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

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

I'm out of the loop regarding Oliver's offield behaviour that makes him so undesirable.
I know there were mental health issues, but that usually garners sympathy and not scorn.

Can anyone fill me in?

 

[HoneyBadger35]

I'm out of the loop regarding Oliver's offield behaviour that makes him so undesirable.
I know there were mental health issues, but that usually garners sympathy and not scorn.

Can anyone fill me in?

He’s more of a 2006 than a 2026 Eagle if you catch my drift.

 

[BigBirdz]

I'm out of the loop regarding Oliver's offield behaviour that makes him so undesirable.
I know there were mental health issues, but that usually garners sympathy and not scorn.

Can anyone fill me in?

I believe it's called "coming down" rather than mental health

 

[The Gtrain]

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.

The 50's pick will possibly come in to the 40's after the bids

 

[pantskyle]

He’s more of a 2006 than a 2026 Eagle if you catch my drift.

Premiership Eagle.

 

[suntagonal]

He’s more of a 2006 than a 2026 Eagle if you catch my drift.

Premiership Eagle.

Haha, I was going to say 'a winning eagle?'

 

[Elite Pete]

Yep like the addition of Dev, smart choice by him over the Doggies. Kicking is his worry but will give his all at crash and bash centre bounce stuff and is plenty of solid pre seasons. Too good for state league but will he be an AFL player? He’s about to get his chance and will have no excuses.

Young seems like a perfect buy low addition. From all reports will be plug and play as our KPD. Richmond fans not happy to lose him.

If the Starcevich trade happens it will be interesting to see where we go to next.

Ruck and another ready made mid would be handy. Tom Berry seems to be linked and probably happens now we missed on Butler.

Backs best 23 imo look AFL finals ready if Young can fill that role. Edwards looks at the level but probably still has a question mark.
Starcevich - H EdwardsGinbey
Hough - Young-McCarthy/Baker

I think our forwards can do the job with supply.

If they can get that midfield up and about it would be huge.

 

[uptheWC]

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Will start at the first centre bounce next year

Sorry, centre throw

 

[kane249]

Clarry would fit right in at Hawthorn

Injunction

Problem solved

 

[Tyberious Funk]

Sounds like King turned the light on for them

North dumped all their experienced players to invest in their youth, and it stalled the club for several years.

Richmond offloaded their players and (so far) looks like they have accelerated their rebuild... but fair to say, the jury is still out.

Offloading (or letting go of) Petracca, Oliver, McVee and May is letting a lot of experience walk out the door. That's a heck of a risk.

 

[Farang83150]

If they're willing to pay 700k they'll definitely be after a 1st

Pick purchasing effectively

Pickering disagrees with you.
Recons they're paying it because they are so desperate to get him out of the club, says a late 2nd would probably do it.

 

[TerryFilk]

I wonder if having Mini and Sam Radford in our coaching department persuades the club to go after Clarry. They would no doubt be confident that they could get the best out of him

Possibly… or they know what he put that playing group and club through and want to steer very clear.

 

[rebel23]

Yeah change our entire draft strategy because we’re picking up a 24 year old with 47 career games, a lot of which were sub impacted.

Sounds sensible

Actually the Robertson acquisition makes a case for picking sharp if we can trade back into the top 10 somehow... As he has time to now develop and not be expected to carry the load in his first season.

Definitely not in the first couple of picks though!.. duursma Robey all the way

 

[Jootube]

Just heard the Dev news

 

[archiemoses]

Riley and Cal also indicating they think the Eagles are in front for the Dev race due to the work we have done over a period of time.

We should have done this DD before his knock as its always been the risk. This is alarming tbh.

 

[Farang83150]

Alternatively they may tell the club to stay the **** away from him.

At least we have two people at the club with first hand knowledge of what Oliver’s problems were/are and will have an idea as to whether he’s worth speaking to

Could be a Jess Hogan situation, get out of Vic and reinvigorate.

 

[Farang83150]

We should have done this DD before his knock as its always been the risk. This is alarming tbh.

While he was still playing?

 

[BSD]

In Mini we trust.

 

[Obeanie1]

Melbourne will be an interesting watch. McVee, Petracca, Oliver and May all possible departures.

Current draft hand is poor - 24, 55 and 60.

McVee a likely R2 (Dockers have 11, 30, 39)
Petracca will not get them multiple R1 unless Dees eat huge salary % (apparently the 4 years are heavily back ended)
Oliver will be a win IF they just get him off the books (5 years at $1mln ++) and "off field" issues
May is at best a late R2

Sounds like King turned the light on for them

Sounds like he's set fire to the place.

 

[Keys]

We should have done this DD before his knock as its always been the risk. This is alarming tbh.

To be fair, it would be difficult to be doing any significant level of due diligence prior to now as Starcevich was preparing to play in a GF

 

[eaglevision]

Assuming we land Young, Robertson and Starcevich that only leaves 4 main list spots. We’d be hoping that our NGAs/FS don’t attract bids and if Cripps goes around again I suspect it will be as a rookie.

 

[Jootube]

Could be a Jess Hogan situation, get out of Vic and reinvigorate.

Bit harsh on Hogan, bloke was photographed smoking cigarettes after being diagnosed with cancer and a death in the immediate family.

Clarry is a far more dangerous situation IMO.
Pre-draft knock on Oliver was literally lack of professionalism (bloke was in poor shape) and here we are

 

[pantskyle]

Bit harsh on Hogan, bloke was photographed smoking cigarettes after being diagnosed with cancer and a death in the immediate family.

Clarry is a far more dangerous situation IMO.
Pre-draft knock on Oliver was literally lack of professionalism (bloke was in poor shape) and here we are

Hogan was very much on drugs as well.

 

[Jootube]

Hogan was very much on drugs as well.

As are a significant proportion of AFL players.
An anonymous club doctor estimated up to a third of players are regular illicit drug users

 

[kane249]

Hogan was very much on drugs as well.