Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation Part 2

[Scorpus]

Spoiler: Older Rumors

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)
• Tom Morris claims the race for Peatling is down to GWS, Adelaide or a Victorian club (link)

Rumor summary October 2

• Ricciuto claims we will announce a director of coaching this week (link)
• GWS have upped their offer for Peatling to four years (link)
• Twomey claims the Peatling decision is down to Adelaide, GWS and Western Bulldogs (link)
• Graham Wright, who we are chasing as a head of football, is also being chased by Carlton for a CEO position (link)

 

[jo172]

Be very funny if it's Neil Craig

 

[Jarman3]

Be very funny if it's Neil Craig

What is he doing these days, anyway? He'd be getting pretty old... retired by now?

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Just ad an extra year. What does it really matter if he comes out of contract at age 30 instead of 29.

Agree but I do think he wants to stay but was struggling to justify it

This will help him stay

 

[Cap]

We made a grand final without him in 2017, and we lost that grand final by 8 goals. Even if he was in Brownlow medal form that year, he wouldn't have made us an 8 goal better side on grand final day.

GFs blow out all the time.

We will never know if his skills in the first half could have stopped the rot setting in.

 

[AFC979810]

Dont like it, then ignore me.... if not ill continue to make you look stupid.

Look forward to it.

Tell me more about how Longmire and Fagan thought Peatling was the best player on the ground, but you watched it unimpressed and his 83 fantasy points backed up your eagle eyes.

And I can't block you mate. You are posting (75 posts a day) is like a virus - it infects every thread.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Gut feel is it'll be announced Peatling will be staying at their BnF.
Hope I'm wrong.

Agree

 

[Vader]

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

We're talking about Pavlich/MacGregor here, yes?

 

[jackster83]

Be very funny if it's Neil Craig

Would be worth it for the Spackler transcripts.

 

[Cromulant]

Look forward to it.

Tell me more about how Longmire and Fagan thought Peatling was the best player on the ground, but you watched it unimpressed and his 83 fantasy points backed up your eagle eyes.

And I can't block you mate. You are posting (75 posts a day) is like a virus - it infects every thread.

Actually I thought Peatling was fantastic, and we absolutely should be looking to add him to our list.

Another swing and a miss.

Nice to know you're paying attention

 

[Cromulant]

GFs blow out all the time.

We will never know if his skills in the first half could have stopped the rot setting in.

Look its very unlikely, but its like saying "if Smith and Gov hadve played" type of thing. IMO having those 2 available would have made a bigger impact than Gibbs.

 

[1990crow]

And with some serious off-field issues

He’s been a key reason why Melb’s culture has completely disrupted and has dis-stabilised

Is it worth the risk having Oliver amongst our young group ?


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I dont disagree its a risk. But our squad isnt good enough to win a flag, even with Cumming, ANB, Pick 4. Dawson is aging. Maybe Oliver isnt the right risk, but I desperately want to see a flag at some point in my life.

 

[Cap]

Look its very unlikely, but its like saying "if Smith and Gov hadve played" type of thing. IMO having those 2 available would have made a bigger impact than Gibbs.

Look you are right. It is.

But we should never have been in a position to find out.

Gibbs should have been a Crow in 2017.

 

[Smoooothy]

What is he doing these days, anyway? He'd be getting pretty old... retired by now?

was in the australian rugby union coaching panel as of last year. not sure if he's still there

 

[baldandbroke]

I dont disagree its a risk. But our squad isnt good enough to win a flag, even with Cumming, ANB, Pick 4. Dawson is aging. Maybe Oliver isnt the right risk, but I desperately want to see a flag at some point in my life.

Doesn’t look like we are part of the conversation this time around … but Oliver has a chance to have serious impact in the next 3 years.

If it’s just $$$ not picks, surely we have space if he was interested?

 

[jo172]

was in the australian rugby union coaching panel as of last year. not sure if he's still there

Poor old Neil, really got less successful the more he went on.

 

[GreyCrow]

How many times will we have to put up with hearing the term "The Port Adelaide way" if those guys return to the club?

'' The Centrals North Adelaide Port Adelaide Way '

 

[Peter Doherty]

I don’t reckon Davies will have gone public with that if we were close to signing him, he’d hate to be seen as losing out to us again and by mentioning weeks and us supposedly announcing a new senior assistant soon it doesn’t line up.

Agreed.

 

[Smoooothy]

Poor old Neil, really got less successful the more he went on.

sadly peaked in 2005 and it steadily got worse from there

 

[Cromulant]

sadly peaked in 2005 and it steadily got worse from there

2006 was the peak, we were absolutely dominating a prelim final at home.

After half time..... ugh.

 

[Coopers]

So... if we bring in a director of coaching, is that just a new role?

Like... surely we have enough random administrators, and someone can go?

 

[jackster83]

sadly peaked in 2005 and it steadily got worse from there

And yet our club is still wedded to his philosophies.

 

[GreyCrow]

It's okay, people can believe what they want.

I'm not too fussed that the thought police disagree with me. People here waste a lot of energy getting upset that someone holds a different view.

Personally, I think our game plan changed far less than did the personnel in place to implement it.

I think for the most part our high pressure, turnover focused, quick and deep entry game was being attempted, but the older mids were cautious and taking conservative options and just weren't doing shit well.

The difference between playing well and badly is rarely a change in a plan - sometimes, playing badly is because you're just playing badly.

But hey, what do I know. It's not like Nicks told me personally, I have no idea what his intentions were.

And yet Nicks didnt move or replace these ''older mids '' - thats a failure of leadership and coaching

His quote after round 4 should have been followed up by dropping senior players

 

[Cromulant]

Gee this thread is about to kick off again

 

[Slime Roy]

Is the S.Rowe 5aa Rumour of a
"Club Culture Role" being created/filled/started a few weeks back in here somewhere??
couldn't see it on the last thread.

 

[Jarman3]

'' The Centrals North Adelaide Port Adelaide Way '

The "Port Adelaide Way" is basically their version of our "boys club".

It's essentially a slightly nicer fig leaf covering an identical weeping, festering, diseased c*ck.