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

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Players out of Contract 2025 (12)

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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
• Tom Cole (28/5/97) - Signed a 3 year extension (2023-25) in May 2022
• Rhett Bazzo (17/10/03) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) on an existing contract due to expire 2023 in September 2022
• Jayden Hunt (3/4/95) - Signed a 3 year contract (2023-25) in October 2022
• Callum Jamieson (31/7/00) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) in March 2023
• Jamie Cripps (23/4/92) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) in August 2023
• Jack Petruccelle (12/4/99) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) in August 2023
• (R) Loch Rawlinson (1/6/05) - Signed a 1 year extension (2025) in September 2024
• (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
• (R) Jacob Newton (20/3/06/) - Automatic 6 month contract (2025) when drafted in May 2025

Provisional 2025 Draft order

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[new breed]

Eagles only offered Allen a medium term contract , Hawks have joined in with Brisbane with a long term contract , $1m + for ten year contract .......I think the Eagles need to budge a little .

 

[WCE777]

I do think our KPD needs are sorted going forward. We might be rocky for 1-2 years however I rate Shanahan incredibly highly (preferably forward) but he could also make an amazing CHB or FB as his positioning and body work is exceptional. I think we've found a CHB in Brock too. If Barnett comes on as a KPD it's not a bad problem to have. I think Edwards is only temporary.

Then if my reading of players is right and Archer Reid does better in defence in 2-3 years time than forward he's the FB giving the opportunity for Shanahan to play forward which I think is the optimal setup.

ok, thought we might have been a KDEF short.
Barnett unproven, Brock?
Archer Reid or Shanahan look really decent players and 1 of them could definitely look like they can hold down a spot.
I guess its a big year for Barnett and Brock.
Might have thought a top KDEF like C Curtin this year might have been high on the shopping list, especially if Edwards is only temporary?

 

[Cuzz09]

I can't see Oscar leaving

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[Dom sheed pocket]

Eagles only offered Allen a medium term contract , Hawks have joined in with Brisbane with a long contract , $1m + for ten year contracts .......I think the Eagles near to budge a little .

Unless we have no real intention to keep him?

Perhaps we really rate AReid/Shanahan and believe if we need we can come through with a 5-6 year deal in July if we REALLY need to keep Oscar.

Think this board needs to get their heads around a certain set of facts;

1) Oscar is an average leader/captain
2) He is a good, but over rated Key Forward
3) We have depth to cover that positition
4) the current game requires frantic elite pressure at ground level
5) we still need high end picks to get talent in other parts of the ground
6) Oscar likely won't see out any long term deal he signs, with us or another club.
7) There's a very real chance that Mini just doesn't rate Oscar like Simmo (and this board) do.

 

[new breed]

Unless we have no real intention to keep him?

Perhaps we really rate AReid/Shanahan and believe if we need we can come through with a 5-6 year deal in July if we REALLY need to keep Oscar.

Think this board needs to get their heads around a certain set of facts;

1) Oscar is an average leader/captain
2) He is a good, but over rated Key Forward
3) We have depth to cover that positition
4) the current game requires frantic elite pressure at ground level
5) we still need high end picks to get talent in other parts of the ground
6) Oscar likely won't see out any long term deal he signs, with us or another club.
7) There's a very real chance that Mini just doesn't rate Oscar like Simmo (and this board) do.

Sounds like we have offered a 5-6 year deal but Brisbane / Hawks have offered 10+ year contracts which is very dodgy.

 

[Dom sheed pocket]

I can't see Oscar leaving

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If you were in a job and they offered you under and a competitor was offering overs, and you went to your employer and said "how do you feel about matching this, or even just 80%" and they said "no way, mate", would you feel wanted?

3-4 years for Oscar as reported is akin to us telling him to pack his bag.

 

[Dom sheed pocket]

Sounds like we have offered a 5-6 year deal but Brisbane / Hawks have offered 10+ year contracts which is very dodgy.

I'm suspect on these numbers. We know Lions have offere 6, and fairly well known we have offered 3 or 4.

This 10 year deal is stuff we were taking about in 2021 when he was 22, not a banged up 25 year old with a degenerative knee.

7 I can get my head around. 10 sounds wild. Hard to believe and no way we should match.

 

[Keys]

Sounds like we have offered a 5-6 year deal but Brisbane / Hawks have offered 10+ year contracts which is very dodgy.

Ten years for Oscar Allen isn’t dodgy, it’s reckless

Even 6 years for him would be a risk, albeit an acceptable one

We’d be mad to match a contract of that length

 

[Elite Pete]

Eagles only offered Allen a medium term contract , Hawks have joined in with Brisbane with a long term contract , $1m + for ten year contract .......I think the Eagles need to budge a little .

Yeah back page of the paper.

It’s a weird situation.

His first month will be huge to how this will play out.

If we do plan on keeping, the offer will have to come soon or he will start thinking about what it would be like to play for the top teams.

