List Mgmt. 2025 List Management Discussion

[Perrip]

Aleer makes no sense to the Lions he's not a forward and we're pretty set for defenders

It's the main part of the episode that I'm quite confused about, especially since Twomey was adamant Aleer won't be at the Giants next year.

 

[Tom14]

It's the main part of the episode that I'm quite confused about, especially since Twomey was adamant Aleer won't be at the Giants next year.

Might see him as a cheaper option trade price wise who we can try swing forward? No clue if he ever played forward at any stage as a junior.

 

[pod17]

Aleer makes no sense to the Lions he's not a forward and we're pretty set for defenders

Thought the same thing.

Dunkley makes sense for Tassie, whether he would go is another thing. By the time Tassie come into the comp it’s plausible that Ashcroft x 2 and Annable (plus Hugh, Rayner etc) will be our starting midfield.

If that eventuates there’s a chance he might be tempted by a massive offer in the twilight of his career, before moving back to Queensland after his playing days are done.

 

[mighty_lions]

doesn't make any sense to me Dunkley - Tasmania, if you listen to the Ads and dunks podcast he loves the weather here, I dont see him moving to Tasmania + we could very well still be in the window, Ads also said he was moving up here post career

 

[Gadzorks]

It's the main part of the episode that I'm quite confused about, especially since Twomey was adamant Aleer won't be at the Giants next year.

It might be aleer wanting to come to Brisbane and Brisbane has a 'take talent' when you can attitude.

 

[StevoJenkins]

Gettable

• Dunkley a Tassie target
• Lions one to watch for Leek Aleer
• "Logan Morris one of the best draft picks over the last 3 years" - letting the season play out for a few weeks before gettng into contract discussions

Hope Dunkley doesn't go anywhere. Hope he stays for the rest of his career and becomes a coach. What he does on the field can't be underrated.

Bit weird we're going for Aleer. Can only see us getting him if we know we need back stocks due to retirement/delisting (Gardiner or the Irish guy).

Logan will re-sign; he'd be silly not to. Not going to bet a nut on it though. Got others who can do that.

 

[Dalions]

Aleer makes no sense to the Lions he's not a forward and we're pretty set for defenders

Are we though?

Payne and Harris are locks for years to come but then we have an Aging Lester, an injury riddled Gardiner and Doedee who the club may not have complete confidence will ever be the same player again?
Other than that maybe Lloyd as a third tall type and the only genuine tall depth in Zakka.
We are not as set as you might think.

 

[fanackapan]

Are we though?

Payne and Harris are locks for years to come but then we have an Aging Lester, an injury riddled Gardiner and Doedee who the club may not have complete confidence will ever be the same player again?
Other than that maybe Lloyd as a third tall type and the only genuine tall depth in Zakka.
We are not as set as you might think.

Agree. I reckon picking up Harry Arnold as a VFL topup is further recognition that we don't have great depth in our pipeline at KPD. We've got 7 KPFs (4 of those young), and 7 KPDs, but only 1 under 25, and unlike KPF you don't really have the option of throwing a second ruck there in a pinch. I don't know much about Leek, but it seems like an age/position bracket that makes sense for us at some point.

 

[Perrip]

Inside Trading

LIONS FLAG HERO NOT YET THINKING CONTRACT
BRISBANE premiership hero Callum Ah Chee says he loves the Lions, but has his eyes set on playing great footy before he worries about inking a contract extension.
The 27-year-old is fresh off the best of his nine AFL seasons and is eyeing off a new deal, with his current contract expiring at season’s end.
Once moving permanently forward midway through last year, Ah Chee starred for Brisbane, kicking 27 goals, including four in the Grand Final win over Sydney.
He was named the joint Player of the Finals, so significant was his impact.
"I love it here, I love Brissie," Ah Chee told AFL.com.au.
"Queensland has been my whole life since I got drafted. I love my time here and want to do what I can for the team to get back there (premiership) again."
As reported by Inside Trading last week, a multi-year deal is expected for the former top-10 draft pick.
"I just let my manager take care of that. I just want to play the best football I can for the team and worry about that," Ah Chee said. – Michael Whiting

 

[Thomasno]

The fact that Ah Chee went from GC to Brisbane instead of trying to find a list spot in Perth/Melbourne tells me he probably genuinely does love it here; I’d not be too worried

 

[Not a Psycho]

My guess is his camp is waiting to see whether his form from last year was an outlier or the new norm. His first game back was promising even through he was too wasteful.

 

[p4p1]

The fact that Ah Chee went from GC to Brisbane instead of trying to find a list spot in Perth/Melbourne tells me he probably genuinely does love it here; I’d not be too worried

I'm born and raised in Perth, still live here but if I was to move, Brisbane or the Sunshine Coast would probably be the two places I would consider first. When visiting they both felt more familiar to me than Melbourne or Sydney.

 

[Clarkythelion]

Dunks very settled here, but would be the perfect captain for the Tasmanian team so see why they'd be keen.

