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)

 

[Proper Gander]

The hole in our list IMV, is our under 30's....
Those younger then jViney.

23​	McAdam, Shane	53​	30yr 3mth	28 May 1995	186cm​	80kg​	Sturt	Forward
3​	Salem, Christian	199​	30yr 2mth	15 Jul 1995	184cm​	81kg​	Sandringham Dragons	Defender
14​	Billings, Jack	172​	30yr	18 Aug 1995	185cm​	81kg​	Oakleigh Chargers	Midfield Forward
5​	Petracca, Christian	212​	29yr 8mth	4 Jan 1996	187cm​	94kg​	Eastern Ranges	Midfield Forward
15​	Langdon, Ed	202​	29yr 7mth	1 Feb 1996	182cm​	78kg​	Sandringham Dragons	Midfield
8​	Lever, Jake	186​	29yr 6mth	5 Mar 1996	194cm​	94kg​	Calder Cannons	Defender
27​	Hore, MartyR	20​	29yr 6mth	5 Mar 1996	191cm​	84kg​	Collingwood Vfl	Defender
31​	Fritsch, Bayley	171​	28yr 9mth	6 Dec 1996	188cm​	86kg​	Casey Demons	Forward
13​	Oliver, Clayton	205​	28yr 1mth	22 Jul 1997	189cm​	88kg​	Murray Bushrangers	Midfield
33​	Fullarton, Tom	21​	26yr 6mth	23 Feb 1999	200cm​	97kg​	Brisbane Bullets	Forward

Look at our 30's & under...
McAdam; Salem; Billings; Petracca; Langers; Lever???; Hore; Fritsch;

Only Tracca, and Langers are earning they're keep, as far as I'm concerned.

The leadership will be non-existant in two years... and only our young'uns will be left to try to steer a way-wood ship.


Our current 25Yr-Olds are better for depth... starting with Petty at 25Yrs.

35​	Petty, Harrison	101​	25yr 10mth	12 Nov 1999	197cm​	94kg​	Norwood	Defender Forward
9​	Spargo, Charlie	108​	25yr 9mth	25 Nov 1999	172cm​	75kg​	Murray Bushrangers	Forward
37​	Chandler, Kade	79​	25yr 8mth	13 Jan 2000	175cm​	79kg​	Norwood	Midfield Forward
42​	Johnson, Aidan	5​	25yr 6mth	9 Mar 2000	193cm​	92kg​	Werribee	Forward
32​	Sparrow, Tom	117​	25yr 3mth	31 May 2000	183cm​	85kg​	South Adelaide	Midfield Forward
36​	Pickett, Kysaiah	126​	24yr 3mth	2 Jun 2001	171cm​	73kg​	Woodville West Torrens	Midfield Forward
24​	Rivers, Trent	123​	24yr 1mth	30 Jul 2001	188cm​	87kg​	East Fremantle	Defender Midfield
10​	Turner, Daniel	37​	23yr 7mth	28 Jan 2002	194cm​	87kg​	Murray Bushrangers	Defender Forward
16​	Laurie, Bailey	12​	23yr 5mth	24 Mar 2002	179cm​	79kg​	Oakleigh Chargers	Midfield Forward
17​	Bowey, Jake	84​	23yr	12 Sep 2002	175cm​	72kg​	Sandringham Dragons	Defender
30​	Sharp, Harry	34​	22yr 8mth	17 Dec 2002	182cm​	76kg​	Gwv Rebels	Midfield Forward
46​	Culley, JaiR	16​	22yr 6mth	24 Feb 2003	194cm​	91kg​	Dandenong Stingrays	Midfield Forward
40​	Woewodin, Taj	21​	22yr 5mth	26 Mar 2003	182cm​	81kg​	East Fremantle	Defender
22​	Howes, Blake	28​	22yr 5mth	7 Apr 2003	191cm​	82kg​	Sandringham Dragons	Defender
2​	Van Rooyen, Jacob	57​	22yr 4mth	16 Apr 2003	193cm​	96kg​	Claremont	Forward
4​	McVee, JuddR	65​	22yr 1mth	7 Aug 2003	185cm​	76kg​	East Fremantle	Defender

And many of this group are limited in what they can deliver.

everyone in the competition is limited in what they can deliver.

If you only want players with very few limitations the whole AFL would have 3-4 guys in it.

 

[SugarHealey]

Silvagni turns 28 this year though. I thought you wanted young players? IMO we're fine for key backs as along as Petty goes back there. Next year we could have Petty, Turner and Howes as our trio of tall backs,

See... at 28Yrs of age, and as free agents who can actually play at the senior level of AFL

add in the possibility of Derksen too, and Lever as the older leader. Tall backs are fine, no need to pay over a million for a very average 194cm back in Salvagni.

This year's draft is trash, and this is a team we could field next year with ONLY current 25 and unders (a few NQRs marked):

B: McVee, Petty, Howes
HB: AMW, Turner, Bowey
C: Lindsay, Rivers, Culley
HF: Chandler, JVR. Kozzy
F: Henderson, Kentfield, Sharp
R: Heath, Windsor, Langford
IC: Derksen, Tholstrup, Mentha, Sparrow

Add in a small forward and a flexible mid in the 22-25 year old age group and that's a really solid group IMV.

