List Mgmt. Contracts/Trade/Draft Thread - 2025 Edition Vol 2

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Quick links

• Player contract status
• Draft prospect video highlights (thanks to noobermensch)

Harley Reid extends to 2028

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List Changes - 2025

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• Oscar Allen advises intention to explore Free Agency
• Jayden Hunt announces retirement
• Jack Petruccelle
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  Jack Petruccelle

  Age

  26

  Ht

  188cm

  Wt

  83kg

  Pos.

  Fwd

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  9.2

  2star

  K

  6.2

  2star

  HB

  3.0

  3star

  M

  3.0

  3star

  T

  1.8

  4star

  G

  1.0

  4star

  D

  6.7

  1star

  K

  4.0

  1star

  HB

  2.7

  2star

  M

  1.7

  2star

  T

  1.3

  2star

  G

  0.7

  4star

  D

  7.8

  2star

  K

  4.6

  2star

  HB

  3.2

  3star

  M

  2.8

  3star

  T

  1.6

  4star

  G

  0.6

  3star

  , Callum Jamieson and Loch Rawlinson not offered new contracts
• Liam Ryan has requested a trade to St Kilda but is contracted for 2026
• Campbell Chesser (uncontracted) has requested a trade to Carlton
• List would be 37 (31 main, 4 rookie, 2 Cat B)

Players out of Contract 2025 (5)

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• Oscar Allen (19/3/99) - Signed a 3 year extension (2023-25) on an existing contract due to expire 2022 in May 2021
• Campbell Chesser (27/4/03) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) on an existing contract due to expire 2023 in May 2022
• Jamie Cripps (23/4/92) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) in August 2023
• (R-B) Coen Livingstone (25/5/05) - Signed a 1 year extension (2025) in September 2024
• (R-B) Malakai Champion (17/5/06) - Automatic 1 year contract (2025) when added as a Cat B Rookie in November 2024

Provisional 2025 Draft order

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Key Offseason Dates

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Fri Oct 3 - Fri Oct 10: 2025 Free Agency Period
Mon Oct 6 - Wed Oct 15: 2025 AFL Trade Period
Wed Nov 19 - Thu Nov 20: 2025 AFL Draft

 

[Mop]

Who cares? He's a bonafide star and leader.

Neale wouldn't be coming here to lead us into our next finals campaign - He'd be coming to lead, set elite standards, & support our young mids for 2-3yrs.

It's a Mitchell to WCE, or Hodge to Bris type move. It'd be a salary dump for Bris, & cost us minimal draft capital.

Would love the rumour to be real

I love Neale because despite being a little guy he’s hard as a cats head, a leader, a clean player, everything good about the game (except being ex purple, but he had the good sense to purge that in the Queensland sun).

Three years at a million bucks. Co captain.

Whatever. Make it happen Phil.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

I love Neale because despite being a little guy he’s hard as a cats head, a leader, a clean player, everything good about the game (except being ex purple, but he had the good sense to purge that in the Queensland sun).

Three years at a million bucks. Co captain.

Whatever. Make it happen Phil.

I would pay more to get him across the line if any of it's true.

 

[Balls In]

What credit should Ryan get? It’s alright to through out random stats but seriously there is nothing there to say we have to keep him.

No, I referred to him as Junktime which most people have taken on when he is referred to be it in jest or mockery.. I also said he wouldn’t back that year up this year.. and I was correct.

Ryan had a solid season and is still one of the most gifted small forwards in the game. You forget he averaged more than a goal a game in the team with the lowest inside 50's. Also played half the season covering our shit midfield up the ground or playing as an effective key forward with dump kicks bombed on his on his head three out with Allen and Waterman missing.

 

[Wooshaaaa]

Are we actually in the running at all? Media would be all over it if we were. Obviously we are not that keen.

Which is interesting, considering they're prizing a contracted player out of us and need to trade, who have we asked for?

 

[Jootube]

I love Neale because despite being a little guy he’s hard as a cats head, a leader, a clean player, everything good about the game (except being ex purple, but he had the good sense to purge that in the Queensland sun).

Three years at a million bucks. Co captain.

Whatever. Make it happen Phil.

Neale is 32 years of ago with soft tissue injuries. 3 year x $1m would be professional negligence imo.
It needs to be a Hodge deal. Maybe 1 year with triggers for a 2nd.

 

[Bender_]

The AFL will continue to give us poor tv spots and a majority of Sundays while we continue to perform as we do. We are in no position to ask for anything. We are the bottom of the barrel and need to fight for everything until we get back on track.

This is nothing but an urban myth farce. Essendon got more prime-time games than any other team this season despite dishing up tripe for years. It's pretty simple, the AFL puts what they want where they want, let's not pretend it's based on performance.

 

[isthiswhereitype]

I'm going to need to see a photo of Lachie Neale

9

Lachie Neale

Age

32

Ht

177cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.0

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

15.5

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.7

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

28.3

5star

K

13.9

5star

HB

14.4

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

7.4

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

standing next to Mcqualter holding an Eagles jumper before I believe there's anything to this.

But in terms of fit we also hate Nat Fyfe and love lingering soft tissue injuries, so it's tough to see how it wouldn't work.

 

[Mop]

Neale is 32 years of ago with soft tissue injuries. 3 year x $1m would be professional negligence imo.
It needs to be a Hodge deal. Maybe 1 year with triggers for a 2nd.

He is all of those things. And yet, we have to expect to pay overs to get him.

Front load the **** out of it while we have the room, if he retires a year early so be it.

Essentially make it a three year deal at 2.5, so 1/1/500? Yes it is overs. Very overs. But we’ve got the room

Maybe it’s a fanciful number, it was more hyperbole than actual list management, but the principle and idea remains the same. A long deal overpaid. Two with a trigger for a third perhaps

 

[Wooshaaaa]

Neale is 32 years of ago with soft tissue injuries. 3 year x $1m would be professional negligence imo.
It needs to be a Hodge deal. Maybe 1 year with triggers for a 2nd.

