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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[StCicatriz]

The revised Merret offer is still absolute dogshit lol.

Starting to think the hawks don’t want him

hawthorn arrogance. they probably just enjoy inflicting emotional damage on essendon supporters by dragging it out.

 

[Grav]

Are you one of the guys behind Draftguru? Huge respect if so!

Not exactly a great draft hand otherwise, especially considering this is assuming we finish 12th.

He is the Draftguru & done a magnificent job of it too!

 

[Flandersss]

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!

+1.

Exciting times!

 

[NAS THE GOAT]

Is the vision of Tom Petroro walking the corridor on loop?

 

[phantom13]

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

So we’re absolutely ruthless until we’re not?

Nah, if we are paying any of his wage I ****ing hate the deal.

What was the constant misquote “you don’t trade contracted players unless it benefits your club”

 

[Flandersss]

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

Dard Ball Get vibes

 

[bird_man]

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

You told me a few weeks back that I always underrated our players value when I said Steele was worth a third rounder similar to MacRae

Now are you suggesting it's a good move even though we are also paying his salary?

A month is a long time in footy

 

[Dard Ball Get]

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

Wears it every year the fat gimp

 

[stavro#4]

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

Sounds like Marshall 100% front ended.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

The geelong camp dont look happy

Imagine having to come up the highway with all the roadworks.

 

[Fehring]

Conflicting info

Tom guessing imo

My guess is that they are referring to the frontloaded portion that the Saints have already paid.

 

[Joffaboy]

They are out tonight

 

[puppy_dog7]

Is the vision of Tom Petroro walking the corridor on loop?

Trying to burn off the 3 gyros’ he had at lunch.

 

[westernsainter]

So we’re absolutely ruthless until we’re not?

Nah, if we are paying any of his wage I ****ing hate the deal.

What was the constant misquote “you don’t trade contracted players unless it benefits your club”

Hard agree.

Steele was our 7th rated player last year too. Not sure why everyone is acting like he's been playing terrible footy.

 

[beside the seaside]

Marshall gone I reckon

 

[NAS THE GOAT]

Marshall’s manager with the Cats…..gone??

 

[Speck]

Marshall gone I reckon

His manager with Geelong says it all

 

[Joffaboy]

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.

A FF3 is pretty bad though.
SC must be worse than we have been led to believe.

 

[beside the seaside]

We'll learn a bit with this Marshall deal.

 

[phantom13]

I get what you’re saying but I think this is fairly reasonable.

We don’t have plans for Steele next season but we have plans for Ro hence different approaches.

I don’t at all.

We should have just taken a fourth or pick 150 and dump his salary altogether.

If we have none of his salary I get it, if we’re paying anything and still took that pick it’s trash.

 

[PrimalConstruct]

I estimate that stupid recorder song will play 3x more before never having to hear it again.

That's what I'm excited about.

 

[Moquo]

That, or he’s there for the canapés

Except he thought Gubby said "can of piss"

 

[Joffaboy]

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

Yeah that seems pretty off the mark now.

 

[Speck]

Why are they interviewing with 12 mins left ffs

 

[stavro#4]

So we’re absolutely ruthless until we’re not?

Nah, if we are paying any of his wage I ****ing hate the deal.

What was the constant misquote “you don’t trade contracted players unless it benefits your club”

Steele was never mentioned In those players. It was always Wilkie Marshall Sinclair and those 3 got the 50k bonuses.