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

[El Doederino]

West Coast should have moved players on in this period, true - but they did also win a flag in 2018.

It's a pretty stark difference.

Let’s see what a successful club looks like in that period rather than compare to one of the worst teams ever going

 

[El Doederino]

A gem from the Port board:


Seriously? lol

Are they professionally jealous of our end of first round pick?

 

[Sanders]

Shouldn't Chol be a 'lifetime' delisted free agent? Or does that not apply with him being in contract?

From Wiki...

Chol was delisted by the club in 2018 before being immediately re-rookied in the 2019 rookie draft. In 2019 Chol won a VFL premiership while playing with the Richmond reserves side. Chol moved from Richmond to Gold Coast as a free agent in October 2021.

He’s got 2 more years under contract

 

[GROTTO]

That’s a bit wayward…

Hayward?

 

[FR0GGY]

Not sure this tweet says what they want it to say, as I would suggest doing the opposite of West Coast has been doing is a good thing

What not winning a flag?
This is since 2017 they won a flag in 18

 

[bigman]

Having seen much of the pre season I can confirm that Dawson trained mainly as a backline player.

I was concerned at the time we would have too much cover in this position. MM Smith Milera hinge doedee worrel etc

I just want to clear up things from many posters asking this question. I dont want to derail this thread on rumours

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Having seen much of the pre season I can confirm that Dawson trained mainly as a backline player.

I was concerned at the time we would have too much cover in this position. MM Smith Milera hinge doedee worrel etc

I just want to clear up things from many posters asking this question. I dont want to derail this thread on rumours

If anyone knows it’s bigman

Am looking forward to this years daily training reports too!!!

 

[Runnin Blue]

Pick 3 for Roos.

 

[Amacca 23]

Pick 3 for Roos.

Lets wait for the shit storm about this from vic jurno,s more like crickets

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[Peter Doherty]

Don't think you get many direct flights to Europe from Adelaide.

It was mentioned they were going to NZ.

 

[Crow till I die]

Lets wait for the s**t storm about this from vic jurno,s more like crickets

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It gets better - not only are they fully on board with pick 3, we now have commentary like this which again directly cuts our lunch as we are a club rumoured to be keen for pick 10. I hate the VFL pr machine and those in charge at VFL house, I really do

 

[daniel_4tw]

Pick 3 for Roos.

What a joke.

No one would ever trade pick 3 for McKay. FA compensation needs to be binned.

Essendon get a player for free, North get pick 3 and a bunch of salary relief to go after another player, and every other club gets their draft pick moved back a space compromising who they can take. Makes sense.

 

[ams4crows]

They're just helping Himmelberg move, clearly.View attachment 1826940

Maybe the Isaac Cumming rumours are true??

 

[Soggy2112]

Whilst we’re sat there holding our members over Clarrie, they landed Jackson.

Wait, we were holding our members? You mean in the trade period where we got Rankine?

 

[Hodgy]

What a joke.

No one would ever trade pick 3 for McKay. FA compensation needs to be binned.

Essendon get a player for free, North get pick 3 and a bunch of salary relief to go after another player, and every other club gets their draft pick moved back a space compromising who they can take. Makes sense.

It’s not the systems fault. If Essendon are giving MaCkay 6 years at $800k then band 1 is fair. The problem is the ridiculous offer for someone who has nothing going for him other than size.

 

[ams4crows]

It gets better - not only are they fully on board with pick 3, we now have commentary like this which again directly cuts our lunch as we are a club rumoured to be keen for pick 10. I hate the VFL pr machine and those in charge at VFL house, I really do

They don't need pick 1 and they don't need another midfielder, Curtin is legitimately a better option for them

 

[fuic08]

It’s not the systems fault. If Essendon are giving MaCkay 6 years at $800k then band 1 is fair. The problem is the ridiculous offer for someone who has nothing going for him other than size.

Correct, this is all on Essendon offering ridiculous overs for an average at best player.

 

[Amacca 23]

Correct, this is all on Essendon offering ridiculous overs for an average at best player.

Yet if it was on talent you would pick doodee 99 times out of 100 before mc kay yet mc kay is worth pick 3

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[Soggy2112]

It’s not the systems fault. If Essendon are giving MaCkay 6 years at $800k then band 1 is fair. The problem is the ridiculous offer for someone who has nothing going for him other than size.

Spending that on a key defender is silly in general.

Of the AA key defenders:

Wilkie, rookie draft.
Sicily, pick 56.
Allir, pick 44, was then traded for chips.
Andrews, pick 61.
McGovern, rookie draft.
Grimes, PSD.
Gibson, rookie draft, then traded for chips.

I could keep going, you can find so many great options in the bargain bin that it makes no sense to offer big contracts for someone who’s not even elite level.

 

[ams4crows]

Correct, this is all on Essendon offering ridiculous overs for an average at best player.

It was about beating Hawthorn to the punch, if I was Ben I would have more than likely picked Hawthorn over Essendon as a club, but maybe he doesn't like brown and yellow

 

[PeterSalt]

It was about beating Hawthorn to the punch, if I was Ben I would have more than likely picked Hawthorn over Essendon as a club, but maybe he doesn't like brown and yellow

Essendon fan growing up apparently

Also mentioned somewhere he had a good relationship with Scott before he left North

 

[GreyCrow]

It’s not the systems fault. If Essendon are giving MaCkay 6 years at $800k then band 1 is fair. The problem is the ridiculous offer for someone who has nothing going for him other than size.

I think the unfairness is when the player is traded after 2 years and another club is responsible for the wage.

Or a Joe Daniher situation happens

 

[Tas]

Spending that on a key defender is silly in general.

Of the AA key defenders:

Wilkie, rookie draft.
Sicily, pick 56.
Allir, pick 44, was then traded for chips.
Andrews, pick 61.
McGovern, rookie draft.
Grimes, PSD.
Gibson, rookie draft, then traded for chips.

I could keep going, you can find so many great options in the bargain bin that it makes no sense to offer big contracts for someone who’s not even elite level.

That is true, Hawks also offered him $850k and I think the Swans offered him more. I think it is nuts but oh well.

 

[El Doederino]

What not winning a flag?
This is since 2017 they won a flag in 18

I’m not sure just decisions from 2017 to 2023 had much influence on their 2018 flag

 

[Cromulent]

The photo afl.com.au used for the Ben McKay

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Ben Mckay

Age

26

Ht

202cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.5

2star

K

3.7

1star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

1.7

4star

MG

77.2

1star

D

7.5

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

88.5

2star

D

7.0

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

67.8

1star

announcement is a shocker.. why does he look like one of those giant Easter Island heads?