Rumour Isaac Cumming - UFA (and then there was one)

[walterhobbs]

Honestly need to pay current and past players to come talk about what they want in a pitch and errors to why we might be missing on SA boys whom were even crows fans growing up.

Imagine seeing Nicks rock up for a pitch. That's where it went wrong. He probably brought Murphy with him aswell

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Not getting luko or cumming isn't bad. But trading pick 25 for ANB would be.

Losing both targets to Port would be a complete disaster and shows how undesirable we are.

 

[Shifty Crow]

In fairness, the appeal to Luko of playing another 8 years with Rozee is a bit different to Cumming playing 1 season with Tex.

Tex will always be around the club, so the mentor relationship will continue after he retires, this because more challenging if Cumming goes to port.


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[Trigger13]

Is it the same source that said we had interest in Battle, Aleer and Perryman?

Not a go at you mate, just checking the track record

Nope, different.

 

[Shifty Crow]

I think in Perryman's case he could pick less money and go to Collingwood. There would be appeal in playing for a big Victorian Club that you supported.

I think in general your right but my guess is sometimes the player picks the club and the Manager gets them to up the price to get the deal done.

Perryman grew up a massive Collingwood supporter, he loved the pies.

Apparently, the Pies may have matched Port offer, plus he gets the more midfield time


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[Trigger13]

I know we aren’t supposed to care about what Port do. But geez, it softens the blow if they don’t get Perryman.

The real concern is they turn Houston into Dyson Sharp.

 

[Danger in Texas]

I know we aren’t supposed to care about what Port do. But geez, it softens the blow if they don’t get Perryman.

The real concern is they turn Houston into Dyson Sharp.

Can't see it, unless Sharp falls next year

 

[Cromulant]

Can't see it, unless Sharp falls next year

Can happen to SA kids.

He sure looks damn good at this point though.

 

[Scorpus]

Losing both targets to Port would be a complete disaster and shows how undesirable we are.

We're already pinning our hopes on a role player that many people here didn't even know who he was

 

[baldandbroke]

We're already pinning our hopes on a role player that many people here didn't even know who he was

Too true!

 

[MrBarry]

If we miss out on Cumming and go into next year with ANB, welsh and pick 4, I'd have to say I personally feel like we are in one of the darkest moments of out club. I know others may have felt it for a while, but it's the first time I've felt that wherever we look at the club, there is just dead ends.
Coach going nowhere.
Nothing from the board.
Nothing from the CEO.
Average List.
Low end assistants.
Nobody to step in an demand change.

Pretty depressing time to be a supporter.

I remember when Melbourne were shit, I respected those supporters who hung in there. I'm trying to do the same but it's so hard

This seems hysterical, whether cumming comes in or not, we are still going to have a shit coach and a shit board....

I don't see how him arriving makes much change.

 

[Cromulant]

This seems hysterical, whether cumming comes in or not, we are still going to have a shit coach and a shit board....

I don't see how him arriving makes much change.

The straw that breaks the camels back perhaps ??

Its very hard to be positive when you get very little positivity from the club

 

[footy4ever]

If Cumming chooses us he'd be just the fifth player we've recruited in 20 years to meet these criteria

1. Under the age of 28
2. Best 22 at their original club

OMG, that's hideous.

 

[Freshj]

This seems hysterical, whether cumming comes in or not, we are still going to have a shit coach and a shit board....

I don't see how him arriving makes much change.

Yeah sounds hysterical, but it's probably just the fact we have been into him for ages and to let him slip away just reinforces the hole we are in, again going into another season without improving the list.

 

[Cap]

We're already pinning our hopes on a role player that many people here didn't even know who he was

Thats not whats going on at all.

People are simply questioning, if it happens, why he didn't pick the Crows, joining the long list of players who don't

him being a role player is irrelevant.

 

[Shifty Crow]

We're already pinning our hopes on a role player that many people here didn't even know who he was

If people didn’t know who he was, and if people think that he only has role player traits

Well it tells me they are not watching the game close enough


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[Play On Advantage]

If Cumming chooses us he'd be just the fifth player we've recruited in 20 years to meet these criteria

1. Under the age of 28
2. Best 22 at their original club

We brought in James Podsiadly only four years into his AFL career so there's that

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Brodie Smith

33

Brodie Smith

Age

32

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.5

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

7.2

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

500.1

5star

D

17.1

4star

K

12.6

5star

HB

4.5

3star

M

3.5

3star

T

2.3

3star

MG

438.9

5star

D

17.2

5star

K

10.8

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

3.6

5star

does have a different agency to Cumming btw, so just something to keep in mind if this is coming from someone at Smith’s agency and not Cumming’s. No idea who Luko is with though, isn’t coming up on searches straight away.

 

[Scorpus]

Thats not whats going on at all.

People are simply questioning, if it happens, why he didn't pick the Crows, joining the long list of players who don't

him being a role player is irrelevant.

True, but I think it shows how desperate we've become to sign anyone.

We've had a conga line of star players turn us down, and now it's going down to the wire on a role player, who even then would have been a good get because we can't seem to get anyone else.

 

[Cap]

True, but I think it shows how desperate we've become to sign anyone.

We've had a conga line of star players turn us down, and now it's going down to the wire on a role player, who even then would have been a good get because we can't seem to get anyone else.

Don't get me wrong, I don't disagree that we are all a bit more sensitive to players not coming here.

But, its becoming a trend isn't it. The whole 'won't come to SA' thing is increasingly sounding like 'won't come to the Crows'


That being said, even in he choses Adelaide, I don't think that issue is completely resolved until we understand better why we keep missing out on players.

(I don't mean to dismiss Rankine and Dawson coming here lightly either)

 

[Cromulant]

Don't get me wrong, I don't disagree that we are all a bit more sensitive to players not coming here.

But, its becoming a trend isn't it. The whole 'won't come to SA' thing is increasingly sounding like 'won't come to the Crows'


That being said, even in he choses Adelaide, I don't think that issue is completely resolved until we understand better why we keep missing out on players.

(I don't mean to dismiss Rankine and Dawson coming here lightly either)

There would still be one member of the coaching staff or footy dept who would want answers about this very thing.

The playing group obviously would.

 

[Vladdy Daddy]

Tex

 

[Pugsley]

And why Polec didn't want to play with Smith.

Obviously he turned out to be a disappointment, but it's not like we don't have form with missing targets.

We couldn't hit the back of a barn door.

 

[Cromulant]

Tex

Peatling should be someone we are into

 

[Floating Doughnut]

Tex

I hope like hell this is on the go.