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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  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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  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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  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)

 

[Pilchard_Adams]

BF blanks out the N word in the middle of the word s.n.i.g.g.ering these days. Well there you go.

 

[George Kramer]

**** yeah! Finally a bit of spice to the trade period, Hawks completely ****ing over the Eagles in their pursuit of Baker. Decent chance that Freo offer up 3 first round picks for Baker and Bolton now, while the Eagles keep Barrass. Would put the Eagles firmly in pole position to get Warner next year though as Freo just won't have the picks.

I just don’t get this from the Hawks. Chase a contracted player who would be huge for them and then give away the centrepiece of the trade.

Yeah you’re right, Barrass stays at West Coast, how is that a good move by the Hawks?

 

[GameofSloanes]

Blues maybe going to offer pick 12 and 14 for Houston? Gets Port the 2 firsts they were after

 

[jackster83]

Although 31 years later I remember what a Simile is, and didn't call anyone a square infront of the class again. So the teacher got what they wanted

Isn't Simile supposed to be a top 10 pick in this year's draft?

 

[BRL121]

I just don’t get this from the Hawks. Chase a contracted player who would be huge for them and then give away the centrepiece of the trade.

Yeah you’re right, Barrass stays at West Coast, how is that a good move by the Hawks?

Agree completely. Doesn't it just mean that they no longer want Barrass, given that they have Battle?
Was going after both of them just insurance?

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Baker is out of contract. He'll get to West Coast.

It's not about that, he's always been happy going to Freo too

 

[Pilchard_Adams]

So 2 rules then for senior players and youngsters and given Laird wasn’t the only one piling on, I can see such actions having a positive impact on the culture of the place

Strive to connect which ever dots you wish to support your agenda.

"Piling on" is a stretch...

 

[fuic08]

They can offer what they like, but Port won't be getting Pick 2.

If North were serious they would try and split Pick 2 into 2 first round picks with Freo or GWS and keep one pick and trade the other to Port.

No way would North ever contemplate give Pick 2 for Houston, it would be sheer lunacy.

Imagine giving JHF away for peanuts, and then gifting the same club well overs for Houston. Surely they aren't that badly run.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

I just don’t get this from the Hawks. Chase a contracted player who would be huge for them and then give away the centrepiece of the trade.

Yeah you’re right, Barrass stays at West Coast, how is that a good move by the Hawks?

I don't think it's a great move at all, just like that it adds some spice to a boring week so far!

 

[Sizzlepack]

I just don’t get this from the Hawks. Chase a contracted player who would be huge for them and then give away the centrepiece of the trade.

Yeah you’re right, Barrass stays at West Coast, how is that a good move by the Hawks?

I think this is about them having more flexibility to actually get the deal done, given they now have 2x FFs and 2x F2s. Would be shocked if the deal doesn't happen, given they've been into Barrass for ages and he's nominated them.

 

[George Kramer]

Strive to connect which ever dots you wish to support your agenda.

"Piling on" is a stretch...

Cmon, Laird wasn’t the only senior player to comment.

You’ve inserted yourself into the conversation, you don’t like the bleeding obvious conclusion that senior players and youngsters being treated differently doesn’t help build culture and now you’re wiping your hands of it.

 

[George Kramer]

I think this is about them having more flexibility to actually get the deal done, given they now have 2x FFs and 2x F2s. Would be shocked if the deal doesn't happen, given they've been into Barrass for ages and he's nominated them.

In a weaker draft

 

[Scorpus]

It's not about that, he's always been happy going to Freo too

I doubt that happens, it's always floated in these sorts of trades but never eventuates.

 

[Sizzlepack]

In a weaker draft

I think speculating about a draft a year out is a very inexact science. Besides (to slightly contradict myself), the 2025 WA crop is supposedly very strong. Wouldn't be surprised if the Weagles regard Carlton's FF and, say, 2x F2s as a better deal overall.

 

[Shifty Crow]

Blues maybe going to offer pick 12 and 14 for Houston? Gets Port the 2 firsts they were after

No they won’t - they will offer only one 2014 F1 selection


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[ams4crows]

If port can hand over their own F1 for Luko and get 12 and 14 in this draft which is stronger would be great work by them.

The fact we'll only have one real pick in this draft is concerning. Granted it's pick 4 and a great pick to have but god there's gonna be some real talent in that 20-40 range that would be better than 5 or 6 of our current contracted players.

 

[rabidcrow]

I thought you'd couldn't trade a F1 and F2.

They traded Brisbane 2nd in


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[Shifty Crow]

Love this from Hawthorn - sends a clear message that they will do things on their terms.

Imagine the look on the West Coast List Manager’s face…..

Trade period is a joke - too long and to much posturing

Many of these List Mgrs would struggle in corporate commercial world


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[rabidcrow]

Agree completely. Doesn't it just mean that they no longer want Barrass, given that they have Battle?
Was going after both of them just insurance?

No. Barass nominated the Hawks so he isn’t insurance. Hawks will land him - but interesting to see how

Didn’t Saints do a similar thing to Freo a few years back?


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[1970crow]

Yeah they keep overruling the football director, the only one with football experience and a club legend, that seems entirely plausible and Roo being such a good bloke stays on rather than saying you’re all a pack of useless idiots I’m moving on

Roo is the chairperson of the list management committee and the football strategy committee. He is very comfortably the most influential person when it comes to key football decisions at our club. To argue otherwise or feign no evidence of this is just pure fantasy. You only have to look at the pure emotion dripping from runnin blue's original post, 'Roo gave his soul to this football club'. I mean, talk about teenage gibberish.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Why would the Giants care this much about a late shuffling of picks for Peatling? Seems so stupid this deal is just dragging on over pointless late picks, happens every trade period with all clubs.

 

[pjcrows]

If port can hand over their own F1 for Luko and get 12 and 14 in this draft which is stronger would be great work by them.

Yeah but they're losing an All Australian player.

 

[Sizzlepack]

Why would the Giants care this much about a late shuffling of picks for Peatling? Seems so stupid this deal is just dragging on over pointless late picks, happens every trade period with all clubs.

They want to get a deal done for Stringer, might get one done for Shiel, and have an academy ruck to match a bid on. They've got a bit to do given you'd think that, with the depth they've lost, they'll probably want a couple of live picks.

 

[George Kramer]

Why would the Giants care this much about a late shuffling of picks for Peatling? Seems so stupid this deal is just dragging on over pointless late picks, happens every trade period with all clubs.

Perhaps the whole good trading relationship was overblown

 

[MRB37]

Why would the Giants care this much about a late shuffling of picks for Peatling? Seems so stupid this deal is just dragging on over pointless late picks, happens every trade period with all clubs.

Logan Smith is projected to go in the 3rd round, so they may be hoping they can use 46 and then use 53+56 to nab Smith? We'd want picks back for the same reason though as we have Walsh hovering around the same area.