List Mgmt. Contracts/Trade/Draft Thread - 2025 Edition

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• Monday, November 25, 2024 – Thursday, December 19, 2024
• Monday, January 13, 2025 – Friday, February 21, 2025

Players out of Contract (16) - 2025

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• Tim Kelly (26/7/94) - Signed a 6 year contract (2020-25) in October 2019
• Dom Sheed (10/4/95) - Signed a 4 year extension (2022-25) in April 2021*
• Oscar Allen (19/3/99) - Signed a 3 year extension (2023-25) on an existing contract due to expire 2022 in May 2021
• Campbell Chesser (27/4/03) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) on an existing contract due to expire 2023 in May 2022
• Tom Cole (28/5/97) - Signed a 3 year extension (2023-25) in May 2022
• Rhett Bazzo (17/10/03) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) on an existing contract due to expire 2023 in September 2022
• Jayden Hunt (3/4/95) - Signed a 3 year contract (2023-25) in October 2022
• Callum Jamieson (31/7/00) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) in March 2023
• Jeremy McGovern (15/4/92) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) in August 2023
• Jamie Cripps (23/4/92) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) in August 2023
• Jack Petruccelle (12/4/99) - Signed a 2 year extension (2024-25) in August 2023
• (R) Jack Hutchinson (10/11/01) - Automatic 18 month contract (2024-25) when drafted in May 2024
• (R) Tyrell Dewar (27/3/04) - Signed a 1 year extension (2025) in June 2024
• (R) Loch Rawlinson (1/6/05) - Signed a 1 year extension (2025) in September 2024
• (R-B) Coen Livingstone (25/5/05) - Signed a 1 year extension (2025) in September 2024
• (R-B) Malakai Champion (17/5/06) - Automatic 1 year contract (2025) when added as a Cat B Rookie in November 2024

 

[mattyc75]

Short answer is NO. We'd have to use it or split it.

It is always great to get premium quality players in but not if it means selling the farm. I am actually quite bullish about our crop of mids with 2 in particular (outside of those just drafted) giving me a great hope. One is obviously Hewitt who I believe can be as good as Warner, and the other, which may surprise people, is Jack Hutchinson who is Yeo sized, hard at it and could be another big bodied mid for us. I reckon I saw enough of him in really limited midfield minutes last season to think he can make the transition quickly.

I think I'd be waiting to see how those two, and our crop of 2023 & 2024 draftees progress before giving up our F1 for Warner.

That wasn't that short

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[Eastcoasteagle]

Dalton has great skills and is a left footer very small though, now that beast mode seems to be the way we’re drafting is there a spot for him in the game plan?

Was merely mentioning as a player I liked in VM squad rather than fit for us.
At his age too likely still growing.

 

[WCE777]

Was merely mentioning as a player I liked in VM squad rather than fit for us.
At his age too likely still growing.

looking at all the players that WC need, reasonable sized mid that has great kicking skills and accumulates the ball, WC have lots of big inside types like Reid, Hewett, Ginbey, Hall, Allan and maybe Hutch in time imo.
Outside mids, Chesser, Johnston, Davis and maybe Gross.
Players that fit that mould would be S Cumming/N Hibbins-Hargreaves/F Rodriguez/H Barker/B Kelly
The other need is KDEF and probably on C Curtin/W Duursma that fit the mould at this stage imo.
WC will probably end up with 1 or more of Maric/Barnett/A Reid/Shanahan as KDEF options going forward.
Be a really good draft to get a class mid and KDEF in 2025 draft out of the above, get our FS & NGA players(3-4) and C Warner of course!

 

[briztoon]

looking at all the players that WC need, reasonable sized mid that has great kicking skills and accumulates the ball, WC have lots of big inside types like Reid, Hewett, Ginbey, Hall, Allan and maybe Hutch in time imo.
Outside mids, Chesser, Johnston, Davis and maybe Gross.
Players that fit that mould would be S Cumming/N Hibbins-Hargreaves/F Rodriguez/H Barker/B Kelly
The other need is KDEF and probably on C Curtin/W Duursma that fit the mould at this stage imo.
WC will probably end up with 1 or more of Maric/Barnett/A Reid/Shanahan as KDEF options going forward.
Be a really good draft to get a class mid and KDEF in 2025 draft out of the above, get our FS & NGA players(3-4) and C Warner of course!

At this stage Duursma doesn’t have key defender height. Last measurement I saw was 191cm.

And that position is more than likely a waste of his talent atm.

 

[eaglevision]

At this stage Duursma doesn’t have key defender height. Last measurement I saw was 191cm.

And that position is more than likely a waste of his talent atm.

Yep. I see him as a wing/HBF

 

[dinnaz]

As a point of interest, if Cripps' last season is partly the reason for him to be under the pump in the eyes of many, it is worth noting that only in 2015 and 2018, both GF years where we played more games, did he have more shots on goal than the 54 shots he had last season. Sure, some of his other stats were down but he had hand issues which IMO caused a lot of the handling (fumbling) we saw last season and probably a drop off in his tackling. I think we'll see a return to his usual form in 2025.

Cripps is the most fumbly player I have ever seen. Whole career issue.
Imagine how good he would have been if he didn't drop a goal every week

 

[ROYAL EAGLE]

Yep. I see him as a wing/HBF

I see the youngest Duursma the same wing
Would be interesting to see a wingman drafted at number 1 pick
Would rather Sam Swadling for the wing position though the way he runs the lines
and uses both deadly feet to cut in board and is a WA boy
He also suits the Mini game plan

 

[WCE777]

Yep. I see him as a wing/HBF

fair enough, but he is going to grow another 4-5cm minimum at his age

 

[ROYAL EAGLE]

McGlade is a dynamic, evasive, proper crumbing small forward with very good skills.

