Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation (Rumours total 25, last 28th August)

[WaynesWorld19]

Given our discussions with him in 2021, I reckon he has a fairly clear idea of what he's getting into haha. He appears to like a challenge!

Could I suggest ....Balme will report to Silvers, and not Adam Kelly .....he should overview the footy dept, and he can't do that reporting to Kelly

It will make Kelly uncomfortable .....good

 

[BACCS]

That must have triggered his seizures

Not something to joke about

 

[cleanhands]

Not something to joke about

Missed he sarcasm

 

[George Kramer]

It's more about the experience around them and not being able to get better top up players (e.g. recent AFL delistees). That's been an issue with it from day one.

The last 2-3 years prior to this year when we’ve had little injuries, we’ve had a strong side and played deep into finals, this hasn’t translated to development in the AFL, why?

Because the development of our players by the AFL coaches has been shit. We’ve seen it. They prefer experience at any opportunity. They’ll hold the young player back. If they are a young mid they get shunted to the half forward line and get close to zero midfield minutes.

We even have prioritised top up mids in the SANFL over our AFL listed mids. If we have more experienced mids playing it will only be worse.

Throw in shit drafting.

None of this is on the SANFL, none of it. It’s a cop out and a deflection of their shit development and drafting.

The only part I’d accept is the scheduling when our emergencies don’t get to play.

 

[GreyCrow]

Kelly gone then?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

And don’t reduce the offer after he agrees to it like last time…

We did?

 

[MRB37]

Given our discussions with him in 2021, I reckon he has a fairly clear idea of what he's getting into haha. He appears to like a challenge!

He definitely gave off a vibe he wasn't done yet and he wanted another challenge.

 

[George Kramer]

Kelly gone then?

Nah, having his hand held as he’s useless

 

[MatthewB]

He definitely gave off a vibe he wasn't done yet and he wanted another challenge.

and boy, do we have a challenge for him

 

[MRB37]

Kelly gone then?

The rumour at the time a few years ago was he was gonna sit above/next to Kelly in an advising/mentor role.

I'm guessing maybe they see it as Kelly can handle the day-to-day grunt work and Balme is the big picture guy?

 

[Stripple]

If we don’t do that we are ****ing idiots.

I’d put him on the board as football director if he wanted to, that’s not full time or even on the board in other capacity but helping to consult.

This makes sense - he can take Roos spot

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Kelly gone then?

Kelly is doing all the legwork to get Balme into the football department.

Success!

Balme arrives, Day 1.

Kelly: So which office is Balmey in?

Ummm.... yours.

 

[Tex Danger]

We did?

Sadly from a very good source this happened and the medical issues while real wouldn’t have stopped him coming otherwise. Chalk it up to Roo

 

[spenze]

There is this thing called zoom

One day a week here, just to get him away from the family, every man needs a day away from his family, a couple of teams meetings, done.

 

[spenze]

Could I suggest ....Balme will report to Silvers, and not Adam Kelly .....he should overview the footy dept, and he can't do that reporting to Kelly

It will make Kelly uncomfortable .....good

Kelly will have Balmes coffee order down pat by week 2

 

[Samcro24]

Balme only looking for a part time retirement gig.

Plus the last Nord bloke with any influence over the club irrevocably ruined our culture.

Colour me cautious.

 

[jimvic]

ROB isn’t that bad in the ruck (I feel like you even conceded that recently), every measure for rucks suggests that. It’s around the ground work which has declined massively since 2020.

look - we dropped Rob to confirm what we thought about Strachanie, who is clearly not good enough. I assume we did this Because Rob has made his desire clear about going to Vic (although he is contracted). So now we know we are in strife, can we just bring ROB back for the remainder of the season to provide some competition as the bounce / throw ins?

 

[jimvic]

......unless he's the missing piece!

would be a damn sight better for them than King Charles

 

[Redline]

Excuses and letting the clubs shit development off of the hook. Remember it’s the clubs decision to play draftees out of position when they play AFL, not the SANFL.

I agree 100%, we need to join an AFL Reserves comp just so we can have one less excuse.

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Said this before.

Balme comes over for a month and runs his eyes over the club and list.

Then it's all zoom and once a month flights for board meetings

Adelaide - Melbourne is a one hour flight. He could do 5 days a month in Adelaide for 9 months. VC the rest.

That’s 9 work weeks a year in Radelaide.

Get it done.

 

[Redline]

I can see Burns going as a start ....the Club will want to attract a senior asst .....don't muck around the edges

Its interesting, publicly the person will be there to help Nicks. I bet privately they would see it as an opportunity to step into a Senior role if things go bad for Nicks.

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

Balme said “us”!

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Could I suggest ....Balme will report to Silvers, and not Adam Kelly .....he should overview the footy dept, and he can't do that reporting to Kelly

It will make Kelly uncomfortable .....good

Surely Kelly is gone.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Surely Kelly is gone.

My take .....when things are good Kelly speaks well & confidently .....when under pressure, his voice has a different octave, and his nervousness comes thru in his speech

He's probably a good backroom footy man ....but not the confident & knowledgeable public face we need

Have you noticed his absence from the media .....he should be front & centre supporting his Coach

 

[crowholder]

Is Balme the "big fish"?