Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation Part 2 (Rumours total 25, last 28th August)

[Scorpus]

Rumor summary September 27

• Rumor of interest in Brandan Parfitt
  3

  Brandan Parfitt

  Age

  26

  Ht

  180cm

  Wt

  82kg

  Pos.

  Mid

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  16.6

  4star

  K

  8.4

  3star

  HB

  8.2

  5star

  M

  2.1

  2star

  T

  4.8

  5star

  CL

  1.9

  4star

  D

  15.3

  4star

  K

  8.5

  3star

  HB

  6.8

  4star

  M

  1.5

  2star

  T

  7.8

  5star

  CL

  3.2

  4star

  D

  14.8

  4star

  K

  6.4

  3star

  HB

  8.4

  5star

  M

  2.8

  3star

  T

  4.0

  5star

  CL

  0.6

  3star

  (link)
• Unverified Twitter poster with zero track record suggests we are close to securing Brett Montgomery
  Brett Montgomery

  Age

  51

  Ht

  180cm

  Wt

  83kg

  Pos.

  D/F

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  15.3

  4star

  K

  8.9

  3star

  HB

  6.4

  4star

  M

  5.8

  5star

  T

  1.4

  3star

  No current season stats available

  D

  11.6

  3star

  K

  8.8

  4star

  HB

  2.8

  3star

  M

  4.6

  5star

  T

  1.2

  3star

  as a senior assistant coach (link)

 

[LoBu]

Imagine being 7 years into a rebuild, finishing bottom 4 and not being sure if you can pick up players because of list spots. Hilarious.

It's because we have the third youngest team in the comp and most of our list is youth.

 

[jenny61_99]

George Kramer She's swearing again!

Et tu Brutus?

 

[George Kramer]

You only had to watch him .....same as Lachie Hunter, who joined MELB last year in terrific condition, career best ....this year, as the season progressed he was puffy & out of shape, ala Bulldogs condition

It doesn't take too much to work out his frame of mind .....suddenly retires now at 29

Umm you have heard about Hunters off-field activities?

 

[jenny61_99]

Apart from the head looking like a lizard, I don’t mind this

From raptor to lizard!

 

[DJ75]

It's because we have the third youngest team in the comp and most of our list is youth.

Yeh definitely no-one we can move on or trade.
The list is stacked. STACKED I tells ya!

 

[George Kramer]

Yeh definitely no-one we can move on or trade.
The list is stacked. STACKED I tells ya!

That’s what happens when you have a moron coach get a washed up player to his trigger and then drop him.

It’s idiotic beyond belief he did it.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Houston ain't worth that much, some posters on here posing pie in the sky value for him. He's a glorified HB, dime a dozen

He'd be their top 3 most important

 

[_SirStealthy01]

So currently we are connected to James Peatling and Brandan Parfitt

3

Brandan Parfitt

Age

26

Ht

180cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

8.4

3star

HB

8.2

5star

M

2.1

2star

T

4.8

5star

CL

1.9

4star

D

15.3

4star

K

8.5

3star

HB

6.8

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

7.8

5star

CL

3.2

4star

D

14.8

4star

K

6.4

3star

HB

8.4

5star

M

2.8

3star

T

4.0

5star

CL

0.6

3star

??

Have we made a big push for James Peatling as well?


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[Shifty Crow]

Houston ain't worth that much, some posters on here posing pie in the sky value for him. He's a glorified HB, dime a dozen

He sets up there corridor game, he’s super important to the way port play


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[LoBu]

Yeh definitely no-one we can move on or trade.
The list is stacked. STACKED I tells ya!

You want Parfitt that much???

 

[George Kramer]

Have an actual rumour for this thread. Heard we have spoken to Parfitt's management. Apparently we like his fit with our desired age profile + versatility. Issue being list spots and would need to do a medical. First time I've heard any info from this fella but he would have known Brandan in his North Adelaide days.

Would make sense given our reported interest in the past and his SA connection. Don't hate the idea but would probably mean no Peatling if it happened.

