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

[Pugsley]

Isn’t he in the final four for the West Coast job ?


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They are down to 3. Skipworth, McQualter and King of the Steven variety.

 

[Cromulant]

One full day of posting and 233 posts already, you are on world record here mate.

Why don’t you explain how much you hate Port Power and their weaknesses as a club? Like being in a scrubber area, feral fans, biggest chokers in AFL this century etc. what do you most hate about them? Just interested

Ive been reading these forums for a while and wanted to jump straight in, also work gives me a lot of spare time !!!

But honestly id love to do those things, but we are coming from a very very low base at the moment.

 

[GreyCrow]

They are down to 3. Skipworth, McQualter and King of the Steven variety.

Without diving further into their career paths none of these would excite me as a fan

I would most likely be wrong and they win multiple flags but if these were the final 3 for the Crows job I would be underwhelmed

 

[BRL121]

I'll credit him the fitness side of it because he didn't have the same tactical nous as Blight.

Didn't he invent the "tempo" switch-up, which was praised in the media for its effect on tempering the oppo run-ons?

 

[119others]

Ive been reading these forums for a while and wanted to jump straight in, also work gives me a lot of spare time !!!

But honestly id love to do those things, but we are coming from a very very low base at the moment.

Well if you have spare time and “honestly id love to do those things” let’s hear it mate. I am genuinely interested.

What do you hate about the Power? Is it the scrubber location, feral fans, choking this century, Hinkley world record of most games coached at a club without making a GF, multiple worst finals records (119 , biggest losing home final less than 2 weeks ago).

Here’s your chance to shine. What do you despise about the pear and their fans? No backing away now

 

[Cromulant]

Well if you have spare time and “honestly id love to do those things” let’s hear it mate. I am genuinely interested.

What do you hate about the Power? Is it the scrubber location, feral fans, choking this century, Hinkley world record of most games coached at a club without making a GF, multiple worst finals records (119 , biggest losing home final less than 2 weeks ago).

Here’s your chance to shine. What do you despise about the pear and their fans? No backing away now

All of those things, particularly the fans..... theyre insufferable.

I dont want to be in Adelaide next week if they happen to win Friday night

 

[rabidcrow]

Bloke called Blight had a fair say in that

Not one individual wins a flag though. We were well known for comebacks and running over teams in second halves those years


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[rabidcrow]

Down to three: Victorian coaches in running for West Coast coaching job

West Coast’s rigorous process to select their next senior coach has whittled the candidates down to three assistants from Victorian clubs.

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Good from Crows perspective if we are chasing Montgomery in some capacity as per previous rumours. Looks like he ain’t on Weagles shortlist

Pretty thin field
McQualter and Skipworth? Wow

Steven King is a certainty

Why wouldn’t West Coast just get Buckley….


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[Shifty Crow]

Pretty thin field
McQualter and Skipworth? Wow

Steven King is a certainty

Why wouldn’t West Coast just get Buckley….


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I keep saying this Buckley doesn’t want to leave Melbourne, he won’t seperate himself from his kids for a coaching role

His partner will not move away from Melbourne


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[robboaustralia]

All of those things, particularly the fans..... theyre insufferable.

I dont want to be in Adelaide next week if they happen to win Friday night

All good, I will bet on them. That should stop them winning

 

[119others]

I keep saying this Buckley doesn’t want to leave Melbourne, he won’t seperate himself from his kids for a coaching role

His partner will not move away from Melbourne


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Agreed and he still has teen son in Snr High School.

 

[Floating Doughnut]

The tweet you mentioned.

I'm pretty sure he hit the trigger for next year so it's an interesting watch

He was still hitting 30+ in the VFL before his knee and Ross wasn’t playing him.
Jack MaCrae going to Saints will have Brad finish his career in the two’s barring injury I would think.

 

[Swan97]

Being from South Australia that might be difficult to call Victoria home.

