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Every AFL club’s biggest trade target and scenarios with out-of-contract stars — Mega trade state of play
Will Faulkner
Fox Sports
June 5th, 2025
RICHMOND
Given the expectation that Richmond would be well entrenched with their rebuild this year, Punt Road hasn’t been the final destination that it once was for players on the move — but that could already be changing.
The club has done very well to lock away and extend a number of young guns early into 2025, and it could entice the future recruitment of Harley Reid.
West Coast’s number one pick from the 2023 draft has been linked to several Victorian clubs, but no doubt with plenty of money to splash and a serious amount of potential in the coming years, the Tigers could well be a point of attraction for the young gun — should he choose to move back to his home state sometime in the next 18 months.
One of the club’s most in-form players currently out of contract right now is Sam Banks, who has flourished in his role off half-back in the senior side.
Teammate Thomson Dow is without a contract beyond 2025, and while he’ll miss a substantial period due to a kneecap dislocation, it looks likely that he’s done enough to earn a new deal.
Mid-season draftee Jacob Blight has shown plenty of promise down back as well, and surely deserves a new contract.
The club will also face decisions on the future of premiership heroes Tom Lynch, Dion Prestia and Kamdyn McIntosh. Each has a genuine case to keep playing next year — and quite possibly beyond — but staying fit and healthy between now and then will be the biggest factor in their future.
The likes of Campbell Gray, Tyler Sonsie, Tylar Young, Liam Fawcett and Jacob Bauer will all be battling to continue their AFL careers at Punt Road in the coming months.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-trade-news-2025-midseason-trade-state-of-play-for-every-club-trade-and-free-agent-targets-players-out-of-contract-analysis-latest-news/news-story/cf6c8470a52ab14692b98568286faeba?recommendedCount=0
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Reckon this idiot doesn't watch much footy.
Dow will get a contract but shouldn't.
Lynch will if fit. Prestia the same. Kmac not a chance.
Blight, Gray, Sonsie, Fawcett, Young will all get contracts too for better or worse.
Bauer is finito surely.
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I don’t think kmac isn’t a chance. He’s been best 22/23 all season according to match committee. Is fit as a fiddle and can’t remember the last time he was injured. Wouldn’t be surprised if they gave him another 1 year.
I think Dow and Sonsie may be moved on especially if we are picking up another 2/3 mids in the draft / trades. Sonsie I feel may seek opportunity elsewhere rather than being delisted if he doesn’t hold his place at AFL level.
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This will be just Claw still having a go at poor old Kamdyn.
If he had a brain he would just retire at seasons end. He has become the epitomy of a list clogger for me.
That is a mature player who is no longer good enough but continues to get games in front of younger players. He not only gets games but in roles he is lousy at.
He just does not have anything to offer anymore.
Retire please.
If it came down to keeping say Jack Ross or say Smith id get rid of Ross even though right atm we are likely to get more out of him but he sure as hell is not and has never been the future. Like Kamdyn he will get games in roles that should be going to kids.Smith may not be an answer either but id rather play him instead and find out we know what we are gunna get with Ross.
The worst of a clubs list cloggers are the ones that ultimately play 80 100 games but are never going to take you anywhere. They are the ones that stall or slow down rebuilds for me out Ross and in a real mid trade or free agency who can actually help the kids and improve the area.
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RICHMOND
It’s only been positive news at Punt Road in recent weeks, with the Tigers re-signing a host of young talent once again since our last club update.
Defender Sam Banks has flourished in recent weeks and earned himself a deal until the end of 2027, while Liam Fawcett has signed a one-year deal into 2026.
Given the expectation that Richmond would be well entrenched with their rebuild this year, Punt Road hasn’t been the final destination that it once was for players on the move — but that could already be changing.
The future recruitment of Harley Reid will only become more and more likely over time, however West Coast’s number one pick from the 2023 draft has been linked to several Victorian clubs. But with plenty of money to splash and a serious amount of potential in the coming years, the Tigers could well be a point of attraction for the young gun — should he choose to move back to his home state sometime in the next 18 months.
Teammate Thomson Dow is one still without a contract beyond 2025, and while he’ll miss a substantial period due to a kneecap dislocation, it looks likely that he’s still done enough to earn a new deal.
