List Mgmt. Contracts/Trade/Draft Thread - 2025 Edition Vol 2

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• Player contract status
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Harley Reid extends to 2028

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List Changes - 2025

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• Oscar Allen advises intention to explore Free Agency
• Jayden Hunt announces retirement
• Jack Petruccelle
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  Jack Petruccelle

  Age

  26

  Ht

  188cm

  Wt

  83kg

  Pos.

  Fwd

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  9.2

  2star

  K

  6.2

  2star

  HB

  3.0

  3star

  M

  3.0

  3star

  T

  1.8

  4star

  G

  1.0

  4star

  D

  6.7

  1star

  K

  4.0

  1star

  HB

  2.7

  2star

  M

  1.7

  2star

  T

  1.3

  2star

  G

  0.7

  4star

  D

  7.8

  2star

  K

  4.6

  2star

  HB

  3.2

  3star

  M

  2.8

  3star

  T

  1.6

  4star

  G

  0.6

  3star

  , Callum Jamieson and Loch Rawlinson not offered new contracts
• Liam Ryan has requested a trade to St Kilda but is contracted for 2026
• Campbell Chesser (uncontracted) has requested a trade to Carlton
• List would be 37 (31 main, 4 rookie, 2 Cat B)

Players out of Contract 2025 (5)

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• Oscar Allen (19/3/99) - Signed a 3 year extension (2023-25) on an existing contract due to expire 2022 in May 2021
• Campbell Chesser (27/4/03) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) on an existing contract due to expire 2023 in May 2022
• Jamie Cripps (23/4/92) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) in August 2023
• (R-B) Coen Livingstone (25/5/05) - Signed a 1 year extension (2025) in September 2024
• (R-B) Malakai Champion (17/5/06) - Automatic 1 year contract (2025) when added as a Cat B Rookie in November 2024

Provisional 2025 Draft order

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Key Offseason Dates

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Fri Oct 3 - Fri Oct 10: 2025 Free Agency Period
Mon Oct 6 - Wed Oct 15: 2025 AFL Trade Period
Wed Nov 19 - Thu Nov 20: 2025 AFL Draft

 

[Avalor]

Will be absolutely tasty along with

Hough's 15 touches a game
Graham's 19 touches a game
Hewetts 16 touches a game
Kelly's 17 touches a game
Harley's 18 touches a game

Has there ever been a midfield that's never had a midfielder average 20 disposals in a season before?

Having no ruck will do that!

 

[Mop]

I’m really not understanding the Starcevich melts.

Who the **** else would we rather pay? Matt Owies? Give him an upgraded deal?

Cmon

 

[Avalor]

I think the concussion issue with Starcevich has been blown out of proportion. I read a correction a little while back that he has only had one bad concussion hit. Due diligence on that would sort out the truth of the matter,

 

[NeedForTheReids]

 

[Goroyals22]

Having no ruck will do that!

And yet no one wants to pay up for a decent ruck or lose high picks to get one…

 

[WestCoast05]

Unironically, I'd rather we throw money at Dev, Tsatas, Tylar Young, Davies, Flanders, Neale, Steele... the list goes on.

Starcevich would be almost last on my list.

We're possibly throwing out offers to everyone...
As we should be to short-term improve the list since we have the excess cap space.

Starcevich maybe the only bite.

 

[Peptide Pig]

You are actually 100% correct.

Every single person in the AFL community knew Owies was out the door with the Blues and had no Contract as well.

Not the first time we've done something that stupid either.


Remember we "held all the cards" with Brockman?

• Out of contract
• Has a missus with twin girls
• Had already moved back to Perth.

And yet our club bizarrely felt the need to to gift them pick 44 and 63 when they deserved absolutely **** all.

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Imagine those flogs knocking back 44 and milking pick 63 off us like some tin rattlers. Which turned into 56 and Calsher Dear from memory.

You’re not seeing the big picture. Yes we could’ve kept pick 44 and 63, and yes there were players still available like Joel Freijah, Joe Fonti, Zakostelsky, Calsher Dear and Lawson Humphries, or could’ve opened up other trades for us. And YES by unnecessarily giving those picks to Hawthorn, who at the time were down the bottom of the ladder like us, we help them improve faster and disadvantage our own rebuild.

BUT while others are focused on the picks and players, we are playing 4D chess by acting in GOOD FAITH and fostering an unbreakable trade relationship with the Hawks. From that day forward we knew for a FACT that by being good blokes to them, we had an ally that would NEVER poach our vice captain and full back the next year, or target our captain and full forward a few months after that, publicly leaking the details leading to further humiliation and destabilization for our club, or relentlessly go after our number 1 pick, best player and only shining light for the future.

Not our mates the Hawks. Not our former player and premiership midfield coach Mitch, they would never. The Hawks have our backs no matter what.

