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

[Crow till I die]

Gettable's doing a live show from the MCG live site at 2pm

Someone pls get down there and quiz them on why the hell we'd do this

You couldn't make it up if we do flip 25 for ANB in this draft..it would literally fly in the face of the wisdom of this draft to do that.

Four Pies’ waiting game; deja vu for flag Tiger — AFL players left in limbo amid ‘super draft’

Four Pies’ waiting game; deja vu for flag Tiger: AFL players in limbo amid ‘super draft’

www.foxsports.com.au

Absolutely there are (more players in limbo than usual), it’s because we have a 2024 super draft — we love a super draft — we know there have only been a handful over the last 25 years,” Herald Sun reporter Jon Ralph said on Fox Footy’s Midweek Tackle.

“So why does that matter? Because clubs that would normally take two or three picks are looking at taking four and five, they love it — there’s probably 50 to 55 really good candidates in this draft.

“There’s just so many quality players — there’s talls, smalls, ruckmen and halfbacks.

“So players out there will be potentially pushed out. Clubs that would normally trade for them are saying to themselves: ‘We’ll get them as a delisted free agent’.

 

[Cromulant]

Denver Grainger-Barras looks like one of them. Looking like a McAsey level bust at this stage.

 

[daniel_4tw]

Jesus Christ. If we swap 25 for ANB and Dodson is there at that pick, I’d never forgive the club.

All this talk about being aggressive and we trade out a decent pick in an amazing draft for a 29 year old role player.

Great.

 

[Floating Doughnut]

Cal Twomey's persistence with this ANB for 25 rubbish makes me feel like one team (melb or adelaide) is trying to manipulate this situation in their favour.

I agree

Something isn’t right the way he is talking this up.

 

[Crows I Am]

You couldn't make it up if we do flip 25 for ANB in this draft..it would literally fly in the face of the wisdom of this draft to do that.

Four Pies’ waiting game; deja vu for flag Tiger — AFL players left in limbo amid ‘super draft’

Four Pies’ waiting game; deja vu for flag Tiger: AFL players in limbo amid ‘super draft’

www.foxsports.com.au

Absolutely there are (more players in limbo than usual), it’s because we have a 2024 super draft — we love a super draft — we know there have only been a handful over the last 25 years,” Herald Sun reporter Jon Ralph said on Fox Footy’s Midweek Tackle.

“So why does that matter? Because clubs that would normally take two or three picks are looking at taking four and five, they love it — there’s probably 50 to 55 really good candidates in this draft.

“There’s just so many quality players — there’s talls, smalls, ruckmen and halfbacks.

“So players out there will be potentially pushed out. Clubs that would normally trade for them are saying to themselves: ‘We’ll get them as a delisted free agent’.

Great strategy to sign just about everyone on our list before the draft so we have no list spaces to bring anyone in.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

I'm not criticising Rachele or his ability, I'm saying we are not (currently) a club who will get the best out of such an outgoing personality because we expect every player to conform to a rather vanilla, bland and corporate friendly style. There's a reason we hold guys like Van Berlo, David Mackay, Rory Sloane up as the epitome of what it means to be an Adelaide Crow player.

Rash is a guy who seems to thrive on confidence and is extremely outgoing, both on and off the field. All the sorts of things we seem to hate in a player.

Rankine ....Betts .....Charlie

 

[Cromulant]

Jesus Christ. If we swap 25 for ANB and Dodson is there at that pick, I’d never forgive the club.

All this talk about being aggressive and we trade out a decent pick in an amazing draft for a 29 year old role player.

Great.

Can always trade back in, well try to.

I reckon he'll be gone by 20

 

[Scorpus]

I agree

Something isn’t right the way he is talking this up.

There's nothing suspicious about it at all. It matches up with the way we do business

 

[MRB37]

Rankine ....Betts .....Charlie

Pyke absolutely stiffled Cameron and his celebrations, hated them and Betts and Rankine are not the trash talking types like Rachele at all.

 

[crow2crow]

Denver Grainger-Barras looks like one of them. Looking like a McAsey level bust at this stage.

as much as we deny it these high pick busts happen to everyone

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Pyke absolutely stiffled Cameron and his celebrations, hated them and Betts and Rankine are not the trash talking types like Rachele at all.

You posted ...

I'm saying we are not (currently) a club who will get the best out of such an outgoing personality

Now you're narrowing it down to trash talkin ....in either case you're wrong ! there's no evidence of this

Show me the evidence around Pyke's attitude to stifling Cameron ....or it's just another made-up story

 

[hugecannon]

Denver Grainger-Barras looks like one of them. Looking like a McAsey level bust at this stage.

Potentially ends up as steak knives in the Barrass deal?

Another reason you should think really really long and hard about taking a KPD in the top tier of the draft.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Denver Grainger-Barras looks like one of them. Looking like a McAsey level bust at this stage.

Footy has taught me to always be suspicious of anyone with a hyphen in their name.

 

[MRB37]

You posted ...

Now you're narrowing it down to trash talkin ....in either case you're wrong ! there's no evidence of this

Show me the evidence around Pyke's attitude to stifling Cameron ....or it's just another made-up story

Sure, next time I get told something from a player I'll ask them to write it down and sign it for you.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

as much as we deny it these high pick busts happen to everyone

Absolutely this

We think the Crows are the worse with Draft Picks .....but if you do a comparison to other AFL Clubs, we stack up pretty well

 

[Cromulant]

Footy has taught me to always be suspicious of anyone with a hyphen in their name.

Wanganeen-Milera has gone alright.... so far.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Sure, next time I get told something from a player I'll ask them to write it down and sign it for you.

Yeah, of course you were told by a player, Pyke didn't like outgoing personalities .....makes sense to hold that info for 8 years also

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Wanganeen-Milera has gone alright.... so far.

Yes but with a name like that we should be ultra suspicious. Half port hero, half injury prone draft bust.

 

[Fritz n Sauce]

Absolutely this

We think the Crows are the worse with Draft Picks .....but if you do a comparison to other AFL Clubs, we stack up pretty well

All we have to say is the name Chris Groom.

 

[GreyCrow]

Denver Grainger-Barras looks like one of them. Looking like a McAsey level bust at this stage.

I thought he might have been something

 

[GreyCrow]

Jesus Christ. If we swap 25 for ANB and Dodson is there at that pick, I’d never forgive the club.

All this talk about being aggressive and we trade out a decent pick in an amazing draft for a 29 year old role player.

Great.

Aggressive?? He walked to us . If the club spin this as a win they will get feedback

 

[Cromulant]

I thought he might have been something

Might be yet, but its not looking great.

 

[MRB37]

Yeah, of course you were told by a player, Pyke didn't like outgoing personalities .....makes sense to hold that info for 8 years also

Oh, so you've got my entire posting history memorised. Good work!

I was told a story once about Pyke yelling at Cameron "you're not as ****ing good as you think you are" or words to that effect when Cameron had done a goal celebration in a game we ended up losing.

Lever leaving was put in place before Pyke even got here though when we dropped him for the finals in 2015. He had everyone whispering in his ear after that.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Any indication which way? Twomey usually has good inside lines at Port Adelaide.

He absolutely does not. Got told this from someone inside clubland that would know, Twomey calls all clubs frequently trying to get info on drafting/trades, to the point it happens so often (and is just plain annoying) that they usually ignore him.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Jesus Christ. If we swap 25 for ANB and Dodson is there at that pick, I’d never forgive the club.

All this talk about being aggressive and we trade out a decent pick in an amazing draft for a 29 year old role player.

Great.

Very good chance Dodson is top 20, he is moving up the draft boards very fast