1 hour ago, red and blue forever said:

Update for Spargo Off to North. Farewell and Good Luck Spargs!

and I assume Billings, since it was announced at the B&F, although nothing on the club Website yet (Hopeless)

1 hour ago, red and blue forever said:

Update for Spargo Off to North. Farewell and Good Luck Spargs!

and I assume Billings, since it was announced at the B&F, although nothing on the club Website yet (Hopeless)

Thanks red and blue forever - busy times for you.👍😁

for fun I thought I would include the rumoured IN'S,

If i have missed any who should be there let me know, and I will add them.

2 hours ago, red and blue forever said:

Update for Spargo Off to North. Farewell and Good Luck Spargs!

and I assume Billings, since it was announced at the B&F, although nothing on the club Website yet (Hopeless)

May have been covered above, but pretty sure Sharp is out of contract. Was traded with one year to go and we have not extended.

17 minutes ago, Gouga said:

May have been covered above, but pretty sure Sharp is out of contract. Was traded with one year to go and we have not extended.

From the reports I found Sharp was signed to a 3 year contract

Update for Steven King Our New Coach.

As far as I have found it is for 2026. Not sure beyond that. any updates on contract length welcome!

Can someone please clarify the rules around Restricted Free Agents that would make Chandler and Sparrow fall in that category. Surely neither would be in our top 11 earners (25%)?

Adjustment, as reports suggest King got a 3 year contract

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/steven-king-appointed-demons-coach-in-shock-move-20250912-p5mulr.html

"Two sources with knowledge of the appointment confirmed that King would be given a three-year contract."

Edited September 12Sep 12 by red and blue forever

5 hours ago, poita said:

Can someone please clarify the rules around Restricted Free Agents that would make Chandler and Sparrow fall in that category. Surely neither would be in our top 11 earners (25%)?

I do my best with the free agency thing, information is scarce.

My Source for most of the free agency stuff is footywire

https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/to-melbourne-demons

although footy wires contract info is not perfect. (they have Sharp contract ending this year, and it is a 3 year contract for example)

Here are the rules for free agency

https://www.aflplayers.com.au/app/uploads/2020/12/AFL_FREE_AGENCY_EXPLAINED_2019.pdf

Happy to change anything that is incorrect

small update for draft order and adding Mihocek to the rumour list

Hendo will receive a 1 year deal according to The Age

On 10/09/2025 at 18:24, red and blue forever said:

for fun I thought I would include the rumoured IN'S,

If i have missed any who should be there let me know, and I will add them.

Who’s O Berry?

2 minutes ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

Who’s O Berry?

Oscar Berry

COLLEGE basketballer Oscar Berry has committed to joining Melbourne as a Category B rookie in 2026.

Berry moved to Florida at the age of 16 when his dad landed a job as director of sports science and performance at the IMG Academy, where Berry finished high school alongside Charlotte Hornets guard Josh Green, who accepted an offer to join Greater Western Sydney's Academy before moving to America and being selected in the first round of the 2020 NBA Draft.

afl.com.au

Demons set to boost defensive stocks with college basketb...

Melbourne is set to add a college basketballer to its ranks for the 2026 season

10 minutes ago, red and blue forever said:

Oscar Berry

COLLEGE basketballer Oscar Berry has committed to joining Melbourne as a Category B rookie in 2026.

Berry moved to Florida at the age of 16 when his dad landed a job as director of sports science and performance at the IMG Academy, where Berry finished high school alongside Charlotte Hornets guard Josh Green, who accepted an offer to join Greater Western Sydney's Academy before moving to America and being selected in the first round of the 2020 NBA Draft.

afl.com.au

Demons set to boost defensive stocks with college basketb...

Melbourne is set to add a college basketballer to its ranks for the 2026 season

Nothing wrong with an athletic big man

18 hours ago, adonski said:

Hendo will receive a 1 year deal according to The Age

Update For Henderson 1 year

Edited September 17Sep 17 by red and blue forever

small rumour list update

On 21/09/2025 at 20:13, red and blue forever said:

small rumour list update

I was under the impression that Oscar Berry was a 2026 B rookie which is shown in the first column, if he is not starting until the 2027 season as shown in the 2nd column then we still have a B rookie spot to fill !, and if we are going to include all the rumored players that are being talked about, you will need a much bigger spread sheet as well as possibly including a list of rumored draft picks that may come in. These are already in separate threads. I liked the spread sheet when it was all factual.

1 hour ago, Viscount Cardwell said:

I was under the impression that Oscar Berry was a 2026 B rookie which is shown in the first column, if he is not starting until the 2027 season as shown in the 2nd column then we still have a B rookie spot to fill !, and if we are going to include all the rumored players that are being talked about, you will need a much bigger spread sheet as well as possibly including a list of rumored draft picks that may come in. These are already in separate threads. I liked the spread sheet when it was all factual.

Berry has signed on as a cat B rookie for 26/27

The rumoured list is just a little bit of fun temporarily, but if people do not like it I will remove it

16 hours ago, red and blue forever said:

Berry has signed on as a cat B rookie for 26/27

The rumoured list is just a little bit of fun temporarily, but if people do not like it I will remove it

Understand the O Berry being included in 2027, but the list is getting too busy for my liking, which has confused me. Liked it when it was factual only.

17 hours ago, red and blue forever said:

Berry has signed on as a cat B rookie for 26/27

The rumoured list is just a little bit of fun temporarily, but if people do not like it I will remove it

Nah, you carry on exactly as you have been, R&B Forever. We appreciate you taking the time to update the lists, and if anyone doesn’t like aspects of it perhaps they should compile their own lists.

PS: I like the rumoured list, it’s amusing. I’m sure others do as well.

1 hour ago, Ghostwriter said:

Nah, you carry on exactly as you have been, R&B Forever. We appreciate you taking the time to update the lists, and if anyone doesn’t like aspects of it perhaps they should compile their own lists.

PS: I like the rumoured list, it’s amusing. I’m sure others do as well.

go to the rumours thread for that, this thread is a bible

4 hours ago, Turner said:

go to the rumours thread for that, this thread is a bible

only problem with that is there is no succinct list of the players rumoured to be linked with us there.

and then you need to scroll through the whole thread, as well look as all the previous topics to find what names have been mentioned.

I thought it would be nice to have it all in one place.

In also tried to only include names that have actually been linked with us, names the club has been in contact with/father sons/ NGA etc

4 hours ago, Turner said:

go to the rumours thread for that, this thread is a bible

You do know the OP isn’t being paid for this, right?

Make your own list if you’re not satisfied with this one.

6 minutes ago, red and blue forever said:

only problem with that is there is no succinct list of the players rumoured to be linked with us there.

and then you need to scroll through the whole thread, as well look as all the previous topics to find what names have been mentioned.

I thought it would be nice to have it all in one place.

In also tried to only include names that have actually been linked with us, names the club has been in contact with/father sons/ NGA etc

You don’t need to change a thing. And you shouldn’t have to explain your reasons for additions/amendments etc. Ingrates are free to compile their own lists.

Keep up the great work <3