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

[Keys]

Quick links

• Player contract status
• Draft prospect video highlights (thanks to noobermensch)
• Provisional 2025 Draft order

List Spots Available

• One on either main OR rookie list to be filled as a SSP selection following train on assessments.
• Current train on players -
  - Sandy Brock

SSP signing dates

Spoiler

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

Players out of Contract (16) - 2025

Spoiler

• 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

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Just found out Lachlan McGlade is WC NGA. Able to be drafted 2026.

What's the record for most indigenous player's on an AFL list at the same time?

I think Freo had 9 around 2013

 

[bombard]

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

**** I tell you what we might not win shit but we will have the coolest named squad in the comp.


Malaki Champion
Lucca ****ing Grego
Tomgross (rebrand him to one name)
The Glade
Hadoo-Kenh
The Brothers Reid

 

[bombard]

**** I tell you what we might not win shit but we will have the coolest named squad in the comp.


Malaki Champion
Lucca ****ing Grego
Tomgross (rebrand him to one name)
The Glade
Hadoo-Kenh
The Brothers Reid

Update: Mac the Glade

 

[WCE777]

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

thanks for your analysis.
Kenh looks like a very nice HB, just what WC need!
Imagine a 190cm HB in 2 years that can run and rebound and kick beautifully?
Hope he continues his rise!

 

[PremiershipNo4]

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

Just a quick question on his beautiful left foot kick, is it, penetrating, loopy, floaty, flat, very good, elite?
There are few posters on here that would very much like to discuss that for the next few months.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Astro7]

Just a quick question on his beautiful left foot kick, is it, penetrating, loopy, floaty, flat, very good, elite?
There are few posters on here that would very much like to discuss that for the next few months.
Thanks in advance.

Not me, not even if it's long and penetrating, a fruit loopy, a brown floaty or flat n' floppy?

 

[RanaNaved]

Just a quick question on his beautiful left foot kick, is it, penetrating, loopy, floaty, flat, very good, elite?
There are few posters on here that would very much like to discuss that for the next few months.
Thanks in advance.

It's penetrating, has a lovely arc and is usually accurate. He's probably somewhere between good and elite. We'll probably have to wait for Dr Phil to educate us all

 

[PremiershipNo4]

It's penetrating, has a lovely arc and is usually accurate. He's probably somewhere between good and elite. We'll probably have to wait for Dr Phil to educate us all

Cheers Rava

 

[eaglevision]

Vic Metro boys summer training squad​

NAME	YEAR OF BIRTH	HT	CTL CLUB	COMMUNITY CLUB
Sam Allen	2007	184	Oakleigh Chargers	Glen Iris
Xavier Bamert	2007	186	Sandringham Dragons	South Melbourne Districts
Andrew Barker	2007	189	Eastern Ranges	Mooroolbark
Thomas Burton	2007	178	Western Jets	Point Cook
Arki Butler	2008	180	Sandringham Dragons	Beaumaris
Jack Dalton	2007	178	Sandringham Dragons	East Malvern
Finn Davis	2007	190	Western Jets	Williamstown CYMS
Lachy Dovaston	2007	175	Eastern Ranges	Blackburn
Cooper Duff-Tytler	2007	199	Calder Cannons	Woodend-Hesket
Hussien El Achkar	2007	171	Calder Cannons	Pascoe Vale
Louis Emmett	2007	202	Oakleigh Chargers	Glen Iris Gladiators
Kye Fincher	2007	185	Sandringham Dragons	East Brighton Vampies
Oliver Greeves	2007	191	Eastern Ranges	Vermont
Tyson Gresham	2007	167	Northern Knights	South Morang
Sam Grlj	2007	182	Oakleigh Chargers	Old Camberwell
Tate Hodgson	2008	193	Northern Knights	Park Orchards
Jack Ison	2007	189	Oakleigh Chargers	Parkside
Felix Kneipp	2007	177	Calder Cannons	Fitzroy
Archie Ludowyke	2007	195	Sandringham Dragons	East Sandringham
Thomas McGuane	2007	177	Western Jets	Keilor
Xavier Taylor	2007	191	Eastern Ranges	East Ringwood
Miles Tyrer	2007	198	Sandringham Dragons	South Melbourne Districts
Harry Van Hattum	2008	202	Northern Knights	St Mary’s Greensborough

