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

 

[CountryLad]

Did Dark Sharks apply for the draft!

Dark Smillie Sharks

 

[Obeanie1]

Did Dark Sharks apply for the draft!

No mention of calf definition so not Dark Sharks.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

WCE if reid gets walked through to the PSD because we didnt accept pick 20 as thats all geelong had.

After their antics over the years clubs should publicly declare a lack of willingness to trade with them.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

I dont think we really wanted Dev as much as the Lions do clearly, they wanted a 2nd round pick for him lmao

Because next year we can land Starcevich & Dev for nothing.

Plus, these WA guys are out of contract we could land one. Zane Zakostelsky, Judd McVee, Angus Shelderick, Arthur Jones & both Warners. Could be good to skip on Chad and go after Shelderick for a lot less.

 

[archiemoses]

we should firmly trade our F1 into this draft. Realistically it is a top 4 pick next year, likely pick 2 - so if we can have it valued at that we should.

Use Hawks F1 and our 2026 F1 to use for the swans.

 

[dinnaz]

Any love for Phoenix Foster?
Cut from Geelong, and is a better footballer than Edwards + Jamieson

 

[Ruben Grubarb]

Because next year we can land Starcevich & Dev for nothing.

Plus, these WA guys are out of contract we could land one. Zane Zakostelsky, Judd McVee, Angus Shelderick, Arthur Jones & both Warners. Could be good to skip on Chad and go after Shelderick for a lot less.

Sheldrick is not that good. I don't want to fill our team up with mid-rangers. Find a few more Harley's and all of a sudden Hough and Chesser and whoever else we bring in - enough of them will stand up. They key to getting run of the mill players to play at their peak is have a great top end that can compete with the other teams' top players.

 

[Wooshaaaa]

“I’m just the perfect player to have at a club and that’s not just on the field but off the field as well , I’m a unique player, I can player anywhere it’s a coaches dream”

Who wants to guess which draftee has been quoted saying this?

And it’s not the Poo from a few years back it’s a draftee from this year.

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[Elite Pete]

Hope we sign him as a DFA

 

[Monocle]

Any love for Phoenix Foster?
Cut from Geelong, and is a better footballer than Edwards + Jamieson

Agree that he could definitely add better depth than some of the names being thrown up.

 

[Ruben Grubarb]

Smillee

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He's probably the slider. I don't think he'll get to 12 though. If he does, we have to take him.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Gotta say I'm kinda surprised by the Rotham and Witherden decisions.

Witherden played 22 games in 2023, and 18 games in 2024 which suggests he was either best 22, or at least on the fringe. I didn't expect him to last too long, but I expected him to be renewed this year.

And with Rotham... had Barrass signed, I would have expected him to go. But with Barrass leaving, we are dangerously light for tall backmen. I know Rotham isn't the same sort of player as Barrass. But he at least provided cover. Our KPD stocks are basically McGovern (being kept together with cellotape and playdough), talented but unproven Harry Edwards and Rhett Bazzo... oh, and Callum Jamieson I guess. We are one injury away from being completely ****ed. I suppose we have confidence in Ginbey being a full-time backman maybe? I'm not against the idea...

Both Witherden and Rotham were 25-26 years old... which is the age profile we are desperately short of. Ok, neither were long-term prospects, but were handy backup.

Next year is going to be rough.

Can we please stop regurgitating this lie. We have 5 26 year olds on our list . The issue is beneath that. For exampleas of right now

21-25- Chesser, Hough, Brockman, L.Edwards. H.Edwards, Jamieson, B.Williams
25-29 - Liam Ryan, Liam Duggan, Tom Cole, Matt Flynn, Jake Waterman, Oscar Allen, Jack Petrucelle, Dom Sheed, Jayden Hunt , Liam Baker, Jack Graham , Matt Owies

2 certain best 22 players and 1 on fringe in B.Williams in 22-25
25-29 holds 9 players in our best 22 for sure and then 2 at that 22-25 spots

11 25-29 year olds to 3 21-25 year olds. Guess which one we added players into

 

[flyinghi64]

Of the players we’ve delisted, only Burgiel has been mentioned as a chance to return and that was as a train on player over summer

Doubtful that we bring anyone back via the rookie list this year

Yeah I must agree, but just holding out some hope we re-re-rookie Trew.







