List Mgmt. 2025 Premiership(s) List Making and Trading

[Caputo]

I wouldn't mind Alex Davies from Gold Coast. I believe we have been previously linked earlier in year. A big mid at 193cm and 23 year old. More Handballs than Kicks could play the Defensive Mid or in & under.

 

[fossilllCrow]

I wouldn't mind Alex Davies from Gold Coast. I believe we have been previously linked earlier in year. A big mid at 193cm and 23 year old. More Handballs than Kicks could play the Defensive Mid or in & under.

Yep agreed, if we could ad him at 23 years old while getting Trac would be sensational

 

[Slim258]

I wouldn't mind Alex Davies from Gold Coast. I believe we have been previously linked earlier in year. A big mid at 193cm and 23 year old. More Handballs than Kicks could play the Defensive Mid or in & under.

Will be cheap as well.

 

[Slim258]

I’m not sold Curtin will ever be the CBA midfielder some on here are saying.

He’s incredibly mobile for his size but he’s still 197 cms.

Dominating marks on the wing so the team as that outlet kick with the ability to float forward or back is an incredible skill. Do we really need him/see him being in an under packs every ball up?

So mids can’t float forward or push wider on transition?

 

[adelaidecrows]

I’m not sold Curtin will ever be the CBA midfielder some on here are saying.

He’s incredibly mobile for his size but he’s still 197 cms.

Dominating marks on the wing so the team as that outlet kick with the ability to float forward or back is an incredible skill. Do we really need him/see him being in an under packs every ball up?

He is a natural mid. Height has nothing to do with it if they can reach the KPIs for an elite mid. Cripps is only a few cm shorter. I think he shows enormous potential as a mid.

 

[Mostyn]

He is a natural mid. Height has nothing to do with it if they can reach the KPIs for an elite mid. Cripps is only a few cm shorter. I think he shows enormous potential as a mid.

I'm not convinced he's a natural mid. I don't think he's shown that he's a natural in the middle of the contest yet. He better attacking the ball when it's in front of him, or being a marking option. At least so far

 

[adelaidecrows]

I'm not convinced he's a natural mid. I don't think he's shown that he's a natural in the middle of the contest yet. He better attacking the ball when it's in front of him, or being a marking option. At least so far

Probably because he is finding out how to use his body and learning his game. Another preseason building endurance and in the gym he will continue to beast up. Will take time in the middle though to get the feel of it at an elite level.

 

[GreyCrow]

I think we have options with Curtin. A good coach would find them.

I like Curtin down the line as the tall marking option. I can also see specific moments when a '' bull at the gate '' moment would be useful.

But I am happy for him to remain on the wing in 2026

 

[MRB37]

I’m not sold Curtin will ever be the CBA midfielder some on here are saying.

He’s incredibly mobile for his size but he’s still 197 cms.

Dominating marks on the wing so the team as that outlet kick with the ability to float forward or back is an incredible skill. Do we really need him/see him being in an under packs every ball up?

The bad part about that is we have a game plan that doesn't particularly utilise wingmen a lot. When we go wide we go long to the pack.

 

[I Lost My Keays]

Petracca and Ah Chee would help immensely especially in finals with premiership experience

 

[Crow till I die]

I’m not sold Curtin will ever be the CBA midfielder some on here are saying.

He’s incredibly mobile for his size but he’s still 197 cms.

Dominating marks on the wing so the team as that outlet kick with the ability to float forward or back is an incredible skill. Do we really need him/see him being in an under packs every ball up?

He could be also wheeling away from a stoppage and then delivering the ball inside f50. As a mid he can still be an outlet kick and transition the arcs

 

[BunjiMac]

We need a young mid that can do what young petracca did. When guys like petracca get older, to maintain longevity in the game, they need to become smarter and not necessarily go 100 percent at every contest. That style of game is extremely taxing on the body and physically they body will wear the scars.

We need a young bull that will physically intimidate the opposition and power away from stoppage.

Curtin could be that player.

So regardless of whether we get Petracca we have to invest in the midfield of the future, because he doesn't solve all our midfield problems. He's also doesn't have the best for skills, although this may change as he slows down in his later years

 

[Viva la Mattner]

We need a young mid that can do what young petracca did. When guys like petracca get older, to maintain longevity in the game, they need to become smarter and not necessarily go 100 percent at every contest. That style of game is extremely taxing on the body and physically they body will wear the scars.

We need a young bull that will physically intimidate the opposition and power away from stoppage.

Curtin could be that player.

So regardless of whether we get Petracca we have to invest in the midfield of the future, because he doesn't solve all our midfield problems. He's also doesn't have the best for skills, although this may change as he slows down in his later years

They could rotate Curtin and Fog onball
NFI why they haven't built his tank enough to go into the midfield for spurts as that bull

He played there in his u/18's

 

[davos44]

We need a young mid that can do what young petracca did. When guys like petracca get older, to maintain longevity in the game, they need to become smarter and not necessarily go 100 percent at every contest. That style of game is extremely taxing on the body and physically they body will wear the scars.

We need a young bull that will physically intimidate the opposition and power away from stoppage.

