Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation Part 2

[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
  9

  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, 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
  13

  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

Rumor summary October 1

• We have offered Darcy Fogarty
  32

  Darcy Fogarty

  Age

  25

  Ht

  194cm

  Wt

  100kg

  Pos.

  Fwd

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  8.5

  2star

  K

  5.7

  2star

  HB

  2.8

  2star

  M

  3.7

  4star

  T

  1.7

  4star

  G

  1.2

  4star

  D

  6.3

  1star

  K

  4.0

  1star

  HB

  2.3

  2star

  M

  3.0

  3star

  T

  2.3

  3star

  G

  1.0

  4star

  D

  8.0

  2star

  K

  5.4

  2star

  HB

  2.6

  3star

  M

  3.4

  4star

  T

  2.6

  4star

  G

  1.0

  4star

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

 

[tinman]

Very hard to get a consensus on anything here especially a player

I take an interest but don’t watch enough junior football to have any strong opinions. I appreciate the views of those who do like Bicks.

It surprises me how some posters can hold such strong views on these kids when they clearly don’t even watch many AFL games besides ours. Evidenced by some of the comments on ANB and Peatling.

 

[Redline]

We need to get Fog signed. He should get plenty of interest. Of the others

Matt Crouch - Never had much interest from other clubs and happy for him to go.

Darcy Fogarty - Keep

Wayne Milera - I wouldn't offer much but we need to see how this year plays out. I don't think there will be much interest from other clubs. My guess is he is on decent money as his last contract came up at the right time.

Lachie Murphy - lol, his agent will start a rumour that there is some interest.

Reilly O'Brien - I presume he will move and we will need a replacement. I don't mind ROB but think we might have been better to move him on now and get some picks.

Brodie Smith - Will retire

Taylor Walker - will retire

 

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[Amacca 23]

Damn that would be the icing on top

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[Danger in Texas]

Yes ****in please

 

[lincsPJ]

This could be silvers’ shining moment. He needs one.

 

[jackster83]

This is the EXACT thing we need.

Someone to overlook the football department, make strategic decisions and stop us doing stupid things.

Would make it our best offseason in a long time.

 

[Hodgy]

Yeah, history shows that this is completely untrue.

Hawthorn started with Buddy and Roughhead. Richmond made sure they had Rance and Reiwoldt, Carlton Weitering, McKay and Curnow.

Melbourne? Started with Tom Scully and Jack Trengove, then had to start their rebuild again.

Talls are MUCH harder to get than mids and take longer.

Clubs want fortunes if you trade for a tall. It was a ridiculously bad decision for North to constantly draft mids, especially considering how many have become players like Will Phillips.

I think you’re forgetting that Hawthorn took Hodge, Mitchell and Lewis at the same time, and Richmond drafted Dusty, Cochin and Deledio all high at the same time. I said that North got the balance wrong, but terrible picks are terrible picks. Will Phillips, Trengove, Scully, Chayce Jones and Gallucci set their clubs back because they were bad selections, not because they were midfielders.

 

[Jack McKraken]

For me, Crouch still belongs in the best 22 as our inside mid, however Laird should be playing SANFL.

Surround Crouch with some speed and good ball users and his game will look elite. Laird on the other hand, will ignore the players around him to get his 20 hack kicks a week.

Also, I think we move on from Rory. From the outside, his leadership was not fantastic and seemed to be part of the problem with where the Club is currently.

Agree - problem is how do you move on from Laird when he’s one of the highest paid at the club? Need to cut our losses.

 

[Cromulant]

Now THAT would be a big get

 

[Peter Doherty]

There’s the rub. You are admitting that those 2 picks, 4 and 7, we used on guys who had played junior footy as a small forward and a defender. Where was the understanding that our midfielder needed attention?

Who are the mids we should have taken?

I genuinely dont know.

 

[1990crow]

Are you implying they were less successful than us through those years?

Suggesting they didn't win a flag so it's irrelevant point

 

[1990crow]

Who are the mids we should have taken?

I genuinely dont know.

Serong instead of McAsey is the obvious one.

 

[Peter Doherty]

Can't he just replace Kelly?

 

[Peter Doherty]

Serong instead of McAsey is the obvious one.

Thought it was Rachele and Curtin.

 

[Cromulant]

Who are the mids we should have taken?

I genuinely dont know.

Last years draft didnt really have too many at the pointy end.

Similar in Rachele's year, Josh Ward being the one so far

 

[Peter Doherty]

Last years draft didnt really have too many at the pointy end.

Similar in Rachele's year, Josh Ward being the one so far

I'm not sure I'd take Ward over Rachele.

 

[Shifty Crow]

Wow

Silvers has put his big boy pants on and is starting to get serious


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[Pugsley]

That would be a great get but we are going to offer him the keys to the city.
Hopefully Silvers has done a good job of selling Adelaide.

 

[pjcrows]

This is better news than anything else in the last five years.

 

[Pugsley]

Wow

Silvers has put his big boy pants on and is starting to get serious


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It's about time he did.

 

[Cromulant]

I'm not sure I'd take Ward over Rachele.

Nor would I.

The point im making is its easy to say "we shouldve taken a mid" and in most cases, particularly 2018 and 19, but its not that simple.

 

[Scorpus]

Port have missed out on Perryman, he's chosen Collingwood

 

[Amacca 23]

Port have missed out on Perryman, he's chosen Collingwood

And the implode begins

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[Shifty Crow]

Perryman has nominated Collingwood over Pprt for less money


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