Not wrong, considering I never mentioned Victoria was home just that he is keen to return from his previous stint at cricket Victoria would make sense

 

[Floating Doughnut]

Without diving further into their career paths none of these would excite me as a fan

I would most likely be wrong and they win multiple flags but if these were the final 3 for the Crows job I would be underwhelmed

A club as wealthy as WCE and all the time to prepare really should have been able to do enough to shake Cox from Sydney.

 

[GreyCrow]

A club as wealthy as WCE and all the time to prepare really should have been able to do enough to shake Cox from Sydney.

I would have thought Cox was a done deal but I got that wrong

 

[George Kramer]

Not one individual wins a flag though. We were well known for comebacks and running over teams in second halves those years


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Of course not, but when you have a coach like Blight who coaches and pulls moves, it goes a long way compared to todays managers

 

[Hodgy]

It feels like Gold Coast and GWS and/or Luko and Cummings respective managers are doing a really good job at the moment of maximizing what we pay for those 2 players. If Lukoscius nominated us now then I think we would have really good leverage to get a Jack Bowes

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Jack Bowes

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26

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189cm

Wt

85kg

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Career

Season

Last 5

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16.3

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

6.6

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.5

4star

MG

318.1

4star

D

18.0

4star

K

11.8

5star

HB

6.3

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.1

2star

MG

318.1

4star

D

11.6

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.4

4star

type trade happening, but it feels with the narrative that he would prefer to stay on less money could see us overpay significantly for him. Hope I’m wrong.

 

[George Kramer]

Pretty thin field
McQualter and Skipworth? Wow

Steven King is a certainty

Why wouldn’t West Coast just get Buckley….


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Really, you know how good a coach these blokes are?

 

[WheresGroomgone]

It's buy a puppy time of year for some posters. Always is this time of year.

Anyone looking for a puppy, I have a beautiful pedigree red cattle dog girl looking for a home, best gentlest puppy I’ve had…

 

[Dangarman]

Good point and I agree. On the flip side we had hardest draw (of any team ever) this year and equal hardest draw with Pies last year. Expect a much MUCH softer draw in 2025 which makes a big difference to finals prospects if get more of the bottom 3 teams plus others like Saints twice

I recall many posters pointing out a few years back that progress is not likely to be linear.

Anyone notice that of our six double ups this year, four were against the preliminary finalists? The other two were Hawthorn (but not before they came good), and Essendon (won one, and got robbed of the other).

IMO our first choice KPPs are Murray and Thilthorpe. Our key playmaker is Rankine. We didn't manage to get those three on the park together until R23.

 

[Cromulant]

Really, you know how good a coach these blokes are?

Skipworth has been rated pretty highly as an assistant for years and years

 

[Mr_Moogle]

I would have thought Cox was a done deal but I got that wrong

Just seemed a natural fit.

West Coast having trouble finding a coach is concerning. Wealthy club, good history etc. Whatever problems they're having will be worse at Adelaide when it's our turn.

 

[rabidcrow]

I keep saying this Buckley doesn’t want to leave Melbourne, he won’t seperate himself from his kids for a coaching role

His partner will not move away from Melbourne


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It was sarcasm! Of West Coast with their resources and track record couldn’t get him to consider it I think we can safely put to bed any chance we might get him

So a likely field for a sacked Nicks

Goodwin
Rutten
McQualter
Skipworth




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[jackster83]

I recall many posters pointing out a few years back that progress is not likely to be linear.

Anyone notice that of our six double ups this year, four were against the preliminary finalists? The other two were Hawthorn (but not before they came good), and Essendon (won one, and got robbed of the other).

IMO our first choice KPPs are Murray and Thilthorpe. Our key playmaker is Rankine. We didn't manage to get those three on the park together until R23.

Injuries weren't why we sucked this year. It didn't help but it wasn't the primary issue. We were 0-4 with minimal injuries.

The crap gameplan combined with the drop off from Tex (AA in '23) Laird, Smith and Dawson (AA in '23) hurt us a lot more.

Blaming injuries for those early games against Geelong, Freo and Essendon is just a cop out.

 

[crow2crow]

I would have thought Cox was a done deal but I got that wrong

they want cox he doesn't want them