List Mgmt. List Management 2026-27

[Peninsula Boy]

Apologise. My post is a general statement then

We're in agreeance.

 

[MrChow]

Although Tassie hold a huge handful of the early draft picks for 27, one of their requirements is that they have to use some of them in trades and not take them to the draft.

5,7,11 and 13 are on the table for trades for 2027. The Dogs or any club wanting Butters, will have to work out a way to get minimum 1 but maybe 2 of those picks of they are to offer a reasonable price. That will likely require them parting with a player or two and upping their F1 position.

Maybe we could trade Butters for a 2026 First Round pick, and also a decent player or two who wants to go to Tassie in 2027, and effectively hold them for 1 year.

We could have a signed deal with Tassie to trade them, and a hands off agreement to stay away from our draftees.

Seems like the only way to reduce risks of taking a 2027 future first.

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

Maybe we could trade Butters for a 2026 First Round pick, and also a decent player or two who wants to go to Tassie in 2027, and effectively hold them for 1 year.

We could have a signed deal with Tassie to trade them, and a hands off agreement to stay away from our draftees.

Seems like the only way to reduce risks of taking a 2027 future first.

Feel we should be holding strong that any club offering future firsts in the Tassie draft (assuming it’s a strong club so will be late), has to package that with a player or other picks and move it up to another team for what would be expected, an earlier future.

Never know how future teams will improve but package a F1 + player to a team expected to be in that 7-12 range and improve the pick to hopefully in that 15 range which comes to us rather than a 25+ first.

 

[MrChow]

Feel we should be holding strong that any club offering future firsts in the Tassie draft (assuming it’s a strong club so will be late), has to package that with a player or other picks and move it up to another team for what would be expected, an earlier future.

Never know how future teams will improve but package a F1 + player to a team expected to be in that 7-12 range and improve the pick to hopefully in that 15 range which comes to us rather than a 25+ first.

Agreed - that’s a fairly decent player to push a pick back up from say 25 to a 10-12.

Id think we could pick up some decent role players that fill needs, and we possibly could trade out Marshall, or Drew to Tassie to get our academy picks.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Just depends on who Zak wants to play for. If he chooses the Hawks, we might get a fair bit as they will be desperate for him. There are plenty of ways to get picks, sell next year's picks, three way, four way deals, etc. Busslinger might want to go home and they get something for him.

Will Day and 12 months of Beiersdorf bandages

 

[Addy23]

They dont enter the trade until 2027 though

This is why I said a couple of weeks ago that Port's best case scenario might be to get Butters to extend for 1 more year. That way we unlock a lot more options

 

[Addy23]

Honestly he’s a two time premiership winner and All Australian.
What would be the attraction of coming to a Port side that’s going to struggle.
Honest question as I haven’t heard one thing to give me any confidence he would come to us.

Money, and perhaps the chance to win it again towards the end of his career. But aside from that I agree

 

[Windy Cindy]

Will Day and 12 months of Beiersdorf bandages

I like that deal, with maybe a sweetener first round pick thrown in.. maybe Will might see a change in scenery as the best way of getting back on the park.

 

[240volt]

Money, and perhaps the chance to win it again towards the end of his career. But aside from that I agree

Money he will get no problems wherever he plays.
Another flag ? We are in a rebuild basically and there is better options if he’s looking for success.
It’s just I’ve read nothing about he even considering going to Port.
It all seems to be talk on our forums.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

Will Day and 12 months of Beiersdorf bandages

 

[Addy23]

Money he will get no problems wherever he plays.
Another flag ? We are in a rebuild basically and there is better options if he’s looking for success.
It’s just I’ve read nothing about he even considering going to Port.
It all seems to be talk on our forums.

Why do you think the media will talk about him staying at Port? They have no obligation to keep us in the race even if it was realistic. The media want to see Butters with either Bont or Daicos. Zak has the opportunity to do the funniest thing in the player movement landscape. He's currently allowing the media to speak on his behalf and if I were Zak, there's no way I'm letting that happen.