Kenh is a 185cm ish half back with a great athletic profile, he provides a lot of run/rebound out of the back line and possesses a beautiful left foot kick. AA under 16

WCE have put a lot of work into Garrison through Natanui academy, its good to see that hard work is paying
of

 

[WCE777]

I see the youngest Duursma the same wing
Would be interesting to see a wingman drafted at number 1 pick
Would rather Sam Swadling for the wing position though the way he runs the lines
and uses both deadly feet to cut in board and is a WA boy
He also suits the Mini game plan

I see it but he will grow at least another 4-5cm at his age, so probably falls into KDEF height.
Slim pickings in the KDEF prospects next year?

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

At this stage Duursma doesn’t have key defender height. Last measurement I saw was 191cm.

And that position is more than likely a waste of his talent atm.

If you watch him live, he has zero KPD attributes.

He is a balanced to outside mid with poise, time and good skills meaning he can play HBF or HFF as well

 

[Obbig]

I've worked very closely with Garrison Kehn over the last 4 years. Absolutely sublime footballer. Will spend the next 2 seasons with EP colts, draft year 2026. So excited for the kid.

Lachy McLade I have some ties to also through my kids but don't know too much about him unlike Gary

 

[eaglevision]

I see the youngest Duursma the same wing
Would be interesting to see a wingman drafted at number 1 pick
Would rather Sam Swadling for the wing position though the way he runs the lines
and uses both deadly feet to cut in board and is a WA boy
He also suits the Mini game plan

With our picks I agree, I’d rather use our 2R on Swadling and our 1R on Sharp or Rodriguez if available. Curtin with Hawks 1R and hopefully sneak in Lindsay with their 2R before bids. At this early stage it looks like there will only be 3-4 picks in the second round before the draft becomes hugely compromised with bids.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

I've worked very closely with Garrison Kehn over the last 4 years. Absolutely sublime footballer. Will spend the next 2 seasons with EP colts, draft year 2026. So excited for the kid.

Lachy McLade I have some ties to also through my kids but don't know too much about him unlike Gary

Thanks mate for sharing.

What do you see his playing style comparison as?

 

[Obbig]

The kid is a bit of an athletic freak. Huge tank and strong. Loves ghosting the pack with his leap and marking the ball much higher than anyone else on the park. He has such a safe pair of hands and cat like reflexes.

At club level he is a ball winning midfielder. Destroys oppo with his ability to win the ground ball and burst of speed out of packs. His ball use by foot is seriously good. The way he somehow see's a forward lead and nail the target despite heavy congestion is next level. I've lost count the amount of times I've thrown my hands up in the air and say how the **** did he see that let alone put the ball in the right spot.

Kid can take an absolute screamer, loves a fend off and has a good amount of mongrel in him too.

I know WA played him off the HB which suited him but I can see him making his way into the midfield eventually

 

[Elite Pete]

Yep. I see him as a wing/HBF

In the AFL long term, I think he will be a balanced mid. Was only a futures game but he dominated the game when he went in the middle in the back half of the game.

 

[bzparkes]

I know WA played him off the HB which suited him but I can see him making his way into the midfield eventually

HBF with midfield potential you say?

 

[Obbig]

HBF with midfield potential you say?

Lol. That's what I say anyway

 

[mattyc75]

looking at all the players that WC need, reasonable sized mid that has great kicking skills and accumulates the ball, WC have lots of big inside types like Reid, Hewett, Ginbey, Hall, Allan and maybe Hutch in time imo.
Outside mids, Chesser, Johnston, Davis and maybe Gross.
Players that fit that mould would be S Cumming/N Hibbins-Hargreaves/F Rodriguez/H Barker/B Kelly
The other need is KDEF and probably on C Curtin/W Duursma that fit the mould at this stage imo.
WC will probably end up with 1 or more of Maric/Barnett/A Reid/Shanahan as KDEF options going forward.
Be a really good draft to get a class mid and KDEF in 2025 draft out of the above, get our FS & NGA players(3-4) and C Warner of course!

Why mention chesser as a mid? And an outside mid at that?

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[mattyc75]

I see the youngest Duursma the same wing
Would be interesting to see a wingman drafted at number 1 pick
Would rather Sam Swadling for the wing position though the way he runs the lines
and uses both deadly feet to cut in board and is a WA boy
He also suits the Mini game plan

How high do you predict Swadling could go?
Take the chad out of the equation could you see us splitting one of our first rounders for 2 later 1sts?

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[AsterixTheGaul]

HBF with midfield potential you say?

You do realise Harley was played as a half back in his underage year

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

How high do you predict Swadling could go?
Take the chad out of the equation could you see us splitting one of our first rounders for 2 later 1sts?

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I expect the Hawks R1 will be mid teens and then out by another 5 slots come draft night with club tied players. If you want to split a R1 for multiple R1, that will be our R1 which I expect there to be some elite talent at that range.

If Swadling starts to rise, we would likely need to use the Hawks R1

 

[bzparkes]

You do realise Harley was played as a half back in his underage year

Oh man...

 

[Happy Mastenator]

You do realise Harley was played as a half back in his underage year

Yeah the underagers have to wait their turn to play in the midfield.

 

[WCE777]

Why mention chesser as a mid? And an outside mid at that?

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isn't that what I said