List Mgmt. Contract, Trade and Draft Discussions - 2024 Post Season

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Trade period
In: 12, F1, F2, F3, 73, Baker, Owies, Graham*
Out: 3, 63, F4, Barrass, Darling

*Free agent

Done deals

• Jai Culley, Alex Witherden
  23

  Alex Witherden

  Age

  26

  Ht

  188cm

  Wt

  85kg

  Pos.

  Def

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  20.7

  5star

  K

  15.2

  5star

  HB

  5.5

  4star

  M

  6.2

  5star

  T

  1.8

  4star

  MG

  386.5

  5star

  D

  13.0

  3star

  K

  10.0

  4star

  HB

  3.0

  2star

  M

  7.0

  5star

  T

  0.0

  1star

  MG

  201.0

  3star

  D

  24.0

  5star

  K

  15.4

  5star

  HB

  8.6

  5star

  M

  5.8

  5star

  T

  2.2

  4star

  MG

  380.2

  5star

  and Coby Burgiel delisted
  • Burgiel to be considered as a train on player

• Tom Barrass traded to Hawthorn
  • In: F1, F2, F3 (HAW)
  • Out: Barrass, F4

• Liam Baker and Matt Owies join West Coast in Pick 3 trade
  • In: Baker, Owies, 12, 73
  • Out: 3, 63, 68

• Jack Darling traded to North Melbourne for Pick 67

• Jack Graham joins West Coast as UFA

• Jake Waterman re-signs with West Coast until at least 2029

• Zane Trew, Jamaine Jones
  31

  Jamaine Jones

  Age

  26

  Ht

  180cm

  Wt

  80kg

  Pos.

  D/F

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  9.0

  2star

  K

  4.8

  2star

  HB

  4.2

  3star

  M

  2.1

  2star

  T

  3.8

  5star

  MG

  159.6

  3star

  D

  10.5

  3star

  K

  6.5

  3star

  HB

  4.0

  3star

  M

  2.5

  3star

  T

  4.0

  5star

  MG

  196.5

  3star

  D

  9.0

  3star

  K

  4.2

  2star

  HB

  4.8

  4star

  M

  2.4

  3star

  T

  4.2

  5star

  MG

  166.0

  3star

  and Jordyn Baker delisted

• Archer Reid (2027), Loch Rawlinson (2025), and Coen Livingstone (2025) sign extensions

 

[ToastieBoy18]

Haha whilst I do agree, they are certainly trending better than we are. Get Chad and keep building some good kids and that may change.

 

[Bender_]

Haha whilst I do agree, they are certainly trending better than we are. Get Chad and keep building some good kids and that may change.

Yeah I know mate, just having a laugh at likely Freo lurkers in here.

 

[Elite Pete]

Chad must really miss home if he is entertaining the idea of coming home. Swans seriously look like they’ll be in this form for a while and plus their culture is one of the best going around. Huge get for us if we can pull it off

Probably the extra $800kish a year would be helping him miss home a little too

 

[eaglevision]

Can someone who has watched more of the 2025 draft class than me name some of the more highly rated ones please

Haven’t looked at it like this year but apart from Sharp who has been my #1 all year I like Ludowyke, Duursma, Hibbins-Hargreaves, Emmett, Greeves and Duff-Tytler. Curtin is my WA pick with Uwland and Annable two of the better NGAs.

Top end is better, but doesn’t look like it will bat as deep overall.

 

[TY24]

Is it an erection you are feeling?

 

[WCEswift]

if the coach is king i have a feeling parfitt comes too

 

[DanWCE]

Haha whilst I do agree, they are certainly trending better than we are. Get Chad and keep building some good kids and that may change.

They might end up losing someone to fit him in. Wouldn't be at all surprised if Brayshaw left should Freo nab Warner. He would become 4th banana at best and I don't know how that would sit with him at his age when he wants to lead and others to follow. He'll be up for contract around the same time, too.

 

[ROYAL EAGLE]

Clancy Dennis 194cm KPD has had a good year for Claremont also.

Won AA at CHB in the u18s carnival , quick on the lead , great 1 on 1 defender, great intercept mark and has a penetrating kick.

Haven't seen him in any phantoms worth a late pick .

Anyone seen much of him at colts level ?

Needs to get stronger gets pushed under the footy too much

 

[Eastcoasteagle]

Haven’t looked at it like this year but apart from Sharp who has been my #1 all year I like Ludowyke, Duursma, Hibbins-Hargreaves, Emmett, Greeves and Duff-Tytler. Curtin is my WA pick with Uwland and Annable two of the better NGAs.

