Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation Part 2

[Scorpus]

Spoiler: Older Rumors

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Rumors from September 30

• FiveAA claims we are after Scott Borlace, current Head of Development at Brisbane (link)
• Claims of Rory Sloane
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  Rory Sloane

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  heading to Melbourne Demons as a development coach, but maybe not before asking for a job at the Crows first?
• Inside Trading suggests we are interested in Gold Coast's pick 12 (link)
• Inside Trading also suggests Clayton Oliver
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  Clayton Oliver

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  is possibly back on the trade table, but doesn't link him to any specific clubs

Rumors from October 1

• We have offered Darcy Fogarty
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  a five year contract extension early ahead of free agency (link)
• We are attempting to lure Graham Wright to our football department (link)

Rumors from October 2-3

• Graham Wright, who we are chasing as a head of football, is also being chased by Carlton for a CEO position (link)

Rumors from October 4-5

• Gettable claiming pick 25 for Neal-Bullen and a future 2nd for Peatling (link)

Rumors from October 6

• Tom Morris claims we are open to splitting pick 4 (link)

Rumor summary October 8

• Jon Ralph claims we are not prepared to use a future 2nd on Peatling (link)

Rumor summary October 9

• Graham Wright will not join Adelaide, instead taking up the Carlton CEO role (link)
• Tom Morris claims the Peatling trade will involve future 2nd and 3rd round picks, and we have offered him a four year deal at about $600k per season (link)
• Riley Beveridge claims we asked GWS if they were interested in one of our players in the Peatling trade (link)

Rumor summary October 10

• Collingwood are interested in Justin Reid as their new head of football (link)
• GWS want our future 2nd and pick 46 for Peatling (link)

Rumor summary October 11

• Poster claims we are attempting to lure Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, maybe in 2025 (link)
• Tom Morris claims we will do the Peatling deal for pick 46 and a future 2nd provided there are other late pick swaps (link)

Rumor summary October 13

• Tom Morris suggests we have offered a trade involving a swap of future 2nds for Peatling (link)

Rumor summary October 15

• After West Coast got absolutely rogered, Cal Twomey claims we have offered either two future 3rds for Peatling, or a swap of 2nds and a future 3rd (link)
• We have interest in Sam Davidson from Richmond VFL (link)
• Mitch Cleary claims some GWS players are facing suspensions from the AFL due to behaviour at an end of season event (link)
• Brett Montgomery is staying at GWS, meaning we were unsuccessful at luring him (link)

Rumor summary October 16

• Stalemate on the Peatling trade as of 4pm, with us threatening to send him to the PSD (link)

 

[Sizzlepack]

No chance.

Houston is worth closer to a late 1st rounder.

His value is precisely what another club is willing to give up. But for what it's worth, I think that's underrating the best HBF in the comp who's smack bang in the middle of his peak.

 

[WeeBlake]

They’ll get him for a song in the end.
Gold Coast have pushed him out.

Gut feel says you’re right.

Still, there are a bunch of things we can’t know -1. Luko’s preferences (assume he’d prefer Port or GC) 2. Then there’s how much Port are prepared to pay (to gc and to luko) 3. Then there’s how much GC want him gone, and what terms (what picks they’d demand, how much if any of his contract they’d be prepared to pay if he goes).

Even if he’d prefer Port, you can see a situation where we can get a deal done which satisfied him and Gc and port can’t.

 

[Danger in Texas]

No chance.

Houston is worth closer to a late 1st rounder.

Absolutely no way they’ll let him go for that

They’ll value him as AA-calibre, one of the best in his position in the comp

 

[WeeBlake]

I know it hasn’t really kicked off yet but it’s difficult to imagine how we are going to get enough talent in the door to make a significant difference.

If our only additions are ANB and Cumming through FA and trading we won’t be playing finals again next season. That’ll be 8 freakin seasons!!

It’s getting very hard to give a shot about the club or AFL in general.