Curtin could be that player.

So regardless of whether we get Petracca we have to invest in the midfield of the future, because he doesn't solve all our midfield problems. He's also doesn't have the best for skills, although this may change as he slows down in his later years

The case in point here is Dangerfield, an absolute beast in his younger days who would go at every contest.

Now he just floats around the forward line, plays about 70-75% game time and has a couple of weeks off here and there over the winter.


Curtin has the size and power, has a good turn of speed and will get better with another preseason

Edwards has the size but is he any good? I haven't seen much of him but I'm not super enamoured.

The one player I feel needs a big pre season is Zac Taylor, if he can get super fit he could move to the midfield full time and perhaps rotate with Soligo through HF/wing a bit to maintain their freshness. He has the hands, movement and the brains to not hack the ball to nowhere or hope that Darcy Moore isn't just standing there.

 

[Cromulant]

They could rotate Curtin and Fog onball
NFI why they haven't built his tank enough to go into the midfield for spurts as that bull

He played there in his u/18's

Yeah nah, that was never an option at all.

Hes not a midfield and never has been.

 

[Mutineer]

I’d be more reluctant to keep Tex if we didn’t have a dearth of young key forwards coming through. It’s basically just Ibis.

We could change our structure of course but I’m not sure it’s a Smith situation where we clearly had promising young talent in his role.

There is an exceptionally talented 197cm KPF in this draft flying way under the radar in Murray Bushranger Liam Hetherton, he's a top 10 talent that has had his season cruelled by injury (back). Only played the 3 games early in the season kicking 11 goals in a very ordinary 2025 Bushies team before the back issue. If his back checks out OK we should be all over him.

 

[Betts are off]

If Petracca selected the Crows, and Butts requested the Roos, could we look to involve Jai Simpkin in a 3 way trade to get all deals over the line?

I'd imagine Simpkin to the Demons would be interesting to both parties, it would just be about getting North to agree to trading their captain.

 

[Viva la Mattner]

If Petracca selected the Crows, and Butts requested the Roos, could we look to involve Jai Simpkin in a 3 way trade to get all deals over the line?

I'd imagine Simpkin to the Demons would be interesting to both parties, it would just be about getting North to agree to trading their captain.

And getting Butts to go to North Melb if we are pushing him as part of the deal, especially when WBD are sniffing around him

 

[Betts are off]

And getting Butts to go to North Melb if we are pushing him as part of the deal, especially when WBD are sniffing around him

True, but I think North could pay him a fair bit more then the WBD could right now, at this stage in Jordy's career the financial motivation is probably pretty important.

 

[Betts are off]

There is an exceptionally talented 197cm KPF in this draft flying way under the radar in Murray Bushranger Liam Hetherton, he's a top 10 talent that has had his season cruelled by injury (back). Only played the 3 games early in the season kicking 11 goals in a very ordinary 2025 Bushies team before the back issue. If his back checks out OK we should be all over him.

Is this draft class a sneaky good KPF class? I've said for a while now its a position I want to address in the draft regardless of Tex is playing another year or not.

I'd really like another strong contested marking player to develop into our forward line to take some of the attention off TT

 

[Scorpus]

If Petracca selected the Crows, and Butts requested the Roos, could we look to involve Jai Simpkin in a 3 way trade to get all deals over the line?

I'd imagine Simpkin to the Demons would be interesting to both parties, it would just be about getting North to agree to trading their captain.

Simpkin is on an outrageous contract given his output.

I don't reckon there would be many clubs in the AFL interested in him

 

[Mutineer]

Is this draft class a sneaky good KPF class? I've said for a while now its a position I want to address in the draft regardless of Tex is playing another year or not.

I'd really like another strong contested marking player to develop into our forward line to take some of the attention off TT

Don't think so, all I know is bar for Liam Hetherton's back issue he was absolutely in top 10 contention IMO after a good underage year and a hot start to the 2025 CTL season.

Would have been a shoe in to hold down a KPF spot for the Allies at the Nationals being a North Albury resident.

He's off the radar with most amateur draft watchers (out of sight, out of mind) but obviously not with the AFL recruiters hence his invite to the National Draft Combine.
If his recovery has gone well and he tests I'd expect him to test well having watched his athletic prowess in the few games he played when fit.

 

[Betts are off]

Simpkin is on an outrageous contract given his output.

I don't reckon there would be many clubs in the AFL interested in him

We are talking about the Demons here though. They friggin love an outrageous contract!

 

[skam85]

Zac Bailey

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Zac Bailey

Age

26

Ht

181cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.7

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

5.9

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.9

3star

D

12.9

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

5.6

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.4

3star

CL

0.7

3star

D

13.4

4star

K

6.6

3star

HB

6.8

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

2.8

5star

CL

0.6

3star

is the guy, we need to get him.

Has gone to another level this year after already proving multiple times he's a big game player and again last weekend.

 

[Viva la Mattner]

Zac Bailey is the guy, we need to get him.

Has gone to another level this year after already proving multiple times he's a big game player and again last weekend.

Have to be patient here, FA next year the go