Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation Part 3

[spenze]

Rioli is getting on

The cones?

 

[jackster83]

Yep absolute steal by tigers

Daylight robbery

If it was 9 and not 13 it would prob look ok for port on paper at least

Richmond doing a great job of fleecing other clubs (who coincidentally have ex-Richmond coaches).

 

[Peter Doherty]

But did you know they were younger than the baby Hawks in the finals……….not that they talk about that…..except weekly

Hawthorn's sub was a 33 yo, the Power had a 19 yo.

Who had the younger 22?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Richmond doing a great job of fleecing other clubs (who coincidentally have ex-Richmond coaches).

Gold Coast are going to hand over all their gains from Port deal to Richmond.

Rioli fetching 2x more than Houston will sting.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Richmond doing a great job of fleecing other clubs (who coincidentally have ex-Richmond coaches).

And ex Richmond list managers/ recruiters ( west coast )

 

[Jeffcrowe]

How many years for rat?

Imagine if he was listed until he was 35 haha

 

[Crow till I die]

Gold Coast are going to hand over all their gains from Port deal to Richmond.

Rioli fetching 2x more than Houston will sting.

They play by different rules with their steady stream of top Academy talents they have, will get this year and also next year. It doesn't really matter when you get top rated players every year for cents in the dollar

 

[Danger in Texas]

And ex Richmond list managers/ recruiters ( west coast )

Anyone Tiger connections at Freo? Might be telling re: whether they cave on 10/11

 

[dplggr47]

How many years for rat?

Was signed to Suns til end of 2025, so Port have only offered him a 1 year deal.

 

[Ciao Giacomo]

I am calling it now. There is no way Port ever win a premiership while they have this missing pieces trading strategy. Its demolishing their depth. Im honestly looking forward to next year because i predict Port will almost certainly seek permission to use every future 1st and 2nd from the new found rules to bring in more players.

It’s a sensible strategy. They can keep using draft picks for the following two years, every year, until the club folds .

It’s like a person on the dole going in to cash converters to get an advance on their next dole cheque, the day after receiving and blowing their last dole cheque.

 

[adelaidecrows]

They’ve just traded heavily into this draft though ?

They traded a player who wanted out and the AFL probably put it as a stipulation that the Houston pick they receive couldn't be traded out for a player, because they are using next years pick for Luko. One hypothetical reason Port backed out of the deal in the first place was because they wanted to keep the future 1st but throw pick 13 at a club for another player. I wouldnt put it past them.

But I do suspect the reason they originally opted out of the trade was they recognise the need for top end talent via the draft and they want to start getting back into having 1st and 2nd round draft picks. I think there eyes were opened about the results of last years trading perhaps didnt yield the results they thought it would.

 

[CromradeCromulent]

apparently the gws players are in trouble for waring dressups the AFL didnt like to their party

FFS. AFL too woke

They're employee's of the AFL getting paid a lot of money and are public figures

 

[George CantStandYa]

Hawthorn's sub was a 33 yo, the Power had a 19 yo.

Who had the younger 22?

I don’t know, they don’t talk about it at Port

 

[Jeffcrowe]

They traded a player who wanted out and the AFL probably put it as a stipulation that the Houston pick they receive couldn't be traded out for a player, because they are using next years pick for Luko. One hypothetical reason Port backed out of the deal in the first place was because they wanted to keep the future 1st but throw pick 13 at a club for another player. I wouldnt put it past them.

But I do suspect the reason they originally opted out of the trade was they recognise the need for top end talent via the draft and they want to start getting back into having 1st and 2nd round draft picks. I think there eyes were opened about the results of last years trading perhaps didnt yield the results they thought it would.

They definitely were desperate to get into this years draft like alot of clubs , maybe too desperate in the end

 

[adelaidecrows]

It’s a sensible strategy. They can keep using draft picks for the following two years, every year, until the club folds .

It’s like a person on the dole going in to cash converters to get an advance on their next dole cheque, the day after receiving and blowing their last dole cheque.

If there were no rules around trading, Port would have no draft picks at all.

 

[George CantStandYa]

Did they have to extend Rats contract?

 

[George CantStandYa]

They definitely were desperate to get into this years draft like alot of clubs , maybe too desperate in the end

It’s a fine line and when you telegraph your intentions too much it bites you on the arse as we’ve seen previously

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Anyone Tiger connections at Freo? Might be telling re: whether they cave on 10/11

We need to send Hamish and Reidy to another club then trade our players there

Pity no one will hire Hamish

 

[Crow_68]

He'll be an upgrade on Marshall.

It's Dixon they need to replace though. Ratugolea is not a key forward's arseh*le.

And playing Ratugolea up forward leaves BZT and Aliir as their key backs - Aliir needs to be a third tall,not a first or second.

Cupboard is pretty bare after that.

 

[George CantStandYa]

We need to send Hamish and Reidy to another club then trade our players there

Pity no one will hire Hamish

Have you heard if we are looking at making a change?

 

[Jeffcrowe]

It’s a fine line and when you telegraph your intentions too much it bites you on the arse as we’ve seen previously

It would have worked better if they were happier to miss out on the draft if it came to that

But they were desperate to get involved

It’s very interesting and kind of opposite to us this draft , we’ve basically traded out ( other than pick 4 )

Will be interesting to see how it pans out for both clubs , we won’t know for 3-5 years

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Have you heard if we are looking at making a change?

Haven’t heard a thing

 

[George CantStandYa]

Haven’t heard a thing

Can you start the rumour

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Can you start the rumour

I reckon he’s just hitting his straps

 

[George CantStandYa]

It would have worked better if they were happier to miss out on the draft if it came to that

But they were desperate to get involved

It’s very interesting and kind of opposite to us this draft , we’ve basically traded out ( other than pick 4 )

Will be interesting to see how it pans out for both clubs , we won’t know for 3-5 years

I reckon we’ve taken the view we need experience as they’ve blamed inexperience and lack of depth for our 2023.

The other issue is our list is so tight that we’ve hamstrung ourselves which I don’t get for a rebuilding side.

Whereas Port keep giving away draft picks to attract missing pieces they’ve had to go back to the draft, plus their depth sucks.