Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation (Rumours total 23, last 22nd August)

[FR0GGY]

Just have a bad feeling that Neil Balme will end up at Port next year considering Hinkley likely gone end of season and maybe other personnel changes. His interview yesterday with Blight and Wildy he really praised them. Yes his Tigers are playing them this week but 0 questions put to him on the Crows. Lets hope its not the case, but if Port get him then the walls of the Adelaide Football Club need to be torn down.

Wouldn’t there be the whole port Norwood hate there still?

 

[El Doederino]

Perryman - 6 years at $850k?

 

[cleanhands]

Wouldn’t there be the whole port Norwood hate there still?

Never to step back into the NFC again

 

[Danger in Texas]

Hun saying we’re offering 850k for six to Perryman

GWS offering 600-700k, Hawks closer to Giants offer than us

Ralph also saying on Midweek Tackle that he doesn’t really know which way he’ll choose, FWIW

 

[rabidcrow]

The more they pay, the higher the draft pick. Push and pull there.

Every time I see these huge long term deals that are becoming the norm, I think back to Mark Mecuri. One of the best players in the game when he signed that - at the time unheard of - 5 year deal. Could barely get a kick halfway through it and retired after 5 years out of the side. No 'personal' issues, his football just fell away. It happens. Think we'll start to see more of that, clubs getting hamstrung with some of the long term deals going bad.

It might mean you run 1 short on your list and instead of carrying a depth player like a McHenry on say $400k , you have an extra Rookie on $200k and use the saving to fund Oliver. If you interviewed him and thought the passion was still there and could be reignited with a change you would be crazy not too

Reality for us is - we are highly unlikely to get a FA of Oliver quality in the next 5 years. Maybe one of the St Kilda boys but take of LDU or Callaghan are just fanciful

If you were getting Oliver with a pick attached! Gee whiz wow wee!!


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[El Doederino]

Not too concerned about Perryman's missus playing netball in NSW.

The Thunderbirds are just about the best run sporting organisation in SA at the moment. I can imagine they'd be keen to have a chat as well.

 

[Mutineer]

Ralph also saying on Midweek Tackle that he doesn’t really know which way he’ll choose, FWIW

Partner plays for the Giants netball team...

 

[Jcpdragonx]

850k for perryman lol. we cannot go another offseason with reid in charge

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

I don’t mind going after Perryman. A guy who would probably play midfield in most other teams, but can’t get a crack in GWS’ which is stacked with top 10 picks.

 

[Sizzlepack]

Glad we're going hard for Perryman and Cumming. We have tons of cap space, they'd improve our 23, and they'd raise the competitive standard/pressure across the entire list. No-brainers. The only small risk is that the money we'd be paying them upsets some other players.

 

[ams4crows]

No question. It’s a punt - but could push you over the edge, and you could pay it down by risking a couple of depth players


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There's talk Melbourne are interested in Keane so it may be a little more simple.

 

[Scorpus]

Sounds like we're desperate

 

[ams4crows]

Sounds like we're desperate

We are though, we are dying of thirst and we've already drunk our own piss like 5 times already

 

[Sizzlepack]

Sounds like we're desperate

Clubs should be desperate for good players, I don't see the issue.

 

[Mostyn]

850k for perryman lol. we cannot go another offseason with reid in charge

Yeah, better we just put the money in the bank

 

[Sizzlepack]

There's talk Melbourne are interested in Keane so it may be a little more simple.

Where did you see that? I'm not surprised, just not across it.

 

[Scorpus]

Clubs should be desperate for good players, I don't see the issue.

Paying $5 million to Perryman is what a club does that wanted to pay $7-8 million for a gun midfielder but no one was interested

 

[Sizzlepack]

Paying $5 million to Perryman is what a club does that wanted to pay $7-8 million for a gun midfielder but no one was interested

So your suggestion, given that as you know, we've tried to land some big fish midfielders and not been successful, is to do what? Do nothing instead? Stamp our feet? Fold?

 

[hippyhippy]

Could we sign both oliver if he was available, and Perryman? That's almost 2mill in cap space

 

[Jcpdragonx]

I don’t mind going after Perryman. A guy who would probably play midfield in most other teams, but can’t get a crack in GWS’ which is stacked with top 10 picks.

No good reason why he shouldt be playing midfield already, Coniglio and Kelly have been injured for a chunk of the season and Perryman hasn't got a look.

 

[spenze]

Partner plays for the Giants netball team...

Yep, her 80k wage would really be holding everything up, if only we had a netball team she could play on

 

[spenze]

Sounds like we're desperate

Yeah, can't see why we just can't wait to see if Laird and Crouch come good

 

[spenze]

Could we sign both oliver if he was available, and Perryman? That's almost 2mill in cap space

Yes and easily

 

[Scorpus]

So your suggestion, given that as you know, we've tried to land some big fish midfielders and not been successful, is to do what? Do nothing instead? Stamp our feet? Fold?

To be honest I'd be leaning towards doing nothing at that price.

Not sure who Perryman would replace in our side. He's played as like a 7th midfielder and back pocket at GWS. Sometimes wing?

Is it worth spending $5 million to replace a Dowling type?

We can say he'd replace Laird I guess but let's be honest...

 

[latinoheat]

Who’s the better player ? Perryman or Cumming?
I thought cumming was