Club Focus West Coast Eagles 2025

[Ticky009]

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[Ash1337]

There's going to be a bunch of teams after pick 2. Eagles could trade to GC for their first 2 picks. Trade pick 7 and likely 2026 2nd for Weddle.

 

[Danger in Texas]

There's going to be a bunch of teams after pick 2. Eagles could trade to GC for their first 2 picks. Trade pick 7 and likely 2026 2nd for Weddle.

Why do we think this is a thing?

 

[Ash1337]

Why do we think this is a thing?

I don't know. This is all a speculation. Other than GC are coming hard for eagles pick 2.

 

[txbyhull]

There's going to be a bunch of teams after pick 2. Eagles could trade to GC for their first 2 picks. Trade pick 7 and likely 2026 2nd for Weddle.

Not sure why people would mock 2 to GC if eagles still hold 1. They’d then be taking an open pool player and not have any of the points left to get their own boys. They wouldn’t trade it with the assumption that the eagles would still bid at 1

 

[Ash1337]

Not sure why people would mock 2 to GC if eagles still hold 1. They’d then be taking an open pool player and not have any of the points left to get their own boys. They wouldn’t trade it with the assumption that the eagles would still bid at 1

Nah I doubt anyone of their boys would command a no.1 bid. They have 2026 and 2027 picks to trade. I think if they trade for pick 2 it would be something like dogs did to get pick 5 from the suns. Maybe 7, 14, 2026 first and a player for 2 2nd 2nd 3rd and a future pick. Eagles best interest is to split the pick I believe seeing as so far 3 of those top 5 are academy players and more picks to play with.

 

[txbyhull]

Nah I doubt anyone of their boys would command a no.1 bid. They have 2026 and 2027 picks to trade. I think if they trade for pick 2 it would be something like dogs did to get pick 5 from the suns. Maybe 7, 14, 2026 first and a player for 2 2nd 2nd 3rd and a future pick. Eagles best interest is to split the pick I believe seeing as so far 3 of those top 5 are academy players and more picks to play with.

It’s not in our best interest to split, we’ve already got 5 in the first 2 rounds and an existing list squeeze. 4 NGA/FS boys as well. I’d be surprised if we even take all 6 of our current picks to the draft. If anything it’ll be us trading up hawks pick and a second rounder to get into ports first or Carlton’s TDK compensation.

 

[briztoon]

It’s not in our best interest to split, we’ve already got 5 in the first 2 rounds and an existing list squeeze. 4 NGA/FS boys as well. I’d be surprised if we even take all 6 of our current picks to the draft. If anything it’ll be us trading up hawks pick and a second rounder to get into ports first or Carlton’s TDK compensation.

I know it's a bit baity, but how do they Eagles have a list squeeze going on?

 

[txbyhull]

I know it's a bit baity, but how do they Eagles have a list squeeze going on?

Not baity, I don't expect you to know the in's and out's of our list.

It isn't a list squeeze in the good way. We've got a lot of cloggers, not all of them are out of contract, and the club has already committed to re-signing a few players that are expiring.

Chesser, Cripps, Bazzo and Cole are all either about to extend, or have already done so. Sheed and Gov are off the list. Allen and Ryan are 90% out the door.

That is 4 openings that can cover our tied-talent, which we probably pick all of them up. Likely a few players to get upgraded off the rookie list this season. That leaves the following players unsigned:

Jamieson, Livingstone, Petch, Newton, Hunt, Rawlinson. Jamo and Newton could get 1 year deals. If the club ships off Harry Barnett (2026) a year early then Livingstone may stay on. Either way there is about 5 spots available.

We go into the off season with 6 picks; 3 firsts including compo, 2 seconds, and a third. We also have Bailey Williams, Johnston, Jack Williams, Flynn, and Long who jury is out on whether they will stay on the list past next year.

