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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[beside the seaside]

Heard we are getting Bobby Hill.

Yeah? Didn't he have a falling out with Brad?

 

[Joffaboy]

We made the right call with Membrey, when the pressure came on tonight, he shat himself in front of the big sticks.

Hopefully we can get Max King back next year to show him how it's done, probably shit himself instead of kick goals.

We need to recruit more forwards that can kick straight like Lockett and Sharman.

That chip to Elliot when running into an open goal was diabolical.
Forget if it was a free or not, Membrey choked and butchered that opportunity.

 

[NextYearPlease]

Heard SDK interviewed on the ABC this afternoon. Apparently there are 9 siblings, most not into football, couldn't give aĺl his Grand Final tickets away two years ago.

 

[austinnn]

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.

Armooo reckons Wilkie won't nominate until after the GF so we've got at least a week of bitter sniping, emotive "facts", hot hot takes, and panicking and the BF admin must be THRILLED

 

[austinnn]

Heard SDK interviewed on the ABC this afternoon. Apparently there are 9 siblings, most not into football, couldn't give aĺl his Grand Final tickets away two years ago.

Nine?

In this day and age? Deeply religious or no Internet signal in the DeKoning household?

 

[Plugger35]

I forgot about Jason Heatley, he was a dead eye dick kick for goal for both Subiaco and St Kilda.

 

[triggering bro]

Yeah? Didn't he have a falling out with Brad?

Yep. Some random bloke on Twitter mentioned it.

 

[TheJackal]

Don't like him, but Elliot can play and is a UFA. 60 odd goals this year and was the only competent forward for the filth today.

 

[StFly]

I’d laugh but it’s probably true. Have to give them credit for getting the most out of their players. Who thought Rhys Stanley was going to play 220 games?

You saw and chatted to the man when he was with us, what you saw was a tall kid, wide wingspan, no meat just waiting to grow into his frame. He was then always of a mind that it'd click when it clicked, so I for one knew he'd go well.

Wright as an eg, I was next to him at a Christmas in July thing and he couldn't even make a gingerbread house, so, fair to say I knew he wasn't long for the AFL caper, but he was like a suburban footy nuffy through and through.

 

[TheJackal]

You saw and chatted to the man when he was with us, what you saw was a tall kid, wide wingspan, no meat just waiting to grow into his frame. He was then always of a mind that it'd click when it clicked, so I for one knew he'd go well.

Could be talking about Isaac Keeler here, we can hope anyway

 

[Coconut_twirl]

Heard we are getting Bobby Hill.

Troll post surely?

 

[RWB4life]

Don't like him, but Elliot can play and is a UFA. 60 odd goals this year and was the only competent forward for the filth today.

Do we have room for him Higgins and ryan? Hall would almost have to play full time mid let alone any resting forwards.

 

[paddygunner]

Nine?

In this day and age? Deeply religious or no Internet signal in the DeKoning household?

Blended family —SDK is one of the youngest.

 

[heynow85]

Heard SDK interviewed on the ABC this afternoon. Apparently there are 9 siblings, most not into football, couldn't give aĺl his Grand Final tickets away two years ago.

Fun fact the De Konig parents sell their house on an episode of Selling Houses Australia and they talk about all the kids.

 

[StFly]

Could be talking about Isaac Keeler here, we can hope anyway

One can only hope.

Though admittedly I see Keeler as more a lock for the F50 whereas Rhys was always ruck first and more a better Jason Blake maybe, ala Kosi before his injuries. Cats just then focused on his ruck craft to make him premier.

Either way between Rhys and Owl we went well for brilliant rucks there for a moment.

 

[sauce_head]

Armooo reckons Wilkie won't nominate until after the GF so we've got at least a week of bitter sniping, emotive "facts", hot hot takes, and panicking and the BF admin must be THRILLED

I don’t think there is any point nominating if the deals isn’t going to get done. I don’t expect him to nominate at all and IF he is traded, the first we hear of it is not some petty nomination, but a trade announcement. But I’d bet more he won’t go anywhere.

 

[beside the seaside]

Yep. Some random bloke on Twitter mentioned it.

It wouldn't be a total shock. He's fallen out with the Pies and he is absolutely the type of player we are chasing.

 

[TheJackal]

Do we have room for him Higgins and ryan? Hall would almost have to play full time mid let alone any resting forwards.

Don't think so, I would've targeted him over Ryan.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Ross is off his face on Dan Gorringe’s livestream

Love it!

On the new player TDK, “Have I met him yet? You know SOS and Gubby get carried away…”

Also, 16 000 / 18 000 memberships signed after NAS did were new members…
“you’ve got a lot to live up to” ( TDK.)

Sounds like he was still high on painkillers tbh

 

[triggering bro]

It wouldn't be a total shock. He's fallen out with the Pies and he is absolutely the type of player we are chasing.

I would love him tbh

 

[topbillings]

Fun fact the De Konig parents sell their house on an episode of Selling Houses Australia and they talk about all the kids.

Father De Koning was on Tipping Point a few weeks back too.

 

[UnfinishedBusiness]

Didn't need to type sad twice. Once was enough

Helpful insights mate, ta

 

[bergholt]

Don't like him, but Elliot can play and is a UFA. 60 odd goals this year and was the only competent forward for the filth today.

Unbelievable player and if we weren't getting Ryan I'd be all for it, but I don't think we can fit both of them in the same side playing the same role

 

[Dr Spaceman]

This trade thread is all I’ve been consuming cause I’m a sad sad person

Didn't need to type sad twice. Once was enough

Helpful insights mate, ta

I said something similar to Jimbo but of course he didn’t listen

 

[BilboJackins]

Ross deserves a medal for his performance on DDF tonight