Vic Country boys summer training squad​

NAME	YEAR OF BIRTH	HT	CTL CLUB	COMMUNITY CLUB
Tairon Ah-Mu	2007	198	Dandenong Stingrays	Berwick
Tanner Armstrong	2008	175	Murray Bushrangers	Rumbalara
Harry Dean	2007	193	Murray Bushrangers	Lavington Panthers
Willem Duursma	2007	191	Gippsland Power	Foster
Josh Granger	2007	196	Dandenong Stingrays	Bonbeach YCW
Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves	2007	185	Dandenong Stingrays	Mornington
Harley Hicks	2007	178	GWV Rebels	Lake Wendouree
Xavier Ladbrook	2008	197	Gippsland Power	Nar Nar Goon
Max Lee	2007	183	Dandenong Stingrays	Edithvale-Aspendale
Josh Lindsay	2007	182	Geelong Falcons	Newtown & Chilwell
Wil Malady	2008	188	Gippsland Power	Bairnsdale
Hugo Mikunda	2007	179	Geelong Falcons	Bell Park
Zachary O'Keefe	2007	177	Gippsland Power	Maffra
Riley Onley	2007	194	Murray Bushrangers	Shepparton United
Jack Pickett	2008	192	Geelong Falcons	Torquay
Marcus Prasad	2008	167	Dandenong Stingrays	Dromana
Ben Rongdit	2007	183	Geelong Falcons	Colac
Jobe Scapin	2007	187	Gippsland Power	Inverloch-Kongwak
Toby Sinnema	2007	179	Dandenong Stingrays	Devon Meadows
Mitchell Stevens	2007	184	Gippsland Power	Heyfield
Archie Taylor	2007	178	GWV Rebels	Cobden
Cody Walker	2008	183	Bendigo Pioneers	Echuca
Shaun Watson	2007	193	Bendigo Pioneers	Mildura
Hunter Wright	2007	187	Bendigo Pioneers	Golden Square

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Vic Metro boys summer training squad​

NAME	YEAR OF BIRTH	HT	CTL CLUB	COMMUNITY CLUB
Sam Allen	2007	184	Oakleigh Chargers	Glen Iris
Xavier Bamert	2007	186	Sandringham Dragons	South Melbourne Districts
Andrew Barker	2007	189	Eastern Ranges	Mooroolbark
Thomas Burton	2007	178	Western Jets	Point Cook
Arki Butler	2008	180	Sandringham Dragons	Beaumaris
Jack Dalton	2007	178	Sandringham Dragons	East Malvern
Finn Davis	2007	190	Western Jets	Williamstown CYMS
Lachy Dovaston	2007	175	Eastern Ranges	Blackburn
Cooper Duff-Tytler	2007	199	Calder Cannons	Woodend-Hesket
Hussien El Achkar	2007	171	Calder Cannons	Pascoe Vale
Louis Emmett	2007	202	Oakleigh Chargers	Glen Iris Gladiators
Kye Fincher	2007	185	Sandringham Dragons	East Brighton Vampies
Oliver Greeves	2007	191	Eastern Ranges	Vermont
Tyson Gresham	2007	167	Northern Knights	South Morang
Sam Grlj	2007	182	Oakleigh Chargers	Old Camberwell
Tate Hodgson	2008	193	Northern Knights	Park Orchards
Jack Ison	2007	189	Oakleigh Chargers	Parkside
Felix Kneipp	2007	177	Calder Cannons	Fitzroy
Archie Ludowyke	2007	195	Sandringham Dragons	East Sandringham
Thomas McGuane	2007	177	Western Jets	Keilor
Xavier Taylor	2007	191	Eastern Ranges	East Ringwood
Miles Tyrer	2007	198	Sandringham Dragons	South Melbourne Districts
Harry Van Hattum	2008	202	Northern Knights	St Mary’s Greensborough

