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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  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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  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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  Darcy Fogarty

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  8.5

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  1.7

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  1.2

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  6.3

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  4.0

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  2.3

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  3.0

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  2.3

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  1.0

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  8.0

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  5.4

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  2.6

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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)

 

[DJ75]

That’s what happens when you have a moron coach get a washed up player to his trigger and then drop him.

It’s idiotic beyond belief he did it.

Club culture right there

 

[fuic08]

The Sauce "be nice to fans and past players" role ??

Immediately thought that would suit him

 

[fuic08]

We had interest in him a few years ago... But that ship has long sailed... He chose to stay with geelong

I was keen a few years ago, but he hasn't kicked on, time to let it go.

 

[DJ75]

Does Sloane have a role at the club next season?

You know he will.
He will have some cushy part time role. That way he also continue his push to be an ‘influencer’.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Does Sloane have a role at the club next season?

 

[MRB37]

Oh yeah, Brandon Parfitt, I forgot about that guy.....


Probably not a good sign!

Aren't SANFL rules potentially changing so we can sign a few more players for the team?

 

[JPetro83]

Brett Montgomery

to where, Port? i heard they sacked one of their assistant coaches yesterday.

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

Why do people keep quoting this flog?

no one said you have to believe it

 

[JPetro83]

Word is Kenny has gone away to consider his position, if true that would put the cat among the pigeons surely should he decide to move on?

No he hasnt. i was having lunch at Ned Kelly bakery yesterday and Ken walked in with Jason Cripps and a few others. They seemed like they were getting down to business for the trade/draft period.

 

[JPetro83]

Does Sloane have a role at the club next season?

I hope not. he needs to move on. we need outsiders at our club in roles.

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

It's because we have the third youngest team in the comp and most of our list is youth.

Plus McHenry, Smith, Laird and Murphy...

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

Where did the Peatling rumour come from?

 

[LoBu]

Plus McHenry, Smith, Laird and Murphy...

Yeah, that too, although McHenry is all but gone

 

[ABAB]

Do they have ample replacements? They struggled to replace him in finals, was one of the reasons they played so poorly

Well, their Final series even with him last year wasn't good.

 

[Cromulant]

Well, their Final series even with him last year wasn't good.

He's a jet, lets not let who he plays/played for cloud our judgment.

 

[ABAB]

He's a jet, lets not let who he plays/played for cloud our judgment.

Jet are elite players, you think he is worth 2 1st rounders with one of them top 10 or a top 5 pick? Good player but not a jet.

 

[Mostyn]

Does the recruitment of Cumming and appointment of Montgomery help us with getting James Peatling over the line ?


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There's been zero actual rumours connecting us with Peatling so far.

His manager has leaked a whole bunch of potential clubs to the media, but nothing about us.

 

[Mostyn]

Jones, McHenry, Smithers, Murphy should never be considered best 22, heck 25 with these ins.



P4, hopefully Draper needs to play as well.

McHenry won't even be at the club.

Jones will hopefully still around the mark. Before his foot injury he was showing a lot, and I hope he gets that back after a full preseason.

 

[Cromulant]

Jet are elite players, you think he is worth 2 1st rounders with one of them top 10 or a top 5 pick? Good player but not a jet.

2 x AA players are jets.

Is he worth 2 first rounders ?? 2 late ones perhaps.

 

[Betts are off]

Where did the Peatling rumour come from?

I suspect it's a strategic leak from Peatling's side TBH.

If I was his management then the Crows would be the perfect team to float a rumour about. Desperate and deep pockets.

I don't know if that means we are actually 'in the hunt' or not, but we would certainly be a handy team to drive up Peatling's value at the perfect time.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Has anyone heard anything about the futures of Hamish & Reid?

 

[ABAB]

2 x AA players are jets.

Is he worth 2 first rounders ?? 2 late ones perhaps.

Even when Laird wasn't as cooked as now and had 2 AA, he wasn't a jet. Good player but not a jet.

 

[Truck25]

Has anyone heard anything about the futures of Hamish & Reid?

They have been given Tenure

 

[Mostyn]

I suspect it's a strategic leak from Peatling's side TBH.

If I was his management then the Crows would be the perfect team to float a rumour about. Desperate and deep pockets.

I don't know if that means we are actually 'in the hunt' or not, but we would certainly be a handy team to drive up Peatling's value at the perfect time.

Hardly.

It has only existed on this board.

Speaking on AFL Media’s Gettable, journalist Callum Twomey reported the plethora of clubs interested in acquiring the 24-year-old out.

“The Demons, the Western Bulldogs, Collingwood, St Kilda and West Coast have also been in the market for him,” Twomey revealed.

“There’s still a chance he stays… that one’s going to be a bit of a trade period shaper.”

It's an invention of BigFooty, and stand by for everyone to be upset when we don't get him.

 

[MRB37]

Has anyone heard anything about the futures of Hamish & Reid?

As far as the eye can see....

At this stage it looks like the only change will be Burns demoted and Montgomery in as senior assistant. And a DoC if we can find anyone who actually wants the job.