Anyway, welcome Butler, Hustwaite and any other Hoks we can shake loose plus dangle some money at all their good players just to rock the boat. Bunch of *****

 

[TerryFilk]

I understand we have to pay overs to lure guys here but 6 years on 900K for Brandon Starcevich

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Brandon Starcevich

Age

26

Ht

188cm

Wt

90kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.2

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

2.6

2star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

185.3

3star

D

9.5

2star

K

7.3

3star

HB

2.3

2star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.1

3star

MG

187.9

3star

D

8.6

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

1.4

2star

T

1.8

4star

MG

181.2

3star

is insane, I can’t stand this regime, every move they’ve made reeks of desperation.

6 years for a guy who just recently missed months due to multiple concussions in a short time frame.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

And yet no one wants to pay up for a decent ruck or lose high picks to get one…

Which decent ruck is even available?

 

[Barrybran]

These reports about Starcevich don't make sense. Is this stuff actually happening or are Brisbane/Starcevich's management trying to drive up the price?

 

[Barrybran]

Which decent ruck is even available?

RoWan mArsHalL

 

[Boohemian]

Which decent ruck is even available?

Plenty of things seem to only exist in GR's head.

 

[Elite Pete]

I understand we have to pay overs to lure guys here but 6 years on 900K for Brandon Starcevich is insane, I can’t stand this regime, every move they’ve made reeks of desperation.

6 years for a guy who just recently missed months due to multiple concussions in a short time frame.

You’d think there would a games trigger on that but if it’s 6years x $900k….Wow

That’s band 1 territory (if it was available to them) for someone who should be no where near that pay grade. Weird time for the leaks

 

[Happy Mastenator]

He's a plodder and has already stagnated.

Ok, that's your thoughts on Dev, but what about Hall? The guys that's 4 years younger than Dev?

 

[amazingjoshy]

Having no ruck will do that!

Geelong mids go alright

So do Brissys

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Will be absolutely tasty along with

Hough's 15 touches a game
Graham's 19 touches a game
Hewetts 16 touches a game
Kelly's 17 touches a game
Harley's 18 touches a game

Has there ever been a midfield that's never had a midfielder average 20 disposals in a season before?

To be fair, expect Hewett and Harley will push up to, and hopefully over 20 touches with another preseason. Kelly should also get back there if he bothers to try like he did in the back end of the season.

 

[Elite Pete]

These reports about Starcevich don't make sense. Is this stuff actually happening or are Brisbane/Starcevich's management trying to drive up the price?

I think it’s a management poly. Will be interesting to see who his manager is?

 

[Peptide Pig]

Will be absolutely tasty along with

Hough's 15 touches a game
Graham's 19 touches a game
Hewetts 16 touches a game
Kelly's 17 touches a game
Harley's 18 touches a game

Has there ever been a midfield that's never had a midfielder average 20 disposals in a season before?

Jeez that’s grim. I know Mini’s game plan is to move the ball fast and direct, but there is just no one that can accumulate the footy in the midfield. Precisely why I would’ve settled for Brodie or Fiorini as guys with flaws but come free and at least rack up the pill. Also why Simpkin or Flanders would be perfect for us, despite some posters bizarrely thinking we are above recruiting such players. Hoping we can still land a veteran mid like Steele or Neale that doesn’t cost too much and brings leadership.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Oh it's SIX years now is it? So he'll potentially 33 towards the end? For a bloke averaging 10 disposals a game?

Lovely.

Just a sec....

 

[Coasters7]

Sad thing is the club won’t have the courage to do anything but give up pick 19 for Starcevich and then not bid on Annable.

We are too weak to do the obvious

“Had to honour our commitment”

We’re 100% bending over at the trade table because he’s our only target.

Hopefully we get the compo pick to trade for him so it’s a bit of a nothing trade from our end anyway.

 

[Jeremy McLovin]

6 years 900k for a dude who doesn't even play a position of particular need for us is insane.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Yeah but he played 2 games in the midfield when he was 16.

 

[BSD]

I understand we have to pay overs to lure guys here but 6 years on 900K for Brandon Starcevich is insane, I can’t stand this regime, every move they’ve made reeks of desperation.

6 years for a guy who just recently missed months due to multiple concussions in a short time frame.

Wrong, He's only had one concussion.

 

[Hasselhough]

Good luck with that

I hope we walk him to the psd and the money is the incentive. Not happening though

Best thing for everyone is if the afl give us a free agency exemption. That would mean the ball is in Brisbane's court to match or not .

My feeling is they have already spent the money that would be required to retain starcivich.

If anything the free agency exemption should be allowed for any team in the bottom meeting certain criteria like .

• Finishing position
• games won over 3 year period
• % over 3 year period .

Losing a player of quality to the not be able to use that money without giving up significant trade capital is keeping bottom teams down in a perpetual cycle of losing senior players to then add draftees .

 

[squashface]

6 years for a 27 year old Starcevich is a touch embarrassing. Gee.