I think the lions surrounded Dunkley with his brother and sister, a net baller, here in Brisbane and his girlfriend also played netball but for the Adelaide team. Dunkley may have even purchased a house in Noosa as well.

One things the Lions got so much better at is surrounding players with family and friends. Rayner and his brother. Berry and McLuggage as mates then Berry's brother. Lachie Neal and McCarthy, McKenna and Joyce, the Coleman brothers initially there are probably lots more I haven't thought of.

 

[Harry Haller]

Are we though?

Payne and Harris are locks for years to come but then we have an Aging Lester, an injury riddled Gardiner and Doedee who the club may not have complete confidence will ever be the same player again?
Other than that maybe Lloyd as a third tall type and the only genuine tall depth in Zakka.
We are not as set as you might think.

This

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

Just in case anyones interested, this is why Jaspa Fletcher is a Brisbane FS and not St Kilda .

AFLPA website interview with Adrian Fletcher

Us: After Geelong you shifted over to St Kilda. How did that move come about?

Fletch: Well Couchy was the centreman at the Cats and a bloody good one so I wasn’t getting a start there. Blighty was happy to give me a heads up and find me the opportunity to play more regularly somewhere else. We made the finals at St Kilda the year I was there. We beat Collingwood at Waverley Park and that was a real highlight.

Us: It must have been an exciting year?

Fletch: It was brilliant. The Saints were up and going with Tony Lockett, Stewart Loewe, Robert Harvey, Daniel Frawley, so many great players. It was a fair outfit.

Us: So how come you were gone after such a great season?

Fletch: It was funny. I was signed up for the next year but I think they were trying to find some money to get Greg Williams in. They were trying to offload three or four of us to make some room for the March draft. I was going to go back to Tassie and play footy down there but I ended up playing a practice match for the Bears and played five seasons there.

 

[Tom14]

Just in case anyones interested, this is why Jaspa Fletcher is a Brisbane FS and not St Kilda .

AFLPA website interview with Adrian Fletcher

That is very, very funny.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Looks like JUH will be available quite cheap. Will be interesting to see what happens

 

[p4p1]

Looks like JUH will be available quite cheap. Will be interesting to see what happens

Definitely has a buyer beware sticker attached to it.
He fills a forward need but can he do back up ruck?

 

[Perrip]

Moneyball

NEW DEAL STILL ON THE TABLE FOR WOUNDED LION
Brisbane has ruled out premiership defender Brandon Starcevich for at least a month – and perhaps longer – as he undergoes a battery of neurological tests following his third concussion in eight months.
A bump from Sydney’s Justin McInerney in round 1 saw Starcevich sidelined for the AFL’s mandated 12-day concussion protocol.
But he and the Lions have elected to take the conservative approach on his likely return to football to ensure he is right to resume.
The Herald Sun understands a two-year deal for Starcevich – who comes out of contract at the end of this season – remains on the table, though he had told the Lions before the incident that he was looking at exploring the restricted free agency options open to him before making a decision to recommit.
The man who took down Tom Papley in last year’s grand final had attracted plenty of interest from his native state of Western Australia about a possible return home.
But any decision on the 25-year-old’s future will now be put on hold until the results of those tests come back, ensuring everyone has a clear picture surrounding his playing future.
Starcevich played a role in last week’s 2024 flag unfurling at the Gabba alongside injured Lions Charlie Cameron and Kai Lohmann.
He has spent some time away from the club since the McInerney clash, but the Lions have been impressed with the way he has dealt with this latest setback following on from a pre-season concussion suffered against the Crows.

 

[rye]

Looks like JUH will be available quite cheap. Will be interesting to see what happens

i live in the south west where juh is from. from what im hearing id be very hesitant in taking him on.

best case outcome is probably a hogan, traded on the cheap but still takes 2-3 years to actually come good.

 

[Pride of lions]

Moneyball

I wonder if the Lions already know he will be heading back to WA and that is why they are trialling Dev as a half back. Could be a decent like for like replacement by the end of the year if he gets a good run at it. Starce was originally a midfielder too and he took a while to develop as a defender,so Dev might (hopefully) develop along the same lines.

 

[Morbidly_Obese]

i live in the south west where juh is from. from what im hearing id be very hesitant in taking him on.

best case outcome is probably a hogan, traded on the cheap but still takes 2-3 years to actually come good.

This is going to be another Mitch Clark type situation I would stay away.

 

[Viceregal]

This is going to be another Mitch Clark type situation I would stay away.

Freo jumper (temporarily) incoming ... or maybe a Saints one!

 

[KissKiss]

Freo jumper (temporarily) incoming ... or maybe a Saints one!

I think the worst thing the kid could do (if he wants to keep playing AFL) is stay in Melbourne. He'd just up with the same friends and influences he has now.

 

[p4p1]

I think the worst thing the kid could do (if he wants to keep playing AFL) is stay in Melbourne. He'd just up with the same friends and influences he has now.

The problem is that it isn't hard to make the same kind of friends in a new city if that is what you are looking for.