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]

We dont want either...both inside mids Stevens is a Stewie Dew reincarnation and Clark is too small to play the role.

I'll take Stewie Stevens

 

[ThomasR]

Zero Hanger has 3 options for a Ro trade.
One option is to trade George Stevens and Jhye Clark, does anyone have any knowledge of the 2 guys?

Stevens got more Brownlow votes on debut (1) than Coffield and Clark have had in their entire careers (0)

 

[kick it lace out]

Stevens got more Brownlow votes on debut (1) than Coffield and Clark have had in their entire careers (0)

Has Coffield been delisted yet?

 

[saintmike65]

Doesn't sound like there a huge heap of interest for Steele

Get your body right Jack and back yourself in to be a best 23 player

 

[saintmike65]

Stevens got more Brownlow votes on debut (1) than Coffield and Clark have had in their entire careers (0)

No to both

 

[saintmike65]

Twomey is an Essendon cheerleader. If he is claiming they are interested and considering a move. It’s probably the best outcome for us with their draft hand

Not a hope in hell Jack's going there

 

[Gavinmitchell11]

The fact we've picked up a mid who uses the ball well and makes good decisions excites me to no end. Exactly what we needed.

Yes Maxy Hall, was a great pick up.

 

[Gavinmitchell11]

not that I’m all that Keen but is Ollie florent maybe the mid that people are guessing about?

 

[Captain Paddy]

Butler probably should be playing at a lower level.

Ainsworths number makes him seem like a Gresham clone.

Aka terrible

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

Butler probably should be playing at a lower level.

Ainsworths number makes him seem like a Gresham clone.

More like Butler with the pressure, which often doesnt come up as stats & off the ball stuff.

 

[NextYearPlease]

Doesn't sound like there a huge heap of interest for Steele

Yes, it was announced Friday and today's Sunday. Surely it should be finalised by now.

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

⁸

Aka terrible

5 y.o?
3 y.o l reckon
Have a nap

 

[dudeintheswamp]

 

[Sully111]

Can't see Steele going to the Dons.

 

[BrutThough]

Zero Hanger has 3 options for a Ro trade.
One option is to trade George Stevens and Jhye Clark, does anyone have any knowledge of the 2 guys?

Classic trope of thinking multiple average players will equal one good player.

 

[Dr Spaceman]

The only day that I ever went there kelvin templeton kicked 16 ****ing goals against us.

That is reason to hate them for an eternity!!

Spuds game was the only time I went out there. How funny was it when he went on a run down the ground with a few bounces, had a shit at goal and tripped over and landed on his face?!

Lappin played well that day from memory.

Emotional game.

lappin didnt play
everitt 6 loewe 5 o'brien 4
winmar 42 harvey 40 anderson devonport smith sziller spider all in the 20s

libba and west 29 and 23
osborne and hargraves 3 each

winmar had 1 less kick than the dogs leading disposal winner
harvs had more handballs than all but one dogs total posession count
96 more possies,14 more tackles
they won the hitouts and the free kick count

brownlow harvs 3 winmar 2 j.smith 1

was a great day

I must be confused with another match that I went to there then. Perhaps I did go more than once!

Went to quite a few games at the Western Oval including that one where Templeton had about 8 taps, paid as marks, in the last quarter.

First game was in late 1975 when George Young got moved to full forward and proceeded to kick 9 goals.

I do remember a game involving Lappin at the Western Oval, however recall it was a Fitzroy home game as I was watching it from their social club.

 

[Anythings_sipposible]

Well at least he will be guaranteed playing midfield for them.
But yeah, in a losing one more often than not.

Guaranteed midfield minutes at Essendon is the AFL equivalent of Sisyphus' lot

 

[marcus1232]

Look.
Ainsworth isn't terrible
But he isn't really the player we are looking for I would think
He is a bang on average AFL footballer.
Would only be a depth player

 

[John2010362340]

Zero Hanger has 3 options for a Ro trade.
One option is to trade George Stevens and Jhye Clark, does anyone have any knowledge of the 2 guys?

It has to be a starting 18 player that plays every week at a minimum.

 

[bladeyy21]

Because he is 29 year old mid that has been out of form for three years, averaged 20 touches a game as a genuine mid and has been asked to look for other options.

He holds very little value unfortunately

Agreed. This is why I think we should just keep him as a depth player. We'd get a 3rd rounder at best if he were to leave. Reckon he provides more value than a 3rd round pick as a rotating mid/fwd or depth

 

[Joffaboy]

Guaranteed midfield minutes at Essendon is the AFL equivalent of Sisyphus' lot

Steele has indicated he want to stay hopefully for success. Won't get that at WCE or Essendon.
Only a Bulldog ( nope) or Sydney (?), look like challenging for the 8, and then the eight who probably don't want him.
I really think he has indicated he doesn't want to go to a rebuilding team.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Agreed. This is why I think we should just keep him as a depth player. We'd get a 3rd rounder at best if he were to leave. Reckon he provides more value than a 3rd round pick as a rotating mid/fwd or depth

And he’s our player, who is prepared to fight his way into the team, who is professional as they come, not sooking it up and will bleed for the club.
Why just swap him for another depth player with no loyalty to the club?

 

[stavro#4]

Not a hope in hell Jack's going there

I’d say this is a pretty good opportunity for a bloke who might want a 3 year guarantee with his football morality lurking Mike.

He plays every week next season for them. Maybe even the year after

Massive leadership vacuum once Merrett goes. Big body to support the kids etc.

 

[Leap of Faith]

I’d say this is a pretty good opportunity for a bloke who might want a 3 year guarantee with his football morality lurking Mike.

He plays every week next season for them. Maybe even the year after

Massive leadership vacuum once Merrett goes. Big body to support the kids etc.

Crikey would be crap to see him running around in Injector’s kit. Only marginally less respect for them than I have for Carlton.

 

[SainterinSydney]

I’d say this is a pretty good opportunity for a bloke who might want a 3 year guarantee with his football morality lurking Mike.

He plays every week next season for them. Maybe even the year after

Massive leadership vacuum once Merrett goes. Big body to support the kids etc.

"Hi Jack" -- Brad Scott

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