Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation Part 2

[Scorpus]

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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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  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)

 

[adelaidecrows]

But if he has aspirations for a senior role again, starting from asst again might be too far back


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He will never be a senior coach again. The AFL world does not support career senior coaches that can go from one club to another with no success. To earn another shot he would have had to not only make finals, but be an outstanding coach in finals. Chris Scott could walk out of the Cats tomorrow, say he wants to Coach the Crows, the Crows in a heartbeat will sack Nicks and sign Scott. Dew on the other hand cant do that, he just has to pray at some stage he may get another shot. It wont happen. He would have to defy history.

 

[Shifty Crow]

He will never be a senior coach again. The AFL world does not support career senior coaches that can go from one club to another with no success. To earn another shot he would have had to not only make finals, but be an outstanding coach in finals. Chris Scott could walk out of the Cats tomorrow, say he wants to Coach the Crows, the Crows in a heartbeat will sack Nicks and sign Scott. Dew on the other hand cant do that, he just has to pray at some stage he may get another shot. It wont happen. He would have to defy history.

Hmmmm Voss

It’s a long road but it can happen

Rattan is another

If Pyke didn’t take the CEO role at WCE he would have probably landed back in a senior role


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[Kane McGoodwin]

He's already back in Adelaide. His partner is from SA I think.

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Join his brother at the Bay for 3-peat.

 

[adelaidecrows]

Hmmmm Voss

It’s a long road but it can happen

Rattan is another

If Pyke didn’t take the CEO role at WCE he would have probably landed back in a senior role


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Well true, but Voss took the reigns from memory with no real experience at all, merely got the job because like Hird and Buckley he was a club legend. And you are right. I forgot about those examples. Ratten was a good coach at the blues and coached finals. He was sacked unfairly imo. Boys club scape goat was likely. Pyke is a successful coach and we wanted him to stay.

But I admit I did forget Voss and Ratten.

 

[NCHammertime]

That's pretty poor, not as bad as what we did with Gunston but pretty poor nonetheless

What we did with Gunston? I thought the bloke committed in person then text the club saying he was leaving when on the way to the airport?? Pretty sure there’s nothing we could do to be the bad guys in that scenario

 

[Samcro24]

Sexy?

Not the 1st word which would come to mind the time we met at the airport lol...

So nothing like his avatar then?

 

[adelaidecrows]

What we did with Gunston? I thought the bloke committed in person then text the club saying he was leaving when on the way to the airport?? Pretty sure there’s nothing we could do to be the bad guys in that scenario

We changed an award that Gunston won. But it was an era of unprofessionalism by our club. It was basically the same people who bought us tippettgate.

 

[spenze]

What we did with Gunston? I thought the bloke committed in person then text the club saying he was leaving when on the way to the airport?? Pretty sure there’s nothing we could do to be the bad guys in that scenario

That was the version to make us feel better about ourselves

 

[spenze]

So nothing like his avatar then?

He has been called a giant boob on occasion

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

So nothing like his avatar then?

Haha, closer to one of his username characters than this avatar lol...

 

[Samcro24]

We changed an award that Gunston won. But it was an era of unprofessionalism by our club. It was basically the same people who bought us tippettgate.

I miss those days

 

[El Doederino]

If Dew takes up a senior assistant gig and his team are somewhat successful, he'll be handed a head coaching gig guaranteed

 

[CutAboveTheRest]

If Dew takes up a senior assistant gig and his team are somewhat successful, he'll be handed a head coaching gig guaranteed

Not necessarily... Some blokes are just good assistants compared to head coaches. Look at Leppa.. bloke was a dud coach but a great assistant with a "just a bit" of success.

 

[Firewalker]

Not a groundbreaking rumour as it’s already been pretty much assumed but heard today that McHenry is now strongly pursuing more media opportunities in SA for next year onwards, he’s expecting his delisting to be formal soon, no other AFL interest, wants to stay in SA but not interested in playing SANFL. Another former Crow in the media with connections is pushing his case in the local media landscape apparently.

 

[jenny61_99]

He will be, or there will be?

There will be.

 

[johnnypanther]

Are Paer supporters now hoping for a North windfall? Deciding who they are going to get with Pick #2?

If North give up pick #2 for Houston then they should be kicked out of the AFL

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Not a groundbreaking rumour as it’s already been pretty much assumed but heard today that McHenry is now strongly pursuing more media opportunities in SA for next year onwards, he’s expecting his delisting to be formal soon, no other AFL interest, wants to stay in SA but not interested in playing SANFL. Another former Crow in the media with connections is pushing his case in the local media landscape apparently.

Good luck to him with his new endeavours.

 

[FR0GGY]

Not a groundbreaking rumour as it’s already been pretty much assumed but heard today that McHenry is now strongly pursuing more media opportunities in SA for next year onwards, he’s expecting his delisting to be formal soon, no other AFL interest, wants to stay in SA but not interested in playing SANFL. Another former Crow in the media with connections is pushing his case in the local media landscape apparently.

Much rather watch him on the ocean than the field.

 

[spenze]

If North give up pick #2 for Houston then they should be kicked out of the AFL

North might give up 22

 

[tinman]

Port always trying to "one up" us. According to the media we're trying to bring in "a former Collingwood heavyweight".

Port looking at bringing in Stewart Dew.

 

[DJ75]

Not a groundbreaking rumour as it’s already been pretty much assumed but heard today that McHenry is now strongly pursuing more media opportunities in SA for next year onwards, he’s expecting his delisting to be formal soon, no other AFL interest, wants to stay in SA but not interested in playing SANFL. Another former Crow in the media with connections is pushing his case in the local media landscape apparently.

I hope he does. He’s a ripping guy and great with people.

 

[jenny61_99]

Reckon he effectively is... but we are too nice to sack him.

Maybe.

 

[whattagun07]

Well true, but Voss took the reigns from memory with no real experience at all, merely got the job because like Hird and Buckley he was a club legend. And you are right. I forgot about those examples. Ratten was a good coach at the blues and coached finals. He was sacked unfairly imo. Boys club scape goat was likely. Pyke is a successful coach and we wanted him to stay.

But I admit I did forget Voss and Ratten.

Ratten's situation was also a perfect storm for him. He went from being a solid coach, to universally regarded as being anywhere from 'unlucky' to 'hard done by' to 'completely screwed over' by Carlton, to Hawthorn ?senior assistant 3-peat coach.
If he didn't land at Hawthorn and have that success, he probably doesn't get another crack.

 

[tinman]

Not everyone hates adelaide.

He has a pretty good excuse if his wife is from there

 

[El Doederino]

Not necessarily... Some blokes are just good assistants compared to head coaches. Look at Leppa.. bloke was a dud coach but a great assistant with a "just a bit" of success.

When Nicks is sacked, if Leppa wants to apply, I’d be open to him getting the gig too. As would other clubs