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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[L_W_P]

3x first rounders for Curnow and a F2nd.

SDK + F2nd for RoMa + 2x F3rds (ours and Eagles)

Then we have the F2nd GWS wants BUT we also don't need Aleer so... Sorry Giants.

 

[Captain Paddy]

Aww can we wait for the Curnow deal to go down and then just hold them over a barrel with Ro.

Sam and picks now they’re you’re pot committed. Take it or leave it Mackdawg

 

[Significant]

Im a bit confused, could anyone clear up how Geelong offering 3 first rounders translates to us getting SDK?
Straight swap for Rowan?

It means Rowan is staying, which I am ecstatic about!

 

[bird_man]

Look, I’ve never heard a club walk away 6 days out from the finish line because of a second rounder.

So for me, it’s one of 2 things:


1. The most likely option is us posturing. Giants drop the price and take a third rounder or something to this effect.

Or

2. The most unlikely option is that we have got another semi decent fish hooked and unless Marshall & Steele both go. We can’t do both.

His manager will well and truly have the shits now, I doubt he'd want to keep dealing with us.

Its not really the way you haggle, playing with your recruits head like that.

I can't imagine we'd be going back now.

 

[sammm]

Thats very responsible of the Saints. I like it. Sad about Aleer

 

[g_TRAIN]

I don't think we will hold them over a barrel to be honest. They will pass on Ro and we will get to keep him.

Not a bad result for us

 

[SaintsofSteel]

I just read Geelong have offerred 3 x first round draft picks for Curnow, I wonder if that involves SDK and Marshall?

 

[sauce_head]

More details revealed: Inside the Leek Aleer story

St Kilda backflipped on their sustained interest.

www.sen.com.au

So, again Giants want F2 and we say no. Play on

Exactly. Not sure when our own supporters will trust us. Done more deals than any other club this period and before all with minimal of fuss. Yet we demean ourselves and assume we are to blame.

 

[g_TRAIN]

I just read Geelong have offerred 3 x first round draft picks for Curnow, I wonder if that involves SDK and Marshall?

Has SDK been mentioned anywhere in the media?

I only see him being mentioned here.

Also I reckon he's a tad overated

 

[DT_35]

His manager will well and truly have the shits now, I doubt he'd want to keep dealing with us.

Its not really the way you haggle, playing with your recruits head like that.

I can't imagine we'd be going back now.

Same manager is Tauru too…

 

[kick it lace out]

No way the Blues accept that trade. 2 x picks in the 20’s plus another pick closer to 30 (after the Tassie concessions). They’d be mad to accept this.

 

[sauce_head]

If Charlie comes out and nominates Geelong it's going to be pandemonium in here.

Hopefully if he does and it doesn’t get done the cats won’t have destroyed his life…

 

[DT_35]

From Geelong board:

From a very very reliable source.

We have offered:

3 first rounders for Curnow: and

SDK for Marshall



Take it with a grain of salt

 

[OxSaint]

Unless we are somehow getting SDK I do still hope we end up with Aleer. Think his athleticism and age profile fits perfectly. We need to keep adding the early to mid 20 talent.

I thought he could have been a Ross special with a new simplified role

 

[SaintsofSteel]

This is what Geelong offerred (doesnt include others) -

Geelong put forward deal for Carlton's Charlie Curnow: AFL trade news

The Cats and the Swans are believed to be leading conversations for the two-time Coleman Medallist.

www.zerohanger.com

 

[Diehard Saint]

That was short lived sentence. But I missed the why we backed out of the Aleer deal. Does anyone know?

As Ross would say….we’ll know ”in the fullness of time.”

 

[The Slug]

Gubby did warn we had a few more surprises up our sleeve....

 

[Yawkey way]

Further to add to this, apparently Aleer’s management has an “explosive response” coming up on 9 news..

St Kilda scammers.

 

[sammm]

I honestly thought GWS would play fair but i guess i was naive

I thought we on big footy already knew gws was going to ask for a 2nd round pick. People

 

[Saint Shags]

Would suggest that the Marshall move doesn't occur without a 1st in the mix at minimum or player.
If the reports about the Cats offer for Carlton are to be believed then it would suggest no deal or a player has to be involved.

 

[NAS THE GOAT]

So Cats are saying they are walking away from Marshall?

What you are gonna not fix your ruck problem? Not buying it Cats

 

[HeavenlySources]

• Geelong in for Curnow (Curnow stating they are his first preference)
• Dan Gorringe linking SDK to Saints
• Geelong table Pick 19 for Rowan Marshall
  19

  Rowan Marshall

  Age

  30

  Ht

  201cm

  Wt

  105kg

  Pos.

  Ruck

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  15.4

  4star

  K

  8.8

  3star

  HB

  6.6

  4star

  CL

  3.4

  5star

  HO

  20.2

  5star

  D

  12.9

  3star

  K

  9.3

  4star

  HB

  3.6

  2star

  CL

  2.8

  4star

  HO

  17.8

  5star

  D

  10.6

  3star

  K

  5.8

  3star

  HB

  4.8

  4star

  CL

  1.0

  3star

  HO

  7.8

  5star

  (Saints decline)
• Saints pull out of Aleer deal over somewhat minor difference between F2nd and F3rd
• X account ‘inside source’ linking SDK to Saints
• Saints have wrapped up all other trades
• Geelong board linking stating it’s been offered

What do all these signs point to?

3-way mega trade

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Aleer out (no longer pursuing), we landed Flyin Ryan, Jared Rivers left to go to melb, Moose traded and cheesy melts everywhere

See now im on the plane to Melbourne at 28000ft and im wondering what I'll miss before 0630!

 

[SaintersUnite]

Why can’t trade period be the actual season, this is way more fun.

 

[FQFjt]

Do we actually want SDK? He hasn't quite set the world on fire in recent times.