 

[Dom sheed pocket]

Ten years for Oscar Allen isn’t dodgy, it’s reckless

Even 6 years for him would be a risk, albeit an acceptable one

We’d be mad to match a contract of that length

The West (Quartermain) just published an article corroborating BN's post

Brisbane remains the front runner to secure the Eagles’ co-captain should he depart his home State at the end of the season, but the Hawks have thrown their hat in the ring as a serious contender.
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The Eagles are yet to put an acceptable long-term deal on the table to Allen’s management and it is believed the Hawks, like Brisbane, are prepared to offer a top-end, long-term contract.
West Coast has so far only offered a medium-term contract.
Allen, who turns 26 this month, will qualify as a restricted free agent at the end of this season, meaning West Coast will be able to match any bid for him.
Both Brisbane and Hawthorn are in the market for a key forward, while several other Victorian clubs have also expressed interest.
In 2023, Allen was offered long-term, multi-million dollar deals by at least three AFL clubs in the eastern States.
The West Australian understands the offers were in excess of $1 million per season and would run for seven to 10 years. One of the clubs also offered the captaincy.

https://archive.md/0n5wK#selection-1335.0-1375.0

Thanks for everything Oscar, best of luck at your new club.

 

[WCEswift]

10 years with that knee?

 

[briztoon]

Sounds like we have offered a 5-6 year deal but Brisbane / Hawks have offered 10+ year contracts which is very dodgy.

I really doubt we have offered Allen a 10 year deal. 6 or 7 year deal would be our limit.

 

[ziad]

Unless we have no real intention to keep him?

Perhaps we really rate AReid/Shanahan and believe if we need we can come through with a 5-6 year deal in July if we REALLY need to keep Oscar.

Think this board needs to get their heads around a certain set of facts;

1) Oscar is an average leader/captain
2) He is a good, but over rated Key Forward
3) We have depth to cover that positition
4) the current game requires frantic elite pressure at ground level
5) we still need high end picks to get talent in other parts of the ground
6) Oscar likely won't see out any long term deal he signs, with us or another club.
7) There's a very real chance that Mini just doesn't rate Oscar like Simmo (and this board) do.

fair comment

 

[Keys]

The West (Quartermain) just published an article corroborating BN's post

Brisbane remains the front runner to secure the Eagles’ co-captain should he depart his home State at the end of the season, but the Hawks have thrown their hat in the ring as a serious contender.
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The Eagles are yet to put an acceptable long-term deal on the table to Allen’s management and it is believed the Hawks, like Brisbane, are prepared to offer a top-end, long-term contract.
West Coast has so far only offered a medium-term contract.
Allen, who turns 26 this month, will qualify as a restricted free agent at the end of this season, meaning West Coast will be able to match any bid for him.
Both Brisbane and Hawthorn are in the market for a key forward, while several other Victorian clubs have also expressed interest.
In 2023, Allen was offered long-term, multi-million dollar deals by at least three AFL clubs in the eastern States.
The West Australian understands the offers were in excess of $1 million per season and would run for seven to 10 years. One of the clubs also offered the captaincy.

https://archive.md/0n5wK#selection-1335.0-1375.0

Thanks for everything Oscar, best of luck at your new club.

The way I’m reading that is the 7-10 year offers were made back in 2023 along with offers of captaincy

That makes more sense

 

[Elite Pete]

10 years with that knee?

From the article it sounds like the 10 years was offered in 2023 not this time. Doubt anyone is offering a 26 key forward with his injury history 10 years this time

 

[Dom sheed pocket]

I really doubt we have offered Allen a 10 year deal. 6 or 7 year deal would be our limit.

Article was talking about

The way I’m reading that is the 7-10 year offers were made back in 2023 along with offers of captaincy

That makes more sense

Agree. The West was talking about previous offers Oscar received. I'm pretty sure that was back in 2021 and not 2023, but regardless they're not the length of current deals being offered.

 

[new breed]

Comprehension lacking , only real change for Oscar is Hawthorn entering the equation.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

I really REALLY don't care where Oscar goes, we're gonna get the band 1 compo either way and an extra pick in the top 4. Bid away, oppo teams, I'll take my chances with Waterman spearheading the forward line.

 

[wirra44]

I highly doubt Brisbane or Hawthorn have offered him the captaincy, this sounds like a manager trying to get his player more money.

 

[mat11]

fair comment

Number 3 is a bit off at this stage. We won't know till mid/late in the year if we have depth. Hopefully snake has another big year but JWilliams seems to be out of favour with mini and Archer was running around like a gazelle during the North praccy match.

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[Dom sheed pocket]

Number 3 is a bit off at this stage. We won't know till mid/late in the year if we have depth. Hopefully snake has another big year but JWilliams seems to be out of favour with mini and Archer was running around like a gazelle during the North praccy match.

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We have depth.

A Reid, J Williams, J Shanahan. Do we have quality to fully replace Oscar long-term? We'll find out.

 

[Boohemian]

I highly doubt Brisbane or Hawthorn have offered him the captaincy, this sounds like a manager trying to get his player more money.

The captaincy offer was the previous deal.

If memory serves correct, it was rumoured to be Essendon. Which would be on brand for their dysfunctional, run by the old boys club.

 

[WCErevival]

You're not even offering a healthy 26 year old a ten year contract unless they are a generational talent. Franklin was offered a 9 year deal at 26 and people thought it was ridiculous at the time.

 

[mat11]

We have depth.

A Reid, J Williams, J Shanahan. Do we have quality to fully replace Oscar long-term? We'll find out.

I guess i was more referring to a solid replacement as opposed to depth.

At this stage I'd prob take the compensation pick from Oscar but I think Archer is a long long way from being a main stay.

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[stallon]

Eagles only offered Allen a medium term contract , Hawks have joined in with Brisbane with a long term contract , $1m + for ten year contract .......I think the Eagles need to budge a little .

If they're offering 7+ years then let him walk imo, take the top 5 pick on offer and use it for Warner.
I'd swap Allen + change for Warner, and i think the club would too.