Mid-season draftee Jacob Blight has shown plenty of promise down back as well, and surely deserves a new contract too.
Seven’s Mitch Cleary reported recently that the Tigers have started early talks on a one-year extension at Punt Road for Tom Lynch, however the future is less clear for fellow veterans Dion Prestia and Kamdyn McIntosh. Both have a genuine case to keep playing next year — and quite possibly beyond — but staying fit and healthy between now and then will be the biggest factor in their future.
The likes of Campbell Gray, Tyler Sonsie, Tylar Young, and Jacob Bauer will all be hoping to continue their AFL careers also with a new deal.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-trade-news-2025-round-16-trade-state-of-play-for-every-club-trade-and-free-agent-targets-players-out-of-contract-analysis-latest-news/news-story/f55927910e4e10ffd0fb9984773b6e3a
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Who your club should be delisting or trading at season’s end
HeraldSun
31 July 2025
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https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/verdict-on-every-clubs-offcontract-players-and-names-that-could-shake-up-the-trade-period/news-story/a5df426ca7cedeb1ccdf7f3dae7dba5f
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Vlas is going nowhere and at no point has short been out of favour unless they mean with the fans lol
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Short maybe.
Floss a hard no from me. In fact more of a gagf
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Short is a good trdeable asset if a reasonable offer is made although I must say the combo of him and banks has been good the last few weeks. Small sample size though.
I was just disputing that he has been out of favour. Like he has played every single game other than that block where he was injured and then came back through the vfl for 1 game.
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Short is a good trdeable asset if a reasonable offer is made although I must say the combo of him and banks has been good the last few weeks. Small sample size though.
I was just disputing that he has been out of favour. Like he has played every single game other than that block where he was injured and then came back through the vfl for 1 game.
You're correct, only out of favour with the fans.
He's just not physical enough, period. Sometimes he does the odd thing but that's all. Bit like Sonsie, Brandon Ellis etc. They just aren't born with the right kahuna size.
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Dion Prestia will soon sign a one-year extension, while key back Tylar Young can expect a new deal after a strong finish to the year coming off an ACL tear.
Tyler Sonsie, Thomson Dow, Kaleb Smith, Jacob Blight and Campbell Gray are without deals so far.
Source: HeraldSun (https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/tigers-weigh-up-trading-top-pick-with-adem-yze-nearing-extension/news-story/0aa494cebec2f0fcb4c42acbb09aec2e)
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I'd almost keep all 5 tbh.
Tall depth is good.
Smith is so young still.
Sonsie and Dow shown enough that they deserve one year at least imo.
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Think alot of it will come down to who we trade or are able to trade
We need a minimum 4 spots
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Dion Prestia will soon sign a one-year extension, while key back Tylar Young can expect a new deal after a strong finish to the year coming off an ACL tear.
Tyler Sonsie, Thomson Dow, Kaleb Smith, Jacob Blight and Campbell Gray are without deals so far.
Source: HeraldSun (https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/tigers-weigh-up-trading-top-pick-with-adem-yze-nearing-extension/news-story/0aa494cebec2f0fcb4c42acbb09aec2e)
Trade or delist all please
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Think alot of it will come down to who we trade or are able to trade
We need a minimum 4 spots
^This.
Kmac has opened up 1 list spot. If we are taking our 2 picks to the draft and also intending to get kellaway then we need another minimum 2 of those to be gone.
I suspect 3 of those 5 to be delisted.
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If rumours are true re: that rosas bloke from GC then 4 need to go.
Bauer needs to go and Colina as well despite not even counting. We aren't a serious club if we see his name again.
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Blight is 💯 gone
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Short maybe.
Floss a hard no from me. In fact more of a gagf
Agree Vlastuin is the exact on field type you want leading young players not to mention he is a proven outstanding player who actually leads from the front with both actions and ability.
Short well imo he is the exact opposite of Vlastuin and has been lauded for way too long for all the wrong reasons.