All of this plus linked FA targets and needs going into next season that cant be addressed through the draft points me in the direction of us packaging players and picks together for list improvements, or on-trading some picks into 2026 as our most likely moves. Pick upgrades could also be on the cards if we want to commit early to a fwd trio and want to pick up Schubert as our third tall rucking forward.

We need KPD which there arent many in the draft as well, so will pick up at least 1 in the market, likely Jacob Blight out of Richmond. Taking another list spot from our draft hand.

TLDR: loads of cloggers that we can't get off the list just yet unless we pay them out early, probably have 1 too many picks already.

 

[WCErevival]

List squeeze comes down to MSD selections taken during the year and NGAs and F/Ss we are looking to take with later picks/Cat Bs. Its not a strong draft either so the club is preparing to re-sign some speculative fringe players like Bazzo and Chesser who have been injured over the last year or so.

In the end we will still move on at least 8 players.

 

[Cleric]

Not baity, I don't expect you to know the in's and out's of our list.

It isn't a list squeeze in the good way. We've got a lot of cloggers, not all of them are out of contract, and the club has already committed to re-signing a few players that are expiring.

Chesser, Cripps, Bazzo and Cole are all either about to extend, or have already done so. Sheed and Gov are off the list. Allen and Ryan are 90% out the door.

That is 4 openings that can cover our tied-talent, which we probably pick all of them up. Likely a few players to get upgraded off the rookie list this season. That leaves the following players unsigned:

Jamieson, Livingstone, Petch, Newton, Hunt, Rawlinson. Jamo and Newton could get 1 year deals. If the club ships off Harry Barnett (2026) a year early then Livingstone may stay on. Either way there is about 5 spots available.

We go into the off season with 6 picks; 3 firsts including compo, 2 seconds, and a third. We also have Bailey Williams, Johnston, Jack Williams, Flynn, and Long who jury is out on whether they will stay on the list past next year.

All of this plus linked FA targets and needs going into next season that cant be addressed through the draft points me in the direction of us packaging players and picks together for list improvements, or on-trading some picks into 2026 as our most likely moves. Pick upgrades could also be on the cards if we want to commit early to a fwd trio and want to pick up Schubert as our third tall rucking forward.

We need KPD which there arent many in the draft as well, so will pick up at least 1 in the market, likely Jacob Blight out of Richmond. Taking another list spot from our draft hand.

TLDR: loads of cloggers that we can't get off the list just yet unless we pay them out early, probably have 1 too many picks already.

But this isn't the draft to do it in. Richmond did it in one of the best and deepest drafts in a long time.

I dont see any ex WA players of note, or FAs coming in at the end of the year either.

 

[txbyhull]

But this isn't the draft to do it in. Richmond did it in one of the best and deepest drafts in a long time.

I dont see any ex WA players of note, or FAs coming in at the end of the year either.

Isn't the draft to do what in? Move a pick onwards into 2026 or package our picks together to move up the board? I think there is merit for both. There is a fair couple talented players that we could use in the first round.

There's a few decent depth options that will be available as depth, but you're right there's no first choice b22 players coming in no

 

[Cleric]

Isn't the draft to do what in? Move a pick onwards into 2026 or package our picks together to move up the board? I think there is merit for both. There is a fair couple talented players that we could use in the first round.

There's a few decent depth options that will be available as depth, but you're right there's no first choice b22 players coming in no

You are going to have picks 1 and 2 most likely, and then the academies and FSs kick in, removing a good portion of the top end talent. Picks outside the top 10 are not overly exciting this year. Its a pretty average draft. Both Victorian teams were lower on talent than normal, the Allies are already aligned, the WA team was stink average, and the best team was SA, which while there are some good kids in it, there's no Izak Rankines, or Thilthorpes in it.

 

[txbyhull]

You are going to have picks 1 and 2 most likely, and then the academies and FSs kick in, removing a good portion of the top end talent. Picks outside the top 10 are not overly exciting this year. Its a pretty average draft. Both Victorian teams were lower on talent than normal, the Allies are already aligned, the WA team was stink average, and the best team was SA, which while there are some good kids in it, there's no Izak Rankines, or Thilthorpes in it.

