Rumour 2023 Rumours and Speculation (Rumours total 37!, 1 (busted) BIG FISH ALERT last October 9th) (9 confirmed! 17 Busted!)

[1990crow]

Absolutely. Club said they would be aggressive, and if rumours are correct, they are being just that. Will Day, Mason Redman, Errol Gulden … had a crack at them all! Can’t be said we aren’t trying

Says everything though that they all said no.

 

[adelaidecrows]

Absolutely. Club said they would be aggressive, and if rumours are correct, they are being just that. Will Day, Mason Redman, Errol Gulden … had a crack at them all! Can’t be said we aren’t trying

We have to throw godfather offers out there to lure happy players away from their clubs. Its one area of AFL I don't get. Every other professional player in any other professional sport gets a godfather deal, they take it and run. But in AFL, unless they feel the need to run home to mummy, they don't want to come. Except when they are on the trash heap of their current club or sick of not playing finals.

 

[jackster83]

Says everything though that they all said no.

I bet they were really interested in what we had to say.

 

[Saliba]

We have to throw godfather offers out there to lure happy players away from their clubs. Its one area of AFL I don't get. Every other professional player in any other professional sport gets a godfather deal, they take it and run. But in AFL, unless they feel the need to run home to mummy, they don't want to come. Except when they are on the trash heap of their current club or sick of not playing finals.

This is so right! Reality is it is going to be tough enticing non South Australian players to our club. The pull of home is too strong. Victorian players more often than not want to go home. There are exceptions .. Sloane ,Boak … but mostly they return to Victoria. It’s a challenge for all non Victorian clubs.
All you can do is penny up and try.. and I reckon we are doing that

 

[Saliba]

Says everything though that they all said no.

Does it! Day was father son so has a connection to Hawthorn. Redman was tempted but stays loyal, which has to be respected. Gulden was never likely to leave .. happy where he is. These were all big swings, but at least we made them. Stop being so negative!

 

[Samcro24]

Does it! Day was father son so has a connection to Hawthorn. Redman was tempted but stays loyal, which has to be respected. Gulden was never likely to leave .. happy where he is. These were all big swings, but at least we made them. Stop being so negative!

Anyone can make an offer.

It’s about closing.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Will be exciting to see who we swing and miss at this year.

Who's leading the VFL goal kicking I wonder?

 

[Saliba]

Anyone can make an offer.

It’s about closing.

Correct! And how many offers do clubs make that don’t work! Plenty I reckon. We are not the only club that doesn’t seal the deal

 

[Samcro24]

Correct! And how many offers do clubs make that don’t work! Plenty I reckon. We are not the only club that doesn’t seal the deal

Yeah other s**t clubs strike out too so it’s ok.

10 clubs per year miss the 8 so there’s no shame in that either.

 

[1990crow]

Does it! Day was father son so has a connection to Hawthorn. Redman was tempted but stays loyal, which has to be respected. Gulden was never likely to leave .. happy where he is. These were all big swings, but at least we made them. Stop being so negative!

Day was father son was he?

 

[MRB37]

Redman is probably ecstatic he didn't come down. Imagine recruiting a running half back and then telling him he's gotta go slow and short all game long.

 

[MRB37]

Will be exciting to see who we swing and miss at this year.

Who's leading the VFL goal kicking I wonder?

Have heard Hayward is a heavy chance to be back in Adelaide, but he's moving back to move back, so no guarantee we're interested or he'd pick us if us Port also wanted him.

 

[Saliba]

Day was father son was he?

Stand corrected. But had family ties to Hawthorn through his grandfather.
Still an extra layer that makes it tougher to entice .. can you see that?

 

[1990crow]

Stand corrected. But had family ties to Hawthorn through his grandfather.
Still an extra layer that makes it tougher to entice .. can you see that?

Guarantee you if we offered Day a contract he couldn't have refused he would have come.

 

[Saliba]

Guarantee you if we offered Day a contract he couldn't have refused he would have come.

I have no idea what we offered .. but what’s an offer too good to refuse? 1 million per year, 1.2? Would you offer more?
Don’t know what Hawthorn counter offered. Just saying they would’ve offered an attractive offer, and with the family ties, would’ve been hard to move him.

 

[1990crow]

I have no idea what we offered .. but what’s an offer too good to refuse? 1 million per year, 1.2? Would you offer more?
Don’t know what Hawthorn counter offered. Just saying they would’ve offered an attractive offer, and with the family ties, would’ve been hard to move him.

From what I read at the time it was 650ish.
Not enough. Should've been 800 plus.

 

[kirky]

Absolutely. Club said they would be aggressive, and if rumours are correct, they are being just that. Will Day, Mason Redman, Errol Gulden … had a crack at them all! Can’t be said we aren’t trying

Had a crack but what were the real chances of them ever considering the offer.

Be very targeted.

 

[rubbers0ul]

Have heard Hayward is a heavy chance to be back in Adelaide, but he's moving back to move back, so no guarantee we're interested or he'd pick us if us Port also wanted him.

Misso is a Sydneysider.

What’s the saying about a man living where the wife grew up…..


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[Saliba]

From what I read at the time it was 650ish.
Not enough. Should've been 800 plus.

If your intel is right, agree, should’ve been 800k. Maybe more
He would be perfect fit!

 

[George Kramer]

Have heard Hayward is a heavy chance to be back in Adelaide, but he's moving back to move back, so no guarantee we're interested or he'd pick us if us Port also wanted him.

If there’s a decent classy free agent that wants to come home and we don’t nab him with all the cap space we have, that wouldn’t be good

 

[Soggy2112]

Nothing wrong with throwing super deals out there. This is what I don't get. We run around as a footy board accusing the crows of not trying hard enough to lure big fish and when it is revealed we did and failed, somehow we were in the wrong?

As far as I'm concerned, if we have the cash throw around as many super contracts to as many pure midfield stars as possible to come to the club. We need to find that midfielder somehow.

Yeah I didn’t get the hate for us offering Gulden that deal. What’s the harm in it?

 

[BACCS]

Redman is probably ecstatic he didn't come down. Imagine recruiting a running half back and then telling him he's gotta go slow and short all game long.

He’s the definition of bullet dodged, does not look the same player at all this year with his fat contract

 

[BACCS]

Misso is a Sydneysider.

What’s the saying about a man living where the wife grew up…..


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The good thing about being an influencer is that you can do it from anywhere! She could join Soldo’s GF on the Adelaide influencer scene

 

[George Kramer]

Yeah I didn’t get the hate for us offering Gulden that deal. What’s the harm in it?

We misjudged what he wanted, he didn’t want 10 year

 

[adelaidecrows]

Yeah I didn’t get the hate for us offering Gulden that deal. What’s the harm in it?

I think it started with Rowie, he accused us of being sucked into upping Guldens value for contract extension talks with Sydney.

Yet if we didn't have a go, he'd be the first one chirping at the end of the year about not trying hard enough to lure out of contract talent. And of course some happy clappers jump on and including those who should no better on this board.

Like do we want the club to be seen to be trying or dont we. Ive seen some dumb hypocritical stuff in my time but this is one of the top ones.