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Richmond has confirmed that AFL players Jacob Bauer and Mate Colina will not be offered contracts for the 2026 AFL season.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1877401/richmond-list-update
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Richmond has confirmed that AFL players Jacob Bauer and Mate Colina will not be offered contracts for the 2026 AFL season.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1877401/richmond-list-update
Sad to see Colina go
Showed plenty
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Richmond has confirmed that AFL players Jacob Bauer and Mate Colina will not be offered contracts for the 2026 AFL season.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1877401/richmond-list-update
Sad to see Colina go
Showed plenty
Catergory B list clogger
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Blight is 💯 gone
Wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up on another list next year
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Blight is 💯 gone
Wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up on another list next year
Yep, reckon he'll get traded
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Richmond has confirmed that AFL players Jacob Bauer and Mate Colina will not be offered contracts for the 2026 AFL season.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1877401/richmond-list-update
Those are the 2 obvious ones, once the vfl season ends we’ll see what happens with smith, Sonsie, Dow, Gray and Blight.
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Richmond has confirmed that AFL players Jacob Bauer and Mate Colina will not be offered contracts for the 2026 AFL season.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1877401/richmond-list-update
Sad to see Colina go
Showed plenty
Catergory B list clogger
Sorry mate
Didnt think the sarcasm emoji was needed in this intance
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West Coast, Richmond, North Melbourne, Melbourne, Port Adelaide, St Kilda, Carlton and Sydney have all completed their exit interviews with players across recent days. – Riley Beveridge
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1403943/inside-trading-docker-to-make-call-on-future-dees-chase-tall-saint-giants-list-squeeze
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Staying or going? The latest intel and verdict on every Richmond player ahead of 2026
Full article: https://archive.md/NQ2D7#selection-645.0-645.85
According to this HeraldSun article:
Sonsie - watch this space
Blight - wait and see
Gray - wait and see
Hayes-Brown - wait and see
Smith - wait and see
Dow - wait and see
Young - likely staying
Koschitzke - likely going
McIntosh - going
Colina - going
Bauer - going
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Richmond has confirmed that AFL players Jacob Bauer and Mate Colina will not be offered contracts for the 2026 AFL season.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1877401/richmond-list-update
Sad to see Colina go
Showed plenty
Catergory B list clogger
Sorry mate
Didnt think the sarcasm emoji was needed in this intance
Nor did I with mine
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Staying or going? The latest intel and verdict on every Richmond player ahead of 2026
Full article: https://archive.md/NQ2D7#selection-645.0-645.85
According to this HeraldSun article:
Sonsie - watch this space
Blight - wait and see
Gray - wait and see
Hayes-Brown - wait and see
Smith - wait and see
Dow - wait and see
Young - likely staying
Koschitzke - likely going
McIntosh - going
Colina - going
Bauer - going
"Wait and see" and " watch this space" = we have no idea what's going on
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Staying or going? The latest intel and verdict on every Richmond player ahead of 2026
Full article: https://archive.md/NQ2D7#selection-645.0-645.85
According to this HeraldSun article:
Sonsie - watch this space
Blight - wait and see
Gray - wait and see
Hayes-Brown - wait and see
Smith - wait and see
Dow - wait and see
Young - likely staying
Koschitzke - likely going
McIntosh - going
Colina - going
Bauer - going
"Wait and see" and " watch this space" = we have no idea what's going on
Blight is definitely gone.. will be traded back to WA
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Know I’ll get howled down but I would give McIntosh anther year.
AFL insurance in case of injuries and good to have around the club
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There’s only 4 premiership players left. We are gonna need all the help we can get while we transition .
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Know I’ll get howled down but I would give McIntosh anther year.
AFL insurance in case of injuries and good to have around the club
So who do you get rid of to create the space for our 2 draft picks and the Campbell upgrade?
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Know I’ll get howled down but I would give McIntosh anther year.
AFL insurance in case of injuries and good to have around the club
So who do you get rid of to create the space for our 2 draft picks and the Campbell upgrade?
Can we give him a rookie spot?
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Jon Ralph reporting Gray has signed a 2 year extension.
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There’s only 4 premiership players left. We are gonna need all the help we can get while we transition .
There’s 6: Vlas, Lynch, Prestia, Nank, Broad and Short.
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6 is still very thin on the ground
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From Jon Ralph (@RalphyHeraldSun) X (Twitter)
Campbell Gray has signed a two year deal with the Tigers but a trio of clubs are chasing Tylar Young after a strong finish to the season. Dow will have to wait on a deal, Blight hasn’t been offered one yet 👇heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/nort…
https://x.com/RalphyHeraldSun/status/1962429186427294112?t=KUlwgOulWtNTLSDi5B74ew&s=19
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How are we going to fit them all in our salary cap?
