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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[beside the seaside]

That deal for Petracca is bonkers.

 

[70s sainter]

Yet we were meant to except trash picks from Port/Crows for Nas

A good precedent for2 years time at least

 

[westernsainter]

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What a farce.

 

[Remboy]

I recon you’ll see Marshall sent to Cats at the 11th hour.. or I’m just entirely wrong

I'm with you. My gut feel is he either goes or he stays.

 

[NAS THE GOAT]

Didn’t Gorringe say in his podcast (that someone posted a while back) that if the Marshall trade went “deep” SDK might be involved…is that a possibility?

Nah, SDK would have been only if they needed to keep currency for Curnow

 

[Southeastsainter]

We are paying some of his contract also????? Somebody from the club needs to explain this LOL

 

[pebblesofsand]

Jack got a cheeky extra year added to his contract. He’s loving life.

Melbourne probably wanted to spread his contract money.

2 x $900k becomes effectively 3 x $600k

 

[tommo7]

I find it hard to believe we’d accept a 2027 3rd rounder for Steele whilst paying a portion of his salary.

 

[Mowman]

That deal for Petracca is bonkers.

I would think the Dees are paying most of Petracca's wages to get those picks

 

[westernsainter]

I find it hard to believe we’d accept a 2027 3rd rounder for Steele whilst paying a portion of his salary.

If Cleary is going with it I'd say it's almost certain to be correct.

 

[70s sainter]

I actually think it's purely a list spot decision coupled with respect for Jack wanting to play senior footy.


Macrae, Flanders, Garcia and Windhager all going to play most games. We have Nas and Hall pushing in more regularly, guys like Wilson, Boxshall, Dow, Carroll, Trav etc all pushing up from underneath.

Agree and you forgot pou as well

 

[phantom13]

We are paying some of his contract also????? Somebody from the club needs to explain this LOL

Suuuuuuurely not. Surely

 

[tassiesaint2024]

Some over reactions in here.

TBF though, you were suggesting a pick in the 20s for him. When it was clear it was a case of whatever was offered.

 

[stavro#4]

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Tom guessing imo

With respect mate. Its trade radio is right and he is owed nearly a million a season in 26 & 27.

If we are paying saying 200k of that. It’s still a good deal.

 

[stavro#4]

TBF though, you were suggesting a pick in the 20s for him. When it was clear it was a case of whatever was offered.

100% I was.

And I’m still not melting.

 

[CHBench]

With respect mate. Its trade radio is right and he is owed nearly a million a season in 26 & 27.

If we are paying saying 200k of that. It’s still a good deal.

I'm not annoyed about the salary dump? It's a good call respecting Steele's desire to play AFL level football

 

[phantom13]

With respect mate. Its trade radio is right and he is owed nearly a million a season in 26 & 27.

If we are paying saying 200k of that. It’s still a good deal.

Not for the pick it’s not.

For that pick we shouldn’t have any of his salary, if we copped some we should have a better pick.

 

[The Boar]

Geelong won't want to "miss" out on both targets and will blink. They are too proud.

Saints moving Marshall and Steele signals a changing of the guard for a Wilkie and Nasiah led team. I love it!

 

[Moquo]

The same coach that didn't think Luke Ball could spread... 12 months later

Yes, and Jack will play more games next year than Leek.

 

[puppy_dog7]

Paul Connors stuck in 2006 with the shit baggy pink shirt with collar up

 

[StCicatriz]

With respect mate. Its trade radio is right and he is owed nearly a million a season in 26 & 27.

If we are paying saying 200k of that. It’s still a good deal.

this. even if we are paying 300-400k a year its still a good move.

 

[phantom13]

The revised Merret offer is still absolute dogshit lol.

Starting to think the hawks don’t want him

 

[bird_man]

With respect mate. Its trade radio is right and he is owed nearly a million a season in 26 & 27.

If we are paying saying 200k of that. It’s still a good deal.

So much for everyone saying his contract has been heavily front loaded the last few years then?

 

[stavro#4]

Not for the pick it’s not.

For that pick we shouldn’t have any of his salary, if we copped some we should have a better pick.

You are also taking a hit as a thank you for service for a past his best ex Captain

 

[Ekomaira]

this man has walked 20km today surely