Definitely not but given we have 1, 2, about 16, 21, and 35 as our next 3 picks afterwards, we're placed to at least get some good talent. Given no trades, we will end up with any of CDT, Duursma, Sharp, Cumming, Lindsay, Dovaston, Farrow, Phillipou, Barker, Byrne, LeRay, etc. Think there is a good few players, it definitely falls off around 20 I will agree, but especially if we trade up and end up with Sharp, Duursma and Schubert or something like that, I'd be pretty damn happy.

 

[Cleric]

Definitely not but given we have 1, 2, about 16, 21, and 35 as our next 3 picks afterwards, we're placed to at least get some good talent. Given no trades, we will end up with any of CDT, Duursma, Sharp, Cumming, Lindsay, Dovaston, Farrow, Phillipou, Barker, Byrne, LeRay, etc. Think there is a good few players, it definitely falls off around 20 I will agree, but especially if we trade up and end up with Sharp, Duursma and Schubert or something like that, I'd be pretty damn happy.

You will already have the list space due to players leaving and retiring. I dont think the club needs to cut deeply this year.
One thing they should do is this. One of the players WC will take at pick 1 or 2 will be Duursma. They should also go to North and offer pick 16 for him, giving you both brothers. Will be better for retention, and Norths Duursma is playing well under his ability, so you could get a cheap gun as well.

 

[Barrybran]

You will already have the list space due to players leaving and retiring. I dont think the club needs to cut deeply this year.
One thing they should do is this. One of the players WC will take at pick 1 or 2 will be Duursma. They should also go to North and offer pick 16 for him, giving you both brothers. Will be better for retention, and Norths Duursma is playing well under his ability, so you could get a cheap gun as well.

I would be disappointed if we use one of our first two picks on Duursma. I'm sure he'll be a very good AFL player but I need to see more of him in the midfield before I spend a top 2 pick on him. We've already got players on our list like Hough, Ginbey and Allan who are midfielders turned defenders.

 

[txbyhull]

You will already have the list space due to players leaving and retiring. I dont think the club needs to cut deeply this year.
One thing they should do is this. One of the players WC will take at pick 1 or 2 will be Duursma. They should also go to North and offer pick 16 for him, giving you both brothers. Will be better for retention, and Norths Duursma is playing well under his ability, so you could get a cheap gun as well.

Not to be harsh but I would genuinely rather die. I don’t even want Willem very much, let alone the 2 flop Duursmas.

 

[Cleric]

I would be disappointed if we use one of our first two picks on Duursma. I'm sure he'll be a very good AFL player but I need to see more of him in the midfield before I spend a top 2 pick on him. We've already got players on our list like Hough, Ginbey and Allan who are midfielders turned defenders.

I would assume you take Duursma and Duff-Tyler.
I think Duff-Tyler is a given, or should be, as you need forwards and they dont grow on trees.
I would think Sharp is in with a shot, and should be, but I just think WC defaults to Duursma.

 

[txbyhull]

I would be disappointed if we use one of our first two picks on Duursma. I'm sure he'll be a very good AFL player but I need to see more of him in the midfield before I spend a top 2 pick on him. We've already got players on our list like Hough, Ginbey and Allan who are midfielders turned defenders.

I agree with your sentiment but I disagree in your assessment of at least Ginbey. He only played midfield a little bit in his draft year, his entire junior career was spent down back. Always hated people saying he’s a failed mid, bc he never was one even if that’s what the club drafted him for. Hough has always been better as a versatile defender, and Allan has had a write off year anyway

 

[Cleric]

Not to be harsh but I would genuinely rather die. I don’t even want Willem very much, let alone the 2 flop Duursmas.

If you get Norths Duursma cheap, then I dont think that's an issue.
Put him alongside his brother, and you might get the best out of him.

