Rumour 2023 Rumours and Speculation (Rumours total 37!, 1 (busted) BIG FISH ALERT last October 9th) (9 confirmed! 17 Busted!)

[CromradeCromulent]

Melbourne's whole "nothing to see here, move along" club statement gives me big crows camp vibes...
it also reminds me of this.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

HANNAH PETTY SAYS CROWS TARGET IS “KEEN TO MOVE HOME” TO SA AT SOME STAGE​

Petty is close to his family and grew up in Wuddina, South Australia. His sister Hannah is also a professional athlete and is the captain of the Adelaide Thunderbirds in Super Netball.

Speaking to SEN SA The Run Home, Hannah discussed Adelaide’s approach to her brother with host Kym Dillon, where she admitted that Harrison is keen to come home at some stage.

Hannah Petty says Crows target is “keen to move home” to SA at some stage

“I had a few conversations with him about it.”

www.sen.com.au

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I wonder if we'll trade picks into 2024 to give ourselves currency to have a crack at Petty next year?

 

[FR0GGY]

HANNAH PETTY SAYS CROWS TARGET IS “KEEN TO MOVE HOME” TO SA AT SOME STAGE​

Petty is close to his family and grew up in Wuddina, South Australia. His sister Hannah is also a professional athlete and is the captain of the Adelaide Thunderbirds in Super Netball.

Speaking to SEN SA The Run Home, Hannah discussed Adelaide’s approach to her brother with host Kym Dillon, where she admitted that Harrison is keen to come home at some stage.

Hannah Petty says Crows target is “keen to move home” to SA at some stage

“I had a few conversations with him about it.”

www.sen.com.au

Felt like the time was now, he’ll still be in contract next year. If he really wanted to come home he could have just requested a trade and that would have been easy to justify given the stink around Melbourne.

 

[Betts are off]

I wonder if we'll trade picks into 2024 to give ourselves currency to have a crack at Petty next year?

Petty may well still be a target, but I doubt the Mirage of KPD value around the league that was this offseason will be anywhere near as outlandish next year. Especially, for us if Murray comes back and performs they way he was in 2023 before the knee.

TBH, now that all the dust is settled, looking back at what teams paid for middle of the road talent at KPD this season was out of control. MFC will probably end up kicking themselves they didn't cash in on that. And if our offer $value rumour was to be believed, they may have saved us from ourselves.

 

[Crow till I die]

Felt like the time was now, he’ll still be in contract next year. If he really wanted to come home he could have just requested a trade and that would have been easy to justify given the stink around Melbourne.

Next year, we have to try to get a quality mid before a welsh bid so a 25' 1st is all that should be on table for Petty

 

[Mostyn]

Next year, we have to try to get a quality mid before a welsh bid so a 25' 1st is all that should be on table for Petty

It's an interesting one - we'll need to offer them more than what they'll get as a free agent if we want him next year. If it's close, they're not going to release him.

 

[betterthanu]

Felt like the time was now, he’ll still be in contract next year. If he really wanted to come home he could have just requested a trade and that would have been easy to justify given the stink around Melbourne.

He will be a 'pre-agent' next year though wont he? Melb will have to move him if they want to cash in or know he will walk the year after as a free agent.

 

[Crow till I die]

It's an interesting one - we'll need to offer them more than what they'll get as a free agent if we want him next year. If it's close, they're not going to release him.

If its a choice between going for (ie be trading draft capital to get into a position for) a draper or other top mid + wesh or missing that top end mid and taking petty + welsh...its the former a million times out of a million in my eye

I truly believe if we can grab the best mid available at our 1st pick this year (maybe wilson) ad then next year execute a pick swap to try for a draper for example...THAT puts our list into premiership territory in the coming years. You just have to bat deep with A grade mids and have a quality set of forwards(we do) and what looks like a quality young developing defence (we do)

 

[FR0GGY]

He will be a 'pre-agent' next year though wont he? Melb will have to move him if they want to cash in or know he will walk the year after as a free agent.

There’s no discounts for pre agents.
He’ll still cost a petty penny imo

 

[WaynesWorld19]

I truly believe if we can grab the best mid available at our 1st pick this year (maybe wilson) ad then next year execute a pick swap to try for a draper for example...THAT puts our list into premiership territory in the coming years. You just have to bat deep with A grade mids and have a quality set of forwards(we do) and what looks like a quality young developing defence (we do)

I keep hearing Wilson being projected by recruiters as a flanker at AFL level (The Age) .....so is there any MID likely to be available at #10 that's going to make a significant difference ....doubtful

Next year appears our best chance of an "A-grade" Mid

 

[Mostyn]

I keep hearing Wilson being projected by recruiters as a flanker at AFL level (The Age) .....so is there any MID likely to be available at #10 that's going to make a significant difference ....doubtful

Next year appears our best chance of an "A-grade" Mid

Plenty of flankers and wingmen grow into being midfielders as they mature.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Plenty of flankers and wingmen grow into being midfielders as they mature.

