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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  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)

 

[Crow Magnum Man]

We have to free up a list spot before the draft which I believe can only be done by a delisting but I might be wrong

I think they would to fill the hole we have in ruck for the right talent

 

[Shifty Crow]

agree but luko already two years older so should be better than he has been by now

still i wanted him and sure he will kill us when he plays us even if never any other time

Luko supported Port as a Kid, his best mate in Rozee, he was never heading to Adelaide

Can he be a good player for port - yes, do I think he will get to his draft ranking elite player potential - no


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[crow2crow]

The Giants need picks for next year, just need to wait for them to blink as getting nothing for Peatling doesn't help their cause at all

surely best way is give them a player and 2 3rd rounders and create a list spot

murphy
smith
burgess
schoey

take your pick

 

[Crow Magnum Man]

Or they want their second to move up with North this year. Using both 3rds stops us trading our F1 anyway.

A second and fourth should meet rules

 

[Cromulant]

There it is..i said this from day dot that they were pushing him out to get back into the draft at the pointy end this year. Its what they do.

Well they failed there.

They aren't at the pointy end.

 

[Cromulant]

surely best way is give them a player and 2 3rd rounders and create a list spot

murphy
smith
burgess
schoey

take your pick

They have to want these players..... would you??

 

[Shifty Crow]

surely best way is give them a player and 2 3rd rounders and create a list spot

murphy
smith
burgess
schoey

take your pick

Shoey would be a good depth player with them…. He suits their game plan


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[Thrillthorpe7]

There it is..i said this from day dot that they were pushing him out to get back into the draft at the pointy end this year. Its what they do.

Port didn't want to lose Houston though, it was just the only option they had with any currency after expressing a desire to leave. They also clearly thought it would net them more than pick 13 and Atkins haah

 

[Jeffcrowe]

agree but luko already two years older so should be better than he has been by now

still i wanted him and sure he will kill us when he plays us even if never any other time

Yep but I also remember people being indifferent about Rankine coming too

If Luko was coming off his 2023 season it would be a different story after kicking 39 goals and a few decent hauls

With Dixon gone , Finlayson struggling and Marshall concussion issues they could do with him and he might just need to be backed in and be home

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Chris Davies “we’ve brought in 2 players that are going to help us” whoops

That’s a bit harsh on Luko

 

[Cromulant]

Shoey would be a good depth player with them…. He suits their game plan


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Would he want that ??

It's essentially the same role he has here.

 

[Mutineer]

Richards was competing with Shultz and Bobby Hill

Ports small forwards are really poor outside Rioli , I think he’s chosen a weaker team for more opportunities

Are they though?
Anastopolous and Charleston both showed enough to suggest they had AFL potential but have been given zero opportunities. Playing in a totally uncompetitive Powa SANFL team all year is like being sent to purgatory for small forwards.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Are they though?
Anastopolous and Charleston both showed enough to suggest they had AFL potential but have been given zero opportunities. Playing in a totally uncompetitive Powa SANFL team all year is like being sent to purgatory for small forwards.

Might be good but unproven , not established like Hill , Shultz McCeery etc so makes sense for Richards to come to more opportunities

If Richards is fit he will almost definitely play round 1

 

[Jarman3]

Port didn't want to lose Houston though, it was just the only option they had with any currency after expressing a desire to leave. They also clearly thought it would net them more than pick 13 and Atkins haah

There's still some time left for them to work some other deals. They might be able to on-trade 13 and Atkins for a pick in the 20's

 

[Vader]

Is he confusing the psd with the nd?

No, PSD is correct.

Given the picks we have left, there is no chance that Peatling would still be available by the time we wanted to select him if he nominated for the ND. There's not a snowball's chance in He'll that he doesn't get picked up before pick 64.

The option being discussed is getting Peatling to delist himself from GWS, and nominate for the PSD (bypassing the ND). Adelaide have pick 4 in the PSD, and would only need to worry about being gazumped by Norf, Richmond, and West Coast. Even so, that's still a significant risk.

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[crow2crow]

They have to want these players..... would you??

they might have we actually tried? theyve lost five experienced players

i could see them wanting smith the most ironically

 

[Cromulant]

they might have we actually tried? theyve lost five experienced players

i could see them wanting smith the most ironically

I doubt that very much.

 

[Vader]

The fact the crows are so desperate to keep a second rounder for next year says they are still potentially looking to trade their first rounder for a pick this year I reckon they are still trying to pull Dodson if he is still around at end of first round

It says no such thing.

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[Mutineer]

Might be good but unproven , not established like Hill , Shultz McCeery etc so makes sense for Richards to come to more opportunities

If Richards is fit he will almost definitely play round 1

How do they get proven if they're not given opportunities? Powa' s development from within is ratshit in recent times.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

How do they get proven if they're not given opportunities? Powa' s development from within is ratshit in recent times.

Yep that’s why I feel they have recruited guys for sanfl like Jez McLennan and made such a kerfuffle of the sanfl rules as they want to be able to make their sanfl strong to give their kids more of a chance to perform

Surely that’s what Atkins is about or maybe they see him as the new Simon Tregenza

 

[Crow till I die]

No, PSD is correct.

Given the picks we have left, there is no chance that Peatling would still be available by the time we wanted to select him if he nominated for the ND. There's not a snowball's chance in He'll that he doesn't get picked up before pick 64.

The option being discussed is getting Peatling to delist himself from GWS, and nominate for the PSD (bypassing the ND). Adelaide have pick 4 in the PSD, and would only need to worry about being gazumped by Norf, Richmond, and West Coast. Even so, that's still a significant risk.

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Of course he could casually let it slip his GF will be locating to Adelaide and he plans to be with her so will need to be travelling there weekly to see her but if that is a problem, maybe tbose 3 clubs might decide to pass on picking him

 

[Cromulant]

Yep that’s why I feel they have recruited guys for sanfl like Jez McLennan and made such a kerfuffle of the sanfl rules as they want to be able to make their sanfl strong to give their kids more of a chance to perform

Surely that’s what Atkins is about or maybe they see him as the new Simon Tregenza

It makes sense.

It's why we hang onto certain blokes on our list a little too long, which may change with the change in SANFL rules.

Having the kids fend for themselves at SANFL level doesn't help development much

 

[Jeffcrowe]

It makes sense.

It's why we hang onto certain blokes on our list a little too long, which may change with the change in SANFL rules.

Having the kids fend for themselves at SANFL level doesn't help development much

Definitely

It’s never really admitted in media but there is definitely some strategy to try and keep reserves team competitive for all clubs

Harder in sanfl historically due to the rules ( and blatant cheating umpires ) hence port and crows have wanted to jump ship

 

[Crowked]

Could we trade 2X f3 for a likely low f2 with someone looking for points next year? Then give it to GWS

 

[crowcaine]

Luko supported Port as a Kid, his best mate in Rozee, he was never heading to Adelaide

Can he be a good player for port - yes, do I think he will get to his draft ranking elite player potential - no


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Luko was a Crows supporter as a kid, his dad is the Port fan, but as you said, he was never heading to Adelaide.



Can't find it, but there was an old interview before he was drafted, where he said he was a mad Crows fan and his dad used to lock him out of the house because of it. Obviously things changed.