2025 List Management Thread

[Axe Man]

Good point, JOD has to be promoted and can't sit on the Cat B list any longer. We've got a bit of flexibility and a few options goings going forward.

Because JOD needs to be promoted from category B and we have 1 extra player on the list to replace Cody, we will actually have to reduce the list by 2 from the current total.

So for example if we were to delist/trade 6 we could only bring in 4 new players.

The only caveat to that is if we were to sign a new cat B rookie such as the college basketballer we interviewed.

[Bornadog]

Good point, JOD has to be promoted and can't sit on the Cat B list any longer. We've got a bit of flexibility and a few options goings going forward.

We need BT to give us his thoughts.

[GVGjr]

I think this sounds about right and agree it has been good list management.

Do we promote any players to the main list? We have 7 players classified as rookies and some may be delisted like Baker, Duryea. JOD deserves a bigger contract and on the senior list.

Good point, JOD has to be promoted and can't sit on the Cat B list any longer. We've got a bit of flexibility and a few options goings going forward.

[Bornadog]

Will we select 3 or 4 players at the National Draft this year and then trade for 2 or 3 established players because that balance looks about right.
We really do seem to be well placed.

I think this sounds about right and agree it has been good list management.

Do we promote any players to the main list? We have 7 players classified as rookies and some may be delisted like Baker, Duryea. JOD deserves a bigger contract and on the senior list.

[GVGjr]

Love this G. 100% agree on all of them to.

The list management team have really positioned ourselves well for the future by selecting 5 players from the National Draft over the last two seasons.
Unfortunately O'Driscoll got the severe concussion and had to be delisted.
On top of the 5 players selected in 2024 we have backed it up with 2 more via the MSD so we probably have just about completed a quick rebuild.
Will we select 3 or 4 players at the National Draft this year and then trade for 2 or 3 established players because that balance looks about right.
We really do seem to be well placed.

[Rusty12]

These are still the players that have an expiring contract at the end of the season.

These are my recommendations so I'd be interested in your thoughts.

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Love this G. 100% agree on all of them to.

[Uninformed]

For the record I’d delist both.

Can see the reasoning if we really want a clean out.

[azabob]

For the record I’d delist both.

[Hotdog60]

Baker is all run and butcher the ball I go for Poulter over Baker

[Bornadog]

Not much in it for me, but I think Poulter gives a bit more value from his possessions and is younger, taller, with more chance of improvement. Baker has more pace though.

Agree with this Azabob. He is very athletic and I feel he has some potential

[Bornadog]

You could run the argument no doubt to retain Poulter. He's been in pretty good form for Footscray and is a unique player.
I'm not as quick to delist Jones though especially assuming Coffield goes.

How many changes at the end of the season do you think we will go with BAD?

I think your assessment of 6 is about right

[Uninformed]

Out of interest BAD and Uniformed why Poulter over Baker?

Not much in it for me, but I think Poulter gives a bit more value from his possessions and is younger, taller, with more chance of improvement. Baker has more pace though.

[azabob]

Out of interest BAD and Uniformed why Poulter over Baker?

[Uninformed]

These are still the players that have an expiring contract at the end of the season.

These are my recommendations so I'd be interested in your thoughts.

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I would probably keep Poulter too, but with him JJ and Liam what we were able to bring in might enable us to let them go.

Other than that, surely you sign Libba for ten!

[GVGjr]

I would let Jones go and would give Poulter another year.

You could run the argument no doubt to retain Poulter. He's been in pretty good form for Footscray and is a unique player.
I'm not as quick to delist Jones though especially assuming Coffield goes.

How many changes at the end of the season do you think we will go with BAD?