Meanwhile Brisbane keep shovelling in top 5 father son mids

 

[ABAB]

Yeah they do

4 years at $900K for Lukosius (doubtful GCS will pay any of the $2M for 2 years) and 7 years at $850K for Perryman, even if Houston leave I doubt he is on $850K which is why Kane reported other Melbourne clubs are willing to offer him his value.

 

[jackster83]

His value is precisely what another club is willing to give up. But for what it's worth, I think that's underrating the best HBF in the comp who's smack bang in the middle of his peak.

Pick 7-10 IMO.

 

[Cromulant]

4 years at $900K for Lukosius (doubtful GCS will pay any of the $2M for 2 years) and 7 years at $850K for Perryman, even if Houston leave I doubt he is on $850K which is why Kane reported other Melbourne clubs are willing to offer him his value.

Luko wouldn't be on 900K at Port

 

[latinoheat]

Pick 7-10 IMO.

St kilda first pick . Or Carlton’s first

 

[Mostyn]

That Bris trade would be fair, but I doubt that’s happening

I think Freo would take our F1 for 10, they’d take the chance on us not being good again. Realistically the floor for our first next year is 11-12 (first week exit)

They wouldn't take it if NM is offering theirs as well - or if they use it on Bolton, which I think seems very likely.

 

[Trigger13]

nobody cares

so many nobodies on here.

 

[Mostyn]

Just ****ing awesome!

Great reward for screwing up our season in the 1st month.

So we will continue to have a coaching group without any tactical know how.

Why does keeping the coaches we have mean that we're not adding two or three more?

 

[Mostyn]

Our F1 is potentially going to be a ~Top 5 pick, we will most likely win 8-10 games again.

Not beyond the realms of possibility with a tough early draw, we choke badly and Nicks is sacked by mid season.

Yeah, or we start to win the close ones and have the season we should have had this year - one that had us 7th to 10th.

12 to 13 wins seems very achievable.

 

[Scorpus]

Why does keeping the coaches we have mean that we're not adding two or three more?

Where is the soft cap money coming from to add coaches?

 

[crow2crow]

I'm not interested in constantly kicking things down the road.

I'm completely happy to trade F1. I just don't want to waste it.

they wont kick F1 (they might waste it) cos they know theyre all gonna be sacked if no finals next year

 

[crow2crow]

I've finally found you, I knew you were a closet Port Power supporter

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nice work detective ABAB

 

[jenny61_99]

Are your dresses made from Velvet?

Back in the day… I had a beautiful velvet dress!

Club is keen, pushing memberships for next year already!

No different to previous years.

 

[Mostyn]

Where is the soft cap money coming from to add coaches?

Who's saying we didn't have soft cap this year?

We couldn't get coaches to the club. We lost one of our more senior coaches and couldn't replace him.

 

[jenny61_99]

I don't like the email I received. Doesn't specify what my membership even is. Just says it will be taking out a certain amount next month. This was the first year I signed up, so I'm not happy that there isn't more information or an option to just opt out on the site. Have to call them.

Go on to your member account on line.

 

[Scorpus]

Who's saying we didn't have soft cap this year?

We couldn't get coaches to the club. We lost one of our more senior coaches and couldn't replace him.

Surely no club is spending under the limit, especially one in our supposedly strong financial position

How are we supposed to be competitive if we aren't matching the spend of other teams?

It doesn't even have to be coaching. We could have hired staff into any area of the football department

 

[FR0GGY]

Anothe ex-Port coach from that centre of excellence

Trigger13, dat you?

 

[1990crow]

Trigger13, dat you?

Been called out. Won't be back.

 

[George Kramer]

so many nobodies on here.

He’s done a poll

 

[spenze]

Give ABAB his due, that was a cracking piece of detective work

 

[Danger in Texas]

They wouldn't take it if NM is offering theirs as well - or if they use it on Bolton, which I think seems very likely.

They’ll probably use 9 and 17 for Bolton, I’m guessing? 10 too much for Baker

 

[Fritz n Sauce]

Just flicked through the last 7 pages, I feel 50 IQ points lower.