Top end is better, but doesn’t look like it will bat as deep overall.

Good list, don't forget Fred Rodriguez, he looks very very good for WA.

Jack Dalton at Sandy I'm predicting will be a good player.

 

[Bacchus]

Agree with your general sentiment but replacing a C or D grader with a B grader is a win.

The build will be a lot of small improvements as the A graders - HReid or Bolton or Warner - are rare (and extra difficult for a low ranked WA team).

We are not going from total crap to elite in one step.

We have to get to the St Kilda level with B and even C grade players before we aim for something higher.

 

[the big lebowski]

Xerri was basically garbage before this year. He never had a year as good as Bailey's 2023, which people on here thought was bog average.

Just wanted to clarify something re this.

Xerri was named over goldy in round 1 2023. In the first qrt of round 1 he made Williams his bitch. Twas the snapped ankle he got just before qrt time that stuffed xerri’s 2023.

 

[ToastieBoy18]

We are not going from total crap to elite in one step.

We have to get to the St Kilda level with B and even C grade players before we aim for something higher.

The Hawthorn model - bring in B-C graders (Chol, Massimo, Ginni), improve and attract better players (TB, Battle)

 

[ROYAL EAGLE]

Haven’t looked at it like this year but apart from Sharp who has been my #1 all year I like Ludowyke, Duursma, Hibbins-Hargreaves, Emmett, Greeves and Duff-Tytler. Curtin is my WA pick with Uwland and Annable two of the better NGAs.

Top end is better, but doesn’t look like it will bat as deep overall.

Sam Swadling and south's Rodriguez

 

[eaglevision]

Sam Swadling and south's Rodriguez

You’ve been big on Swadling all year, what in particular?

 

[ZergMinion]

Just wanted to clarify something re this.

Xerri was named over goldy in round 1 2023. In the first qrt of round 1 he made Williams his bitch. Twas the snapped ankle he got just before qrt time that stuffed xerri’s 2023.

I feel like you're unfamiliar with Bailey Williams body of work.

 

[ROYAL EAGLE]

You’ve been big on Swadling all year, what in particular?

Great size 185cm super quick dual sided cuts the angles moves like silk hence my nickname for him
He is genuinely exciting best wingman prospect since Stephen Hill

 

[eaglevision]

Great size 185cm super quick dual sided cuts the angles moves like silk hence my nickname for him
He is genuinely exciting best wingman prospect since Stephen Hill

Any idea what his tank is like and presume you’re happy with his disposal by foot (both sides) to rate him so highly?

 

[the big lebowski]

I feel like you're unfamiliar with Bailey Williams body of work.

My comment was more to say that Xerri was primed to dominate in 2023 if it weren’t for his ankle. Not so much about Williams

 

[Corn69]

Do we draft Duursma next year so he can play next to his brother-in-law Harley?

 

[eaglesnutcase]

Posters seem to be ignoring Warner asking Sydney to recruit his younger brothers. Does not compute. Stop dreaming he ain’t leaving!!

 

[ep2018]

Even if he left it would be to freo you'd think. They're the ones courting him.

 

[THE A5]

Even if he left it would be to freo you'd think. They're the ones courting him.

no surprise you’d be saying that

 

[Obeanie1]

They might end up losing someone to fit him in. Wouldn't be at all surprised if Brayshaw left should Freo nab Warner. He would become 4th banana at best and I don't know how that would sit with him at his age when he wants to lead and others to follow. He'll be up for contract around the same time, too.

Assuming Warner moves to a full time mid. Doesnt spend as much time forward.

Warner is a goal kicker, Brayshaw the accumulator and more defensive minded.

With rotations that mix would work well IMO. Warner forward craft instead of Fyfe or another mid rotation.

 

[mattyc75]

Would want a first rounder next year of some sort still. Not a huge fan of exiting a top 20 of a draft. 6 pickls is enough for 1 draft also. We still need 2 mature bodies for example . Taking 7 picks just leads us down the path of delisting Dom Sheed which I think is a bad idea as we need someone in the WAFL to lead the way still

We're in more trouble than we thought if sheed is pointing the way for us in the wafl

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[Bender_]

We're in more trouble than we thought if sheed is pointing the way for us in the wafl

On SM-S921B using BigFooty.com mobile app

There'll definitely be some pointing.