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)

 

[Lampers]

Quality talls are hard to find outside of the top 15 or so picks.

I don’t mind a strategy of trying to cycle through early 20s talls like Derksen and Lord who show some promise to see what they can do. If one in four becomes a genuine player it’s worth it. They’ve also had that 18-22 years of age body development under their belt.

But just don’t hang on to clear NQRs like Fullerton or Schache too long to clog up the list.

 

[dazzledavey36]

Lord has better forward craft then Turner. I'd take Lord purely on the basis that Turner goes back and is part of our plans to take over from Lever.

Interests with Ollie Lord goes all the way back to when he trained with us as an AFL academy prospect few years back.

 

[markm106]

Bringing in someone like Lord and moving Turner back long term makes a lot of sense.

 

[wingersclub]

Trade wise which small forwards could we have a crack at poaching from another club?
It’s definitely a need for sure

 

[Topkent]

Trade wise which small forwards could we have a crack at poaching from another club?
It’s definitely a need for sure

Shit ones cause well have **** all for picks

 

[wingersclub]

Shit ones cause well have **** all for picks

Well thats just great haha!

 

[Topkent]

Well thats just great haha!

An I'm probably the most optimistic fan around here

Nah at best it'll be some fringe small like how Bedford went to GWS

 

[schmuttt]

Shit ones cause well have **** all for picks

We'll have a few picks to play with when Kozzy goes and potentially Trac end of year.

 

[Topkent]

We'll have a few picks to play with when Kozzy goes and potentially Trac end of year.

Ha true I forgot how miserable things could get

 

[schmuttt]

Ha true I forgot how miserable things could get

I know you're as negative as me but we are so ****ed lol. Lose today and we will be odds on fo start the year 0-4.

 

[Topkent]

I know you're as negative as me but we are so ****ed lol. Lose today and we will be odds on fo start the year 0-4.

We got GC next right? Then who?
I think we'll win as much as I hate the club. The way we play minimizing risk means we will grind out wins against most teams. I'm expecting us to blow them away in ¼ and get a comfortable ish win. I just don't want it. I don't want this to be vindicated in anyway.

 

[schmuttt]

We got GC next right? Then who?
I think we'll win as much as I hate the club. The way we play minimizing risk means we will grind out wins against most teams. I'm expecting us to blow them away in ¼ and get a comfortable ish win. I just don't want it. I don't want this to be vindicated in anyway.

Cats in Geelong lol

 

[Topkent]

Cats in Geelong lol

Small ground with our extra tall forward line how could we not win

 

[schmuttt]

Small ground with our extra tall forward line how could we not win

The dumbest thing is I can remember so many forwardlines that had success going small with role players because their talls weren't up to scratch, but I can not remember a single forward setup that went tall just to be tall without having actual quality talls.

 

[Topkent]

The dumbest thing is I can remember so many forwardlines that had success going small with role players because their talls weren't up to scratch, but I can not remember a single forward setup that went tall just to be tall without having actual quality talls.

Remember when Richmond sucked for ages with Vickery and Griffiths, punted then for a bunch of nobody smalls and won 3 flags lol. Or Freo when they had shit hogan, McCarthy and some other campaigner like Lobb etc. I would bet good money that marks inside 50 for KPP are at an all time low and marks for small blokes are at an all time high because of zones. You don't need height and strength anymore you need positioning and legs to get to the space. Apart from Hawkins and Curnow there's no KFs I trust to dominate 1-1 and Hawkins has retired

 

[schmuttt]

Remember when Richmond sucked for ages with Vickery and Griffiths, punted then for a bunch of nobody smalls and won 3 flags lol. Or Freo when they had shit hogan, McCarthy and some other campaigner like Lobb etc. I would bet good money that marks inside 50 for KPP are at an all time low and marks for small blokes are at an all time high because of zones. You don't need height and strength anymore you need positioning and legs to get to the space. Apart from Hawkins and Curnow there's no KFs I trust to dominate 1-1 and Hawkins has retired

Agree. Even the dogs under rocket eade and then bevo made it work with success. Pies under McRae also.

 

[Topkent]

Hogan actually was fun last year

 

[TheBoss]

The dumbest thing is I can remember so many forwardlines that had success going small with role players because their talls weren't up to scratch, but I can not remember a single forward setup that went tall just to be tall without having actual quality talls.

 

[Demon Attack]

Remember when Richmond sucked for ages with Vickery and Griffiths, punted then for a bunch of nobody smalls and won 3 flags lol. Or Freo when they had shit hogan, McCarthy and some other campaigner like Lobb etc. I would bet good money that marks inside 50 for KPP are at an all time low and marks for small blokes are at an all time high because of zones. You don't need height and strength anymore you need positioning and legs to get to the space. Apart from Hawkins and Curnow there's no KFs I trust to dominate 1-1 and Hawkins has retired

Darcy and Thilthorpe look like stepping up this year. Hogan dropped nothing back half of last year too.

But I agree most forward lines should be based around smalls with quick ball movement so they are as isolated as possible, with only one or two big boys.

 

[Topkent]

Darcy and Thilthorpe look like stepping up this year. Hogan dropped nothing back half of last year too.

But I agree most forward lines should be based around smalls with quick ball movement so they are as isolated as possible, with only one or two big boys.

They might step up, they'll still kick like 35-50 goals or something. Like it's just not enough of an impact on the game anymore. Like with us, I don't want a key forward, I want Fritsch to be given space to work. As a ground and aerial threat he's one of the most dangerous forwards in the league but instead we pack it with talls, make him skirt around the edges fighting for scraps so that Turner, Johnson, Petty, JVR and whoever else can get 5 disposals and take 2 marks

 

[Topkent]

Fritsch is so annoying when I'm hate bonering Melbourne. campaigner will just drift next to a pack, pick up a ground ball and effortlessly snap a 35m goal of one step and our coaching staff goes yep love it, how do we make it ****ing hard for him to do that more often

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Fritsch is so annoying when I'm hate bonering Melbourne. campaigner will just drift next to a pack, pick up a ground ball and effortlessly snap a 35m goal of one step and our coaching staff goes yep love it, how do we make it ****ing hard for him to do that more often

Let's not play to his strengths (1 on 1, on the lead, set shots), let's not get him any set shots and make him earn his possessions thru needing to win free kicks with defensive pressure, push him up the ground whenever possible and have him trying to snap miracle goals under pressure with no space when hes inside 50.

They actively go about trying to highlight the worst parts of his game.

Great idea , I'm surprised more teams don't try and make their highest paid forward as useless as possible.

 

[dees arent rabble]

Sack goodwin

 

[ABray10]

Last year I did think we should suggest to Bombers that they trade up to pick 5 for their first and future first with a bunch of late picks for points going back.

May not have been accepted but I feel like that is 2 top 6 picks this year for Bombers and potentially 2 top 4 picks. Rebuild is coming for our team and quantity of high picks before Tassie gets here is important.

 

[Crusty Demon]

Last year I did think we should suggest to Bombers that they trade up to pick 5 for their first and future first with a bunch of late picks for points going back.

May not have been accepted but I feel like that is 2 top 6 picks this year for Bombers and potentially 2 top 4 picks. Rebuild is coming for our team and quantity of high picks before Tassie gets here is important.

I'd hate to say it, but moving Koz and Trac on will probably be needed more than wanted. Isn't next year the last year before Tas starts raiding the talent? Koz and Trac are my two favourite players amongst a list of s*, so even typing this makes me tear up. But f* we need to go full rebuild now. New coach, new list manager, will have a new president, and we need some quality draft picks now. Was hopeful even after last weeks game, but today will have broken any spirit any supporter had surely.