 

[txbyhull]

I would assume you take Duursma and Duff-Tyler.
I think Duff-Tyler is a given, or should be, as you need forwards and they dont grow on trees.
I would think Sharp is in with a shot, and should be, but I just think WC defaults to Duursma.

We don’t need forwards, I’m not sure why you think that. If anything KPF is the one part of the team that we don’t need urgently.

 

[Cleric]

We don’t need forwards, I’m not sure why you think that. If anything KPF is the one part of the team that we don’t need urgently.

I dont know a heap about the young key forwards at WC, so I would have to default to WC supporters who know more than me.
If there's a top key forward in the draft who is rated highly, you normally take them. The AFL trend at the moment is to follow Adelaide's model and have three, and even four now, tall forwards. He can also chop out in the ruck.

 

[txbyhull]

I dont know a heap about the young key forwards at WC, so I would have to default to WC supporters who know more than me.
If there's a top key forward in the draft who is rated highly, you normally take them. The AFL trend at the moment is to follow Adelaide's model and have three, and even four now, tall forwards. He can also chop out in the ruck.

Waterman and Shanahan are walk up starters next year, we then have (depending on the ruck) Bailey Williams, Archer Reid and Jack Williams competing for the third tall spot who can all chop out in the ruck. The only way we take a KPF in the first round is if we trade out of 1 and 16 into 5 and 6 and take Schubert as the future third tall. I’ll be devastated if we walk away from the draft with Duursma AND Duff-Tytler. Sharp is a need, then depending on trades it’s either another more skillful transition mid and Schubert, or Duursma/CDT and BPA at 16

 

[Barrybran]

I would assume you take Duursma and Duff-Tyler.
I think Duff-Tyler is a given, or should be, as you need forwards and they dont grow on trees.
I would think Sharp is in with a shot, and should be, but I just think WC defaults to Duursma.

I think that is a fair assumption. We're good for forwards for now. We do need a better ruck though, which CDT could help with. Midfield is our biggest need right now, which points to Sharp being our guy. It'll be interesting to see what the club thinks but I don't see Duursma being in the top 2, both on what I've seen and club need.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

I think we bully Suns down into giving us Ports first rounder for 14 + 19. I think we also try and get 3 mature agers in. I think in Eagles dream world its Erasmus, Ah Chee and Starcevich. If its not those 3 we probably go deeper into the well but those 3 seem a chance according to some. I think for Ah Chee and Starcevich we give up a pretty cheap deal so we dont bid on Annable and use that to our advantage. I think AFL gives us a end of 1st priority pick that we must trade and we simply trade that pick for Ahe Chee and Starcevich

List changes would be

Sheed, McGovern, Allen, Hunt, Ryan, Jamieson, Petrucelle, Barnett (paid out), Newton

Given that we probably end up with pick 1,2,6,32 and 50. We take 5 picks in main draft but then ask AFL for 3 indigenous NGA Cat B spots on our list as part of priority compensation so we can list Koby Evans, Wes Walley and Tylah Williams outside of our normal list. Picks would be

1 - Duursma
2 - CDT
6 - Best clearance mid (hopefully Sharp but if not Greeves or Cumming)
32 - Best remaining mid
50 - Mature age defender from local leagues

Best 22 would then be

FB: Ginbey, H.Edwards, Hough
HB: Duggan, Brock, Starcevich
C: Duursma, H.Reid, Chesser
HF: Cripps, Waterman, Baker
FF: A.Reid, Shanahan, Ah Chee
R: B.Williams, Yeo, McCarthy
I/C: Erasmus, Kelly, Graham, Maric, Brockman
EMG : Davis, CDT, Owies, Sharp/Cumming/Greeves, Dewar, Allan, Cole, J.Williams, Hall

So from the side this year we basically adding Duursma, Chesser, Waterman, Ah Chee, Yeo, Erasmus and improving depth by getting a year into Davis, Dewar, Allan, Hall. I think if the ruck rules change which they will Bailey Williams gets a giant advantage so can hopefully become a more effective player