Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation Part 2

[Scorpus]

Rumor summary September 30

• Cal Twomey confirms we are interested in James Peatling (link)
• FiveAA claims we are after Scott Borlace, current Head of Development at Brisbane (link)
• Claims of Rory Sloane
  9

  Rory Sloane

  Age

  34

  Ht

  183cm

  Wt

  87kg

  Pos.

  Mid

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  23.7

  5star

  K

  11.7

  4star

  HB

  11.9

  5star

  M

  3.5

  4star

  T

  6.6

  5star

  CL

  5.7

  5star

  D

  15.3

  4star

  K

  7.3

  3star

  HB

  8.0

  4star

  M

  1.3

  1star

  T

  3.3

  4star

  CL

  4.2

  5star

  D

  22.2

  5star

  K

  8.6

  4star

  HB

  13.6

  5star

  M

  3.2

  4star

  T

  6.0

  5star

  CL

  4.6

  5star

  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
  13

  Clayton Oliver

  Age

  27

  Ht

  189cm

  Wt

  88kg

  Pos.

  Mid

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  27.8

  5star

  K

  9.5

  4star

  HB

  18.4

  5star

  M

  3.2

  3star

  T

  6.3

  5star

  CL

  6.3

  5star

  D

  25.1

  5star

  K

  11.1

  4star

  HB

  14.0

  5star

  M

  3.6

  4star

  T

  5.6

  5star

  CL

  5.9

  5star

  D

  19.2

  5star

  K

  4.6

  2star

  HB

  14.6

  5star

  M

  2.0

  3star

  T

  4.4

  5star

  CL

  3.8

  5star

  is possibly back on the trade table, but doesn't link him to any specific clubs

Rumor summary October 1

• We have offered Darcy Fogarty
  32

  Darcy Fogarty

  Age

  25

  Ht

  194cm

  Wt

  100kg

  Pos.

  Fwd

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  8.5

  2star

  K

  5.7

  2star

  HB

  2.8

  2star

  M

  3.7

  4star

  T

  1.7

  4star

  G

  1.2

  4star

  D

  6.3

  1star

  K

  4.0

  1star

  HB

  2.3

  2star

  M

  3.0

  3star

  T

  2.3

  3star

  G

  1.0

  4star

  D

  8.0

  2star

  K

  5.4

  2star

  HB

  2.6

  3star

  M

  3.4

  4star

  T

  2.6

  4star

  G

  1.0

  4star

  a five year contract extension early ahead of free agency (link)
• We are attempting to lure Graham Wright to our football department (link)
• Tom Morris claims the race for Peatling is down to GWS, Adelaide or a Victorian club (link)

 

[Jeffcrowe]

But they were in August .....gee, you won't admit your too skinny call on Mac Andrew was wrong .....or Caleb Windsor being too outside call, also wrong

If you highlight 120 players in the Draft as being good players ....it's like taking the field in a race ....I need you to start putting your b...s on the line and pick 1-2 for our picks

A rankings order is the best way to do this

Choosing one player for our pick doesn’t make sense as what happens when that one player isn’t there at our pick ? Eg mac andrew

 

[Mostyn]

I’m pretty sure going from the most attacking side to the second worst after 4 rounds is pretty conclusive something in our game plan changed.

Yeah, or maybe we just played really badly.

 

[George Kramer]

When did Nicks say he changed the game plan?

Is it a full moon? You can’t be serious we didn’t implement a defensive game plan?

Hell even over preseason Burns was on 5aa and said their had been a focus on defence over the summer.

Then when the players don’t play on from a mark or free but instead short kick their way up the field rather than take the game on in case they were scored on turnover, well then you can say we’ve changed our attacking gameplan to a defensive one to protect our defence.

And I know you won’t believe but I had a conversation with a Crows official after we beat North who admitted it when he said we couldn’t defend that gameplan. I pointed out that we had the 9th best defence and they needed to have more faith in our developing defence. He couldn’t rebut it.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

When did Nicks say he changed the game plan?

Did you miss out 1st month of football?

Everyone, including the media were saying wtf was going on with our game plan after last season.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Nah, it's good to have someone who doesn't just follow the BigFooty party line.

