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]

Is Flanders good? Hard to judge his career so far. Had some very good patches and seems to be flexible in terms of playing different roles.

But he also doesn’t dominate regularly.

Was good last year in the midfield. Got pushed out this year and was a bit so-so.

If we got him you would want him in the on ball rotation, and doubt he would entertain a club where he isn’t to be honest.

 

[I Love Lamb]

It’s interesting we are going for inside mids. Considering we already have an army of them. May mean we have some on the out.

 

[The Dr]

It’s interesting we are going for inside mids. Considering we already have an army of them. May mean we have some on the out.

Definitely.

Let’s say we trade Oliver to the Crows for their late first round pick and pay ~ $400k of his salary.

Then trade the Crows’ pick to the Suns for Flanders with the rest of the Oliver money.

That’d be a net improvement, yeah?

 

[mores]

Flanders would cost us f1

So?

 

[MarcMaverick]

So?

.

 

[Daemon]

So?

To elaborate on mores... If they don't mind. So what? He fits the age bracket we are needing. We don't need really young guys at the moment as we have a few already coming up.

 

[The Dr]

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Good point.

 

[Lord Nev]

So?

So he wants us to trade in a good player like Flanders, but he also wants to complain that we had to trade something good for him...

 

[ray_purchase]

Another day of not being linked to a key position forward. Nevermind that we still haven't replaced David Neitz

David Neitz

Age

50

Ht

191cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.8

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

2.7

2star

M

4.9

5star

T

0.9

3star

G

2.1

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.4

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

0.6

3star

G

1.0

4star

who retired in 2007........

 

[Daemon]

So he wants us to trade in a good player like Flanders, but he also wants to complain that we had to trade something good for him...

Are we sure mich isn't Dodo?

 

[Lord Nev]

Another day of not being linked to a key position forward. Nevermind that we still haven't replaced David Neitz who retired in 2007........

Skilled mids > Key forwards

 

[Tokyo Sandblaster]

Is it just me or do we seem to keep identifying guys not getting games at their current club, we trade for them and then they wind up not being able to get games here?

Seems pretty fitting we are targeting Derksen in the same trade period Fullarton and Billings are getting delisted.

 

[Scythe]

Is it just me or do we seem to keep identifying guys not getting games at their current club, we trade for them and then they wind up not being able to get games here?

Seems pretty fitting we are targeting Derksen in the same trade period Fullarton and Billings are getting delisted.

It's just the reality of the market tbh, most scrap heap pick-ups are a bit of a throw at the stumps.

For every D'Ambrosio, Macrae, Chol-type pickup, there's a million Dow, Billings, Fullarton, Sharp, Fantasia, Burgess, Naismith etc types.

Granted, we've more than met our quota over the past few seasons, but that was partially due to how hamstrung we were in terms of cap space.

 

[I Love Lamb]

So he wants us to trade in a good player like Flanders, but he also wants to complain that we had to trade something good for him...

lol how is that a complaint? Stating what he would cost? Good grief, strange interpretation from a one liner.

God forbid we discuss potential trade prices in a trade thread now.

 

[I Love Lamb]

So?

You tell us and maybe contribute something to the convo.

 

[I Love Lamb]

Is it just me or do we seem to keep identifying guys not getting games at their current club, we trade for them and then they wind up not being able to get games here?

Seems pretty fitting we are targeting Derksen in the same trade period Fullarton and Billings are getting delisted.

I have been going on about this last few pages. Not seeing much impact to our best 22 on ins/outs so far.

 

[Scythe]

I have been going on about this last few pages. Not seeing much impact to our best 22 on ins/outs so far.

Realistically, how many 'best 22 ins/outs' are you expecting to see a month before trade period starts, while we don't have a coach?

 

[Tokyo Sandblaster]

It's just the reality of the market tbh, most scrap heap pick-ups are a bit of a throw at the stumps.

For every D'Ambrosio, Macrae, Chol-type pickup, there's a million Dow, Billings, Fullarton, Sharp, Fantasia, Burgess, Naismith etc types.

Granted, we've more than met our quota over the past few seasons, but that was partially due to how hamstrung we were in terms of cap space.

Feels like our throws are from the non-preferred hand, on an off day. Consistently.

 

[SugarHealey]

Flanders would cost us f1

No way... just another one dimensional one paced inside mid.

NO THANKS!

 

[SugarHealey]

Definitely.

Let’s say we trade Oliver to the Crows for their late first round pick and pay ~ $400k of his salary.

Then trade the Crows’ pick to the Suns for Flanders with the rest of the Oliver money.

That’d be a net improvement, yeah?

Oh gooddd... what tha?

 

[SugarHealey]

To elaborate on mores... If they don't mind. So what? He fits the age bracket we are needing. We don't need really young guys at the moment as we have a few already coming up.

Yes we do.

We want the kids to compete among themselves, over the next couple of years.

 

[SugarHealey]

Is it just me or do we seem to keep identifying guys not getting games at their current club, we trade for them and then they wind up not being able to get games here?

Seems pretty fitting we are targeting Derksen in the same trade period Fullarton and Billings are getting delisted.

When prospecting, you might turn over a few tin cans before finding gold.

Especially working already worked sites.

Virgin sites are from the draft, or rookies.

 

[SugarHealey]

It's just the reality of the market tbh, most scrap heap pick-ups are a bit of a throw at the stumps.

For every D'Ambrosio, Macrae, Chol-type pickup, there's a million Dow, Billings, Fullarton, Sharp, Fantasia, Burgess, Naismith etc types.

Granted, we've more than met our quota over the past few seasons, but that was partially due to how hamstrung we were in terms of cap space.

Bad list management, from the top... president, ceo, football boss and list manager down.

 

[MarcMaverick]

The thing with Sam Flanders is he too can go forward.

 

[I Love Lamb]

Realistically, how many 'best 22 ins/outs' are you expecting to see a month before trade period starts, while we don't have a coach?

Most trades are discussed / canvassed before trade period starts. Fairly certain we would know about a higher % of prospective trades before it actually starts than we find out mid-trade period.

Look at last year, Trac tried to get a trade during actual trade period and it went to shit. Also not having a coach hasn’t stopped us making another 6-7 changes.