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

  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

Rumors from October 1

• We have offered Darcy Fogarty
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  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)

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)

 

[baldandbroke]

Except that he also spoke to Cumming....

And Luko ...

 

[1990crow]

Just fell to my knees in a K-Mart

Please keep it PG rated in here and Kmart.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

If there was an even distribution of AFL Funds to all Clubs .....the $6M shortfall on what PORT are given, would allow us to exceed the soft cap .....and pay the tax

Instead, it gives a legup to PORT, and other Clubs

 

[Crow till I die]

And Luko ...

and Balme

 

[Pugsley]

Apparently Nicksy rang Peatling this week according to Riley Beveridge on Twitter.

I'd say he isn't coming here.

 

[hidden]

Has the Davis appointment been made by someone involved yet? e.g. Davis, Davis' manager or either club? Until we hear from one of these people it is just a rumour!!!!

 

[ams4crows]

Peatling received 36 frees for last year and only 10 frees against.... I really like that ratio

 

[WAG]

NICKS: James, I like what you did as a sub this season. I really think we can use you to free up McHenry next year.

 

[cleanhands]

Just fell to my knees in a K-Mart

Can you sue Kmart

 

[1970crow]

I'm amazed people are still giving the club the benefit of the doubt

It's worse than that, even if they do get it right and have employed an outstanding person for the role, history suggests they move on after a couple of years and we're left with the pre-existing dead wood.

 

[ABAB]

This was their take yesterday.
4:25 to 7:25

Gettable

Damn, GWS initially only offered him a year then 2, 3 and now 4.

 

[jackster83]

Just fell to my knees in a K-Mart

Did you sprain your anko?

 

[Crow till I die]

Damn, GWS initially only offered him a year then 2, 3 and now 4.

Get GWS to up their offer more and more and then go to Callaghan' manager and say we have an 8 year $1.3 million/year deal there for him for end of next year. Make GWS pay up for Peatling to try and hurt their ability to retain Callaghan who would be absolutely unreal to get if it was at all possible next year.

 

[jenny61_99]

Gettable all done and no news.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Just fell to my knees in a K-Mart

 

[Samcro24]

Just fell to my knees in a K-Mart

 

[baldandbroke]

Gettable all done and no news.

No news is good news.

It’s always darkest before the dawn.

Socrates was a man. I am a man. I am Socrates.

 

[Cap]

Gettable all done and no news.

if he is leaving, it wouldn't suprise me if it's embargoed or something silly by the AFL to increase interest tomorrow

 

[1970crow]

I think it’s called waiting to see how it plays out given no one knows any details

Pretending to know all about it without any information could end up a bit embarrassing

A bit like going off the deep end when we drafted Soligo because no one had heard of him much

Patience

Surely nobody went off the deep end criticising our selection at near 40 in a draft, I'd need to see evidence because that's absolutely insane if someone did. It would be nothing at all like our decision makers AGAIN recruiting someone to a role well above what they've performed elsewhere. Even if it is as a senior assistant, it's still a role where he'll be wearing L plates. We keep doing this, over and over and over again and we continue to be poor performers. Maybe this bloke is the exception and he's going to be great and not leave at first opportunity. But he'd be the only 1 in a very long time.

 

[Betts are off]

I love how the news is that the Oliver to Geelong trade is going to be the most complex trade ever made.

I can just imagine how the conversation is going.

Geelong: We want him
MFC: Ok, lets talk trade compensation
Geelong: Oh we don't want to spend anything to get him, if anything what are you giving us?
MFC: What? Ok this is a dead end. Lets park it and talk about his salary
Geelong: Oh we don't want to pay him, that's on the Red and the Blue.
MFC: So you want us to give him to you and pay his salary?
Geelong: Of course, we're Geelong. That's how this works!
AFL Media: MFC stop complaining and give Oliver to Geelong, and pay his salary while you're at it!
MFC: If we sign this deal can you at least sign a statement saying we have good culture?
Geelong: No
AFL Media: Oh hell no!
MFC: Can we at least keep the pen?
Geelong: As long as its not a clicky top. I love clicky tops!

 

[jackster83]

Surely nobody went off the deep end criticising our selection at near 40 in a draft, I'd need to see evidence because that's absolutely insane if someone did. It would be nothing at all like our decision makers AGAIN recruiting someone to a role well above what they've performed elsewhere. Even if it is as a senior assistant, it's still a role where he'll be wearing L plates. We keep doing this, over and over and over again and we continue to be poor performers. Maybe this bloke is the exception and he's going to be great and not leave at first opportunity. But he'd be the only 1 in a very long time.

A number of people wanted Arlo Draper with that pick.

 

[1970crow]

No experience

Come on … you’re disappointed because you’ve never heard of the guy


Let’s be honest , even the most informed on here haven’t got much clue re who the best assistant coaches are across the league

We all know about the former gun players that coach eg Nathan Buckley et Al but no one on here is picking a Phil Walsh or Chris Fagan for a prime role before they were well known as we don’t know

A bit like when there was minimal excitement for James Rahilly because no one had heard of him

Yep,, he turned out to be good, lasted with us 3 years. Next?

 

[Amacca 23]

Yep,, he turned out to be good, lasted with us 3 years. Next?

Yeah he was that good geelong wanted him back so your point is ?

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[Jeffcrowe]

Surely nobody went off the deep end criticising our selection at near 40 in a draft, I'd need to see evidence because that's absolutely insane if someone did. It would be nothing at all like our decision makers AGAIN recruiting someone to a role well above what they've performed elsewhere. Even if it is as a senior assistant, it's still a role where he'll be wearing L plates. We keep doing this, over and over and over again and we continue to be poor performers. Maybe this bloke is the exception and he's going to be great and not leave at first opportunity. But he'd be the only 1 in a very long time.

Yep people went off re Doedee and Soligo as hadn’t heard of them

Guilty myself re disappointed when we took Soligo , soon changed when I watched him play

Going to learn from that and see how this guy goes in the role , not even sure what the role involves yet

 

[1970crow]

Why the **** would you not take it at face value? In the last couple of weeks we've announced a couple of good players who have nominated us, and while we knew they weren't going to sack Nicks, they've done the next best thing in hiring someone (hopefully more than one) who comes from a successful organisation who can steer this ship out of rocky waters. IF they get the right someone, we may even have a ready made replacement!

Has he been selected as someone who will assist Nicks to implement his vision or is he expected to challenge existing strategies and philosophies and be an agent of change? It seems that historically, the recruits into the coaching area that ruffle feathers with ideas seem to move on.