Diverse points of view are good, I reckon.

Yeah, diverse views are great... unless complete stupidity.

 

[George Kramer]

FFS , so if this is what is regarded as hanging his players out to dry then we
might as well turn the lights off and shut the doors.
No player in their right mind would have sooked about this, & if they did, clear them out.


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And my article when he said the players were out of form? You asked for proof and was given it twice and your defence is they wouldn’t have been hurt by being blamed. Talk about changing the goalposts when your bullshit comment has been exposed.

Fess up and admit you ****ed up

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

FFS , so if this is what is regarded as hanging his players out to dry then we
might as well turn the lights off and shut the doors.
No player in their right mind would have sooked about this, & if they did, clear them out.


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If only Nicks took the same responsibility as he expected of the players...

 

[WheresGroomgone]

Jarryd Lyons has retired and returning to live in Adelaide.
SANFL ? would be good type for the kids.

Really isn’t he Victorian?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Yeah, or maybe we just played really badly.

FFS the game plan was clearly different!

Stop being silly!

 

[Syd Crow]

Certainly hasn’t been able to get us to the heights of a grand final like he did with GWS in 2019 that’s for sure.

Well he did take us to a position on the ladder that the AFC has never been before, so there is that on his resume. But it is true you can't let one man take credit for that achievement.

 

[adelaidecrows]

Nah, it's good to have someone who doesn't just follow the BigFooty party line.

Diverse points of view are good, I reckon.

You are right, nothing wrong with it. But ask him to go to the Nicks thread. Have a read. Every point has been discussed not only at length, but with stats, detailed discussion from both sides.

 

[crow2crow]

Thats it! Whats in the wine box?

 

[adelaidecrows]

FFS the game plan was clearly different!

Stop being silly!

Clear as day.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I’m pretty sure going from the most attacking side to the second worst after 4 rounds is pretty conclusive something in our game plan changed.

To think otherwise is the ultimate in denial.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

No ...I did say, I nominated the Players in AUG / SEPT ......if they drift up the draft boards in the two months after, that simply reinforces that I made good calls

I don't then revise those calls .....I also chose Oliver, two months out, when he was expected to go in the high teens

You might as well nominate Levi Ashcroft for us this year if it doesn’t matter if they’re available at our pick

 

[AtypicalHorse007]

I feel I'm close to being on the money with gossip, maybe the devil in detail & timing has been wrong.

On SM-T636B using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[WheresGroomgone]

Geelong would def have a go. They have good culture. Fixed up stengle. They will back themselves

They didn’t “fix up Stengel” he had a heck me moment and altered his behaviour slightly enough to be playing great football with the occasional blip - which they were/are happy to ignore.

 

[1970crow]

We have no control over what Himmelberg does, he's an Unrestricted Free Agent. There's literally no contract to hold him to.

GWS do though.

 

[adelaidecrows]

This is what he said after round 4 when we went 0-4

'We'll never give up': Nicks remains bullish on winless Crows

Matthew Nicks is confident his team can turn its form around despite a horror 0-4 start to the season

www.afl.com.au

Not sure why you didnt ask him to go to the Nicks thread and look back through the dates of the posts from round 3 to round 5. Would have found answers to all his points.

 

[George Kramer]

Scorpus can you add a new rumour? Nicks didn’t change our gameplan to start the season nor blame the players for our poor start

 

[KingChowder]

Really isn’t he Victorian?

Wife is from Adelaide

 

[adelaidecrows]

To think otherwise is the ultimate in denial.

Give the kid a break. He is operating on the narrative, Rookie Coach coaching a squad full of teenagers. The fact he came on and demanded we supply proof that his own inane rant wasnt legit tells you everything you need to know.

 

[PeterSalt]

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Love this.

Would explain our otherwise inexplicable lack of interest in Balmey

Balmey is too ill to commit

He needs to retire for health reasons , there was plenty of interest and he was willing to do some work but it’s not looking possible now

 

[crow2crow]

Really isn’t he Victorian?

his wifes from adelaide and he said he understands already adelaide is his home from here on