List Mgmt. 2025 List Management Discussion - Part V

[Hubnester]

2025 List Management Discussion - Part 5

Now that our season is over, and news is starting to break - it's time for a fresh thread.

This thread is to discuss all things list management - trades, draft, free agency, delistings and more.
As we are now officially in our off-season, we'll be wanting to keep this thread more strictly on-topic than the previous iterations.
Be respectful. You are allowed to disagree with someone - but play the ball, not the man. Repeat offenders will have their posting rights revoked.

Thanks to Lore once again for this incredibly useful spreadsheet.

2025 KEY DATES
Free Agency Period: Friday, October 3rd - Friday, October 10th
Trade Period: Monday, October 6th - Wednesday, October 15th
AFL Draft: Wednesday, November 19th - Thursday, November 20th

See Also:
2025 Year in Review Rumours & Confirmed Movements 2025 Draft Discussion
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[PrimalConstruct]

You know they're desperate for news when they don't even stop to proof read the header before posting.

 

[Broski]

Kornes saying "why do they wait so long, until the last day?, I know they love us hanging around talking about this stuff all week but why do they drag it out" has to be one of the funniest ****ing things ive seen in a while

He's soooo close to reaching full consciousness

 

[The Punter]

There'd be no incentive to drag things if trades could take place over a much longer period.

 

[stavro#4]

We just turned up

 

[Yawkey way]

I get that. But if you are shit the picks Atleast project hope. Merrett just does this dance again next year for less return

Nah he’s cooked if it’s not this year and so are the hawks.

 

[dudeintheswamp]

We just turned up

Straight to the bar?

 

[phantom13]

There'd be no incentive to drag things if trades could take place over a much longer period.

Or a shorter one

 

[akaifu]

Aura

 

[nikkig98]

Gubbbyyyyy is in the building

50% chance that its happened by accident

 

[tassiesaint2024]

Not sure why JDG was brought up this arvo. Tony the messiah said it was no chance we were interested. That’s enough for me.

 

[Linton Street Saint]

Legit.

Took a half hearted nothing swing that they knew would never work at Wilkie then went “welllll… I’m all out of ideas”.

I ****inf despise Steven May but if I was the dogs I would have at least had a look.

That's the thing, it could have worked if they were willing to part with serious players they could afford to lose and still contend.

Sam Power is a complete f**king flog and they are going to miss their window without a serious back line for the super serious club.

Unwilling to make hard decisions and they'll pay the consequences.

( Also don't blame them at all for not looking at May not even a 1/3 of the player he was and the bloke is a f**king cancer that people put up with while they were winning )

 

[Diehard Saint]

Even Petoro commenting on Essendon focusing on youth and that being better than Merret.

Youre a player manager not a list manager and not even part of the Essendon football club, you have absolutely no right to comment on what they view as being important to them.

These managers are shocking.
Maybe they should explain the implications of signing a long term deal / extension to their clients before they help them do it.

Actually, maybe someone should explain the consequences of doing so to them.

 

[tassiesaint2024]

Not sure why JDG was brought up this arvo. Tony the messiah said it was no chance we were interested. That’s enough for me.

Apologies. He was referring to TT. Reading what I want to read haha.

 

[Joffaboy]

Gubby looks like a drug dealer from the Wire with his jacket zipped to the top.

 

[The Punter]

Or a shorter one

That's different. There'd be no ability to drag things out...

A longer period is fine (and good for clubs) as long as it is muuuuuuuuuuuuuuch longer. I have proposed from Grand Final night until early February.

Let's see them try to maintain trade radio for months. They won't, and it'll die.

 

[MordySaint]

AuraView attachment 2457117

Late raid, stay tuned folks. Some action to come.

 

[stavro#4]

Or a shorter one

1 week. Monday to Friday.

Like we all grew up with.

 

[dudeintheswamp]

So in last week's presser Gubby was saying there still might be a surprise. I'm guessing now the surprise was not taking Aleer?

 

[Winmar2Lockett]

These managers are shocking.
Maybe they should explain the implications of signing a long term deal / extension to their clients before they help them do it.

Actually, maybe someone should explain the consequences of doing so to them.

Managers threatening clubs to do deals or else should have their AFL accreditation revoked.

Scumbags.

 

[Joffaboy]

Late raid, stay tuned folks. Some action to come.

We are done

 

[TheNewEnsign]

Gubby looks like a drug dealer from the Wire with his jacket zipped to the top.

Hopefully someone asks him if Max is on the market and he says 'If you come for the King, you better not miss'.

 

[stavro#4]

So in last week's presser Gubby was saying there still might be a surprise. I'm guessing now the surprise was not taking Aleer?

Ivan

 

[Diehard Saint]

Don't worry I know the history of cricket and baseball, I just mean cricket is the malnourished pasty backwards cousin of baseball. I dont even like baseball, but its a hell of a lot more compelling than cricket. Too olde worlde for me.

Yes, football is going to have to fill the void for me, but I am bracing myself for the bigfooty posts to contain nought but cricket references over the summer

Funny, all these years and I never took you for a philistine

 

[Joffaboy]

Petoro is a baggy arsed hobo who looks like he sleeps in his car
Makes Lethlean look like a powdered, perfumed dandy in comparison.

 

[Hayes4PM]

Gubby looks like a drug dealer from the Wire with his jacket zipped to the top.