List Mgmt. Contracts/Trade Thread - 2025 Edition Vol 3

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List Changes - 2025

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In:

• Brandon Starcevich arrives at West Coast in a three team deal
• Tylar Young (Richmond) arrived at West Coast in exchange for Pick 38.
• Deven Robertson (Brisbane) has agreed to join West Coast and will be signed on to the rookie list after being delisted by Brisbane

Out:

• Oscar Allen joins Brisbane as a FA - West Coast receive Pick 2 as compensation
• Liam Ryan and a 2027 R3 pick has been traded to St Kilda for a 2026 R2 pick
• Campbell Chesser has been traded to Carlton for Pick 41
• Jayden Hunt announces retirement
• Jack Petruccelle, Callum Jamieson and Loch Rawlinson not offered new contracts
• Coen Livingstone joins the list of players not offered a new contract

Players Out of Contract - 2025 (0)

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• Jamie Cripps and Malakai Champion seem to have been offered new contracts despite there being no official announcement. Means that all players out of contract for 2025 have been given new contracts despite or removed from the playing list

2025 Draft Order

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Current Draft Picks:
Round 1: 1, 2, 13
Round 2: 34, 41
Round 3: 53, 58 (These picks are in excess of available list spots so will be forfeited if we don’t consolidate our 2025 picks up the order or trade some for future picks)

List Spots Available (39 of 48):
• Main list (33 of 38) - 5* (in: Starcevich, Young out: Allen, Ryan, Chesser, Hunt, Petruccelle, Jamieson)
• Cat A rookie list (5 of 8) - 3* (in: Robertson (pending), out: Rawlinson)
• Cat B rookie list (1 of 2) - 2 (out: Livingstone)

* Based on Dewar being upgraded after the maximum 3 years on the rookie list. Hutchinson may also have been upgraded but this isn’t confirmed - if it is we will have 4 main and 4 rookie list spots open

* Matthew Clarke has stated we have 5 main list spots

Matt Clarke wraps up the trade period - 6PR

 

[Elite Pete]

 

[KERRPOW]

 

[eaglevision]

To get better draft picks?

From that I think they just want him gone.

 

[Barrybran]

Destination club

 

[Westend]

Cost himself a good 30 games off his career staying at Brisbane these last couple of years, did Dev.

But honestly, don’t mind him coming now. Bigger body to shield our developing crew, has shown at VFL level in the right role he can find the ball and is a defensively minded midfielder that our midfield group lacks at present. Could see him turning into our next Hutchings and be a really useful player for us.

May get overtaken in time, but right now the right age bracket and will get an opportunity with us he wouldn’t get at Brisbane.

I know he’s a bit of a meme here, but he played in a GF 2 years ago. You can’t blame him for making the decision he did.

What's the odds when we trade him he will say "I always wanted to be a West Coast Eagles player" lol

 

[Broken_Chairs]

I don't know what "due diligence" we can do with Starcevich. We don't know how much risk we are taking and we are not going to know. All we can do is limit our liability to something we can live with in the worst case scenario by amending the contract terms.

We'd likely do a risk assessment with a medical team - ideally as part of his medical for the club.

They'd look at his history of head knocks, symptoms, any markers showing up on scans etc.

Reality is any player could lose their career to a single incident (Venables ) so I can't see it changing our interest. But we'd be silly to not consider the risks.

Personally, i'm more concerned about the cost in terms of draft capital rather than the contract/$$$ we pay him.

 

[FatPizza]

Holy shit. Now that it's finally happening I no longer believe it's real.

 

[Mop]

Dude would win probably the best name on the list

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

 

[Broken_Chairs]

Destination club

Eventual destination club

Look forward to C Warner having the same epiphany in 2yrs

 

[Byron_Clanger]

There is a reason Melbourne are willing to pay half his ****ing contract

Depending on what we'd have to give up to get him, I'd grab him in stick him next to Harley in a heartbeat. Especially if Melbourne are looking to foot over half his pay.

My dumb ass would be tempted in offloading our Hawks pick which'll end up being in like early 20's to get him.

 

[Westend]

Holy shit. Now that it's finally happening I no longer believe it's real.

Surely we use pick 2 .....it's Dev we are talking about

 

[quackish]

Midfield rebuilt. Flag imminent

 

[amazingjoshy]

 

[Broken_Chairs]

Depending on what we'd have to give up to get him, I'd grab him in stick him next to Harley in a heartbeat. Especially if Melbourne are looking to foot over half his pay.

My dumb ass would be tempted in offloading our Hawks pick which'll end up being in like early 20's to get him.

Same - would also trust Mini to have a good handle on whether he's worth the risk.

Clubs like Geelong/Syd would snaffle him up for peanuts.

 

[MaxHunt]

Depending on what we'd have to give up to get him, I'd grab him in stick him next to Harley in a heartbeat. Especially if Melbourne are looking to foot over half his pay.

My dumb ass would be tempted in offloading our Hawks pick which'll end up being in like early 20's to get him.

Pay his whole contract and get him for free

 

[Broken_Chairs]

****in' wow - now he's not even AFL grade.

Actually can't believe they're leaking this - like his value isn't low enough already.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Dev coming to WCE years after he should have is quite sad really. Still get him, whatever why not, but gee.

Much more enthused by the prospect of telling Melbourne we’ll eat Oliver’s entire salary if they make it worth our while.

 

[Smotie2]

We might actually be competitive next year.. especially if Yeo can stay fit for 15+ games.

Good one you just ****ed it didn't you

 

[beagles]

Then he's off to Geelong

 

[Westend]

Midfield rebuilt. Flag imminent

Bakes/duggo might have to give up the captaincy

 

[Elite Pete]

 

[Broken_Chairs]

Come on guys
Dont act like your not jumping of joy hearing the dev news today

Jumping for joy that anyone is keen to come over and play for us

 

[amazingjoshy]

Said future pick most likely

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

There is a reason Melbourne are willing to pay half his ****ing contract

What is the role change? He doesn't strike me as a guy who has a whole lot of utility if he's not playing inside mid. Certainly not someone who's going to be worth anything close to his contract value if you're trying to stick him at half forward or on the wing.