List Mgmt. 2025 List Management Discussion - Part V

[Hubnester]

2025 List Management Discussion - Part 5

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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[austinnn]

Sorry but we got done there. We should be praised for giving clubs what they want for Flanders, Ryan and Steele.

At this rate Marshall will be free to Geelong for a bj from Catman

 

[Diehard Saint]

My heart hurts

There goes my avatar

 

[sainterryan]

Wish you well Jack

 

[SaintersUnite]

Goodbye Jack I’ll miss you

 

[PoppedCorn]

oliver a giant
steele to melb for a future third wtf

 

[Saintscomemarchingin]

And...what is his role lol?

His wand will do all of the decision making in our favour
Mackie will be doing F1's in years to come
Hocus Pocus
Now Mackie let's focus
We give you Marshall- l give you F1
We give you Dow- l give you F1
We give you a Cow- l give you F1

You get the driftwood here l assume

Think l may be more bored, just a tad.

 

[aidansbonor]

Gonna miss you Jack

Wish him all the best

 

[Geezington]

Not as putrid as letting Oliver go for a future 3rd and paying half his wage

 

[L_W_P]

The juh selection will rival the Paddy selection in the annals of ****ed up first pick selections.

Nah.

It cost the Dogs a handful of nothing picks. Not really a true #1 fail.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Cleary reporting Steele gone for 27 third rounder. I wasn’t expecting much. That’s worse than that!

We obviously really didn’t mind if he went.
We have Macrae.
But still, pretty sad.

 

[stavro#4]

Sorry but we got done there. We should be praised for giving clubs what they want for Flanders, Ryan and Steele.

At this rate Marshall will be free to Geelong for a bj from Catman

During the week there was talk on trade radio that he was on close to $1m the next 2 seasons.

If that’s true. It’s go again time next trade period

 

[Plugger35]

A future 3rd rounder for Steele, that's a bargain for Melbourne, not a great deal for us but I guess they wanted to get rid of him.

 

[sainterryan]

We shopped him so were never going to get much

 

[thekizzler]

Twomey saying it wasn’t front or back ended.

Strong salary all the way through

He wasn't really definitive though. More what he thought.

Does anyone actually know or is everyone speculating how Steele's salary was spread?

 

[The Jack]

We’ve got serious cap issues for our captain to go go for a future 3rd.

Makes sense now. SOS and Gubby have blown the cap.

 

[From 45]

Sorry but we got done there. We should be praised for giving clubs what they want for Flanders, Ryan and Steele.

At this rate Marshall will be free to Geelong for a bj from Catman

Well not really if it was for a salary dump.

 

[westernsainter]

I reckon to package together for first rounders from Tassie.

How would that work? Even if we win the flag it will be #46 before any compo or bidding. This is basically a salary dump.

 

[ARCHIE66]

That’s ****ed. And we think we’re a serious footy club

 

[g_TRAIN]

A future 3rd rounder for Steele, that's a bargain for Melbourne, not a great deal for us but I guess they wanted to get rid of him.

I think we made the deal out of respect to Jack.

 

[Tommy Wigs]

Twomey saying it wasn’t front or back ended.

Strong salary all the way through

If this is the case (wonder why he wouldn’t have agreed to pull some forward), then that gives us good flexibility moving forward though. Start targeting the FAs for next year

 

[triggering bro]

Steele gone RTB backing in Windhager and Flanders.

 

[Dard Ball Get]

Mowman no more slumped shoulders and walking after the oppo

 

[phantom13]

I can only assume they’re taking his whole salary but Jesus Christ that’s gross.

I’d rather retain Steele than Roma personally.

 

[Southeastsainter]

Trading our captain for a future 3rd is a disgrace. Absolutely hate that we’ve done it. What’s the gain here???? He was front ended? I don’t get it.

 

[CHBench]

It's a big contract to be sitting in the VFL, hurts but makes sense