List Mgmt. 2025 List Management Discussion - Part 3

[Hubnester]

2025 List Management Discussion - Part 3

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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[akaifu]

Is it fair to say he’d (JSOS) be a Battle replacement?

I’m not super familiar with his game.

100%

 

[SainterinSydney]

If JSOS' body is not cooked, this is a great pick up.

 

[magd2992]

How did your mate find out? Genuinely curious.

His mate is JSOS.

 

[Joffaboy]

My mate has told me JSOS is done. Signing with us.

Good, hope it is for one year on 50k, renegotiated next year for another 3.
Will mean Carlton misses a compo pick.

 

[SainterinSydney]

His mate is JSOS.

Like legit? Lol

 

[Saints4ever]

His mate is JSOS.

He has connections with a Carlton player.

 

[TheJackal]

So Sam Flanders had ZERO centre bounce attendances tonight. This is despite Rowell, Anderson and Miller all being rested on the bench for the last 10 minutes of the match.

Make it happen Saints!

 

[SainterinSydney]

So Sam Flanders had ZERO centre bounce attendances tonight. This is despite Rowell, Anderson and Miller all being rested on the bench for the last 10 minutes of the match.

Make it happen Saints!

 

[Joffaboy]

So Sam Flanders had ZERO centre bounce attendances tonight. This is despite Rowell, Anderson and Miller all being rested on the bench for the last 10 minutes of the match.

Make it happen Saints!

So much prefer Flanders to McKenzie.
I hope our Hawks friends over earlier are correct and he stays at Hawthorn. Gives me such Billings/Parish vibes, just such a nothing player, no better than Dow or Carroll.
With us having to find draft capital for Ryan and possibly Flanders and Aleer, McKenzie would be another with Hawks asking for the world.
As it is we may have to lose Roh and Steele and Heath. With no second I reckon we use ours this year in some capacity and futures.

 

[tomjoad]

You would also think that it would be either one of Flanders or CMac... especially if we're keeping Windy, not both.

 

[Saints4ever]

Anybody doubting Max the great he had mail when Dow was coming so this is most likely legit.

 

[SainterinSydney]

Anybody doubting Max the great he had mail when Dow was coming so this is most likely legit.

Well, guys, it sounds like our influx of ringers continues. By the time this trade/free agency period is over, our starting 18 from 2025 will be in the new St Kilda VFL team next year!

 

[ThomasR]

Don't hate it.
Fitness is an issue, but a very solid pick up if he stays fit.
Adds a bit more experience to the backline with Wilkie and Sinc's. Three old heads, and two or three under 25's.
Throws the Aleer acquisition out a bit though, if it happens at all.

Port are into Aleer apparently. Makes a lot of sense - he is from Adelaide, and cash is obviously not an issue. Their key defensive stocks are arguably worse than ours. Plus they won't mind the opportunity to gazump us after missing out on NWM.

Feels like the landscape is shifting a bit on this one. Whether the above or the JSOS rumours are true, I can't see a world where we chase them both

 

[Max the great]

How did your mate find out? Genuinely curious.

I have no idea tbh. Has some connections at Carlton. Told me a few months ago that it would be happening.

 

[Saints4ever]

I have no idea tbh. Has some connections at Carlton. Told me a few months ago that it would be happening.

Hopefully he’s not taking the Piss.

JSOS would slot in perfectly with Howard and Wilkie

 

[Saintos The ITK]

I’m in the get jsos Flanders keep windy forget Aleer cmac camp ️

 

[ARCHIE66]

Me too, Flanders, jsos, tdk and ryan. Forget the others. Jsos is an aa calibre player when fit

 

[Saintos The ITK]

We haven’t really had a great history of success with our backup rucks over the years have we.

 

[tomjoad]

Is it fair to say he’d (JSOS) be a Battle replacement?

I’m not super familiar with his game.

Very solid in defense, good mark, decent user. Just not as durable as Battle...will likely miss a few games every year.

 

[ARCHIE66]

Jsos costs nothing right?

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

Is it fair to say he’d (JSOS) be a Battle replacement?

I’m not super familiar with his game.

Played alot in the forward line until this season, where he has excelled down back.
Bow legged Indian rubber man like his dad.

 

[Miha]

Jsos costs nothing right?

Yup, he’s a UFA

 

[Saints4ever]

Jsos plays with heart and I’d be pumped to get him.

Only concern is he’s played 20+ games twice in ten seasons.

Think he would become a fan favourite pretty quickly

 

[akaifu]

Honestly like as long as JSOS is fit for finals I don't see his body being an issue

We'll have Howard/Aleer/Wilkie/Tauru/Caminiti all capable of playing back. If he gets injured during the H&A season then we have decent cover to still bank wins

Ideally the best 23 consists of Howard Aleer Wilkie JSOS in the backline - Tauru might not even fit in

 

[Mat Mann]

Jsos costs nothing right?

unrestricted free agent

So we can pay him 200k on a 1-year deal, and the paper baggers can't do anything about it