This was a survey of Club recruiters on how a player would project at AFL level

Yes I agree, many players start out in other positions at underage level .....normally though recruiters are already identifying a particular role at AFL level, thru the Draft Process

 

[Mostyn]

This was a survey of Club recruiters on how a player would project at AFL level

Yes I agree, many players start out in other positions at underage level .....normally though recruiters are already identifying a particular role at AFL level, thru the Draft Process

True - though I'd say people got Dawson, Day, Laird and a bunch of others wrong. There's a lot you don't know at 18.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

True - though I'd say people got Dawson, Day, Laird and a bunch of others wrong. There's a lot you don't know at 18.

I'd say Laird was drafted as a MID ....his first season at West Adelaide, he played as a Mid & was just a natural

His AFL role was a case of where can we fit him in, with a strong midfield .....that's not an unusual occurrence

I agree re Dawson & Day ....were probably seen as Flankers, due to their body shape

 

[Mostyn]

I'd say Laird was drafted as a MID ....his first season at West Adelaide, he played as a Mid & was just a natural

His AFL role was a case of where can we fit him in, with a strong midfield .....that's not an unusual occurrence

I agree re Dawson & Day ....were probably seen as Flankers, due to their body shape

It doesn't matter THAT much, but most reports from the time disagree with that?

He is back pocket in the West Adelaide u/18 team of the decade: Under 18s Team of the Decade - West Adelaide Football Club

He is described as "The nuggety back-pocket made his senior debut against North Adelaide in round four and had an immediate impact, winning the Powerade Star Search award for the best young SANFL player of the week." (though it DOES say he got a lot of ball in the midfield, so maybe he was rolling through?): Another Rory on the rise

This is from Alan Stewart:

Laird was selected to represent SA at the Under-18 Championships in 2011. He overcame tonsillitis to play four games at the Championships, being named in the best players in three of them …

“There was a game ‘Lairdy’ played at Adelaide Oval during the National Championships that I really liked. For his size, he was quite a good one-on-one player. He could actually take a good mark and in one of the games he took a couple of really nice contested marks against his opponent playing in defence. I never forgot it.

“He used to get the ball a fair bit. His role changed somewhat over the course of the carnival – I’m pretty sure he played as an onballer in one of the games – but he had a natural feel of how to find the footy.”

 

[WaynesWorld19]

“He used to get the ball a fair bit. His role changed somewhat over the course of the carnival – I’m pretty sure he played as an onballer in one of the games – but he had a natural feel of how to find the footy.”

Pretty sure that's what I said ....which are a strong component of a midfielder

 

[Mostyn]

Pretty sure that's what I said ....which are a strong component of a midfielder

To be fair, you said "I'd say Laird was drafted as a MID ...." when he played 3 of four games and his whole u/18 season as a small defender.

Hopefully, it's not just our midfielders who have a natural feel to find the footy!

 

[PeterSalt]

Laird played as a midfielder while he was at school (Scotch) where funnily enough Nicks was his coach

 

[Mostyn]

Laird played as a midfielder while he was at school (Scotch) where funnily enough Nicks was his coach

fair enough

 

[GROTTO]

It's an interesting one - we'll need to offer them more than what they'll get as a free agent if we want him next year. If it's close, they're not going to release him.

Geez at that stage I wonder then if its just worth us waiting 12 more months then to give up two 1sts, because thats what Melbourne will want.

 

[GROTTO]

Laird played as a midfielder while he was at school (Scotch) where funnily enough Nicks was his coach

Thats a Fun Fact.

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Thats a Fun Fact.

GROTTO likes fun facts.

 

[Hodgy]

I keep hearing Wilson being projected by recruiters as a flanker at AFL level (The Age) .....so is there any MID likely to be available at #10 that's going to make a significant difference ....doubtful

Next year appears our best chance of an "A-grade" Mid

Every year people say there won’t be A grade talent available at our pick, however our current midfield was taken as follows.

Dawson, pick 56
Laird, rookie
Soligo, pick 36
Rory Sloane, pick 44
Matt Crouch, pick 23

While Chayce Jones, Rachelle and Gallucci were taken 1st round as midfielders.

History shows there absolutely will be genuine A grade midfield talent available to us this year at our picks, we just have to be better at talent identification.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Every year people say there won’t be A grade talent available at our pick, however our current midfield was taken as follows.

Dawson, pick 56
Laird, rookie
Soligo, pick 36
Rory Sloane, pick 44
Matt Crouch, pick 23

While Chayce Jones, Rachelle and Gallucci were taken 1st round as midfielders.

History shows there absolutely will be genuine A grade midfield talent available to us this year at our picks, we just have to be better at talent identification.

Yes ...you're correct of course !