Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation Part 2

[Scorpus]

Spoiler: Older Rumors

I've deleted confirmed information

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

  Age

  34

  Ht

  183cm

  Wt

  87kg

  Pos.

  Mid

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  23.7

  5star

  K

  11.7

  4star

  HB

  11.9

  5star

  M

  3.5

  4star

  T

  6.6

  5star

  CL

  5.7

  5star

  D

  15.3

  4star

  K

  7.3

  3star

  HB

  8.0

  4star

  M

  1.3

  1star

  T

  3.3

  4star

  CL

  4.2

  5star

  D

  22.2

  5star

  K

  8.6

  4star

  HB

  13.6

  5star

  M

  3.2

  4star

  T

  6.0

  5star

  CL

  4.6

  5star

  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
  13

  Clayton Oliver

  Age

  27

  Ht

  189cm

  Wt

  88kg

  Pos.

  Mid

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  27.8

  5star

  K

  9.5

  4star

  HB

  18.4

  5star

  M

  3.2

  3star

  T

  6.3

  5star

  CL

  6.3

  5star

  D

  25.1

  5star

  K

  11.1

  4star

  HB

  14.0

  5star

  M

  3.6

  4star

  T

  5.6

  5star

  CL

  5.9

  5star

  D

  19.2

  5star

  K

  4.6

  2star

  HB

  14.6

  5star

  M

  2.0

  3star

  T

  4.4

  5star

  CL

  3.8

  5star

  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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  Darcy Fogarty

  Age

  25

  Ht

  194cm

  Wt

  100kg

  Pos.

  Fwd

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  8.5

  2star

  K

  5.7

  2star

  HB

  2.8

  2star

  M

  3.7

  4star

  T

  1.7

  4star

  G

  1.2

  4star

  D

  6.3

  1star

  K

  4.0

  1star

  HB

  2.3

  2star

  M

  3.0

  3star

  T

  2.3

  3star

  G

  1.0

  4star

  D

  8.0

  2star

  K

  5.4

  2star

  HB

  2.6

  3star

  M

  3.4

  4star

  T

  2.6

  4star

  G

  1.0

  4star

  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)

 

[CrowToon]

Leadership is a totally different set of skills to coaching.

You can be a CEO of a telecommunications business and then go be a CEO of an education consultancy company. You don't need to know anything about either of those things to be successful.

You can sometimes tell who has never been in leadership roles.

 

[jenny61_99]

So anyone tortured themselves and listened to Roo to hear what his actual role is?

It hasn’t even been officially announced yet. Surely he has to wait for that?

 

[George Kramer]

It hasn’t even been officially announced yet. Surely he has to wait for that?

You reckon Roo waits for official announcements? Or he’s got the clout he can talk about it given the media have announced it?

 

[FR0GGY]

In before somethinghorse
I feel peatling will make an announcement in the coming days about his future.

 

[whattagun07]

I'm waaay too invested in Peatling who I don't even know much about.
Wake up at 0640 and first thing I do is check this thread in hope he's announced hes joining us.
Is that too much to ask at sparrows fart the morning after the BnF?

 

[crowcaine]

In before somethinghorse
I feel peatling will make an announcement in the coming days about his future.

"He'll either stay or go.. confirmed soon. Movements happening, things shaking into place. More to come"

 

[Cromulant]

You reckon Roo waits for official announcements? Or he’s got the clout he can talk about it given the media have announced it?

He seems to when it comes to us, other clubs not so much.

 

[Freshj]

I had been told he had decided to sign on with GWS. And as I said, it's not my usual source of info so take it with a grain of salt, but I think if GWS were pressuring him to make a decision and nothing was mentioned at the BNF, it does seem likely he doesn't stay.

That or he simply won't be pressured to make a choice until he's 100% comfortable and will sit on it another day or two.

Hope my Intel is wrong and we manage to snag him!

 

[FR0GGY]

Edmund says he will make a decision today

 

[Cromulant]

Edmund says he will make a decision today

Decisions made when hungover aren't always the best.

I've eaten too much KFC over my time

 

[adelaidecrows]

Perhaps it’s now outdated but Crows certainly did this once. In 2004, Stenglein requested a trade back to Eagles. He finished (I feel an artificially high) second in the B&F that year. Main point was Crows publicly pointed to this high finish in the B&F and demanded a very good pick from the Eagles and recd it - higher than expected at the time.

Well I think the club the player is leaving would almost certainly use it. I was meaning the destination club using it.

 

[George Kramer]

lol

 

[FR0GGY]

lol

He’s a crier as well.

 

[George Kramer]

He’s a crier as well.

He might get his loyal followers on to us

 

[adelaidecrows]

lol

Im not sure what he is expecting during the off season.

 

[George Kramer]

Im not sure what he is expecting during the off season.

Adulation

 

[1970crow]

So burns is leaving or getting demoted?

he moves down a peg and Godden finally gets flushed properly.

 

[Mostyn]

A Director of Coaching role is above a head coach, so you'd think the requirements for experience would be higher and you'd want some sort of high level experience

I'm not sure that's true. I don't think Brandon Bolton is above Craig McRae at Collingwood.

 

[whattagun07]

lol

Don't get me started on the current shade of blue !!!

 

[FR0GGY]

lol

Alex has had a cry too (hi Alex)

 

[Mostyn]

I guess my concern is that we need a "Director of Coaching" that can actually direct and reign in Matthew Nicks. If we're not going to sack him, then he needs to get a lot better at coaching. That's what you'd hope a role above Nicks would be doing, ensuring the entire coaching panel improves, getting them to work together, cutting out the stupidity.

If we're hiring someone that doesn't have that experience base to draw on, how is he going to effectively manage Nicks who actually has experience in that head coaching role? Would Nicks respect him and learn from him? I mean I hope so but the man is stubborn.

I think fans want the club to hire someone who can "reign in" Matthew Nicks.

The club doesn't want that, though.

Fans want Nicks to pay for the fact that he underachieved last season, and to have people above him getting us ready for the inevitable sacking.

The club seem to believe that Nicks needs more support, that he was left managing too many areas and that he wasn't given the resources to succeed.

That's what it seems like at least.

 

[1970crow]

That he survived the rebuild and the game of musical chairs is good but I would have felt better about it if he wasn't there prior to Fagan.

The issue is that the same people that decided to extend Nicks have made this decision.

 

[CrowToon]

lol

Do we get an invite to the 60th?

 

[Mostyn]

It's the same logic you're applying here though.

You're using Fagan to justify his appointment as though there's some correlation between their career paths and success when there's not.

As George said before, Rowey has been saying for weeks that the club has been struggling to attract candidates for this role so he's clearly been one of the few people to show any interest and was clearly a mile down the shopping list.

I'm not writing him off, I'm just calling it as it is that it's a very uninspiring hire and a "you'll do" appointment.

It's a bit underwhelming, because we were all expecting a Stewie Dew type - someone who is a name.

Ultimately though, he has a very professional resume and seems like he brings some good credentials to the role.

It does address one of our key needs - we were obviously understaffed for coaching assistance, and he comes from an excellent program. And I like seeing coaches who weren't ex-AFL players.

 

[Golumless]

Getting in a coach from a side who has been a constant finalists for the last 5 years and just won a premiership seems like good signing to me.

Much better then bringing in SANFL coaches.