Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation Part 2

[Scorpus]

Spoiler: Older Rumors

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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

  Age

  34

  Ht

  183cm

  Wt

  87kg

  Pos.

  Mid

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  Last 5

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  23.7

  5star

  K

  11.7

  4star

  HB

  11.9

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  M

  3.5

  4star

  T

  6.6

  5star

  CL

  5.7

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  D

  15.3

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  K

  7.3

  3star

  HB

  8.0

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  M

  1.3

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  3.3

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  4.2

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  D

  22.2

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  K

  8.6

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  HB

  13.6

  5star

  M

  3.2

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  T

  6.0

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  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
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  Clayton Oliver

  Age

  27

  Ht

  189cm

  Wt

  88kg

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  27.8

  5star

  K

  9.5

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  18.4

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  M

  3.2

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  T

  6.3

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  CL

  6.3

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  D

  25.1

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  K

  11.1

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  HB

  14.0

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  M

  3.6

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  T

  5.6

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  CL

  5.9

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  D

  19.2

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  K

  4.6

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  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

Rumors from October 1

• We have offered Darcy Fogarty
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  Darcy Fogarty

  Age

  25

  Ht

  194cm

  Wt

  100kg

  Pos.

  Fwd

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  8.5

  2star

  K

  5.7

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  2.8

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  3.7

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  T

  1.7

  4star

  G

  1.2

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  D

  6.3

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  K

  4.0

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  HB

  2.3

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  M

  3.0

  3star

  T

  2.3

  3star

  G

  1.0

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  D

  8.0

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  K

  5.4

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  HB

  2.6

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  M

  3.4

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  T

  2.6

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  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)

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)

 

[119others]

With the GWS best and Fairest tomorrow night I don’t think Peatling would announce if he is leaving until at least Thursday or Friday

If he is going to recommit to GWS announcing it before or he club at the B&F would be normal

 

[crow2crow]

Graham Wright..... Cmon Silvers GET THIS DONE.

Would start to help build alot more trust and credibility back with the faithful if he pulls this off.

Then to just get Balme in as Football Director (part time) to replace Roo and we might finally start turning a corner.

was that a boxed bottle of grange he was walking out of silvers office with?

it actually made the melbourne news which is extremely rare for anything in adelaide

 

[Crouch#44]

I'm getting annoyed of all the hate of Nicks.

The bloke came in to coach a basket case of a club when we were losing players all the time, we seem to be signing more than we lose and attracting new players in so I think some credit is due.

The problem is not Nicks, but the support around him with development as well as losing good assistants such as our forward line coach from 2022.

The results aren't there yet but geez, what a tuff gig to take on

 

[George Kramer]

I'm getting annoyed of all the hate of Nicks.

The bloke came in to coach a basket case of a club when we were losing players all the time, we seem to be signing more than we lose and attracting new players in so I think some credit is due.

The problem is not Nicks, but the support around him with development as well as losing good assistants such as our forward line coach from 2022.

The results aren't there yet but geez, what a tuff gig to take on

You know Nicks changed out gameplan to start the season and then blamed the players for our poor start?

How about getting Smith to his trigger, saying he was an important part of the future and then dropping him?

He’s a moron

 

[FR0GGY]

I'm getting annoyed of all the hate of Nicks.

The bloke came in to coach a basket case of a club when we were losing players all the time, we seem to be signing more than we lose and attracting new players in so I think some credit is due.

The problem is not Nicks, but the support around him with development as well as losing good assistants such as our forward line coach from 2022.

The results aren't there yet but geez, what a tuff gig to take on

Certainly hasn’t been able to get us to the heights of a grand final like he did with GWS in 2019 that’s for sure….

 

[adelaidecrows]

I can understand asking "what could have been?" - but certainly not "WTF".

i think we have long gone past the 'what could have been' stage with our recruitment.

 

[adelaidecrows]

You know Nicks changed out gameplan to start the season and then blamed the players for our poor start?

How about getting Smith to his trigger, saying he was an important part of the future and then dropping him?

He’s a moron

Weve explained all this for 300 plus pages in the Nicks thread. Imagine if he posted this inane rant in that thread, he could have read it.

 

[Stepover]

You know Nicks changed out gameplan to start the season and then blamed the players for our poor start?

How about getting Smith to his trigger, saying he was an important part of the future and then dropping him?

He’s a moron

What were his exact words where he blamed the players for the poor start? Stop perpetuating this absolute BS.