 

[240volt]

Why do you think the media will talk about him staying at Port? They have no obligation to keep us in the race even if it was realistic. The media want to see Butters with either Bont or Daicos. Zak has the opportunity to do the funniest thing in the player movement landscape. He's currently allowing the media to speak on his behalf and if I were Zak, there's no way I'm letting that happen.

I’m taking about the other Zack haha.

 

[Addy23]

I’m taking about the other Zack haha.

My bad, this is getting too difficult to follow because every where I see the talk is about Zak and not Zac

But same reasoning, the media won't talk about him moving because it isn't to a Victorian club. And he doesn't have the Victorian links like Butters does. Port have more cash to offer but yeah I'm not saying he'll prefer us over Crows. Think Crows are leading that race by a bit while we're waiting too see what Butters is doing before committing to Bailey.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Bailey Banfield

41

Bailey Banfield

Age

28

Ht

190cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

6.5

4star

M

2.9

3star

T

3.9

5star

MG

175.5

3star

D

9.5

2star

K

5.3

2star

HB

4.3

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

2.8

4star

MG

109.5

2star

D

14.4

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

6.8

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

3.2

5star

MG

200.4

4star

an FA, probably better value than Fiorini. Jordan Butts also an FA.

 

[DaTBird187]

This is one of the times when Port needs to show its spine and take this to the nth degree. Make a legal challenge in court if there is a way.

The AFL have had this rigged system for years and so many teams have taken advantage of it. Yet now Port are likely to be on the good end of it finally for a change, only to see the AFL move the goalposts to make it borderline impossible to obtain any sort of advantage by having these NGA and F/S selections.

Our Club has quite literally invested millions into the academy program over a number of years. The return is meant to be realised just as it has with so many other teams, in the form of getting high quality young players at a cheap price in terms of draft capital.

The league moving the goalposts this year whilst allowing trades multiple years in the future also reeks of competitive imbalances and inequity. No amendment to these rules should occur for at least 2 years given no picks in those draft classes can be traded, and hence, all teams remain on an even playing field.

Just tell everyone what it is going to be and implement it post Tasmanian entry drafts. They're going to be ****ed anyway.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Bailey Banfield an FA, probably better value than Fiorini. Jordan Butts also an FA.

lol Bailey Banfield is ****ing terrible. Has been Freo fans' #1 whipping boy for years, must have pictures of Longmuir.

 

[240volt]

lol Bailey Banfield is ****ing terrible. Has been Freo fans' #1 whipping boy for years, must have pictures of Longmuir.

He is pretty shit, will most likely end up back in the Wafl and play out his time there.

 

[philthy05]

I like that deal, with maybe a sweetener first round pick thrown in.. maybe Will might see a change in scenery as the best way of getting back on the park.

Will day? Lol

This board has long had issues with port injury prone players and I’ve raised the “grass is greener” port board sickness for years.


the dude isn’t injury prone , he’s just injured. It’s never just unlucky type of stuff, his body just can’t handle AFL. Full stop. Love his talent , but anyone taking him on would want to be paying for a part time employee.

Bailey Banfield an FA, probably better value than Fiorini. Jordan Butts also an FA.

I can’t tell if doctor troll?

The type of players we’ve been targeting and now find ourselves with a list full of back end of list trier types relying on playing second fiddle to the cpl of stars we have.

 

[Traveling_Power]

They dont enter the trade until 2027 though

Does that include the Mini draft ?

the only information i can find on the mini draft is this ....

17yo mini-draft

The provision of two draft selections for two mini-drafts of 17-year-old players, with the requirement for those picks to be traded. Players selected in the mini draft will not be eligible for AFL selection in the year immediately following the relevant mini draft.


