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

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Am I the only one that thinks Petracca is worth pick 7 and 8? Maybe not the F1 too even if you get a couple of high-ish picks back, but the deal is still being settled and ironed out.

Immediately puts Gold Coast in the flag window, that's how much he moves the needle. Disregard the age of Petracca, you want a flag in the next three years with GC's current group and Petracca is the answer. He's far better than Merrett too imo.

100%

 

[flyinghi64]

Holy ****ing overpay Batman.

Why couldn't Ryan or Chesser want to go to GC.
The one team every club would want to trade with.

 

[Forward Press]

It depends if Melbourne are paying any of his salary.

For GC yeah it's probably worth it. I'm not sure for a more established and successful club it would be.

I'd do it too if we were in Gold Coast's position.

You aren't losing more games than you win if you have Rowell, Anderson and Petracca as your front line midfielders. If it costs them depth like Fiorini, it's worth it. All out for the flag, don't hedge your bets, snag one before Tasmania dilutes the talent pool even more.

Edit - I saw that JUH has just been confirmed for GC too. Risky but if it comes off they are laughing.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

I'd do it too if we were in Gold Coast's position.

You aren't losing more games than you win if you have Rowell, Anderson and Petracca as your front line midfielders. If it costs them depth like Fiorini, it's worth it. All out for the flag, don't hedge your bets, snag one before Tasmania dilutes the talent pool even more.

Edit - I saw that JUH has just been confirmed for GC too. Risky but if it comes off they are laughing.

Their dream is JUH sorts himself out and they can get him on a reasonable contract and let King walk.

 

[Mr Q]

This really should make anyone sad about turning a pick 14 into pick 41 feel OK about it.

 

[TerryFilk]

Jed Walter has now liked multiple comments on Instagram from WC fans telling him to come here.

If he’s in and out of the team in 2026, you’d think we’ll be there waiting.

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

Meh. North told him to look around. You’re not getting the best offers for someone who is an ordinary player in that situation

I think it was more "we're willing to listen to offers on this guy if anybody wants to give us a heavy return" than "we want this guy gone and we'll take peanuts to get him out the door."

 

[bombard]

I do recall one poster said they'd eat their own shit if Jed Walter was an eagle next season.

He's totally not nervous

 

[Hook461123]

Different players but Patterson would fit Minis system to a tee.

Fast, takes the game on, good kick and seems to have a bit of x-factor about him.

low possession and outside. So yeah, you're probably right but imo not a great need for us.

We have quite a few running half backs now in McCarthy, Ginbey, Duursma (maybe), Baker if we leave him in the backline.
I like him and wouldn't be upset if we got him, but don't actually think he is pick 2 worthy.

 

[stallon]

2 outside transition players?
Where is Patterson playing long term?
If he is a balanced mid with that pace and skill he would be worth it, otherwise I would sell Duursma to the highest bidder and get Sharp and Cumming with Patterson.

They might be outside transition players now, but i dont think that'll be the case in 3+ years time.

Both are huge needs for our list, arguably moreso than Sharp who many here want

 

[Farmer Lister]

13+34 and no bids

13 and no bids final offer

 

[Farmer Lister]

Walter for pick 19, answer before 7pm or we take 19 off the table

Answer before the end... of this sentence

 

[stallon]

low possession and outside. So yeah, you're probably right but imo not a great need for us.

We have quite a few running half backs now in McCarthy, Ginbey, Duursma (maybe), Baker if we leave him in the backline.
I like him and wouldn't be upset if we got him, but don't actually think he is pick 2 worthy.

I dont see McCarthy or Baker being defenders in 2026.
Duursma could play off a wing too. Allan potentially wing/midfield.

Running half back is a list need still

 

[Barrybran]

13 and no bids final offer

I'd have a throw at the stumps with that

 

[Quinten Kennedy]

That Carlton trade is awful

Pick 10 and 22 for 9 and 42

Seems like somethings missing

 

[FatPizza]

How much of a shit show would this week have been if Harley hadn't resigned?

 

[Happy Mastenator]

How much of a shit show would this week have been if Harley hadn't resigned?

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

How much of a shit show would this week have been if Harley hadn't resigned?

We'd be getting the same low-ball offer from Hawthorn that Essendon are getting now - a few picks outside the top 10 and a young midfielder who they don't think is any good.

 

[cottoneyeYeo]

just saw a certain player who just got cleared to play afl again up at karrinyup
surely we wouldn't would we

 

[Godfather32]

just saw a certain player who just got cleared to play afl again up at karrinyup
surely we wouldn't would we

No chance

 

[WCE777]

Jed Walter has now liked multiple comments on Instagram from WC fans telling him to come here.

If he’s in and out of the team in 2026, you’d think we’ll be there waiting.

This is the time to trade For Walter, when he is OOC and not happy.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

I do recall one poster said they'd eat their own shit if Jed Walter was an eagle next season.

He's totally not nervous

Wait, is it really happening?

 

[cottoneyeYeo]

No chance

hope not

 

[Hook461123]

I dont see McCarthy or Baker being defenders in 2026.
Duursma could play off a wing too. Allan potentially wing/midfield.

Running half back is a list need still

Yeah, but you don't rate midfielders. I've had this argument with you before, we're you named all these fringe players as mids for us. It was Hutch last year.
HBF is our least needed position for a high draft pick IMO

 

[Godfather32]

This is the time to trade For Walter, when he is OOC and not happy.

I'd give pick 13 for him, not sure I'd go as far as pick 2