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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  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)

 

[Crow till I die]

The second round pick that we don't give away for ANB, you'd think

I'd happily part with that pick for Peatling. Vastly different level of value there than for ANB who is coming to the end of his career. If we land Peatling, then it would represent a fantastic offseason.

 

[crow2crow]

Are we a realistic chance? Or did we just decide to target him today lol

dont get too excited about peatling

 

[jenny61_99]

Is Peatling the player that was supposed to drop yesterday?

 

[Danger in Texas]

dont get too excited about peatling

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7 sub affected games

Averaged 19 touches, 5 clearances, 7 tackles in the games when given over 40% midfield time

 

[jackster83]

dont get too excited about peatling

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His numbers would be skewed by being the sub on 7x occasions.

 

[crow2crow]

I'd happily part with that pick for Peatling. Vastly different level of value there than for ANB who is coming to the end of his career. If we land Peatling, then it would represent a fantastic offseason.

really? not stats wise... I would prefer ANN as it gets murphy out

 

[Crow till I die]

dont get too excited about peatling

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Well there you go, he looks a better player than that to the eye when playing but it is what it is. He certainly looks to have a hard edge when out there.

 

[bonehilda]

really? not stats wise... I would prefer ANN as it gets murphy out

We could clearly get both

 

[Floating Doughnut]

Reeves from hawthorn is other one that would be interesting



Yep to be fair there’s a few of us that have been talking about Peatling for months and suggesting he’d be the right type

Including you

Yep.

 

[Crow till I die]

His numbers would be skewed by being the sub on 7x occasions.

Good call, it seems he has averaged just over 50% TOG...so those stats would certainly be skewed somewhat, although his TOG went down substantially this year from 2023, maybe a testament to the strength of the GWS midfield.

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TotalAverage
Ranked by (descending)

Year	Club	FF	FA	AF	B	OP	ToG%
2024	GWS	36	10	1218	3	13	58.8
2023	GWS	8	4	482	2	13	71.6
2022	GWS	7	7	596	3	7	67.1
2021	GWS	4	4	172	1	6	60.5
Totals	55	25	2468	9	39	258

 

[crow2crow]

Reeves from hawthorn is other one that would be interesting



Yep to be fair there’s a few of us that have been talking about Peatling for months and suggesting he’d be the right type

Including you

id rather reeves than knobel or ramsden or heath

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Not fussed if he’s gone
Finn O’Sullivan looks to be the best fit for us

Strong talk FOS and Lalor could be the first two picks (after bid on Ashcroft), not sure on order

 

[Cromulant]

Strong talk FOS and Lalor could be the first two picks (after bid on Ashcroft), not sure on order

Leaves us with Draper

 

[Crow till I die]

Strong talk FOS and Lalor could be the first two picks (after bid on Ashcroft), not sure on order

Just can't see Richmond overlooking Jagga Smith..they have bee all over him for too long now.

 

[crow2crow]

Leaves us with Draper

no it doesn't actually that would be bad

we need landford or smillie to be called near the top to be safe

 

[CrouchPowa]

Are we a realistic chance? Or did we just decide to target him today lol

Nothing on confidence level etc sorry, all I got last week was that we are having a good dip at it.

 

[Danger in Texas]

no it doesn't actually that would be bad

we need landford or smillie to be called near the top to be safe

I'd be happy with any of FOS, Lalor, Draper or Jagga tbh. Pick 4 is a good position to be in

 

[1970crow]

I bet the salary is VASTLY different!

2 separate issues. Contracting ANB for 2 further years beyond his Melbourne deal is an uneccessary risk. Look at what Laird and Smith delivered this year. At least with those 2 there would have been competition for their signatures. ANB had nowhere else to go. We should just honour his Melbourne contract which takes him to 31 and extend year by year from there.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

id rather reeves than knobel or ramsden or heath

Can't say I'm a big fan of Reeves.

 

[bettingonbetts]

His numbers don't look great.
But I'd take him as better than our 18-22 best players.

He was sub majority of his games.
If you watched GWS games, Peatling is exciting and speedy - what we need.
I doubt we will get him but can see why we are interested.

 

[El Doederino]

I have no idea who Peatling is. Why are we keen on him?

 

[flashcrow]

Thought I would tidy up the "logo".

 

[Cromulant]

no it doesn't actually that would be bad

we need landford or smillie to be called near the top to be safe

Why would that be bad ??

That's not a great call

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Just can't see Richmond overlooking Jagga Smith..they have bee all over him for too long now.

He would be the one to fall to our pick if those other 3 go

 

[FR0GGY]

Thought I would tidy up the "logo".

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Better but it’s still shithouse