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

  Age

  34

  Ht

  183cm

  Wt

  87kg

  Pos.

  Mid

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  Last 5

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  23.7

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  K

  11.7

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  11.9

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  M

  3.5

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  T

  6.6

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  CL

  5.7

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  7.3

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  8.0

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  1.3

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  8.6

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  13.6

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  M

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  T

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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

  Age

  27

  Ht

  189cm

  Wt

  88kg

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  Mid

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  27.8

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  K

  9.5

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  18.4

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  6.3

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  19.2

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  4.6

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  HB

  14.6

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  M

  2.0

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  T

  4.4

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  CL

  3.8

  5star

  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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  25

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  194cm

  Wt

  100kg

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  8.5

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  5.7

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  1.7

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  1.2

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  6.3

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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)

 

[Mutineer]

Didn’t someone post this here yesterday, have they simply read bigfooty?

For the record I doubt it's anything more than spitballing by him and Riley Beveridge given the age of our ruck stocks...

 

[Danger in Texas]

The Bulldogs have never made sense either, they have an even deeper midfield than GWS, especially with Ed Richards coming on well in a very similar role. Given how long it took the media to report on our interest, it does seem we are very close to the favourites to get him if he leaves.

I would be surprised if he stayed, GWS have known they were losing Perryman and Cumming for a while and still offered the contract they did. IF he was staying, I feel like that would've been announced last week before he started meeting with more clubs.

Dees the only other team that really makes sense from a playing perspective (assuming Pies/Saints aren’t likely), if Oliver is on the way out

Media said he’d be likely to re-sign a fortnight ago but the narrative has since flipped, you’d think there isn’t any going back on that now

 

[Vader]

This just has one of those 'sliding door moments' smell all over it where like Ken McGregor and Pavlich we will forever be asking WTF.

I can understand asking "what could have been?" - but certainly not "WTF".

 

[BunjiMac]

Also we already have a Football Operations Manager, Tom Hurley, who reports to Kelly and runs admin and matchday operations

This feels very government like where they promote incompetence and create new positions to move them out of the way, rather than fire them

 

[spenze]

WaynesWorld19 I asked who you would have taken ahead of Curtin and Rachele and you named two players already off the board.

You should use google

 

[Gtowncrow]

NORTH taking another MID .....WTF !!

Would gollant be enough to get a pick swap with north? 2 and 4?
They do need forwards and with pick 4, they could get Houston.
This looks like a win for Adelaide, North and Port. Not sure Houston would be so enthusiastic...

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Would gollant be enough to get a pick swap with north? 2 and 4?
They do need forwards and with pick 4, they could get Houston.
This looks like a win for Adelaide, North and Port. Not sure Houston would be so enthusiastic...

Nah .....Gollant can be picked up as a DFA

You wouldn't go from #2 to #4 when you don't need to

 

[Crows I Am]

Is this to replace Stachan? Can't see him replacing ROB if we still have him.

 

[Mutineer]

Would gollant be enough to get a pick swap with north? 2 and 4?
They do need forwards and with pick 4, they could get Houston.
This looks like a win for Adelaide, North and Port. Not sure Houston would be so enthusiastic...

Wouldn't they just wait and pick Lachie Gollant up as a DFA?

 

[spenze]

Agreed. Your husband asks MUCH harder questions than Bicks or Rowey.

I bet

“Jen, who is that weirdo in the velvet jacket hanging around us”

 

[ftmch]

Love this.

Would explain our otherwise inexplicable lack of interest in Balmey

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Reckon you are thinking of someone that you met on a Saturday night she was drinking Advocaat.
Her skin was smooth and her jeans were tight…………………….you know the rest.

Aaaahhhh the good ol days .....in my crushed velvet flairs & silk jacket, watching Skyhooks.....and Angus was actually 15

 

[FR0GGY]

You should use google

Is it back up?

 

[mickfaxis]

Then Sloane would be a fantastic replacement - spent a few hours with Bickley and found him an arrogant bloke who rated himself incredibly, Sloane would be a much better fit and has the Vic to SA angle covered.

Disagree. Have known him personally for many, many years. Quality human being.

 

[MarcusP2]

Doesn't matter where it is expected to push out too. You are getting the 12th best available player in the draft. Ignore all FS and NGA they are not real players available.

It would matter though in terms of how valuable the pick is, how much would pick 4 be worth if Lalor, FOS, Draper, Smith and Ashcroft were all tied to other clubs? Much less than if none of them were.

 

[CrowToon]

I get that the Rachele stuff was more nuanced due to defying (dumb) team orders but if they are going to roast him for inciting the crowd and then target Draper who took the piss out of the crowd by diving on the deck well they can GAGF. You either have your principles or you don't.

The insult to injury in that case is the overarching fact that Draper is just bog average at best.

 

[GreyCrow]

Pass

Just using us to beef up his Essendon deal

I could not cheer for the flopping diving prick if he won us a GF

Pass

 

[Mutineer]

 

[Magma]

bloke is massively overrated. does one good thing a month and some people lose their minds. there's no way he's good enough to be a first ruck either. if rob frustrates and isn't good enough for people, draper being first ruck would probably be too much for those people to handle.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Tom Morris believes Peatling either stays at GWS, or comes to the Crows

I've revised my 50/50 call to 70/30 in our favour to get Peatling

 

[Crow till I die]

bloke is massively overrated. does one good thing a month and some people lose their minds. there's no way he's good enough to be a first ruck either. if rob frustrates and isn't good enough for people, draper being first ruck would probably be too much for those people to handle.

I honestly would rather try and grab Harry Boyd as a rookie and trust him to push ROB (maybe push him into 2nd place for our starting rucks). A full AFL preseason, mobility, strength and footy smarts he will be fine as an AFL ruck.

 

[Crow till I die]

Tom Morris believes Peatling either stays at GWS, or comes to the Crows

I've revised my 50/50 call to 70/30 in our favour to get Peatling

On Trade Radio they just said he is destined to play for a side based in 1 of 3 different states...

 

[Pugsley]

On Trade Radio they just said he is destined to play for a side based in 1 of 3 different states...

Hedging their bets

 

[GROTTO]

On Trade Radio they just said he is destined to play for a side based in 1 of 3 different states...

Might as well said he will play in Australia next year.

 

[Crow till I die]

Might as well said he will play in Australia next year.

A Southern Hemisphere side!!