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

 

[kane249]

If we get Dev, wonder if that would change our thinking with possibly Sharp as one of our first 2 selections.

Not sure a midfield with both Dev and Sharp would work that well

 

[Patterz123]

Oliver fills a positional role in a trade period where no mature mid of talent is looking likely.

We have the Melbourne links in our coaching staff who would say Yes or No based on their experience with Clayton.

 

[eaglevision]

Dev requesting a trade when he literally has no contract and is about to be delisted is definitely a bold strategy.


Dev's Exit Interview -

Fagan: "Hi Dev, take a seat. I'm afraid I've got some bad news, your time at the club...

Dev: "I'D LIKE TO BE TRADED TO THE EAGLES"

Keep the ****ing seafood away from his missus this time

 

[BartBart]

Interesting...
(Currently pick 3, but becomes 4 after O.Allen compo)

 

[Proeagle]

Well if Starc is coming via Trade we might aswell just tap Dev onto that trade.

I'd be happy with Starc & Dev for 32. Will likely end up the compo pick though. Good old 2 for 1

32 is also a good pick for Tyler Young. I was watching a Richmond Youtuber and he said fans wanted a pick in the 20's but eagles may offer our 3rd round pick in the 50's. He thinks 20's is too much and 50's is probably not enough. He thought realistically 32 might be the number.

 

[Boohemian]

Would absolutely love Oliver to join Geelong if only to exacerbate the cultural rot that Bailey Smith

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[Mop]

Interesting...

That IS interesting.

 

[Broken_Chairs]

King smart going full rebuild now before Tassie with a complete culture reset too.

Not sure what it means for his long term survival as coach but long term for the club it's the right move.

Needed but cutting it fine - relying on a compromised draft this year and next year to get the foundations right.

• Gawn 33
• Viney 31
• Melksham 34
• Tmac 33
• Salem 30

• May 33, gone
• Oliver 28, gone
• Petraca 29, likely gone
• McVee 22, gone

Tough times ahead

 

[Deepthroat]

32 is also a good pick for Tyler Young. I was watching a Richmond Youtuber and he said fans wanted a pick in the 20's but eagles may offer our 3rd round pick in the 50's. He thinks 20's is too much and 50's is probably not enough. He thought realistically 32 might be the number.

Tyler Young is a 27 year old on 35 games.

Our 50's pick is spot on here.

 

[Barrybran]

Interesting...

I expect they're into Grlj and think they can get him lower than 4. With Gold Coast, St Kilda and Carlton selling picks, it makes sense from the Tigers' perspective.

 

[TerryFilk]

Interesting...

I think they want Dovaston, we should try offer 15,19 and a F2 but I suspect they’ll get much better offers, worth a try though.

 

[amazingjoshy]

32 is also a good pick for Tyler Young. I was watching a Richmond Youtuber and he said fans wanted a pick in the 20's but eagles may offer our 3rd round pick in the 50's. He thinks 20's is too much and 50's is probably not enough. He thought realistically 32 might be the number.

32 is way overs for Young. Out of contract, 27 years old, played 35 games and coming off a serious knee injury.

But given the Richmond connections I feel another overpay coming

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Dev requesting a trade when he literally has no contract and is about to be delisted is definitely a bold strategy.


Dev's Exit Interview -

Fagan: "Hi Dev, take a seat. I'm afraid I've got some bad news, your time at the club...

Dev: "I'D LIKE TO BE TRADED TO THE EAGLES"

If anything this is a positive for Brisbane. We might give up a nominal pick for him rather than them delisting him and getting nothing whatsoever.
More likely Brisbane encouraged it.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Melbourne need an assistant package & why didn't they trade these guys years ago?

 

[WCE777]

Dev to play the Atkins role in our midfield, absolutely ideal and should be essentially free.

that's a good comparison

 

[Deepthroat]

32 is way overs for Young. Out of contract, 27 years old, played 35 games and coming off a serious knee injury.

But given the Richmond connections I feel another overpay coming

He was also a rookie draft selection, there is no premium being attached because of where he may have been taken in the main draft.

 

[Jeremy McLovin]

Interesting...

Hmmm. Ryan and F2 to Saints for their F1, saints F1 and hawks first for 3? Would probably need to add the PP or our second.

 

[Proeagle]

Tyler Young is a 27 year old on 35 games.

Our 50's pick is spot on here.

Fair enough. Both picks 32 and 50's pick will blow out massively though, so that may be a sticking point when offering the 50's. But I hope you are correct.

 

[Keys]

Agree completely but I'd suggest the Dogs "interest" may mean we likely have offered a main list spot to get him over the line

Should still be free or a throwaway pick at worst

We can offer him the same contract term and value whether he’s on the rookie list or main list - there’s literally no difference to how he gets paid or chances of playing senior footy

For us, getting him in as a rookie gives us more flexibility in respect to the draft and/or other trades

 

[Mop]

Tyler Young is a 27 year old on 35 games.

Our 50's pick is spot on here.

Not when that pick actually blows out to the 70s in a shallow draft.

 

[Proeagle]

Apparently many of the Richmond base are pissed at Young for wanting to leave. But he is making a good decision for himself. Richmond have quite a lot of players they want to play ahead of him, even though he had a good finish the year.

 

[Hasselhough]

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.

Oliver will be fyfe levels of cooked in a couple of years .

Has been smashed from pillar to post since his first season .

On 1.4 million x 5 years and Melbourne are willing to pay 1/2 tells you all you need to know about his value

 

[Hasselhough]

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.

The role change for Oliver is **** off out of our club campaigner

 

[BartBart]

Hmmm. Ryan and F2 to Saints for their F1, saints F1 and hawks first for 3? Would probably need to add the PP or our second.

(Noting it will become 4 after Allen compo, and probably 7 after bids on draft night)

 

[Jeremy McLovin]

(Noting it will become 4 after Allen compo)

Nah, I mean for their pick 2 that becomes 3 after Allen.