List Mgmt. 2025 List Management Discussion - Part IV

[Hubnester]

2025 List Management Discussion - Part 4

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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[Saintscomemarchingin]

this josh battle fella is getting a bath

Nah, he did alright.
Not unhappy that he's not in a GF though.

 

[Sarcoidevo]

Will SDK + TDK give us an STD...K?

Hope we know a good Gynaecologist

 

[thehunterclarkhill]

Will SDK + TDK give us an STD...K?

Hope we know a good Gynaecologist

so bad yet so good hahaha

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

If hawthorn think CMac is worth our first pick when he cant even get ahead of Chol as the sub then they are on another planet.

You mean Jiath yeah
Chol-esterol is the tall one
He did alright.

 

[TheJackal]

Apart from almost missing his boot once, SDK had a very good game tonight. I reckon its SDK or Roma stays, I'm ok with that.

Not sure how Howard, Wilkie, Tauru, SDK, JSOS, Aleer and Barrat all fit but at least our VFL stand alone side would never have a goal kicked on them.

 

[stfan]

true, we haven't targeted many defenders of late

We have evolved.

First it was Half Backs, now it is more the Key Defenders whom are turning our recruiters heads.

 

[Moquo]

this josh battle fella is getting a bath

Still BOG, and probs wins the Norm Smith. Looks good in brown

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

Still BOG, and probs wins the Norm Smith. Looks good in brown

Ah hello, his side lost

 

[NAS THE GOAT]

Old Xander McGuire reporting the Pies have made a play for Curnow now

 

[Moquo]

Ah hello, his side lost

How dare you

 

[Marlo]

Still BOG, and probs wins the Norm Smith. Looks good in brown

You auditioning for a fox footy commentary position?

 

[NAS THE GOAT]

Finey has thrown it hard into reverse on Windy

 

[Plugger35]

I am rapt that Marcus Windhager is staying too but I will be even more rapt that Wilkie is staying., we can't afford to lose him.

 

[Falchoon]

Don't give the Cats Marshall unless a brilliant deal.

Blicavs won the 2nd half ruck battle after looking like getting overrun early.

Cats fans offer of pick 25 ish would currently have them in the race for Ned Reeves rather than Marshall.

 

[mad-saint-guy]

I am rapt that Marcus Windhager is staying too but I will be even more rapt that Wilkie is staying., we can't afford to lose him.

I've never seriously considered the possibility of Wilkie leaving, but if the Dogs are actually willing to cough up an absurd return in a trade (I'll take Ed Richards) AND Geelong are willing to trade SDK for Marshall...it would kinda make sense, given that we are already bringing in Silvagni and Aleer.

Theoretically, could end up with a side looking like this:

B: Aleer, SDK, Stocker
HB: Sinclair, Silvagni, Hill
C: Windhager, Richards, Wilson
HF: Hall, Sharman, Owens
F: Higgins, King, Ryan

Foll: TDK, Macrae, Nas
Int: Garcia, Tauru, Wood, Phillipou, Keeler


Got two bonafide midfield stars in Richards and Nas, plus the giant key defender in SDK. Silvagni replaces the Battle role, while Aleer and Howard probably compete for the other spot (Howard may be relegated to SDK backup though). Tauru stays in as a utility.

The good thing about this situation with Marshall and Wilkie is that there's no need for us to trade either unless the deal is weighted in our favour. By no means do I want to lose Wilkie, but if an opportunity arises where we could add a star mid in their prime while also bringing in the genuine big key defender that we need..we would have to think about it.

 

[sammm]

Think he was on Jezza early and he hardly touched the ball.

Who, jezza or Battle?

 

[Saints4ever]

I've never seriously considered the possibility of Wilkie leaving, but if the Dogs are actually willing to cough up an absurd return in a trade (I'll take Ed Richards) AND Geelong are willing to trade SDK for Marshall...it would kinda make sense, given that we are already bringing in Silvagni and Aleer.

Theoretically, could end up with a side looking like this:

B: Aleer, SDK, Stocker
HB: Sinclair, Silvagni, Hill
C: Windhager, Richards, Wilson
HF: Hall, Sharman, Owens
F: Higgins, King, Ryan

Foll: TDK, Macrae, Nas
Int: Garcia, Tauru, Wood, Phillipou, Keeler


Got two bonafide midfield stars in Richards and Nas, plus the giant key defender in SDK. Silvagni replaces the Battle role, while Aleer and Howard probably compete for the other spot (Howard may be relegated to SDK backup though). Tauru stays in as a utility.

The good thing about this situation with Marshall and Wilkie is that there's no need for us to trade either unless the deal is weighted in our favour. By no means do I want to lose Wilkie, but if an opportunity arises where we could add a star mid in their prime while also bringing in the genuine big key defender that we need..we would have to think about it.

I love it but I can’t see in any world where the Dogs give up Richards and I doubt the Cats would give up SDK.

There’s no way we lose Wilkie no way at all.

 

[CursingFijian]

Pretty much all of the Hawks capitulation was losing the midfield battle and after pressure dropped away they weren't able to play on their terms. They absolutely smashed Geelong early. Smith and Dangerfield really turned it around IMO.

I thought Atkins was better than Smith. He was phenomenal in the clinches.

 

[CursingFijian]

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If we pick up SDK then we will be paying someone nearly a million dollars to play VFL next year.

Surely, a young mid or pressure forward.

 

[LuckyBounce!]

What about one of their young rucks, Conway or Edwards?

There's a lot of young talent at the Cattery. Who do we like?

Conway? lol has been there forever and can never get on the park

 

[tassiesaint2024]

May is so cooked it's not funny. Melbourne fan reckons he wasn't best 22 most of this year. Can't see anyone picking him up at 34 next year he's not going to have much appeal. Pretty much Collingwood would be the only type of club that might if Howe retires and they want one last crack.

May replacing Howe would be like for like in some ways. Not on field, of course - May is cooked, but in terms of off field personas.

Disclaimer - only read about May, have witnessed Howe - zero stars as a bloke. Negative stars even.

 

[Longmembrey]

Surely our greatest list need is a gun small defender who can lock away the opposition's most dangerous small fwd. Stocker ain't it.

 

[beside the seaside]

Surely our greatest list need is a gun small defender who can lock away the opposition's most dangerous small fwd. Stocker ain't it.

It comes down to mids. Watch last nights game. We have one elite one now but we need two more.

 

[Joffaboy]

Finey has thrown it hard into reverse on Windy

Mark Fine has had his day. Just another shock jock trying for clickbait. Never listen to his dross nowadays.
Back to the deli

 

[TheJackal]

Mystery mid Here's hoping more than one of these 4 will be playing for us next year.