round picks to move up a few spots for a guy that was rated at about pick 20 anyway. Nuts how many picks the guy has burnt the past few years trying to be clever. Taylor is a good pick up don't get me wrong, but eventually this silliness will come back to bite.

His job is to build a list, he has built a terrific list by continuing to bring in good players.
It's not about draft picks or where they are rated it's about using your hand to get the team you want.
WE had 1 list spot and filled it with the type of player we wanted.
I much rather this approach than what SOS and Dodoro do and focus on being the trade winner.

 

[Giant Strides]

AFL National Draft Tracker 2025: See all 60 players selected and every deal

AFL Draft Tracker 2025: See all 60 players selected and every deal

www.foxsports.com.au

TRADES COMPLETED DURING 2025 AFL DRAFT
Gold Coast Suns receive Pick 35. GWS receives 2026 second-round pick (tied to Melbourne)
GWS Giants receive Pick 14. Hawthorn receives Pick 16 and a 2026 second-round pick

Comment: If we kept Melbourne's 2nd round pick and gave Hawks our own 2nd round pick, it's a better outcome for us.

 

[captainMyCaptain]

 

[PMBangers]

Hawks and North had Taylor in consideration, happy to trade out what looks likely bid matching fodder for Matthews next year to get our guy

 

[Giant Pete]

Hawks and North had Taylor in consideration, happy to trade out what looks likely bid matching fodder for Matthews next year to get our guy

Matthew’s expected to be first round next year?

 

[Andre the Giant]

Matthew’s expected to be first round next year?

On his present trajectory it’s a good chance.