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

[Scorpus]

Rumor summary September 30

• Cal Twomey confirms we are interested in James Peatling (link)
• FiveAA claims we are after Scott Borlace, current Head of Development at Brisbane (link)
• Claims of Rory Sloane
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  Rory Sloane

  Age

  34

  Ht

  183cm

  Wt

  87kg

  Pos.

  Mid

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  23.7

  5star

  K

  11.7

  4star

  HB

  11.9

  5star

  M

  3.5

  4star

  T

  6.6

  5star

  CL

  5.7

  5star

  D

  15.3

  4star

  K

  7.3

  3star

  HB

  8.0

  4star

  M

  1.3

  1star

  T

  3.3

  4star

  CL

  4.2

  5star

  D

  22.2

  5star

  K

  8.6

  4star

  HB

  13.6

  5star

  M

  3.2

  4star

  T

  6.0

  5star

  CL

  4.6

  5star

  heading to Melbourne Demons as a development coach
• Inside Trading suggests we are interested in Gold Coast's pick 12 (link)
• Inside Trading also suggests Clayton Oliver
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  Clayton Oliver

  Age

  27

  Ht

  189cm

  Wt

  88kg

  Pos.

  Mid

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  27.8

  5star

  K

  9.5

  4star

  HB

  18.4

  5star

  M

  3.2

  3star

  T

  6.3

  5star

  CL

  6.3

  5star

  D

  25.1

  5star

  K

  11.1

  4star

  HB

  14.0

  5star

  M

  3.6

  4star

  T

  5.6

  5star

  CL

  5.9

  5star

  D

  19.2

  5star

  K

  4.6

  2star

  HB

  14.6

  5star

  M

  2.0

  3star

  T

  4.4

  5star

  CL

  3.8

  5star

  is possibly back on the trade table, but doesn't link him to any specific clubs

 

[Mutineer]

How far ahead of Penry do you think he realistically is?

About 40 picks..

I'd compare Flynn at the same age favourably with another Rebels product I saw plenty of coming through Lloyd Meek, both decent tap ruckmen that get involved around the ground with pretty decent footskills.

Maybe not a Max Gawn but a very competitive AFL ruck prospect.

 

[Slime Roy]

Great, best for both parties if he moves away

Yeah & Bassett being mentioned too... let someone else be the Crows for a while

 

[Mostyn]

Around 20, give or take.

We need a project ruck, and hes the best one in the draft with HUGE scope for improvement. Would be a bit early, but not uncomfortably so.

Surely there would be better players than Dodson there at 12?

Haven't we just learned again how irrelevant rucks are for a successful club?

 

[Mostyn]

So you're happy to overlook Dodson ? .....then complain we haven't drafted a RUCK

So go get one.

All you need is a Darcy Fort. Nothing is more irrelevant than ruckmen.

 

[Cromulant]

Surely there would be better players than Dodson there at 12?

Haven't we just learned again how irrelevant rucks are for a successful club?

Irrelevant ??

I mean we dont have a good one, let alone a very good one (prospect)

 

[Mostyn]

It has also come up a bunch of times the T Murray has the Sloane list spot and came over on 18 months, so we are still one short.

Wrong.

You delist two rookies - Hamill and Parnell.

One of those spots is Murray and the other is a main list player moved across - like Brodie Smith.

That is the six main list spots.

 

[George Kramer]

Yeah & Bassett being mentioned too... let someone else be the Crows for a while

I’d be more than happy for Bassett to be at the Crows

 

[Mostyn]

We might be prepared to go a bit earlier so we don't miss him. Last year we were apparently keen on Taylor Goad but missed him when he went 1 pick before ours.

And he's been rubbish all year.

An example of why you don't go early on rucks.

 

[George Kramer]

So go get one.

All you need is a Darcy Fort. Nothing is more irrelevant than ruckmen.

How’s that looking? Found one yet?

 

[Mostyn]

So which Ruck are you trading in this year .....needs doesn't always match opportunity

So you'd overlook a Sam Darcy in the Draft .....Mmmm OK

Sam Darcy isn't a ruck. What are you talking about??

 

[Cromulant]

He's not in the top twelve players and ruck isn't a desperate need. ROB is an adequate stand in, and we can trade for someone when we know we're competing.

Can you name another ruckman on our list not in his late 20s ??

 

[Mostyn]

Here's your man...late/rookie Flynn Penry

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I agree with this but we need another list spot.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

So go get one.

All you need is a Darcy Fort. Nothing is more irrelevant than ruckmen.

So why does everyone complain about ROB then ? .......because ROB is better than Sweet / Fort

Seems again, opinions are blowing in the breeze ....and people have the audacity to criticise list management

 

[Cromulant]

So why does everyone complain about ROB then ? .......because ROB is better than Sweet / Fort

Seems again, opinions are blowing in the breeze ....and people have the audacity to criticise list management

Is he though ??

Sweet finished the season very well.

 

[Shifty Crow]

So go get one.

All you need is a Darcy Fort. Nothing is more irrelevant than ruckmen.

They just need to bash it and create a presence

So many premiership teams have not had elite rucks


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[Shifty Crow]

I believe St Kilda may have pulled out of the race for Peatling


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[GreyCrow]

He's not in the top twelve players and ruck isn't a desperate need. ROB is an adequate stand in, and we can trade for someone when we know we're competing.

Or we get the best ruck prospect and he will be ready when we are

 

[Mostyn]

Irrelevant ??

I mean we dont have a good one, let alone a very good one (prospect)

We have a perfectly adequate one for the time being.

Get a ready made next year - in the meantime, flags have been won with worse ruckmen.

 

[George Kramer]

Can you name another ruckman on our list not in his late 20s ??

The joke about this ruckman isn’t important argument is would Brisbane have made the GF with Fort leading the ruck isn’t of McInerney?

Would Sydney have made the GF without Grundy? Doubt it as their side was basically 2023 Sydney with Grundy.

Sydney mids shit the bed. Team lays only 33 tackles in a GF. But hey it’s the ruckman.

A quality ruckman only requires one pick or a trade and yet clubs spend multiple picks on trying to find a midfield combination, so what is the better investment?

 

[Cromulant]

We have a perfectly adequate one for the time being.

Get a ready made next year - in the meantime, flags have been won with worse ruckmen.

I mean everyone's entitled to their opinion I suppose but hmmmm

 

[Mostyn]

Can you name another ruckman on our list not in his late 20s ??

I'm happy to get one. Just not at pick 12.

You wouldn't use that pick to trade for a ruck, would you? There's maybe three rucks in the league worth that.

 

[George Kramer]

We have a perfectly adequate one for the time being.

Get a ready made next year - in the meantime, flags have been won with worse ruckmen.

We dropped him this year.

 

[119others]

I believe St Kilda may have pulled out of the race for Peatling


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I believe that too after hearing it on SEN at 1030am this morning

 

[Mostyn]

So why does everyone complain about ROB then ? .......because ROB is better than Sweet / Fort

Seems again, opinions are blowing in the breeze ....and people have the audacity to criticise list management

I think we can have better than ROB. But I wouldn't use a pick 12 to do it.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Yeah 12 is an awkward spot.

Theres likely to still be some quality on-ballers around and its a touch early for Alex, but given what weve now seen from Strachan, the need for Dodson would be tough to ignore.

Can’t pick on needs at pick 12 in this draft

Need to go with talent order

Could be an absolute ripper there

Of course May rate Dodson talent high but it’s not about having one player in mind