AFL 2025 Silly Season

[Lightning McQueen]

Tom McCarthy, mid year recruit?
Has a 2yr contract extension in front of him.

Yeah, I liked the look of him.

[helicopterking]

Tom McCarthy, mid year recruit?
Has a 2yr contract extension in front of him.

Yeah, I liked the look of him.

Shows how weak WC list is that he’s already in our top 5 players

[Jim05]

Dogs throwing $4m at Wilkie trying to lure him over.
Probably a good time to pounce whilst the Saints can’t increase his pay

[Booney]

Dogs throwing $4m at Wilkie trying to lure him over.
Probably a good time to pounce whilst the Saints can’t increase his pay

Still has two years to run on a deal.

[wenchbarwer]

So they could swap Marshall & Wilkie for TDK and JSOS?

World's gone mad...

[mots02]

So they could swap Marshall & Wilkie for TDK and JSOS?

World's gone mad...

And play twice as much for the privilege

[Jim05]

Leek Aleer now wanting to join the Saints

[mighty_tiger_79]

Saints becoming a destination club

[amber_fluid]

Saints becoming a destination club

Guaranteed an extra month holiday a year

[Jim05]

Saints becoming a destination club

Crazy Rossy

[mighty_tiger_79]

Saints becoming a destination club

Guaranteed an extra month holiday a year

That promise hasn't worked for Clarko

[gadj1976]

Chesser headed to the Blues

[mots02]

Jesse Motlop to Port?

Surely not

[amber_fluid]

Jesse Motlop to Port?

Surely not

Where do we sign off?

[Jim05]

Draper has chosen Brisbane.
Good move for both parties.
If we can manage to move on Ridley and Merrett plus another couple we can finally start a proper rebuild. Only 20 years too late of course

[mighty_tiger_79]

Draper has chosen Brisbane.
Good move for both parties.
If we can manage to move on Ridley and Merrett plus another couple we can finally start a proper rebuild. Only 20 years too late of course

If starting a proper rebuild, where does the coach fit?

[Booney]

Draper has chosen Brisbane.
Good move for both parties.
If we can manage to move on Ridley and Merrett plus another couple we can finally start a proper rebuild. Only 20 years too late of course

If starting a proper rebuild, where does the coach fit?

Starting? They traded out and in last year to get 4, 5, 22 and 25 this year and Scott admitted as much at the start of this year :

"You can say what you want. The club always talk to me about ‘what are we messaging?’ Ultimately, you message through your action," Scott said on Monday night's AFL 360.

"We made some changes at the end of last year with personnel, list, chose to go to the draft. We hold two first-round draft picks this year and two second-round draft picks – I think it’s pretty clear what you’re doing."

[wenchbarwer]

It'll be an interesting watch with Draper at the Lions.

Fagan gets frustrated with players who have football ability, can only imagine his reactions next season...

[Jim05]

Draper has chosen Brisbane.
Good move for both parties.
If we can manage to move on Ridley and Merrett plus another couple we can finally start a proper rebuild. Only 20 years too late of course

If starting a proper rebuild, where does the coach fit?

Starting? They traded out and in last year to get 4, 5, 22 and 25 this year and Scott admitted as much at the start of this year :

"You can say what you want. The club always talk to me about ‘what are we messaging?’ Ultimately, you message through your action," Scott said on Monday night's AFL 360.

"We made some changes at the end of last year with personnel, list, chose to go to the draft. We hold two first-round draft picks this year and two second-round draft picks – I think it’s pretty clear what you’re doing."

Mixed messaging from the club though unfortunately. The team he started with this year didn’t suggest a rebuild and the President saying in round 5 or 6 that finals was still an aim.
The injuries have accelerated the rebuild to some extent and I thought we did ok at the draft table last year.
This year we will most likely have picks 4,5,6 before academy bids plus a couple of our own academy kids of which one is rated around the top 20.
I’d trade out both Ridley and Merrett and see if we can get some picks for next year. We will be almost spoon certainties and could go into next years draft with 3 or 4 first rounders plus an academy kid rated top 10.
Will be plenty of pain in the next 2 years but I’d rather we try something different for once

[amber_fluid]

Long way back if you trade out Merret, Draper and Ridley
Who will mentor the high draft picks coming in?