Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation (Rumours total 25, last 28th August)

[Multiballz]

It’s that time of year for the media.

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Gotta love that last paragraph.

 

[chazwazza]

 

[MRB37]

Are they expecting him to stay because he's contracted or expecting him to stay because that's their usual canned response to any questions about someone leaving?

 

[Vader]

To be fair, few players have the versatility of Borlase. He's the worst tall defender option AND the worst tall forward option.

Except that he's not the worst tall forward option. As bad as he is (and he really is awful), he's still a better tall forward option than Burgess or Gollant.

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[jbanger]

I'm sure the club would have come out on the front foot and said something disputing the news report. But then again this club isn't the most proactive so who knows!

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Burns the new Campo?


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Campo had a far better record.

Just stayed too long.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Except that he's not the worst tall forward option. As bad as he is (and he really is awful), he's still a better tall forward option than Burgess or Gollant.

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Better defender than them both.

Gollant is the better forward.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Dits said he toured port but nothing suggesting he was choosing them

In fact he categorically said hs word is he will go wherever is best for him whether that’s in SA or not (think then mentioned the pies interest)

So the report add no weight to where he’s going, just confirms he’s looking

Pies were interested when they thought it would be a Bowes situation...

 

[Crow-eater]

I'm sure the club would have come out on the front foot and said something disputing the news report. But then again this club isn't the most proactive so who knows!

But they did? The article posted on the last page. You want a club statement on the website?

 

[Peter Doherty]

If the club are not certain Burgess is staying, what is achieved by making that comment?

 

[Crow till I die]

Pies were interested when they thought it would be a Bowes situation...

Imagine the collingwood convo with GC

Collingwood:- 'Hi first round pick we would love you to come to Collingwood...oh and if that means we have to take lukosius on our list so be it'

GC:- ' ahhh yeah ahem, its not a bowes salary dum...... (beep beep beep)...Collingwood, are you still there?..hello?'

 

[crow2crow]

Pies were interested when they thought it would be a Bowes situation...

That could be code for Luko came and looked, realised he would need to get tatts all over him and said no.

A bowes situation is bullshit reason to pull out because they have zero cap space still. Luko said no. Will either return to SA or stay.

 

[Hate the pear]

Port has the greater need for a fwd, with Charlie about to retire ....Lukosius can see that, and see the plethora of FWD's we already have



The Contract can be smoothed out ....the trade though might be the issue, if they get Perryman



Perryman Free Agent

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Imagine the collingwood convo with GC

Collingwood:- 'Hi first round pick we would love you to come to Collingwood...oh and if that means we have to take lukosius on our list so be it'

GC:- ' ahhh yeah ahem, its not a bowes salary dum...... (beep beep beep)...Collingwood, are you still there?..hello?'

The thing is this is a Bowes scenario. Never going to get the Cats treatment, but either he's great trade value to take on the $1m pa salary or he stays which will have consequences for Hardwick's plans.

 

[skittlebrew]

Pies were interested when they thought it would be a Bowes situation...

And it's not a Bowes situation how? - There is a small amount of interest in the actual player?

 

[GreyCrow]

I'm sure the club would have come out on the front foot and said something disputing the news report. But then again this club isn't the most proactive so who knows!

The club would rather a festering turd sit on the doorstep rather than clean it up

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

And it's not a Bowes situation how?

It is a similar scenario for sure (read my last post), but it won't be like the 1st rounder offered to the Cats which makes it different.

 

[Tex Danger]

Pies were interested when they thought it would be a Bowes situation...

Yeah saw that said here yesterday

I’m more just highlighting that people turning reports of him touring port into bring reports he is port bound are off the mark, since the exact report of him touring port explicitly said it didn’t mean he was heading there

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Yeah saw that said here yesterday

I’m more just highlighting that people turning reports of him touring port into bring reports he is port bound are off the mark, since the exact report of him touring port explicitly said it didn’t mean he was heading there

A player should look at all his options...

 

[ATsince1973]

It was the anti Bradbury game. We won by losing.

That’s the Bradbury game.


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[Moe Ron]

Is there any real traction with the Burgo rumor other than "Carlton would like him"? He came back here for his family, is paid really well, not getting younger (different priorities) ...I don't know. Not saying we're smashing the lights out as a club right now, so can understand if he did leave, just not buying it yet...

 

[Vader]

Better defender than them both.

Gollant is the better forward.

Not based on what they showed when played in the forward line at AFL level this year.

Regardless, he's still a better option than Burgess, at both ends of the ground.

 

[jackster83]

The club would rather a festering turd sit on the doorstep rather than clean it up

We'd elect it to our board.

 

[DJ75]

Pies were interested when they thought it would be a Bowes situation...

The question is - why isn't it the same? Do Gold Coast only do massively one sided deals for Geelong?

 

[DJ75]

Is there any real traction with the Burgo rumor other than "Carlton would like him"? He came back here for his family, is paid really well, not getting younger (different priorities) ...I don't know. Not saying we're smashing the lights out as a club right now, so can understand if he did leave, just not buying it yet...

Maybe he's finally understood what he's working with here and realises that attaching your career to this shitshow isn't exactly a good thing?