Vic Country boys summer training squad​

NAME	YEAR OF BIRTH	HT	CTL CLUB	COMMUNITY CLUB
Tairon Ah-Mu	2007	198	Dandenong Stingrays	Berwick
Tanner Armstrong	2008	175	Murray Bushrangers	Rumbalara
Harry Dean	2007	193	Murray Bushrangers	Lavington Panthers
Willem Duursma	2007	191	Gippsland Power	Foster
Josh Granger	2007	196	Dandenong Stingrays	Bonbeach YCW
Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves	2007	185	Dandenong Stingrays	Mornington
Harley Hicks	2007	178	GWV Rebels	Lake Wendouree
Xavier Ladbrook	2008	197	Gippsland Power	Nar Nar Goon
Max Lee	2007	183	Dandenong Stingrays	Edithvale-Aspendale
Josh Lindsay	2007	182	Geelong Falcons	Newtown & Chilwell
Wil Malady	2008	188	Gippsland Power	Bairnsdale
Hugo Mikunda	2007	179	Geelong Falcons	Bell Park
Zachary O'Keefe	2007	177	Gippsland Power	Maffra
Riley Onley	2007	194	Murray Bushrangers	Shepparton United
Jack Pickett	2008	192	Geelong Falcons	Torquay
Marcus Prasad	2008	167	Dandenong Stingrays	Dromana
Ben Rongdit	2007	183	Geelong Falcons	Colac
Jobe Scapin	2007	187	Gippsland Power	Inverloch-Kongwak
Toby Sinnema	2007	179	Dandenong Stingrays	Devon Meadows
Mitchell Stevens	2007	184	Gippsland Power	Heyfield
Archie Taylor	2007	178	GWV Rebels	Cobden
Cody Walker	2008	183	Bendigo Pioneers	Echuca
Shaun Watson	2007	193	Bendigo Pioneers	Mildura
Hunter Wright	2007	187	Bendigo Pioneers	Golden Square

Another good list of Vic Country talent.

That said, Johnston and Lucca have shown we will happily draft the Metro talent

 

[eaglevision]

Another good list of Vic Country talent.

That said, Johnston and Lucca have shown we will happily draft the Metro talent

Gross as well, both him and Grego seemed genuinely stoked to head west unlike the Murphy Reid hostage situation. Greeves is the only metro player I’m particularly keen on at this early stage, the Country squad is stacked with Lindsay, Onley, NHH and Duursma my initial watches. Whilst being the least talented of that group, Lindsay would be the best fit if we could get him with a 2R before our NGA/FS kids and in front of the picks blowing out from bid matching.

 

[Eastcoasteagle]

Gross as well, both him and Grego seemed genuinely stoked to head west unlike the Murphy Reid hostage situation. Greeves is the only metro player I’m particularly keen on at this early stage, the Country squad is stacked with Lindsay, Onley, NHH and Duursma my initial watches. Whilst being the least talented of that group, Lindsay would be the best fit if we could get him with a 2R before our NGA/FS kids and in front of the picks blowing out from bid matching.

Jack Dalton is a good player, he's another I like for Metro.

And I've heard big things about Arki Butler, another Brighton Grammar boy but he's for next year.

 

[eaglevision]

Jack Dalton is a good player, he's another I like for Metro.

And I've heard big things about Arki Butler, another Brighton Grammar boy but he's for next year.

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?

 

[Obeanie1]

Gross as well, both him and Grego seemed genuinely stoked to head west unlike the Murphy Reid hostage situation. Greeves is the only metro player I’m particularly keen on at this early stage, the Country squad is stacked with Lindsay, Onley, NHH and Duursma my initial watches. Whilst being the least talented of that group, Lindsay would be the best fit if we could get him with a 2R before our NGA/FS kids and in front of the picks blowing out from bid matching.

When you get drafted in the 40s the relief would be massive.

At that point in the draft kids would be rapt to move anywhere just to get a crack.

It's the 1st round talent that think they are entitled to dictate where they end up.