Desired age and experience because we are blaming our lack of experience for our shit year. Not the senior coach going rogue bonkers or pulling stupid moves or selections, nor underperforming or mediocre senior players, it was the kids.

We are all about trying to get a few more wins in 2025 to take the pressure off themselves and building a premiership list is second priority now.

 

[Mostyn]

The coaches need to accept that there is no reason to go backwards. There is nothing in our recent past worth clinging to.

Murphy small forward
Laird midfield
Smith rebounding defender
Milera in any role

All have either had their time or never quite made their mark.

Moving on from them however will mean that our 22 is very young (again) so I worry we'll try to squeeze all those guys above in and it will be the likes of Dowling, Taylor, Nankervis, Curtin, Pick 4 who miss out.

Do our coaches see ANB, Cumming and hopefully Peatling as replacements for under-performing mature-agers who lack leadership

Or do they see this as an opportunity to boost the age and experience of our 22?

I'm sure they see it as both.

We're not dropping Curtin, Nank or Pick 4. But equally, they're not immediately dropping Laird. He'll continue in his defensive 50 role.

 

[Ham]

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[Mostyn]

This is good if our objective is to emulate aeroplane designs from the 1980s.

I was hoping for a total rework to find something more this millennium...the world has discovered 7D cinema and we can't even find a third in our new logo design.

I have no idea what this means.

 

[LoBu]

I'm sure they see it as both.

We're not dropping Curtin, Nank or Pick 4. But equally, they're not immediately dropping Laird. He'll continue in his defensive 50 role.

I think it's too early to see what will happen to Laird next year, his drop off this year was significant.

Over the pre-season he may well be overtaken in the match sim.

 

[Mostyn]

Imagine being 7 years into a rebuild, finishing bottom 4 and not being sure if you can pick up players because of list spots. Hilarious.

We're not seven years into a rebuild.

We didn't genuinely start the rebuild until the 2019 off season, when we cut deeply into the mature out of contract players.

We started 2019 thinking we could still contend.

We've had five seasons of the rebuild. Not sure what else people expected - this is exactly what rebuilds look like. They suck.

 

[Danger in Texas]

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Seems like this has been on the cards for a while, just put on hold while he was going through the WCE interview process

 

[Mostyn]

Peatling would be an assume get along with Cumming, but be staggered if GWS traded him

I think he's likely to go somewhere.

He hasn't been mentioned anywhere as being interested in a move here. So far, it's just an invention of this board - though he seems a good fit.

 

[jackster83]

Seems like this has been on the cards for a while, just put on hold while he was going through the WCE interview process

Is this regarding Montgomery?

 

[1990crow]

Seems like this has been on the cards for a while, just put on hold while he was going through the WCE interview process

Skip worth still favourite?

 

[Mostyn]

I think it's too early to see what will happen to Laird next year, his drop off this year was significant.

Over the pre-season he may well be overtaken in the match sim.

Yeah, certainly possible.

I don't think he starts outside the side, but there has to be some chance I guess, considering his form last season.

 

[GreyCrow]

We're not seven years into a rebuild.

We didn't genuinely start the rebuild until the 2019 off season, when we cut deeply into the mature out of contract players.

We started 2019 thinking we could still contend.

We've had five seasons of the rebuild. Not sure what else people expected - this is exactly what rebuilds look like. They suck.

If they are done right

We didnt do it right

What will the excuse be next year? Still rebuilding?

 

[Mr_Moogle]

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Is this an indictment on Scott Burns who was senior assistant or is this a completely different role? I don't fully understand the hierarchy.

 

[George Kramer]

We're not seven years into a rebuild.

We didn't genuinely start the rebuild until the 2019 off season, when we cut deeply into the mature out of contract players.

We started 2019 thinking we could still contend.

We've had five seasons of the rebuild. Not sure what else people expected - this is exactly what rebuilds look like. They suck.

7 years or 5 years, the points the same. For a side ranked 15th to be tight for list spots 2 years running is inexcusable. Stupid contracts, poor drafting and getting finished players to their trigger and then dropping them from a moron coach is why this rebuild sucks.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Is this regarding Montgomery?

Yep. Those rumours started up around midway through this year IIRC?