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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[hangdog]

Looks like Nick Coffield is gone from the bulldogs

Such a shame. Started with such promise

 

[Premium]

Disagree that Marshall is surplus to needs. For me he’s a required player, unless the deal is too good to improve. We’re a better team with him in it.

100%

 

[botts]

Looks like Nick Coffield is gone from the bulldogs

Man that sucks. Injury destroyed his career

 

[Sully111]

JUH isn't changing anytime soon.

Brad Hill or no Brad Hill.

 

[SG34]

Such a shame. Started with such promise

Billings, Coffield and Hunter Clark. Three first-rounders? High hopes, delay and splutter, but now Hunter has to fly the flag.

 

[nobhead]

Yes can see those Cheese Knives and Ski Poles being raised in anger.

forget petracca and merrett
32 year old lachie neale is the whisper not sure what brissy would want trade wise .the squeeze is on for midfield spots up there apparently and at 32 they may already looking to the future

 

[Nutsngum]

Looks like Nick Coffield is gone from the bulldogs

VFL season is still going for them so where did you hear this from?

 

[The_Steadier]

Hardwick confirmed that Flanders has been managing a back issue all season

Very smart from dimma- must know we have a fetish for injured players and will pay more if they are NQR.

Listening to Jamarra on a recent podcast and he speaks pretty candidly. To be honest he doesn’t sound at all how he’s been portrayed in the media.

With his talent and how self aware he sounds I would be absolutely shocked if he never plays a game again. He will be back, which club he’s at is the only question IMO

People with substance abuse issues can be brutally candid about themselves- doesn't mean they have (or want) a path out of it.
For instance- he could hypothetically be speaking candidly about only 50% of what he gets up to... and totally omitting the rest.

 

[austinnn]

Looks like Nick Coffield is gone from the bulldogs

Billings, Coffield, Paton all let go - any other ex-Saints?

 

[buck12]

forget petracca and merrett
32 year old lachie neale is the whisper not sure what brissy would want trade wise .the squeeze is on for midfield spots up there apparently and at 32 they may already looking to the future

sounds made up

 

[inntheno]

Billings, Coffield, Paton all let go - any other ex-Saints?

Stanley will retire. They are all welcome in the Saints VFL team. Acres might be shaky.

 

[SG34]

Very smart from dimma- must know we have a fetish for injured players and will pay more if they are NQR.



People with substance abuse issues can be brutally candid about themselves- doesn't mean they have (or want) a path out of it.
For instance- he could hypothetically be speaking candidly about only 50% of what he gets up to... and totally omitting the rest.

So right.
Not only can they be frank, they can be poetic or ironic about 50% of it, and speak in such a candid 'lived in' and authentic way, it cuts through. Meanwhile, the other "50%" is still floating out there.

 

[dudeintheswamp]

So does the mystery mid Alex Davies nominate us tomorrow or Wednesday?

 

[Jade Buddha]

You just get the feeling someone will drop. Someone will be picked up that wasn’t expected.

 

[Armoooo]

Anyone else at that stage of blind optimism where you only see the bright side? Like we could get JUH for free on a minimum contract with dogs paying him for two years for us and he makes All Australian immediately?

I don't want logic or restraint. I wsnt pie in the sky fantasy!

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

Anyone else at that stage of blind optimism where you only see the bright side? Like we could get JUH for free on a minimum contract with dogs paying him for two years for us and he makes All Australian immediately?

I don't want logic or restraint. I wsnt pie in the sky fantasy!

I mean, we're ****ing due for a risky pick to come off.

And a flag.

 

[Moorabbin Ghost]

Anyone else at that stage of blind optimism where you only see the bright side? Like we could get JUH for free on a minimum contract with dogs paying him for two years for us and he makes All Australian immediately?

I don't want logic or restraint. I wsnt pie in the sky fantasy!

Or he could get Ross hooked on ice and our whole club falls apart.

 

[pebblesofsand]

Anyone else at that stage of blind optimism where you only see the bright side? Like we could get JUH for free on a minimum contract with dogs paying him for two years for us and he makes All Australian immediately?

I don't want logic or restraint. I wsnt pie in the sky fantasy!

I think we'd be stupid not to have at least asked where he's at.

If he genuinely wanted another go and his mind seemed to be in the right place and the cost was minimal, I'd take the risk.

He fails, we wear it but take the high moral ground that we at least gave him a chance.

 

[Sarcoidevo]

JUH isn't changing anytime soon.

Brad Hill or no Brad Hill.

Gotta agree with this

I can just see in 20yrs time when he has blown all his money there be some sob story how he was hard done by .... dude seems to have a pocketful of excuses ready to go ... always laying blame elsewhere

 

[Diehard Saint]

He fails, we wear it but take the high moral ground that we at least gave him a chance.

There’s no moral high ground.
It’ll be “the Saints stuff up again.”
Thanks, but no thanks.

 

[SainterinSydney]

Or he could get Ross hooked on ice and our whole club falls apart.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Or he could get Ross hooked on ice and our whole club falls apart.

Would look better in his polo shirt for a brief period however

 

[Saintos The ITK]

You know how you might feel a bit sorry for certain sides at certain times.
Well west coast are ****en miles away.

 

[Saintos The ITK]

Anyhow **** juh he had his chance let him rot in a normal hard working job like
The rest of
Us.
****en idiot.

 

[nikkig98]

Or he could get Ross hooked on ice and our whole club falls apart.

Ross on ice would go undefeated for 5 seasons in a row, they'll need a new league for us to play in