List Mgmt. 2025 Draft/Trade/FA Thread – everything must go!

[Scythe]

Just pinning this, as per previous years. Thanks as always to Lore.

Final trade/FA period results
Out:

• Charlie Spargo
• Judd McVee
• Christian Petracca
• Clayton Oliver
• Picks 28, 42 and 61
• Melbourne Second-Rounder (2026)
• Melbourne Third-Rounder (2026)
• Melbourne Fourth-Rounder (2026)
• Melbourne Fourth-Rounder (2027)

In:

• Jack Steele
• Changkuoth Jiath
• Brody Mihocek
• Max Heath
• Oscar Berry (Rookie)
• Picks 7, 8, 37 and 71 (2025)
• GC First-Rounder (2026)
• GWS Third-Rounder (2026)
• GC Third-Rounder (2027)

 

[I Love Lamb]

I'm with A11dAtP0w3R - see what a new coach can do with the current list and new game style before trading everyone out. Not going to get much back anyway and it's a shit draft crop.

Disagree, let’s cash in while we can.

You really think blokes like Lever, Salem, Trac and Fritsch would be part of our next flag?

Let’s go hard for 2026 picks and reload from there.

There value will only drop as they get older.

 

[Daemon]

Disagree, let’s cash in while we can.

You really think blokes like Lever, Salem, Trac and Fritsch would be part of our next flag?

Let’s go hard for 2026 picks and reload from there.

There value will only drop as they get older.

People actually have to want to give 2026 picks. In our case it's a buyer's market and they will be offering 2025 picks knowing the draft sucks.

I don't care if Lever and Salem go for a couple of second rounders this year. Trac and Fritsch both have plenty of years left and the talent to get back to their best - do not trade.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Disagree, let’s cash in while we can.

You really think blokes like Lever, Salem, Trac and Fritsch would be part of our next flag?

Let’s go hard for 2026 picks and reload from there.

There value will only drop as they get older.

I just said I dont care either way. Let the coach do whatever he wants. Getting some picks doesn't guarantee us any sort of success either.

 

[Proper Gander]

But ultimately i'd back in the new coach to make whatever calls he likes

But we can still sack him yeah?

 

[Bluelegs]

But we can still sack him yeah?

I'm talking about the coach after the next coach.

 

[Proper Gander]

I'm talking about the coach after the next coach.

Can we sack him?

 

[The Dr]

Who knows how much truth there is to the HS report but apparently Beau McCreery is open to a move from the pies.

I rate that bloke massively. Huge work rate and pace and aggression as a small/medium forward.

Would go super hard at him.

 

[Lord Nev]

Need to approach the AFL about leasing Waverley until we get something amazing and permanent IMO.

 

[Bluelegs]

Pretty easy win if the AFL is open to it.

 

[I Love Lamb]

People actually have to want to give 2026 picks. In our case it's a buyer's market and they will be offering 2025 picks knowing the draft sucks.

I don't care if Lever and Salem go for a couple of second rounders this year. Trac and Fritsch both have plenty of years left and the talent to get back to their best - do not trade.

Some will give it up if they are in the window and think they are 1-2 players away from a flag.

Strangely clubs prefer to give up future picks over current ones also.

 

[Theseventhhamster]

If they're still chasing the stupid training in the middle of the racecourse thing then we're still just as ****ed. Moron city

 

[MartinPrince]

Will Wade Derksen be automatic best 22?

 

[Proper Gander]

Will Wade Derksen be automatic best 22?

I’ve decided absolutely

 

[Lampers]

Will Wade Derksen be automatic best 22?

On a serious note, I’d expect quite a bit to change based on the views of the new coach regarding game plan flowing into list needs and then recruiting targets.

Our Derksen dream may be over

 

[Guy Threepwood]

On a serious note, I’d expect quite a bit to change based on the views of the new coach regarding game plan flowing into list needs and then recruiting targets.

Our Derksen dream may be over

Potentially, but with plenty of our KP players likely to either be retired or desisted in the next few seasons, I think he would still have appeal as a ready to go option.

 

[danster168]

So according to 'Gettable', Jake Lever

8

Jake Lever

Age

29

Ht

194cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.6

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

4.9

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.3

3star

MG

242.0

4star

D

9.6

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

3.1

2star

M

3.9

4star

T

1.3

2star

MG

145.4

3star

D

16.0

4star

K

11.0

4star

HB

5.0

4star

M

6.6

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

189.8

4star

and Fritsch aren't going anywhere. Lever and Fritsch are adamant that they love the dees and don't want to go anywhere else.

So that leaves May and Petracca as the only players that would net us something as Oliver's contract will be too much for other clubs to take on.

 

[booshboy]

On a serious note, I’d expect quite a bit to change based on the views of the new coach regarding game plan flowing into list needs and then recruiting targets.

Our Derksen dream may be over

Step 1: Find out who Wade Derksen is

 

[Lampers]

Step 1: Find out who Wade Derksen is

He’s pretty much the AFL’s Keyser Söze at this point.

 

[Proper Gander]

So according to 'Gettable', Jake Lever and Fritsch aren't going anywhere. Lever and Fritsch are adamant that they love the dees and don't want to go anywhere else.

So that leaves May and Petracca as the only players that would net us something as Oliver's contract will be too much for other clubs to take on.

May isn’t netting us anything

 

[booshboy]

May isn’t netting us anything

Offer up the much vaunted duo May & Lever as a package deal. Dogs would go for that surely.

 

[MarcMaverick]

He’s pretty much the AFL’s Keyser Söze at this point.

A real Sue Donym.

 

[danster168]

Offer up the much vaunted duo May & Lever as a package deal. Dogs would go for that surely.

nah, the dees and lever are both saying that it won't happen.

 

[danster168]

May isn’t netting us anything

I think we see his flaws closer than most. We would get an early 2nd for him.

 

[I Love Lamb]

So according to 'Gettable', Jake Lever and Fritsch aren't going anywhere. Lever and Fritsch are adamant that they love the dees and don't want to go anywhere else.

So that leaves May and Petracca as the only players that would net us something as Oliver's contract will be too much for other clubs to take on.

Who is stating that? Big call, considering you know, our head coach just got the boot a day ago.

 

[Proper Gander]

I think we see his flaws closer than most. We would get an early 2nd for him.

A club would take a 34yo into 2026 for an early second?

Nope