Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation Part 2

[Scorpus]

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Rumors from September 30

• FiveAA claims we are after Scott Borlace, current Head of Development at Brisbane (link)
• Claims of Rory Sloane
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  Rory Sloane

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  34

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  87kg

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  heading to Melbourne Demons as a development coach, but maybe not before asking for a job at the Crows first?
• 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

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

Rumors from October 1

• We have offered Darcy Fogarty
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  Darcy Fogarty

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  a five year contract extension early ahead of free agency (link)
• We are attempting to lure Graham Wright to our football department (link)

Rumors from October 2-3

• Graham Wright, who we are chasing as a head of football, is also being chased by Carlton for a CEO position (link)

Rumors from October 4-5

• Gettable claiming pick 25 for Neal-Bullen and a future 2nd for Peatling (link)

Rumors from October 6

• Tom Morris claims we are open to splitting pick 4 (link)

Rumor summary October 8

• Jon Ralph claims we are not prepared to use a future 2nd on Peatling (link)

Rumor summary October 9

• Graham Wright will not join Adelaide, instead taking up the Carlton CEO role (link)
• Tom Morris claims the Peatling trade will involve future 2nd and 3rd round picks, and we have offered him a four year deal at about $600k per season (link)
• Riley Beveridge claims we asked GWS if they were interested in one of our players in the Peatling trade (link)

Rumor summary October 10

• Collingwood are interested in Justin Reid as their new head of football (link)
• GWS want our future 2nd and pick 46 for Peatling (link)

Rumor summary October 11

• Poster claims we are attempting to lure Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, maybe in 2025 (link)
• Tom Morris claims we will do the Peatling deal for pick 46 and a future 2nd provided there are other late pick swaps (link)

Rumor summary October 13

• Tom Morris suggests we have offered a trade involving a swap of future 2nds for Peatling (link)

Rumor summary October 15

• After West Coast got absolutely rogered, Cal Twomey claims we have offered either two future 3rds for Peatling, or a swap of 2nds and a future 3rd (link)
• We have interest in Sam Davidson from Richmond VFL (link)
• Mitch Cleary claims some GWS players are facing suspensions from the AFL due to behaviour at an end of season event (link)
• Brett Montgomery is staying at GWS, meaning we were unsuccessful at luring him (link)

Rumor summary October 16

• Stalemate on the Peatling trade as of 4pm, with us threatening to send him to the PSD (link)

 

[cleanhands]

For someone who allegedly watches a lot of football this comment is absurd. Peatling is easily best 22 lol

Watching a lot of footy doesn’t translate to a good judge of talent

 

[119others]

Yep Cook is a longshot to make it , been overrated around these parts

But we do love his skills by foot and speed

Crunch season next season, we could do with those traits , needs to turn into a man

Yep one more year ,

Has “time”, good decision making and footy smarts and definitely great kicking skills but speed?!

Agree unlikely to make it and overrated. Needs step change improvement in 2025.

 

[jackster83]

Has “time”, good decision making and footy smarts and definitely great kicking skills but speed?!

Agree unlikely to make it and overrated. Needs step change improvement in 2025.

Both Cook and Pedlar need to have the preseason of their lives.

 

[Runnin Blue]

Wouldn’t rule us out re Clarry. Called it a week ago. Our pick 4 is available per reports from July.

DISCLAIMER: No inside info. Just conjecture.

Trade week craziness. Let’s roll.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Gees I know only highlights but a lot to like, speed, hits the contest hard, clean hands, decent kick, kicks goals and good decision making.

He’s a no brainer target if we are a chance and would give our team a big point of difference.

Big get for the club if we can nab him to compliment Cumming and ANB, plus we would have a number of existing players who would be very very nervous.

One of the main advantages

Getting these 3 blokes in instantly creates a real fight for spots and SHOULD make our other players very hungry if they want to have an afl career

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Wouldn’t rule us out re Clarry. Called it a week ago. Our pick 4 is available per reports from July.

DISCLAIMER: No inside info. Just conjecture.

Trade week craziness. Let’s roll.

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No thanks

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Has “time”, good decision making and footy smarts and definitely great kicking skills but speed?!

Agree unlikely to make it and overrated. Needs step change improvement in 2025.

He’d be in our top 5 or 6 for speed on game day

 

[adelaidecrows]

Wouldn’t rule us out re Clarry. Called it a week ago. Our pick 4 is available per reports from July.

DISCLAIMER: No inside info. Just conjecture.

Trade week craziness. Let’s roll.

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Trading away a 15year potential star mid for a 4 year max player would be peak Adelaide.

I am praying we hold firm with a future first rounder. But this does actually explain the reasoning behind targeting gold coasts pick 12. We obviously think the mid we want can be a slider. based on the rankings and think we can get both. I have a better idea. Forget Clarry, spend 4 on a cream of the crop talent that will service the club for the next 15 years, trade our future first for pick 12 and get that player too.

This just has one of those 'sliding door moments' smell all over it where like Ken McGregor and Pavlich we will forever be asking WTF.

Hopefully im completely wrong and we have every intention of going all in on Pick 4 in an insanely strong draft year.

 

[GreyCrow]

Said last post-season that if Dees are happy for him to go we don’t want to touch him. Biggest risk in the clubs trading history. I wouldn’t touch him after that season and his 1m x 6 left

And there you go…Cats wanting him. Plus B Smith

Such a joke

Im confused. You say he isnt worth it and will cause issues but once Geelong start sniffing you throw a fit

He is either going to help them or not

You should have said '' thank god Geelong want him they can have him''

And then I would point to Stengle

 

[GreyCrow]

I honestly think you should have a crack at him.

