Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation Part 3

[CharlieCrow]

Atkins is the missing link!!! And we had him under our noses all those years.

 

[Syd Crow]

Damn Rawlings going to Fremantle! https://norwoodfc.com.au/news/norwood-coach-jade-rawlings-accepts-coaching-role-at-fremantle/

 

[Eagleboy2011]

So Port, if you break it down, ended up with a Dangerfield type trade for Houston, 13, 29 & Atkins (1st, 2nd and fringe player). They then essentially paid F1 for Lukosius, Richards and a few later pick upgrades.

HAHAHAHA

Not a bad deal apart from Atkins. GC not paying any of Luko's salary are they.

 

[Crow-eater]

I said it this morning. They saw the absolute melts from their fans and had to make a big show of rejecting the deal. Their PR machine couldn't take a hit like that. That's why the article released had them "threatening to send Houston to North" as if they had any say in that.

Houston never publicly said where he wanted to go because it gave Port "leverage." They could demand the world because he didn't care where he went. And the port faithful slurped up the kool aid like they always do.

Last night's deal was ALWAYS going to be the deal, too much work had been done. And Port got pick 50 in as if that's actually going to satisfy anyone.

Reality bites, I guess.

 

[CrowToon]

They will absolutely select Ratkins for the Showdown. Every crow should just look at his punchable head and laugh. Pity Nicks is above that sort of thing but that's what should happen.

 

[Crow_68]

What will be glorious is Port missing the 8 and their F1 becoming a top 10 selection.

 

[Jarman3]

So what actually changed with this deal vs the one Port backed out of last night? I thought Ratkins was the sticking point, but apparently not?

 

[Amacca 23]

Melts on the port board are worth reading

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[Thrillthorpe7]

Port melts are going to be next level

So much social media assuming that their board hero in Tredders blocked the trade last night - only for the trade to go through today with only pick 50 added

This is ****ing gold


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According to the ITK poster on Port’s forum, pick 50 was always involved and that was just missed in the release last night. The board never intervened.

 

[Danger in Texas]

It gets better

 

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They also traded Houston to the club that beat them to Perryman, a player they had chased for 4 years and were planning on replacing Houston

Imagine if Perryman and Houston tear Port apart next year when they play Collingwood....

 

[Eddie Murphy]

It gets better

 

[jackster83]

Melts on the port board are worth reading

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Port and Eagles boards going off today.

Must be a lot of angry basement dwellers out there.

 

[Vader]

So what actually changed with this deal vs the one Port backed out of last night? I thought Ratkins was the sticking point, but apparently not?

Port receive pick 50 from GC.

Quite possibly some changes made to the parts of the deal which aren't made public - who pays how much of which players' 2025 & 2026 salaries.

 

[Scorpus]

It gets better

So they rejected the deal last night, had an emergency board meeting, came back to the table and accepted the exact same deal.

Bet they look real tough now

 

[JPetro83]

they didnt need 3 for houston

its for fin osullivan ffs. read the actual media reports.

Chill nuff nuff lol

So Richmond and North dont want O'Sullivan?

 

[Amacca 23]

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Kane crying is gold

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[Magma]

It gets better

truly fantastic

 

[cmndstab]

So Port, if you break it down, ended up with a Dangerfield type trade for Houston, 13, 29 & Atkins (1st, 2nd and fringe player). They then essentially paid F1 for Lukosius, Richards and a few later pick upgrades.

HAHAHAHA

Except in the Dangerfield case, we were forced to trade because he was desperate to leave. Whereas they pushed Houston out the door!

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Imagine if Perryman and Houston tear Port apart next year when they play Collingwood....

Imagine Rat lining up against Houston

 

[Jarman3]

Kane crying is gold

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I guess that SANFL flag next year is back on!

 

[Scorpus]

This really smells like Port pushing out a contracted player and failing on two fronts

1. Assumed they would get a free agent in to replace him, effectively banking the draft picks and getting a free acquisition in the same role. They failed to get the free agent
2. Assuming Houston would attract big currency on the open market, but Houston chose the one club with the least available trade assets. So they failed to sell a contracted player for overs

 

[Crow till I die]

Except in the Dangerfield case, we were forced to trade because he was desperate to leave. Whereas they pushed Houston out the door!

AND Danger was out of contract

 

[Scorpus]

Very happy we did not hand over a future 1st round pick and a seven year contract on big dollars for Lukosius

 

[kirky]

I call bs on 750k more like 500 wasnt it a 1 year deal ?

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Apologies, I was thinking of his 5 year contract which expired end of 2023.