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[adelaidecrows]

What were his exact words where he blamed the players for the poor start? Stop perpetuating this absolute BS.


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Wayne is that you?

 

[Mutineer]

 

[spenze]

Reckon he effectively is... but we are too nice to sack him.

Putting him on the rookie list so to speak

 

[Scorpus]

What were his exact words where he blamed the players for the poor start? Stop perpetuating this absolute BS.


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This is what he said after round 4 when we went 0-4

"I know the side that I’m coaching," Nicks said. "I know they can perform at a level higher than we are now"

"We've got too many players at the moment that aren't at their best. That can hurt your transition, that can hurt a passage of play where you look damaging and look threatening. All of a sudden, someone will make a decision that's just not what the game needs at that point for us. That's where the frustration comes in."

"We've got to find our way through that and we've got to be able to build our confidence back to where we know it can be. We've got to look at our team from a selection point of view and get guys in that are going to be able to play the way that we play."

'We'll never give up': Nicks remains bullish on winless Crows

Matthew Nicks is confident his team can turn its form around despite a horror 0-4 start to the season

www.afl.com.au

 

[George Kramer]

What were his exact words where he blamed the players for the poor start? Stop perpetuating this absolute BS.


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Have a read numbnuts and then I’ll accept your apology

‘We are frustrated’: Struggling Crows lament winless start amid fears players ‘not clicking’

‘We are frustrated’: Struggling Crows lament winless start amid fears players ‘not clicking’

www.foxsports.com.au

And thanks to Scorpus we’ve got back to back blame game just in case you wanted more proof

 

[jackster83]

Weve explained all this for 300 plus pages in the Nicks thread. Imagine if he posted this inane rant in that thread, he could have read it.

That poster is obviously on school holidays. Plenty of time for he/she to read up, or better still watch some of our games lol.

 

[Betts are off]

Can you imagine if Port lost out on Dew to the Pies.....

Not the Collingwood variety, but more of the Villis or Balfour's type. Come in late with a massive ambassadorial gig.

 

[Mostyn]

What were his exact words where he blamed the players for the poor start? Stop perpetuating this absolute BS.


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When did Nicks say he changed the game plan?

 

[Mostyn]

That poster is obviously on school holidays. Plenty of time for he/she to read up, or better still watch some of our games lol.

Nah, it's good to have someone who doesn't just follow the BigFooty party line.

Diverse points of view are good, I reckon.

 

[119others]

Would love Wright but think it’s quite unlikely. “Lucrative” AFL position offered in his home state and could join any number of teams in MLB - inc going back tio Pies

 

[spenze]

This is what he said after round 4 when we went 0-4

'We'll never give up': Nicks remains bullish on winless Crows

Matthew Nicks is confident his team can turn its form around despite a horror 0-4 start to the season

www.afl.com.au

 

[Stepover]

This is what he said after round 4 when we went 0-4

'We'll never give up': Nicks remains bullish on winless Crows

Matthew Nicks is confident his team can turn its form around despite a horror 0-4 start to the season

www.afl.com.au

FFS , so if this is what is regarded as hanging his players out to dry then we
might as well turn the lights off and shut the doors.
No player in their right mind would have sooked about this, & if they did, clear them out.


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[George Kramer]

Wayne is that you?

Nah even Wayne said he went rogue bonkers, he’s just now trying to pretend he didn’t

 

[arrowman]

Piques. It's PIQUES, FFS!!!

 

[kirky]

When did Nicks say he changed the game plan?

I’m pretty sure going from the most attacking side to the second worst after 4 rounds is pretty conclusive something in our game plan changed.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Have a read numbnuts and then I’ll accept your apology

‘We are frustrated’: Struggling Crows lament winless start amid fears players ‘not clicking’

‘We are frustrated’: Struggling Crows lament winless start amid fears players ‘not clicking’

www.foxsports.com.au

And thanks to Scorpus we’ve got back to back Balme game just in case you wanted more proof

Wish we had back to back Balme of the Neil variety!

 

[Jeffcrowe]

But they were in August .....gee, you won't admit your too skinny call on Mac Andrew was wrong .....or Caleb Windsor being too outside call, also wrong

If you highlight 120 players in the Draft as being good players ....it's like taking the field in a race ....I need you to start putting your b...s on the line and pick 1-2 for our picks

A rankings order is the best way to do this

Choosing one player for our pick doesn’t make sense as what happens when that one player isn’t there at our pick ? Eg mac andrew