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

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  34

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  87kg

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  23.7

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  11.7

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  11.9

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  5.7

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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)

 

[pjcrows]

They're not going to get Luko AND 13 for just Houston.

They could've. He's a long-contracted dual AA!

 

[relapse]

At least you can post on there if you want to, I have to sit quietly in the corner and laugh at their posts.

I've always just laughed from afar and not trolled their board.

At the end of the day people don't like Port posters trolling our board so the same applies with their board.

 

[119others]

One of the great days potentially:

Atkins, the spud, rumoured to Power whose fans hated him as a player.

Soldo, fails to get pass Saints medical testing, and now stuck seemingly unhappily at Port. Can’t imagine anyone else will touch him and he doesn’t want to be there. And is surplus to their needs

Outside of crows related stuff, it doesn’t get much better than that

But this is a joke- such Geelong favoured commentary. (1) no risk identified of cats not getting him, (2) he isn’t “free” as still costs the same likely draft pick and (3) blames bullies despite cats constantly offering under in trades

The prospect of Bailey Smith

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Bailey Smith

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23

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8.5

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9.8

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2.3

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3.8

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CL

2.7

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D

19.8

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K

9.6

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10.2

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M

1.8

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3.2

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3.2

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14.8

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7.6

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7.2

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2.0

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3.4

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1.6

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being walked to the draft in November remains alive, with the Western Bulldogs and Geelong seemingly at an impasse.

The Cats have put forward pick 17 for Smith, but the Bulldogs want a better deal for the 23-year-old.

But with Smith uncontracted, the Cats have the option of simply not completing a deal during the trade period and instead picking up Smith in the draft next month.

"I still see a way, and I think it's at least a 50-50 chance, that it is through the mechanism of the draft," AFL.com.au's Damian Barrett said this morning on AFL Daily.

Bailey Smith

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Bailey Smith

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23

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18.3

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8.5

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2.3

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3.8

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CL

2.7

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19.8

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K

9.6

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10.2

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M

1.8

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T

3.2

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CL

3.2

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14.8

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7.6

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2.0

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3.4

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at Western Bulldogs training on May 9, 2024. Picture: AFL Photos

"I don't see a way where it's even any worry for the Cats. They will get him, for nothing, through the draft.

 

[Amacca 23]

Why are Port giving up their future 1st in that proposal?

That's a shocking deal.

Not for us its not

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[119others]

I remember that too but that wasn't his fault, it was horrific umping. They called advantage and htb basically at the same time.

Umpiring first half wasn’t good. Not 2016 level and didn’t ultimately cost us the game (like 2016 undoubtedly did) but didn’t help either

 

[FR0GGY]

And to clarify - my argument isn't that I believe that Jones should be a best 22 player for us. My argument is that Nicks has rated him as a best 22 player of the past 3 years.

It shouldn’t even be an argument, it’s just fact he’s been gifted a best 22 spot over the last 3 years.

 

[GROTTO]

I've always just laughed from afar and not trolled their board.

At the end of the day people don't like Port posters trolling our board so the same applies with their board.

I can respect that, in fairness their mods too never trolled on here either. Unwritten respect rule I guess?

 

[cmndstab]

I didn't even realise Atkins was still on an AFL list.

 

[119others]

I keep refreshing hoping they hurry up and lodge it before they see the blowback they will get from their supporter base. Just get it done before cold feet come calling

Anyone checked out their BF reactuons?

Might have to grab a Coopers Red and sit back for 30 minutes of pure joy

 

[FR0GGY]

Damn, we don’t want port to get cold feet overnight.

 

[Crow_68]

Damn, we don’t want port to get cold feet overnight.

Let’s hope Cripps doesn’t look at Big Footy to gauge supporter opinions.

Edit: Port board - ours is overwhelmingly supportive.

 

[El Doederino]

Would port even have the list spots for those 3 players and 3 half decent picks?

They must be up to something.

 

[Amacca 23]

Let’s hope Cripps doesn’t look at Big Footy to gauge supporter opinions.

Edit: Port board - ours is overwhelmingly supportive.

Surely gold coast have another spud port can take as well after all port are winning this deal

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[Owen_AFC97]

Did Rory Atkins

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Rory Atkins

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30

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82kg

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19.9

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12.1

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4.6

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1.9

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MG

367.4

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D

9.0

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K

5.0

2star

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4.0

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M

0.3

1star

T

2.7

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MG

147.7

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D

14.2

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K

8.8

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5.4

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M

4.0

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T

1.2

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MG

217.8

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promise Ken & Davies he would invest in their greyhound syndicate or something?

 

[1970crow]

And throw in a new Milera .

Can't see Milera in the best 23 without injuries.

 

[ABAB]

Let’s hope Cripps doesn’t look at Big Footy to gauge supporter opinions.

Edit: Port board - ours is overwhelmingly supportive.

If Houston has told them he wants out does he have a choice? Chasing Perryman with 6 years at $850K was the first mistake and Lukosius selecting them on the same day Houston said he wanted to be traded while looking pissed and now we know how much Port Power offered Lukosius after missing out on Perryman.

 

[George Kramer]

Rowie can be such a numptie some times:

“If I’m Port there’s no way I’m giving up Houston”
“Port have done very well to get 13, 29 and 36 in this strong draft”

So Rowie how the hell do you think Port are getting these picks? Plus they gave up 39

 

[Vader]

They could've. He's a long-contracted dual AA!

Yeah... nah! Never going to happen.

 

[Crow-eater]

Luko's existing deal gets bigger every time some one tweets about it

 

[FR0GGY]

Luko's existing deal gets bigger every time some one tweets about it

Does it? Thought it was a mill per year, this suggests 900k

 

[baldandbroke]

Luko's existing deal gets bigger every time some one tweets about it

That media grab does not mention Power's F1.

<EDIT> this does ...

 

[crow2crow]

Would port even have the list spots for those 3 players and 3 half decent picks?

They must be up to something.

unless they're getting rud of bergman or something theres not many tricks they can pull...

 

[119others]

Still a good deal IMO. Perennial top 4 side giving away a future first rounder - no big deal.

Only a power fan would agree with this.Wait hang on mcleod at 50 lines it up

BUT they are also losing their third best player after JHF and Butters. Captain Hardness rating has fallen a long way and not top 50 in competition any longer. Rankine and Dawson >>>>>Rozee

 

[Shifty Crow]

Dimma made noises in the season that the GC football club needed to grow up and toughen up - it’s no superseded that he is pushing out two bruise free footballers in Luko and Rat

Port have also been accused of having a soft underbelly and not being tough enough for long enough against the better teams

There solution- to bring in the soft players that Dimma is pushing out


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[hippyhippy]

They're not going to get Luko AND 13 for just Houston.

Well it seems like they're getting atkins as a bonus... Lol