It doesn't say if the Mini draft is this year (2026 or 2027)

 

[Traveling_Power]

Logan Evans and Jed Hagan were brought in with a chance to get drafted. Kyle Marshall joined trying to get re-drafted.

then the only one left playing for the Magpies is McLennan

Evans & Watkins is playing for the Power
Marshall has gone back to his SANFL Side
Jed Hagan (from WAFL) has gone to the Tassie VFL side

So, is there anything stopping us getting 4 - 5 new players for these vacant positions with the magpies?

if there isn't then I wonder if we can fill these positions with a few NGA players and a few young players from interstate so we can draft them in the SPP & Mid Season draft

 

[Traveling_Power]

I love Butters and want him to stay but if we are rebuilding or if he leaves, I want three first rounders in 2026 to help getting Cochrane and some top midfielders and tall timber defenders.

Then doing our best to grab Pilot, Salopek, Rodan, Tambe in the next year.

Still got a ways to go though.

if he leaves then in most cases the 3 x 1st rounders are going to be picks between 15 & 26+ due to Tassie coming into the competition and any free agency (after pick 10)

if that is the case I want a sweetener for each 1st round pick that is past 15 (to make up for lost value)

this sweetener can be either a 2nd round pick or a young player who has played under 60 games

for example, if we use the Bulldogs
1x 1st round pick 2026 = pick 17 - Sweetener player either Ryley Saunders (186cm - 48 game mid) or Joel Freijah (191cm 38 game mid)
1x 1st round pick 2027 = pick 25 - Sweetener 2nd round pick
1 x 1st round pick 2028 = pick 23 - Sweetener Jedd Busslinger (198cm - 7game - KPD)

we could add a 2nd round or 3rd round pick to go with Butters

if they dont like it then they can try and get top first round picks from West Coast, Melbourne, North Melbourne & Essendon

 

[Prince St]

Big hole in KPD just in terms of numbers let alone proven talent.
In 2027 we'll have..

Aliir 32yo
Ratugolea 28yo
BZT 28yo
Ramm 20yo

Had a quick look at out of contract (don’t know status) opposition KPD’s that are either from SA or playing away from home state, put their ages for start of 2027 season..

Zane Zakostelsky 21yo
Lewis Young

33

Lewis Young

Age

27

Ht

202cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.6

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

197.9

3star

D

4.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

1.0

1star

M

3.0

3star

T

0.0

1star

MG

26.0

1star

D

14.4

4star

K

8.2

4star

HB

6.2

4star

M

6.4

5star

T

2.0

4star

MG

181.6

3star

28yo
Oscar Adams 23yo
William McCabe 21yo
Liam Fawcett 21yo
Jedd Buslinger 23yo

 

[It Just Is]

Zac Bailey

33

Zac Bailey

Age

26

Ht

181cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.7

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

5.9

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.9

3star

D

12.9

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

5.6

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.4

3star

CL

0.7

3star

D

13.4

4star

K

6.6

3star

HB

6.8

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

2.8

5star

CL

0.6

3star

aside, it’s not an inspiring FA list from a Port perspective.

Kade Chandler

37

Kade Chandler

Age

26

Ht

175cm

Wt

79kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.0

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

9.0

5star

CL

1.0

3star

No current season stats available

D

7.0

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

9.0

5star

CL

1.0

3star

is better than some of the players we have filling similar roles.

Sam Sturt

1

Sam Sturt

Age

25

Ht

190cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.7

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.7

2star

K

4.0

1star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

1.0

2star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.7

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.3

3star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.3

5star

and Bailey Williams I’m not convinced aren’t spuds but would fill needs.

 

[Boak10]

Zac Bailey aside, it’s not an inspiring FA list from a Port perspective.

Kade Chandler is better than some of the players we have filling similar roles.

Sam Sturt and Bailey Williams I’m not convinced aren’t spuds but would fill needs.

If we are entering a rebuild I’d be ruthless

Time to trade Wines and bring in Tom Sparrow as a FA from Melbourne as the replacement

 

[Schulzenfest]

If we are entering a rebuild I’d be ruthless

Time to trade Wines and bring in Tom Sparrow as a FA from Melbourne as the replacement

Let's be 'ruthless' by bringing in a 26 year old whose supporters almost universally want him delisted on a big FA contract. Great start to the rebuild.