 

[eaglevision]

When you get drafted in the 40s the relief would be massive.

At that point in the draft kids would be rapt to move anywhere just to get a crack.

It's the 1sr round talent that think they are entitled to dictate where they end up.

Moreso the pressers afterwards. Lucca saying he wanted to go to WCE and Gross talking about his family here. Two great kids.

If MReid got drafted by Freo in the 40s I still think he’d look like he’d been shot.

 

[noobermensch]

Cody played most of his bottom age season as a key defender at Colts level and for WA at the champs, impressing people enough to get himself firmly into the first round conversation for 2025. Late in the season Claremont threw him forward and he responded with back to back 6 goal games to demonstrate his elite potential.

Apologies for the poor audio quality at times in this one.

 

[Obeanie1]

Moreso the pressers afterwards. Lucca saying he wanted to go to WCE and Gross talking about his family here. Two great kids.

If MReid got drafted by Freo in the 40s I still think he’d look like he’d been shot.

Gross having so much family over in Perth is a big plus.

 

[bzparkes]

Gross as well, both him and Grego seemed genuinely stoked to head west unlike the Murphy Reid hostage situation. Greeves is the only metro player I’m particularly keen on at this early stage, the Country squad is stacked with Lindsay, Onley, NHH and Duursma my initial watches. Whilst being the least talented of that group, Lindsay would be the best fit if we could get him with a 2R before our NGA/FS kids and in front of the picks blowing out from bid matching.

Gross' mother is from Perth and he spends a few weeks every summer in Perth, so he knows what it's all about and Grego wanted to get picked up from WCE before the draft even happened, so I guess both being happy to come across makes sense.

Mind you, makes sense that the country boys would be happier to move interstate, as they have to move wherever they go, whereas Metro players would have a more than 50% chance of staying in Vic, especially the higher they go in the draft.

Reid was an interesting one, didn't look impressed on draft night but perhaps that's just his personality? Seemed happy enough in interviews post draft.

Could be more a 'didn't want to play for Freo' thing, as opposed to not wanting to go to Perth.

Anyone know who his manager is?

 

[Choogler]

If Cripps doesn't kick 30 and Sheed doesn't play 16 games, they're done. We have too many small forwards and forward/mids that need to be developed in their spots. I can't see Sheed getting a game even if he gets fit. And I can see Cripps getting dropped at the bye if he hasn't kicked a dozen or more.

On Pixel 6 Pro using BigFooty.com mobile app

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.

 

[Choogler]

To be fair, Karnezis never dropped a mark in the goal square in a grand final. so who's the real draft winner?

Pretty hard to do when he didn't play in a grand final!!

 

[Choogler]

Last year or career?

Cripps had more shots at goal last season than in any other season other than our GF years 2015 & 2018 when we played more games. I agree he fumbled a lot more than usual, and his tackling was down but I put that down to the hand problems that plagued him last season.

 

[Choogler]

Besides the hauls of the last two years I think we got the best tall in each of those drafts - both sliding. Our drafting of late has been very, very good

I agree we got some really decent talent in, but while our selections have been good, I don't think our trading was particularly special, especially if trading 3 was always part of the plan and not a knee jerk when the Hawks took 14 off the table by trading it to Carlton. My biggest disappointment is that we didn't take Dodson in the draft, or Knobel in the rookie draft because unless Flynn stays fit, or Barnett/Jamieson/A Reid stands up as a ruckman, all we have to rely on is BW again being belted in the HO and (more importantly) around the ground by opposition ruckmen.
We are however, in a great position for the 2025 draft.

 

[Choogler]

If Warner becomes available next year, what are we comfortable giving up?

Is there any scenario where we can bring Warner in and retain our F1?

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.

 

[ArdentEagle]

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.

Well articulated, succinct and exactly as I see it. ....Which means it'll probably go down like a wet balloon on this board

 

[We_The_West]

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.

I'm pretty bullish on Clay Hall as well.

I see him as our bash and crash inside mid in the Clayton Oliver mould. His kicking isn't elite but hopefully he can extract the ball with clean hands and also play that defensive mid role