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

[Scorpus]

Rumor summary September 29

• No new rumors

 

[Danger in Texas]

They dont really have the ability to do that. Outside of Rioli and SPP their smalls are shit

I can see why they're going for Richards, he'd be walk-up best 22 for them I think. A lot better than Evans/DBJ/McEntee/Narkle

 

[1990crow]

For the love of god Adelaide. Take the brain slug off Malcolm Blight and put it on Bailey Smith.

 

[crow2crow]

They dont really have the ability to do that. Outside of Rioli and SPP their smalls are shit

rozzee will go in there. they only need one more then ie richards. agree the others they have are shit

 

[Mr_Moogle]

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Ollie Dempsey looks like a henchman from a Die Hard movie.

 

[crow2crow]

Ollie Dempsey looks like a henchman from a Die Hard movie.

yeh the one that had "now i have a machine gun" written in blood on his top

 

[1970crow]

he is the biggest issue

He’s in lock step with Nicks, his only football team knowledge he’s learned on the job with us. It’s impossible for him to drive change when he knows nothing else. He wouldn’t make waves because he’d be fearful of risking his job, he’d be nothing more than a yes man. Employing someone with zero AFL footy dept experience to rebuild after the Burton disaster was absolute stupidity. We’d be better off with an empty chair instead of an extra vote to maintain the status quo.

 

[Mostyn]

I don't think Nicks has a strong or easily identifiable coaching identity

I think he wants a style where you push an extra mid up to the contest, and provide a lot of pressure around the contest to try and have a quick turnover and rebound style, to allow for high percentage shots on goal. Less entries but higher quality with a strong forward unit that can maximize the entries they get. More turnover than interception focused.

You can see that when it works. I guess the problem is when we don't maintain pressure - and pushing an extra mid up seems to be solving a problem that would better addressed by higher quality mids and a better clearance game.

 

[1970crow]

Posted this couple of threads - he is a massive reason for Brisbane’s turn around this year, they were busted before he arrived at the Lions.

I think we had a crack at him last off season but Burns was locked in the Asst role

He would be a great get



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They were beaten by less than a goal in the GF by a home team just 12 months ago. You can’t really be serious.

 

[Mostyn]

Is Dew at Brisbane this year?

I was reliably informed him being overweight would negatively impact the playing group because they'd be expected to meet fitness standards the coaching group doesn't

He arrived half way through the year to work part time with Brisbane, after he was unable to get a full-time position that suited him.

You think that would change in 2025.

 

[1970crow]

Except all the young players re-sign and seem very committed to the club. It's obviously a happier place, and maybe the younger players wanted their father figure to show a bit of discipline?

Look, we're not inside the club. We're just fans, living vicariously through the achievement and failures of others. I'm just saying there's a few ways to view it.

There’s only one way to view our results over the last 7 years. The ladder is all the information you need to arrive at the conclusion that we don’t have all the right people in the right seats.

 

[1970crow]

GWS disagree ....Nicks, was credited with GWS's jump to the Grand Final, the year he was there

No he wasn’t.

 

[1970crow]

Problem is Nicks doesn't really have a vision...

You need to have decent smarts to be a head coach.

Nicks is a hard working grunt, no more, no less. But he’s a symptom, not the cause. When he goes, if Roo and Kelly remain, we’ll just appoint someone with the exact same attributes and views on footy.

 

[1970crow]

Ratagolea is shit and they now know it. They are stuck with a lemon. He be lucky to get a game even if they have nobody else.

New coach and they will go small forward of the ball.

As I said, in Kenny’s system he only needs to cover what Dixon has been providing the last 2-3 years. Which isn’t much.

Ps, you probably don’t want to compare Tex and Dixon’s 2024s. Only one club is saying “more please”.

 

[TBM]

Problem is Nicks doesn't really have a vision...

Proven entirely when he and Kelly came out late season and say “they’re picking the team week to week” with zero eye on 2025

 

[crow2crow]

Proven entirely when he and Kelly came out late season and say “they’re picking the team week to week” with zero eye on 2025

kelly is embarrassing in all forums

 

[1970crow]

I think he wants a style where you push an extra mid up to the contest, and provide a lot of pressure around the contest to try and have a quick turnover and rebound style, to allow for high percentage shots on goal. Less entries but higher quality with a strong forward unit that can maximize the entries they get. More turnover than inception focused.

You can see that when it works. I guess the problem is when we don't maintain pressure - and pushing an extra mid up seems to be solving a problem that would better addressed by higher quality mids and a better clearance game.

It’s a strategy that can’t really work. If it is working, the oppo will just match the number and if it’s not, they’ll use their extra to exploit on rebound.

 

[TBM]

kelly is embarrassing in all forums

Yep, #1 on my chopping block

 

[BunjiMac]

GWS disagree ....Nicks, was credited with GWS's jump to the Grand Final, the year he was there

So the 1 year he was there, when all the strategy, recruitment, list management and preparation has already been done before he arrived.

That 1 year from Nick's is the reason for GWS success that year?

What a load of crap.

And who said this btw?

 

[BunjiMac]

kelly is embarrassing in all forums

Bring back noble or anyone who's competent.

Nicks love Kelly as he makes Nicks look knowledgeable

 

[Crow till I die]

Honestly, with the squad we have built and are adding to, we have key backs to go with the big key forwards and we have mid sized defenders who can lock down the oppo small forwards. We have key forwards that can hit the scoreboard and we certainly have small forwards who can cause real problems for the opposition. We are bringing in a pick 4 mid we all assume, to go with a group of promising mids we already have. Get the structures and the game plan right and this group 'should' be moving on up the ladder.

Why not make the call at senior level to say we have greatly underperformed where the talented young list should have been trending and change the coach and freshen up a couple of the line coaches as its at this level we are stuck in neutral. It would be a great shame to burn more years of the list we have / are building under a coach that can't get them playing consistently good footy

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

I can see why they're going for Richards, he'd be walk-up best 22 for them I think. A lot better than Evans/DBJ/McEntee/Narkle

No idea why they weren't in the race for ANB

 

[Mostyn]

Proven entirely when he and Kelly came out late season and say “they’re picking the team week to week” with zero eye on 2025

Is that a lack of vision or just selection integrity?

 

[Danger in Texas]

No idea why they weren't in the race for ANB

Yeah especially given they're actually in a window right now

Maybe they want a more pure goalsneak to partner alongside Rioli? But it's not like Richards (although solid) is some worldbeater

 

[FR0GGY]

GWS disagree ....Nicks, was credited with GWS's jump to the Grand Final, the year he was there

got an evidence of that?

 

[Mutineer]

No idea why they weren't in the race for ANB

Most likely because we had shown interest in previous years and Powa hadn't, so when the time came we were his choice?