The worst is now behind him (personal and injury wise) and seems to want to prove a few doubters wrong.

For the record I dont want him to leave but Adelaide would be a great fit.

I think most of us were happy with him as the ICE-ing on the cake of a rush at the 8 this year and further into the 4 in 25

But I think we (posters) all see some major stumbling blocks (Nicks) but the club may still think he is worth it

I would not have a crack at the club for still pursuing him.

 

[GreyCrow]

Rowey said Sloane will be talking to the club about a possible role here before taking up the Melbourne position.

Me outside his house for the drive to the airport

 

[GreyCrow]

Makes me laugh about the carry on about sloane have a coaching job of some sort .I guess if you were in charge a guy like wc new coach would never of got a job because he was a spud ?

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Neither would Nicks

 

[GreyCrow]

Sloane family are very happy in SA and their best mate/family live here too. Why not see if there’s something on offer from the club you’ve given almost half your life to?

I understand this but it smells a bit like '' you owe me '' - well not really . I'm not a fan of employing someone just because they ''spent half their life here' I mean I see this as our biggest weakness that we cultivate this culture of tenure

My concern is we will pay him a motza to decide if he wants to coach or not. I cant see him take $80k to be someone who moves the cones and encourages players on game day.

If he really wants to coach then good luck but go balls in and do the required courses and find a club willing to take you on

 

[FR0GGY]

Wouldn’t rule us out re Clarry. Called it a week ago. Our pick 4 is available per reports from July.

DISCLAIMER: No inside info. Just conjecture.

Trade week craziness. Let’s roll.

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With his contract you don’t need to spend pick 4

 

[Carmo]

With his contract you don’t need to spend pick 4

Yeah, everyone's talking that Melb give u picks to take him, the more salary you take the better the pick, so you keep 4 no matter what.

 

[119others]

Trading away a 15year potential star mid for a 4 year max player would be peak Adelaide.

I am praying we hold firm with a future first rounder. But this does actually explain the reasoning behind targeting gold coasts pick 12. We obviously think the mid we want can be a slider. based on the rankings and think we can get both. I have a better idea. Forget Clarry, spend 4 on a cream of the crop talent that will service the club for the next 15 years, trade our future first for pick 12 and get that player too.

This just has one of those 'sliding door moments' smell all over it where like Ken McGregor and Pavlich we will forever be asking WTF.

Hopefully im completely wrong and we have every intention of going all in on Pick 4 in an insanely strong draft year.

Man, seriously WTF? Haven’t we learnt to stop jumping at shadows?

 

[119others]

He’d be in our top 5 or 6 for speed on game day

I wouldn’t have thought so but not sure how we prove it either way and not a big deal so agree to disagree.

 

[AFC979810]

If we walk away with Cumming, ANB, Peatling and a pick 4 midfielder - This offseason is a 10/10 IMO.

 

[WeeBlake]

Its insane the wages star country footballers get. Add the jobs, the free houses etc.

If it’s better than AFL minimum wage I’d be shocked

 

[Floating Doughnut]

Please explain this to me?

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Why do you continually play the fool ?
You pretend to know s#ite just to say something.
It has been well and truly covered umpteen times.
You throw up irrelevant numbers that just confuse people .
Does the following not make sense to you ?

 

[baldandbroke]

If we walk away with Cumming, ANB, Peatling and a pick 4 midfielder - This offseason is a 10/10 IMO.

It is looking different that’s for sure.

Feels like a few of these possible ins will shake up some of our existing players significantly!

Laird can’t be a mid. Crouch is the go to in and under.

Maybe we can push Murphy out of the 22?

Smith could be looking at retirement or trade?

Could we have the luxury of playing our best players where they will do the most damage rather than where we need them to fill a hole in our list?

Fingers crossed.

And damn I hope we target a ruckman.

 

[spenze]

If we walk away with Cumming, ANB, Peatling and a pick 4 midfielder - This offseason is a 10/10 IMO.

It would be an upgrade on the haul from last year

 

[WeeBlake]

He was last season

I think if we can make him a more permanent link-up player and Soligo can develop his clearance game further (and we can add Peatling), he’ll look a lot better

Exactly. If you have one game breaking midfielder the opposition can put time into that player, and that’s what they have learned to do with Dawson. If you have 2 (Neale and Ashcroft) or even three (Neale, Ashcroft and McLuggage) it gets much harder for them.

If Soligo can continue to improve, and if we see plenty of Rankine in the midfield, we will be a little closer to that position.

 

[spenze]

If it’s better than AFL minimum wage I’d be shocked

Wages for a country footballer isn't just their salary for playing. If it was just that and I think the comparison is more against SANFL not AFL, then it'd be around the mark. The player would get payments plus a coaching payment. The real kicker is the job working for one of the clubs old boys. Say out in the Lower South East, they'd have a "job" on a fishing boat, out at 5-6 back before midday on a percentage of catch.

It isn't set yourself up for life money but with the wife/girlfriend (sometimes both) given a decent job, it can make life...comfortable

 

[spenze]

On Peatling, I have watched a bit of GWS this year and he has stood out to me as a player we should get, fringe player in an actual stacked midfield, who stands out for all the right reasons