Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation Part 2

[Scorpus]

Spoiler: Older Rumors

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
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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

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)

Rumor summary October 2

• Ricciuto claims we will announce a director of coaching this week (link)
• GWS have upped their offer for Peatling to four years (link)
• Twomey claims the Peatling decision is down to Adelaide, GWS and Western Bulldogs (link)
• Graham Wright, who we are chasing as a head of football, is also being chased by Carlton for a CEO position (link)
• Kymbo says the Peatling decision is down to Adelaide or GWS (link)
• Poster claims Peatling has decided to stay in Sydney (link)
• Poster claims our offer for Peatling is the best in terms of dollars by far (link)
• We've landed Murray Davis from the Brisbane Lions as coaching director (link)

Rumor summary October 3

• Free agency lodgements for Cumming to Adelaide and Himmelberg to Gold Coast will go through tomorrow (link)
• James Peatling has chosen Adelaide (link)

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Dew has knocked back Port to stay at Lions, replacing Davis.

More Port culture issues.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Dew has knocked back Port to stay at Lions, replacing Davis.

Port and the AFC

 

[FullyBigKPro]

This thread has go 'Legendary' status soon surely

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Is this workable, even in the Mid-Term ?

 

[scoops]

Whys everyone beefing in here lol

 

[FR0GGY]

We ordered 4 pizzas

 

[1970crow]

So let me guess, the bloke who is offering his share tips to help secure new recruits is whinging about the quality of my posting?

“Share tips”? 30% guaranteed return is not a tip, it’s a gift. He’s so close too, nearly nailed it, just a touch of fine tuning and he’s there. You need to know the sheer level of intellect that you’re engaging with here, outside Carmo and Amacca, we’re all out of our depth.

 

[dylan123]

I'd barrack my guts out for him if it was Brizzy. Not against us of course:

If we looked like we have for the past few years, I probably wouldn't have a hard time barracking for him against us either.

 

[PeterSalt]

This post season just keeps on giving

Stewie Dew hoses down rumours of a move back to the port power to hold Ken Hinkley's, um, todger

 

[FullyBigKPro]

“Share tips”? 30% guaranteed return is not a tip, it’s a gift. He’s so close too, nearly nailed it, just a touch of fine tuning and he’s there. You need to know the sheer level of intellect that you’re engaging with here, outside Carmo and Amacca, we’re all out of our depth.

 

[Cromulant]

Ruckman. Small forward


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Think we're OK for small forward

 

[Runnin Blue]

Gang, I need some help.
I have this feeling. It’s like an impending sense of doom, but…the opposite.
I don’t think I’ve felt this for a long time. I’m not sure what to do!
All help appreciated

Just rub one out.

 

[1970crow]

Yep agree

And his game never had much nuance or class so when he lost that he was in strife

He was pure grunt, heart and energy. Once it became difficult and cognitive, like beating a tag, he was all at sea. His lowered disposal count failed to impact and average players could match or exceed whatever positive outcome he was providing.

 

[croweater 41]

Whys everyone beefing in here lol

Because no one is sure how to handle news that isn’t bad.

Therefore we must make each other feel bad.

Keep up.

 

[WheresGroomgone]

Ladies [jen] and gentlemen can we please take just a moment and roll around in the utter joy that is our last ten or so days? Like really revel in it like my Heeler when he finds something dead…

Alex Neal Bullen - great get [and a great catholic lad]
Cumming - eyes on target - bang acquired -upgrade on someone
Peatling - other clubs keen including his home club -we stole him -bang
Davis - never heard of him but he’s not from SA so we sold him something - nice

So come on let’s get a full Nicksy love fest going and drop the heat and aggression for a few hours this is the most joy in relation to AFC I’ve felt since before 19th August 2023 - “ it was right in front of me”

2025 is looking a great deal better right now, this could change but right now — wooooohhhooooooo!

 

[Scorpus]

Back to the rumours thanks

 

[Mostyn]

That would diminish our first next year.

No, that's not how it works.

It only costs you points in the equivalent round to where he's taken. So - third round would cost us 2025 3rd round points.

 

[Mostyn]

Think we're OK for small forward

To be honest, that would be where I'd like to have another young player coming through. A genuine small forward.

 

[Southerntakeover]

Back to the rumours thanks

You're the worst

 

[whattagun07]

ok Peatling sugar hit over;
who are we linked with now?
gimme gimme

 

[Brett Cummings]

Come on man it was a joke.

 

[JimmyTheScoop]

Is this workable, even in the Mid-Term ?

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Offer her a role with the Cows AFLW Team for next season.


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[FR0GGY]

No, that's not how it works.

It only costs you points in the equivalent round to where he's taken. So - third round would cost us 2025 3rd round points.

Really?

 

[1970crow]

First half of 2017 he looked like being a top 10 level midfielder, then completely fell away to just being a very good player.
To naked eye is just looked like he wasn't completely invested in being that player.
And didn't deserve the money he took from us.

Maybe it was his body, but for a while there I don't think he was giving it everything.

I’d question how hard he worked against a tag. I remember Macca saying he found it difficult early but learned to work harder and take opponents where he didn’t think they wanted to go. Sloane just kept standing stationary at stoppages hoping things would go his way. He never took himself to a wing to gut run the tagger into oblivion. He just kept turning up to every stoppage and standing there.

 

[1970crow]

Ideally

Pick 25 - Peatling
Pick 42 + F3 - ANB

Hope that the contract for Himmelberg to GC nets us band 5 compo and we can flip that into next year for a F3...fingers crossed

That’s too much for ANB. Either of those picks is plenty.