List Mgmt. Hawk's List Management for 2025

[Scrads]

Usually do one of these before the trade period but was caught-up with other stuff this year so here is my post-trade period update! This is what I have at the moment. As you can see, firstly the list is STACKED in terms of talent (which we already knew) but is also pretty close to being completely full as it is. If what I have is correct, then we have 36 primary list, 4 Cat A and 1 Cat B locked in for next year which leaves us with limited options in terms of drafting next month and SSP/MSD in 2025.

If I had to guess, I'd say we are likely to delist-then-rookie one or both of Gunston and/or Breust for flexibility. Regardless, we can only intake a max of 2 players to primary/Cat A list at the moment plus the option of another Cat B player if we want (which I suspect we will re-sign Bennetts with).

As usual, if you spot any mistakes then please let me know

 

[play2win]

Hope for the best, plan for the worst. Delisting Gunston gives us options and I doubt it would have been done without negotiating the outcome where gunners doesn’t get rookied which is possible under more than 1 scenario. And no I am not suggesting we don’t take the club at face value here, merely highlighting that what happens isn’t entirely under our control.

 

[smeltitdeltit]

He’s essentially already in an assistant coaching/development coaching role for both the men’s and women’s teams.

No club will take him on without first speaking to him and his manager, and if they do that they’ll just be told “no thanks”.

Sure but how is this not draft tampering/manipulation? . Albeit only the rookie draft.

I personally think that if you stipulate such terms then you shouldn’t be allowed to register for it in the first place.

Sure this scenario is largely harmless but its a can of worms

Harley Reid: I’m only interested in going to Geelong, if any of you’re pick me before then then I’ll just play badminton.

 

[Brant]

Harley Reid: I’m only interested in going to Geelong, if any of you’re pick me before then then I’ll just play badminton.

Reid is welcome to give up 10+ years @ $1.5m to play badminton for free if he wants to.

Gunston is under no obligation to play footy. He's had more success than 99% of players ever will & he's part-way transitioned into the next phase of his footy career (mentor/coach). His 2025 salary is assured (by us). If some other idiot club wants to waste a pick on him then he can just retire & move full time into coaching, knowing he gets paid either way.

Reid (when current contact expires) is welcome to sit out 12 months if he wants, then re-enter the game via other means, like how McCarthy got to Freo. (from memory).

 

[PenAndPaper]

Sure but how is this not draft tampering/manipulation? . Albeit only the rookie draft.

I personally think that if you stipulate such terms then you shouldn’t be allowed to register for it in the first place.

Sure this scenario is largely harmless but its a can of worms

Harley Reid: I’m only interested in going to Geelong, if any of you’re pick me before then then I’ll just play badminton.

It literally happens every year with players getting delisted and then picked back up by their club as a rookie.

 

[eldorado]

We can have up to 3 Category B rookies on the list, so long as the number of players doesn’t exceed the maximum of 44. T

This used to be the case, it changed to 2 Cat B rookies a few years ago.