It will be 2 for 1.6.

He has a million sitting on his current contract with one yr left. We would have to pay that and then another 600-700 for the second year. It won't be three.

 

[JackOutback]

Would be happy to take Neale but don't think he's coming for a deal similar to Mitchell. He's 32, Mitchell was 34, there's a few more years in the tank. Would pay what it takes in salary, but unless it's a free pick from the AFL, it could be fraught with danger.

 

[amazingjoshy]

Would be happy to take Neale but don't think he's coming for a deal similar to Mitchell. He's 32, Mitchell was 34, there's a few more years in the tank. Would pay what it takes in salary, but unless it's a free pick from the AFL, it could be fraught with danger.

If we get what we've requested from the AFL in terms of PPs, we could send them along with some sort of combo of our 2x2nds and 2x3rds for all 3 of Neale, Ah Chee and Starcevich

We get 3 experienced guys from an elite team for each area of the ground, they get a heap of points and cap space

It does actually seem doable in terms of capital, it's the convincing him (or any of them) to come that's the tough part

 

[plays tall 1]

Neale would be fantastic for the development of the squad. In an article earlier this year on him one of his coaches said it’s no accident that he became the player he is, he refused to accept just being a good player and has strived for excellence and constant improvement throughout his career. In particular he has spent a hell of a lot of time refining his ground ball work and ball handling generally.

 

[TerryFilk]

Reading that some people in here think Neale is either nearly cooked or injury prone, don’t see how either of those things are true.

Had an unlucky end to the year and was probably rushed back, but still managed to play 21 games

Still playing at an elite level as well, numbers and impact wise.

Couldn’t think of a better senior midfielder to help us for the next 2 years than Neale, can play inside and outside, is a neat user, runs hard both ways, incredibly tough, an elite accumulator and a great leader and standard setter on and off the field.

Doubt we land him, but he’d be a god send here if it did eventuate.

 

[Dark Sharks]

I'm pretty sure West Coast legitimately ask for the spuddy 2.40pm timeslot on the Sunday we all hate so much.

Something about recovery/turnaround from memory. Bear in mind, that was when we were actually a competitive football team and every little edge might have mattered.

These days we could start on the Wednesday with the Oppo commencing Friday night and we'd still lose.

 

[Bender_]

Hey guys, having trouble with my Firefox, any idea how many games Lachie Neale

9

Lachie Neale

Age

32

Ht

177cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.0

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

15.5

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.7

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

28.3

5star

K

13.9

5star

HB

14.4

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

7.4

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

played this year? I've heard several but need confirmation.

 

[Elite Pete]

I'm pretty sure West Coast legitimately ask for the spuddy 2.40pm timeslot on the Sunday we all hate so much.

Something about recovery/turnaround from memory. Bear in mind, that was when we were actually a competitive football team and every little edge might have mattered.

These days we could start on the Wednesday with the Oppo commencing Friday night and we'd still lose.

Don Pyke has said on Duffs show I think, they need to start winning to get out of that Sunday time slot

 

[Happy Mastenator]

**** no.

Rumours about him and his gambling/drinks/drugs refuse to go away.

 

[squashface]

There is 0 chance at least 3 AFL clubs would be enquiring with Goodwin if there was any truth to those rumours.

Pretty obvious BS online rumour trash.

 

[FKASC]

Hey guys, having trouble with my Firefox, any idea how many games Lachie Neale played this year? I've heard several but need confirmation.

30

 

[Barrybran]

**** no.

Rumours about him and his gambling/drinks/drugs refuse to go away.

A change of scenery might do him good

 

[Dark Sharks]

All these years later, I'm still trying to work out how Mark Thompson was literally trafficking ice.... And nobody in the AFL community seemed to care at all.

 

[DirtySandman]

All these years later, I'm still trying to work out how Mark Thompson was literally trafficking ice.... And nobody in the AFL community seemed to care at all.

But, then he had a hand in bringing down Essendon for decades.

Swings and roundabouts.

 

[beatlesmith]

Neale is 32 years of ago with soft tissue injuries. 3 year x $1m would be professional negligence imo.
It needs to be a Hodge deal. Maybe 1 year with triggers for a 2nd.

Why quibble over money? We have so much salary cap space and literally nobody to pay with it. We won’t come close to the salary cap floor next year, or likely the year after. Pay what gets the deal done. Hoarding money gets us nowhere.

A one year offer would be insulting. He’s not Mitch Duncan on his very last legs. He played 21 games this year and 26 last year. He polled 22 Brownlow votes last year and won the bloody thing the year before. A calf injury and suddenly he’s ready for pasture?

I’d happily offer him 3 years on a million. It’s such a good investment in our team’s leadership and standards, and in young kids like Reid, Hewett and whoever we draft this season.

 

[WCE777]

If we get what we've requested from the AFL in terms of PPs, we could send them along with some sort of combo of our 2x2nds and 2x3rds for all 3 of Neale, Ah Chee and Starcevich

We get 3 experienced guys from an elite team for each area of the ground, they get a heap of points and cap space

It does actually seem doable in terms of capital, it's the convincing him (or any of them) to come that's the tough part

this

 

[Dark Sharks]

Imagine throwing any shade whatsoever at the idea of trading a late pick + some salary for Lachie Neale

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Lachie Neale

Age

32

Ht

177cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.0

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

15.5

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.7

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

28.3

5star

K

13.9

5star

HB

14.4

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

7.4

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

.

There's 100 reasons to do it and very few reasons, if any, not to.

You're a real piece of shit Bender_