I see Petty going back, as going backwards... he's not that great as a defender imv... just capable.

Where he is about our only player who can take a pack-mark deep forward, or up the field around the flanks and wings. When we lose Maxy G... we will lose all our down the line marking power.

We've been blessed with Maxy, not because of his ruck contests, but his taking marks thru the midfield... back-line and pushing forward for a mismatch.

 

[I Love Lamb]

Morris reporting Trac is open to Sydney, GC or Adelaide also. Interstate teams.

 

[Headless]

References to the 1999 release Age of Empires II, please.

Any updates?

 

[wingersclub]

Morris reporting Trac is open to Sydney, GC or Adelaide also. Interstate teams.

Trade options for those three teams?
I reckon Sydney would be a good fit for him tbh

 

[PerfectFooty]

Morris reporting Trac is open to Sydney, GC or Adelaide also. Interstate teams.

So anywhere but here and far as **** perth

 

[Scythe]

Morris reporting Trac is open to Sydney, GC or Adelaide also. Interstate teams.

I'd quite frankly be stunned if he wants to live in SA. Would be pretty surprised if it's GC, too (even though I don't buy into this 'Brand Petracca' bs that people use to discredit him). Sydney I could see.

Anyway, the more potential destinations, the better (if he wants to leave).

 

[I Love Lamb]

Trade options for those three teams?
I reckon Sydney would be a good fit for him tbh

Walters, Flanders, pick 6 and 14 thanks.

 

[Dory_77]

Pretty sure Ash Johnson and Finlay Macrae were another one

At least Johnson couldn't win KB for them if he's on our list

 

[wingersclub]

Walters, Flanders, pick 6 and 14 thanks.

Chuck in Anderson and it’s a deal hehe

 

[Scythe]

Walters, Flanders, pick 6 and 14 thanks.

Are we sending them two 24-year-old Petraccas?

 

[I Love Lamb]

Are we sending them two 24-year-old Petraccas?

Count Anderson as one since he should be in red and blue. Mac Andrew the other.

 

[Headless]

Count Anderson as one since he should be in red and blue. Mac Andrew the other.

 

[Dory_77]

Any updates?

A Definitive Edition was released on Steam a couple of years back with new civilisations, campaigns, game modes. Still a very active player and dev community out there.

 

[The Dr]

If true, that’s fantastic news Trac’s open to interstate clubs. Opens the possibilities of trade compensation.

Suns make most sense IMO. Flanders and pick 7 has gotta be pretty simple and fair, no?

If it’s the Crows, I’d go super hard at Rachelle but they probably won’t let him go unless he begs to get out. So maybe their current and future F1 picks (both likely to be very late in the first round).

Swans are intriguing. They won’t let their big 4 or 5 go. Logan McDonald?

 

[Lord Nev]

 

[Proper Gander]

If true, that’s fantastic news Trac’s open to interstate clubs. Opens the possibilities of trade compensation.

Suns make most sense IMO. Flanders and pick 7 has gotta be pretty simple and fair, no?

If it’s the Crows, I’d go super hard at Rachelle but they probably won’t let him go unless he begs to get out. So maybe their current and future F1 picks (both likely to be very late in the first round).

Swans are intriguing. They won’t let their big 4 or 5 go. Logan McDonald?

It’s probably not true though

 

[Bluelegs]

 

[Scythe]

Dude is turning 33 before next season and is in some of the worst form of his career.

Sign me up

 

[Scythe]

I mean, at least he's a free agent, but I can't get overly enthusiastic about the idea

 

[Lord Nev]

I mean, at least he's a free agent, but I can't get overly enthusiastic about the idea

I really rate Mihocek, but geez 33? The plus side maybe though - Wasn't drafted til 25. Might have more mileage left than we think? Hasn't missed many games other than 2024.

 

[Bluelegs]

I mean, at least he's a free agent, but I can't get overly enthusiastic about the idea

I'm fine with it as a cash splash as long as it's a short contract. Bit of support for JVR. Not like it's going to hurt anyone's development.

 

[The Dr]

Mihocek is a long time fave of mine but the cliff looked very close the longer the season went on.

Happy to have him but it’d have to be fairly cheap.

At worst he might show our forwards the value of leading toward ls the ball carrier.

 

[Bluelegs]

Mihocek is a long time fave of mine but the cliff looked very close the longer the season went on.

Happy to have him but it’d have to be fairly cheap.

At worst he might show our forwards the value of leading toward ls the ball carrier.

I know he's the exception but Gunston looked cooked as the past couple of years.

 

[The Dr]

I know he's the exception but Gunston looked cooked as the past couple of years.

Yeah definitely. Tex looked cooked about 3 years ago then pulled off an epic twilight few years too.

There’s talk Mihocek carried a leg injury most of the year which could explain him battling