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

 

[Woutizmoo]

The last line on JUH’s move to the GC on the dogs website

“Today’s trade means the Bulldogs’ contractual relationship with Ugle-Hagan ends and no ongoing obligations exist. ”

 

[Mop]

Pick 19 for Walter and we don't bid on Robert Pattinson.

 

[Shueygod]

Geez there’s a bit of jealousy how quickly Richmond have and Melbourne and potentially Essendon are going to be able to rebuild by trading a few senior players while we languish at the bottom having carried ours until retirement age

Richmond’s top 10 in the B&F had an average age of about 28, what rebuild?

Also these clubs weren’t pushing these players out, they wanted to leave.

 

[ghostbat12]

Ok, here's the question is JUH better than Walter?
As someone touted as a generational forward i was never overly impressed by JUH
On the flip side I've seen next to nothing at all so I cant say who's better or projecting better

They are completely different players. Walter ‘s spot is taken by Ethan read, who looks very good, and Ben king.

 

[Patron]

Not sure how GC get both Patterson & Unwald without picks 7, 8 & a F1

Who knows the bidding rules and can he arsed to do the math to figure out what they can do if we bid 1 vs 2 on them?

TLDR - It depends on what they get back, but if it's 24 and 28, if they go into points deficit and do some other minor wrangling with 15 they will get there but lose their other academies.

 

[VinegarStrokes]

Can draft day trades be completed before Pick 1? As in can GC split their picks in the teens before we bid eating up the picks?

 

[Barrybran]

Richmond’s top 10 in the B&F had an average age of about 28, what rebuild?

Also these clubs weren’t pushing these players out, they wanted to leave.

Richmond's trades last year were highly opportunistic. There's a big difference between Richmond's top 10 players this year versus our top 10 players last year. They'll be alright.

 

[Obeanie1]

Trade Radio discussing Sydney's salary cap at the moment - sounds like it's getting seriously tight.

To the point where salary coverage of Curnow's contract is being discussed between the teams.

 

[Barrybran]

TLDR - It depends on what they get back, but if it's 24 and 28, if they go into points deficit and do some other minor wrangling with 15 they will get there but lose their other academies.

Yep. They can cover Uwland + Patterson or Uwland, Addinsall + Murray.

 

[Jeremy McLovin]

Can draft day trades be completed before Pick 1? As in can GC split their picks in the teens before we bid eating up the picks?

Pretty sure they can.

Also I'm pretty sure they can trade picks between a bid being lodged and them matching, think I remember Brisbane doing it last year.

 

[WCE777]

Ok, here's the question is JUH better than Walter?
As someone touted as a generational forward i was never overly impressed by JUH
On the flip side I've seen next to nothing at all so I cant say who's better or projecting better

Can only be answered in 2026 if JUH pulls is socks up.
JUH is a more athletic CHF player, highly athletic and very good to complement what GC have in King who stays at FF.
Walter while very early in his career is more a big bodied KPF crash packs type and taking big marks, he also has great defensive pressure. More a JK type.

 

[Altum Volantes]

Agreed but he jumped pretty quickly when a team showed interest. Probably because he gets to stay in Melbourne

I reckon they nudge became a little firmer.

'You are free to explore your options'
'Nah I am good - ready to tough it out!'
'If an opportunity was to come your way, we won't stop you...'
'I'm ready for the glory days at The Saints! TDK! Woo! Here we go!'
'We have cleared out your locker Jack, it's time to go.'
'Oh I seeeee...'

 

[mattyc75]

They are completely different players. Walter ‘s spot is taken by Ethan read, who looks very good, and Ben king.

Im still confused, where does JUH fit in? He doesn't have the utility of say a Cameron so what's all this in aid of. Maybe getting him on the straight and narrow and trading at a profit in a year or 2 or is moving king on the goal ? Kings their best forward right?

 

[Shueygod]

Richmond's trades last year were highly opportunistic. There's a big difference between Richmond's top 10 players this year versus our top 10 players last year. They'll be alright.

Generous, they did well from a mass exodus of their club as any club would have with the quality of players departing.

What’s the difference between the top 10’s?

 

[Barrybran]

Generous, they did well from a mass exodus of their club as any club would have with the quality of players departing.

What’s the difference between the top 10’s?

They have midfielders, which helps.

 

[kerrazy]

Are people forgetting we got pick 2 for Allen?

 

[Altum Volantes]

Im still confused, where does JUH fit in? He doesn't have the utility of say a Cameron so what's all this in aid of. Maybe getting him on the straight and narrow and trading at a profit in a year or 2 or is moving king on the goal ? Kings their best forward right?

The Viccos will come for King again, as they do. So he may not be a forever player - probably more why they view Walter a 'must keep'.

JUH is a low risk/high reward - The Dogs were a highly motivated seller who were planning to sack him. He may never play a game for the Suns.

....but if he was to sort his shit out, I think they could find a spot for him across half forward.

 

[Altum Volantes]

Are people forgetting we got pick 2 for Allen?

Allen who??

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

Who

I wish we would get involved in one of these deals. Like just drop it at the last minute of the trade period.

“The West Coast Eagles have traded Harvey Johnston to the Melbourne Demons for Oliver Sestan.”

 

[Mr Q]

If you're allowed to trade players not on your list, can we trade Judd again?

Collingwood would be interested, he fits their age profile well.

 

[such is ben]

Can’t picks be traded pretty much up until the draft?

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

So Patterson well and truly on the table now?

 

[TwoStriders]

If you swap Patrick Retschko and Finnbar Maley's last names around you get a fairly normal sounding person and a word salad: Patrick Malley and Finnbar Retschko.

 

[random260]

So Patterson well and truly on the table now?

Gcs can easily split 15 and 18 for more points

 

[archiemoses]

Can some please quantify Gold Coasts picks post trade period and overlay a Pick 1 and Pick 2 bid on Uwland and Patterson?