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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[Hydatina Physis]

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

Would take him or Aleer?

 

[g_TRAIN]

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

Agreed and means one of our promising talls probably plays VFL

 

[projectv]

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

What do all these signs point to?

3-way mega trade

Geelong just have to offer up a suitable player to Carlton and that deal gets done. The three firsts alone won't be enough.

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

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

No, just means we ain't taking peanuts for Ro
If we think Silvagni is an injury risk & came expensive.
Whoa
Take a look at this guy

 

[Dr Spaceman]

Current state of play

 

[stavro#4]

 

[HeavenlySources]

Geelong just have to offer up a suitable player to Carlton and that deal gets done. The three firsts alone won't be enough.

Ro to Geelong and Steele to Carlton? For SDK? We keep all our future picks

 

[Gavinmitchell11]

Barrett guessing/making things up about Steele’s contract a tough listen.

 

[MrFoster]

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.

Curnow is a 29 year old (29 at the start of next year) injury prone forward. If he wants out and they are doing a mini-rebuild, might as well take the 3 first round picks and invest in youth. Maybe Geelong can throw in a young player like George Stevens, who knows. But Geelong is definitely gunning for a flag next year before Danger, Cameron, Stewart all retire.

 

[MrFoster]

Ro to Geelong and Steele to Carlton? For SDK? We keep all our future picks

No, Marshall is worth more than SDK alone. Geelong has to chip in another 2nd rounder to sweeten the deal. And I think they will as they are going all out for next year's flag before Danger and Cameron retires.

 

[sammm]

aleer will still happen we will end up finding a pick lmao

Hope so

 

[Train12]

It can’t be about a pick.

Something else is happening - player wise.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

“Whining”

 

[beside the seaside]

It can’t be about a pick.

Something else is happening - player wise.

Yes and also let's be honest here we have completely ****ed Aleer around. Is it the best thing for us? Yes probably but let's not act as if this is normal, we've completely screwed him over.

 

[MrFoster]

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

And we win the 2025 premiership.

 

[Saints43]

Which old or cheap rucks are available to slot behind TDK and Dodson?

Look at some stats and tell us.

 

[Yawkey way]

Didn’t Melbourne just back out of a deal ?.

Anyway Aleer has 3 years on the table at GWS so he’s not homeless.

 

[projectv]

Yes and also let's be honest here we have completely ****ed Aleer around. Is it the best thing for us? Yes probably but let's not act as if this is normal, we've completely screwed him over.

If JSOS and potentially SDK fall into our lap, then I'm sorry Leek Aleer but good luck out there.

 

[MrFoster]

Yes and also let's be honest here we have completely ****ed Aleer around. Is it the best thing for us? Yes probably but let's not act as if this is normal, we've completely screwed him over.

So what. We do what's best for the St Kilda football club. Nothing is concrete until the deal is signed, this is business 101.

 

[holllywood]

Did the AFL rule change this week enable the Cats to be able to offer up 3 firsts for Charlie?

 

[StCicatriz]

Didn’t Melbourne just back out of a deal ?.

Anyway Aleer has 3 years on the table at GWS so he’s not homeless.

not a good look for anyone.

 

[MrFoster]

Didn’t Melbourne just back out of a deal ?.

Anyway Aleer has 3 years on the table at GWS so he’s not homeless.

Of course his agent is crying because he just lost his big fat commission.

 

[Captain Paddy]

The statement from Aleers management is embarrassing

 

[StCicatriz]

Did the AFL change the rules this week that has enabled the Cats to be able to offer up 3 firsts for Charlie?

surprise surprise theyre into him and suddenly the AFL are increasing the window.

its beyond a ****in joke how much the AFL bends to Geelong

 

[HeavenlySources]

With SDK and Silvagni in the backline next year Wilkie could win the Brownlow