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
  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

Rumors from 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)

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)

 

[1970crow]

Hence why I rarely reply to you these days

Don't you have a prediction thread to comment in?

 

[1970crow]

Players like Rachelle draw strength from emotion and undoubtably play better when they are riding that wave. Momentum of the whole team can also definately shift through that process as well. Shane Warne in the 1999 World Cup semi and the amazing Adelaide test are prime examples. Not only Warnie started believing we could win but the whole team bought in, and conversely South Africa and England started to believe it too.

It’s a complex issue that could be debated for ever, but anyone saying players like that don’t affect the results of games is not being honest. On one hand we bemoan the “Crowbot” philosophy that Neil Craig brought in but then we try and control anyone that brings in a more of an emotion based style.

Not all of us bemoan the Neil days, some value it higher than the Blight premierships.

 

[DJ75]

Not all of us bemoan the Neil days, some value it higher than the Blight premierships.

Are they mentally incompetent?

 

[1970crow]

Sorry meant 2023

Half as many bounces (0.1/game), 1 to nearly 3 uncontested:contested and 315m gained per game from 20 disposals. To provide an idea, Brodie's lowest is 370. Junior just doesn't do what most believe he does.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Imagine thinking Milera's presence is the difference between success and failure. God we have some delusional supporters.

And you're failing to understand the importance of the HB general in todays game

Rioli chased ....Houston chased ....Zorko to HBF

And a big factor in our chase for Cumming .....it's more the position, but Milera in 2023 was getting back to his best ....and his best is elite

 

[Eagleboy2011]

And you're failing to understand the importance of the HB general in todays game

Rioli chased ....Houston chased ....Zorko to HBF

And a big factor in our chase for Cumming .....it's more the position, but Milera in 2023 was getting back to his best ....and his best is elite

At his best ELITE.

 

[TryAnHit]

And you're failing to understand the importance of the HB general in todays game

Rioli chased ....Houston chased ....Zorko to HBF

And a big factor in our chase for Cumming .....it's more the position, but Milera in 2023 was getting back to his best ....and his best is elite

Esp we struggled with long kicks down the line. Need 2 users who can take the inside 45 kick and take risk.

Used to be Smith for is... now need mileria and cumming to stand up

 

[Danger in Texas]

And you're failing to understand the importance of the HB general in todays game

Rioli chased ....Houston chased ....Zorko to HBF

And a big factor in our chase for Cumming .....it's more the position, but Milera in 2023 was getting back to his best ....and his best is elite

Not sure I’d agree he was ever elite, but he’s had some very solid years for us

I really worry if one more knee injury ends up being one too many, though - one of, if not his best trait has been his agility in traffic

I think he’ll start in the SANFL either way to ramp up his match conditioning. It’d be nice for him to get back to his best, but I’m not expecting a whole lot

 

[Eddie Murphy]

Regardless of how his career pans out can’t fairly consider Milera one of Hamish’s misses. Showed so much in that 16-18’ period and just got injury after injury that directly impacted his best attributes. Doedee too. I was so bullish on the two of them in 2018, can’t fault Hamish for how their careers panned out.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Regardless of how his career pans out can’t fairly consider Milera one of Hamish’s misses. Showed so much in that 16-18’ period and just got injury after injury that directly impacted his best attributes. Doedee too. I was so bullish on the two of them in 2018, can’t fault Hamish for how their careers panned out.

At his best touches of McLeod. I like Doedee as well. Both good picks .

 

[George Kramer]

Don't you have a prediction thread to comment in?

I’m waiting for him to tell us which inexperienced players cost us wins, he said he was going to show us up

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Esp we struggled with long kicks down the line. Need 2 users who can take the inside 45 kick and take risk.

Used to be Smith for is... now need mileria and cumming to stand up

Milera has the ability to draw multiple players ....thus freeing teammate's up, on the outside .....Rankine the same

 

[1970crow]

I take it you didn't watch him in the 2nd half of last season???

Yeh, I did. He's great in traffic, but he's no line breaking half back. He is very precise by foot, but he rarely expands his vision and selects targets beyond 30m. It's a shame because he has had the speed that affords him the time to do that. He just doesn't.

 

[crow2crow]

Yeh, I did. He's great in traffic, but he's no line breaking half back. He is very precise by foot, but he rarely expands his vision and selects targets beyond 30m. It's a shame because he has had the speed that affords him the time to do that. He just doesn't.

might be 100% next year as he knows its now or never

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

And you're failing to understand the importance of the HB general in todays game

Rioli chased ....Houston chased ....Zorko to HBF

And a big factor in our chase for Cumming .....it's more the position, but Milera in 2023 was getting back to his best ....and his best is elite

I don’t think he was getting back to his best.

Thought he had been a bit lazy with his kicking and decision making, and wasn’t winning that much of the ball.

 

[1970crow]

Are they mentally incompetent?

Maybe, but definitely subject to cultism.

 

[1990crow]

At his best ELITE.

Tough watching knowing it hasn't worked out.

 

[crow2crow]

Tough watching knowing it hasn't worked out.

i not given up

 

[Mutineer]

And you're failing to understand the importance of the HB general in todays game

Rioli chased ....Houston chased ....Zorko to HBF

And a big factor in our chase for Cumming .....it's more the position, but Milera in 2023 was getting back to his best ....and his best is elite

And the chances of getting back to that are what?

Coming up for his 10th season of AFL and has played 99 games, unrestricted free agent then.

 

[Danger in Texas]

And the chances of getting back to that are what?

Coming up for his 10th season of AFL and has played 99 games, unrestricted free agent then.

Assuming he’s fine with leaving SA, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he explores his options elsewhere after next year

 

[cmndstab]

Tough watching knowing it hasn't worked out.

It's interesting that so many of his highlights are from forward of centre. Maybe we should try to reinvent him up there? We have plenty of options down back already.

 

[Jack McKraken]

At his best ELITE.

I’d always remembered him as hard to tackle - when he had the ball in hand he was like somebody smacked a greased pig on the ass.

 

[rabidcrow]

Did he play that many games? Dam, should have checked, makes rabidcrows point even more ridiculous[/]

Well if want to look at stats and impact

Smith missed the North game through injury and came back as the sub the filling week against Port

The 3 games - that both. Nank and Smith played leading into the North game

Smith 1529 metres gained with 68 touches( Ave 22.5)
Nank 490 metres gained with 52 touches (Ave 9.4)

It’s like comparing Dawson and Crouch

And to suggest Smith wasn’t more critical to Nank in that quick deep movement from half back. I am not sure what to say!


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