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How are we going to fit them all in our salary cap?
:lol :lol :lol
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From Jon Ralph (@RalphyHeraldSun) X (Twitter)
Campbell Gray has signed a two year deal with the Tigers but a trio of clubs are chasing Tylar Young after a strong finish to the season. Dow will have to wait on a deal, Blight hasn’t been offered one yet 👇heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/nort…
https://x.com/RalphyHeraldSun/status/1962429186427294112?t=KUlwgOulWtNTLSDi5B74ew&s=19
Young has shown strong glimpses against the game's best forwards but has been challenged to keep his spot in the senior side, with his current contract situation now said to be earning the attention of rival clubs.
According to News Corp, Young has interest from North Melbourne, West Coast and the Western Bulldogs, who are all keen to bolster their backline.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/afl/richmond-defender-linked-to-trio-of-rivals-afl-trade-news/ar-AA1LDnLL
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From Jon Ralph (@RalphyHeraldSun) X (Twitter)
Campbell Gray has signed a two year deal with the Tigers but a trio of clubs are chasing Tylar Young after a strong finish to the season. Dow will have to wait on a deal, Blight hasn’t been offered one yet 👇heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/nort…
https://x.com/RalphyHeraldSun/status/1962429186427294112?t=KUlwgOulWtNTLSDi5B74ew&s=19
Young has shown strong glimpses against the game's best forwards but has been challenged to keep his spot in the senior side, with his current contract situation now said to be earning the attention of rival clubs.
According to News Corp, Young has interest from North Melbourne, West Coast and the Western Bulldogs, who are all keen to bolster their backline.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/afl/richmond-defender-linked-to-trio-of-rivals-afl-trade-news/ar-AA1LDnLL
Any of Sheezel, Reid or Darcy will be fine thanks boys :lol
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Know I’ll get howled down but I would give McIntosh anther year.
AFL insurance in case of injuries and good to have around the club
So who do you get rid of to create the space for our 2 draft picks and the Campbell upgrade?
Tricky one, I hate to put anyone down but Dow seems surplus to requirements, has had a fair go and May be ready to go to another level so would be tricky to say he has more upside, and thinking about it you are probably right but I still love The KMac
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This might be the wrong spot to write, but if we traded young, that moves Balta back again, we sign blight and have just sign Gray who would be depth. obviously only worth it depending on what we would get for young!?
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We would get more for trading you Wazza
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We would get more for trading you Wazza
Lol. Mate if the tiges need me I'll lace up. I still have more pace than ole meatball 👍
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blight , kosi gone. Dont need them at all.
2 more spots freed up.
how does our ND picks look now. 1 more spot possible for a MSD or pre season?
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Thought Kosi was contracted? Clearly not
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Blight was a rookie wasn’t he ?
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Blight was a rookie wasn’t he ?
yes was
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I also thought kosi was contracted next year. Wasn’t it a 3 year deal when we got him from the hawks?
Anyway, strikes me that the likes of Sonsie, Dow and Smith have been told that they’d need to wait until after the trade period before a call is made on them, unless they’ve quietly re-signed.
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I also thought kosi was contracted next year. Wasn’t it a 3 year deal when we got him from the hawks?
Anyway, strikes me that the likes of Sonsie, Dow and Smith have been told that they’d need to wait until after the trade period before a call is made on them, unless they’ve quietly re-signed.
I was sure he was on 3 years too, odd.
We still need another spot I believe, so one of those 3 needs to go. I'd prefer Dow to be it.
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I also thought kosi was contracted next year. Wasn’t it a 3 year deal when we got him from the hawks?
Anyway, strikes me that the likes of Sonsie, Dow and Smith have been told that they’d need to wait until after the trade period before a call is made on them, unless they’ve quietly re-signed.
I was sure he was on 3 years too, odd.
We still need another spot I believe, so one of those 3 needs to go. I'd prefer Dow to be it.
I suspect that maybe he needed to hit a certain target to trigger the 3rd year which he didn’t do.
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I thought Blight would have some value but I guess it's not easy to negotiate a trade when the other party knows you can't or won't keep him
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Any further news regarding Young?