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)

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Really?

Who of the current AFL coaches were in media?

Ross Lyon is the first name to come to mind ….. was unemployable until he went on Footy Classified

 

[mcleod at 50 lines it up]

Walking away from an overpriced trade wasn't a mistake. The mistake was caving and going back the second time.

Although you have to shake your head in bewilderment when you look at the 2 first rounders Carlton were demanding back then for Gibbs due to his contracted status, then look at what they're now reportedly offering for the also contracted (and back to back All Australian) Dan Houston.

Nope the mistake is not going for it, especially two late 1sts who cares

 

[Betts are off]

I think 'Geelong are going after Oliver' might be a very rose coloured statement.

The real way to phrase it would likely be Geelong are willing to take Oliver's contract in a trade that dramatically favours Geelong.

My educated guess is the Geelong / Vic media annual circle jerk will come into play around Friday. MFC will become the bad guys for not giving him away to the Cats for essentially nothing, and blocking Oliver from going to a peaceful place where he can get out of the big smoke and sort out his life and rediscover his love of footy.

 

[WheresGroomgone]

Ross Lyon is the first name to come to mind ….. was unemployable until he went on Footy Classified

So one?

 

[croweater 41]

 

[Crows I Am]

Roo mentioned on radio this morning that a coaching director announcement will be made in a couple of days

Is this a different to the position we are trying to bring Wright into?

If so, then we are trying to add a coaching director, Senior assistant coach and then the 'godfather' role for Wright. And all this without getting rid of any of our current team. Good to see we are trying to be active in bringing new talent into the club, can't see it all happening myself but it's good we are being active in this space.

 

[Hodgy]

I think 'Geelong are going after Oliver' might be a very rose coloured statement.

The real way to phrase it would likely be Geelong are willing to take Oliver's contract in a trade that dramatically favours Geelong.

My educated guess is the Geelong / Vic media annual circle jerk will come into play around Friday. MFC will become the bad guys for not giving him away to the Cats for essentially nothing, and blocking Oliver from going to a peaceful place where he can get out of the big smoke and sort out his life and rediscover his love of footy.

Sounds like you’re getting a bit cynical with the AFL and their media cronies. Couldn’t agree with you more.

 

[jenny61_99]

C'mon Adelaide...

 

[jenny61_99]

Is this a different to the position we are trying to bring Wright into?

If so, then we are trying to add a coaching director, Senior assistant coach and then the 'godfather' role for Wright. And all this without getting rid of any of our current team. Good to see we are trying to be active in bringing new talent into the club, can't see it all happening myself but it's good we are being active in this space.

I think coaching director would be Wright or similar ilk. The senior assistant from one of the two GF teams.

 

[CutAboveTheRest]

And Battle was UN-invited to the best and fairest…

Ok then - How about Daniel Rioli?

 

[Mostyn]

The game against Hawthorn at home later in the year is another pretty good example for those who don't believe we changed our gameplan.

Now at this stage of the season we had been back to playing closer to our 2023 style. For some unknown reason (probably drugs) we decided to go with four talls up forward.

After the second term where Hawthorn were running it easily out of our forward half, we decided to bring back the early season go slow gameplan after halftime.

Watch the first 10 mins of that second half and tell me the slow ball movement wasn't an instruction.

I think it was an outcome of a poor selection. We went with four talls to try and exploit Hawthorn's lack of tall defenders and to make Sicily have a defensive role. Instead, it rebounded on us and became a big strategic disadvantage, as you said.

That being said, I do remember us trying to play tempo football later that day and I agree - that was an instruction, because Hawthorn were cutting us apart.

 

[Crow_68]

C'mon Adelaide...

Just a feeling but I think he stays at GWS.

 

[Mostyn]

Really?

Who of the current AFL coaches were in media?

I think it helped Ross Lyon get a new coaching job. His media work rehabilitated some of his reputation.

 

[George Kramer]

first time using the mute button. Its so nice to not a read certain posters.

Highly recommended !

I couldn’t read this, you’re on mute

 

[Hodgy]

I would totally support the club offering Peatling 5 years and better coin than GWS. I know it’s a risk, but there’s just something about his skill set and upwards trajectory that makes me think we wouldn’t regret it.

 

[Cap]

Walking away from an overpriced trade wasn't a mistake. The mistake was caving and going back the second time.

Although you have to shake your head in bewilderment when you look at the 2 first rounders Carlton were demanding back then for Gibbs due to his contracted status, then look at what they're now reportedly offering for the also contracted (and back to back All Australian) Dan Houston.

Its only over priced in hindsight.

Gibbs in the 2017 team? Who knows what would have happened.

But we will ever make ourselves feel better by saying we 'walked away'

 

[Betts are off]

Sounds like you’re getting a bit cynical with the AFL and their media cronies. Couldn’t agree with you more.

lol, well I guess i've seen this movie too many times.

 

[Cromulant]

I would totally support the club offering Peatling 5 years and better coin than GWS. I know it’s a risk, but there’s just something about his skill set and upwards trajectory that makes me think we wouldn’t regret it.

If thats what it takes, go and do it I reckon

 

[Betts are off]

I couldn’t read this, you’re on mute

Who are you talking too?

 

[dogs105]

So, Oliver and pick 5 for a 3rd rounder?

 

[dogs105]

Who are you talking too?

I don't know. They're both muted

 

[1970crow]

I dunno, I look at the Geelong list and it doesn't scream out with lots of high paid players.
Cameron
Danger
Stengle
Stewart
Holmes maybe with his recent 4 year deal...

That's about it.

Compare that to a team like the dogs
Bont, libba, Treloar, english, Naughton, jamara, Daniel, MacRae....would all be on similar or more than these Geelong guys and the rest of the feel squad.

Amen sister. I've been posting this for a while now. Cats finish top 4 and all of a sudden the 'Costa living allowance' line gets trotted out. Even by people who looked at their list and predicted a bottom 8 finish. Taking into account a renown coaching group and administration, that's a fair slight on the perceived best 23. But they continue to bank on about it, not just Bulldogs, Brisbane, Melbourne and even Carlton look to have more expensive lists than Geelong.

 

[Betts are off]

I suspect the additional year is a bridge. But to walk him over that bridge GWS will need to pony up like for like $$'s.

 

[1990crow]

So, Oliver and pick 5 for a 3rd rounder?

That's the geelong trade version.
For us it's pick 4.

 

[ABAB]

I suspect the additional year is a bridge. But to walk him over that bridge GWS will need to pony up like for like $$'s.

And midfield minutes.