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[AsterixTheGaul]

I have changed my categories slightly to reflect changes in position under the newer game style.

Talls
pretty straight forward, although I shifted Waterman to the KPF as that is what he played last year. I have left out Maric and still have him as a general forward but he could also be in the utility category
Role Players
Medium forwards and high half forwards
Small forwards
Utility - I was almost considering calling this the Nice Guy since it is basically No 14 and pick 14
Half back-wing
Medium or small defender
Engine Room
Outside
Balanced
Inside



I included Champion as an NGA and will leave it to Clarke and yourself to decide how and what we do filling the vacancies.

At this stage, I have Luke Edwards on the list as the concussion issue and the AFL are taking its time. Assume he is not assessed and medically retired until post draft. If so, retire then and bring on in an SSP capacity through the train on.
So assuming Champion is picked up, we have an additional 5 players select in the National draft/Rookie draft plus the Luke spot.

My personal assessment, we need more midfielders. I have included Hutchinson as a mid and Hewett while I have moved (hopefully temporarily) Ginbey to half back - wing.

 

[amazingjoshy]

Gotta say I'm kinda surprised by the Rotham and Witherden decisions.

Witherden played 22 games in 2023, and 18 games in 2024 which suggests he was either best 22, or at least on the fringe. I didn't expect him to last too long, but I expected him to be renewed this year.

And with Rotham... had Barrass signed, I would have expected him to go. But with Barrass leaving, we are dangerously light for tall backmen. I know Rotham isn't the same sort of player as Barrass. But he at least provided cover. Our KPD stocks are basically McGovern (being kept together with cellotape and playdough), talented but unproven Harry Edwards and Rhett Bazzo... oh, and Callum Jamieson I guess. We are one injury away from being completely ****ed. I suppose we have confidence in Ginbey being a full-time backman maybe? I'm not against the idea...

Both Witherden and Rotham were 25-26 years old... which is the age profile we are desperately short of. Ok, neither were long-term prospects, but were handy backup.

Next year is going to be rough.

Rotham made zero difference to our tall defender stocks and Witho was just too slow and couldn't actually defend

The years not going to be any rougher because we're missing either of those 2

 

[Ghossein]

Yeah I must agree, but just holding out some hope we re-re-rookie Trew.







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[archiemoses]

Given Bailey Williams isnt a good forward, maybe he could become a defender and pinch hit in the ruck?

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Given Bailey Williams isnt a good forward, maybe he could become a defender and pinch hit in the ruck?

I think Harry Barnett will go this route. He has as much chance of making it as a ruck as Zac Langdon has making it as a NFL punter

Better served to having the game to come to him in that sense also

 

[LewyBroome]

I don't mind either Bo Allen or Cooper Hynes.

I'm taking Hynes, Berry, Dattoli, Barat and Lindsay before Allan

 

[Byron_Clanger]

“I’m just the perfect player to have at a club and that’s not just on the field but off the field as well , I’m a unique player, I can player anywhere it’s a coaches dream”

Who wants to guess which draftee has been quoted saying this?

And it’s not the Poo from a few years back it’s a draftee from this year.

I'm out of sight, out of minding this draft now. I don't need to be given further depressions of what we've potentially given up. But hey, at least everyone on the clubs board can have a wet dream about the white meat, vanilla as all hell West Aussie we'll be taking instead. Inspiring.

 

[stallon]

dump LEdwards, sign Carroll+DGB/Clurey and trade in another pick to have 4 in the draft

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

dump LEdwards, sign Carroll+DGB/Clurey and trade in another pick to have 4 in the draft

Dump Edwards, sign Carroll. Get 2 more picks in this draft to take 5 picks. Take DGB/Pasini/Clurrey as a rookie listed player

 

[Obeanie1]

dump LEdwards, sign Carroll+DGB/Clurey and trade in another pick to have 4 in the draft

Official Carrol delisted. Blues have offered him a train on position.

Wonder what we do? Train 9n or just sign him as a DFA.

Have we made any......commitments.

 

[WA footy mad]

Yep why not take all the leftovers from other clubs we are in rebuild mode and we have a gap in 25 to 40 year olds seriuosly.
If this club takes Clurey & co to add to Graham,baker & owie we may as well wait tillt 2030 to start our rebuild.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Does anyone prefer Matt Owies over Jack Carroll by the way?