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

[Trigger13]

Can’t you read? He was a Carlton fan!

Can’t you read, he was was port fan. Which you said he wasn’t. Keep digging that hole.

You know you’re the only person on this entire board I’ve blocked. Yet you still manage to troll.

Impressive stuff.

 

[UcantCme]

So he switched when he was like 8 lol. May have switched back after Judd retired. never know. lol

and given the fact he switch so easily from being a port fan to a Carlton fan, I’m reasonably confident that he is not going to have a real issue switching to the crows [emoji23]


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[ABAB]

Can’t you read, he was was port fan. Which you said he wasn’t. Keep digging that hole.

You know you’re the only person on this entire board I’ve blocked. Yet you still manage to troll.

Impressive stuff.

I think you previously mentioned he was a "massive" Port Power fan as a kid but either way it's irrelevant, Thompson was a Port Power fan wasn't he?

 

[Trigger13]

I think you previously mentioned he was a "massive" Port Power fan as a kid but either way it's irrelevant, Thompson was a Port Power fan wasn't he?

Thanks for actually steering this back into the right direction. It is likely irrelevant. The relevant point I was making was that Port have been heavily courting him. Fact.

If Petty doesn’t sign with us this year, I wouldn’t be surprised at all he goes to Port, who also have a plenty of room in their salary cap.

 

[bonehilda]

If Petty and his management are the ones telling us to eff off surely this doesn’t drag out like it has? The fact we’re still persisting seems to suggest Melbourne are the only ones saying farck no

 

[ABAB]

Thanks for actually steering this back into the right direction. It is likely irrelevant. The relevant point I was making was that Port have been heavily courting him. Fact.

If Petty doesn’t sign with us this year, I wouldn’t be surprised at all he goes to Port, who also have a large salary cap.

Well, we are heavily courting him this year whereas they've gone for BZT and Ratugolea route......

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

According to the Melbourne website he grew up a Port supporter then switched to Carlton

Petty pleased with Melbourne

Petty says he was surprised, but delighted to be claimed by club

www.melbournefc.com.au

That’s almost worse

 

[Trigger13]

Well, we are heavily courting him this year whereas they've gone for BZT and Ratugolea route......

True. Like I said earlier today. I’m loving the aggressive tactics from Reid and co

 

[spenze]

we will find out in the next couple of days

my read on the situation is Petty will be not tri-colours next year


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Given your track record, I'm pretty confident now

 

[MarcusP2]

Haha awesome. that’s a rusted on port supporter alright

He switched to Carlton because he liked watching Judd play.

Chris Judd started playing for Carlton in 2008.

I mean, if I recall something else happened around the same time Judd was traded that might have led someone to give up on Port.

 

[jenny61_99]

Can’t you read, he was was port fan. Which you said he wasn’t. Keep digging that hole.

You know you’re the only person on this entire board I’ve blocked. Yet you still manage to troll.

Impressive stuff.

Technically you are right, he WAS a port fan when he was a kid… but changed to Carlton at the age of 7 or 8. It’s not really a heap you should choose to die on. Moral victory maybe, but they aren’t all they are cracked up to be!

 

[Sanders]

Oi, mate, the evidence was that I told you. Maybe people actually know things about things that you don’t.

You do realise you said that bit out loud!

Priceless

 

[Sanders]

Thanks for actually steering this back into the right direction. It is likely irrelevant. The relevant point I was making was that Port have been heavily courting him. Fact.

It’s not a fact, it’s an unverified claim from an uncertain source - you.

If Petty doesn’t sign with us this year, I wouldn’t be surprised at all he goes to Port, who also have a plenty of room in their salary cap.

Of course they do. They’re the best aren’t they?

 

[Sanders]

If Petty and his management are the ones telling us to eff off surely this doesn’t drag out like it has? The fact we’re still persisting seems to suggests Melbourne are the ones saying farck no

Obviously. Our friend here has quite the long history of false claims

 

[1970crow]

I think its only geelong that may be willing to trade their first… pick 8..

now I’d probably do 14 and F1 for 8..

but not F1 and 10 for 8.. not using a 1st rounder to move up just 2 positions..

so…

get the 10 and mcadam for petty done..

then go to geelong with 14 and F1.. get 8.. and hope sanders is there still.. or wilson..

we're 2 injuries away from our F1 being 6, no way I'd trade it for 8 with anything else.

 

[Samcro24]

According to the Melbourne website he grew up a Port supporter then switched to Carlton

Petty pleased with Melbourne

Petty says he was surprised, but delighted to be claimed by club

www.melbournefc.com.au

Yuck.

Do. Not. Want.

 

[Pugsley]

Are we still talking about Pugsley and his missus again?

dogs105 will be pleased

More interesting than trade week

 

[Crow till I die]

No evidence anywhere that he’s a port fan.

Anywhere

At that coin, it sort of removes the need to worry about if he was or wasn't...its life changing money

 

[Gtowncrow]

Well you want to leave on good terms. Alienating a fan base is not a nice way to go.

Maybe Jake Lever might be helpful to chat with? He transferred clubs so well!

 

[Gtowncrow]

and given the fact he switch so easily from being a port fan to a Carlton fan, I’m reasonably confident that he is not going to have a real issue switching to the crows [emoji23]


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Would anyone like to have a guess about the percentage of players who play for their childhood supported club?

I'll start and say 15%

 

[BACCS]

To be honest, if we’re going to throw big money like this at Petty. I’d prefer if it was Charlie Ballard. SA lad and an RFA at end of 2025

We did go hard when he was last in negotiations for his current contract

 

[Crows I Am]

I think its only geelong that may be willing to trade their first… pick 8..

now I’d probably do 14 and F1 for 8..

but not F1 and 10 for 8.. not using a 1st rounder to move up just 2 positions..

so…

get the 10 and mcadam for petty done..

then go to geelong with 14 and F1.. get 8.. and hope sanders is there still.. or wilson..

Most I would be offering to Geelong for 8 would be 14 and our pick 20.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

According to the Melbourne website he grew up a Port supporter then switched to Carlton

Petty pleased with Melbourne

Petty says he was surprised, but delighted to be claimed by club

www.melbournefc.com.au

Just noticed that his draft pick to Melbourne was part of the Jake Lever exchange.

37

Harrison Petty

Melbourne

Norwood

SANFL

Traded from Adelaide

 

[BACCS]

Surely Melbourne should be looking at Gunston? I doubt the Hawks are taking him back, not a need and too old for their current list profile. He’s a better forward option for them over the next 1-2 years than Petty, especially if combined with McAdam and JVR. Avoids having to play Brown or McDonald as first choice KPFs too.

 

[Trigger13]

Technically you are right, he WAS a port fan when he was a kid… but changed to Carlton at the age of 7 or 8. It’s not really a heap you should choose to die on. Moral victory maybe, but they aren’t all they are cracked up to be!

My point the entire time was was that Port are heavily into Petty. But typical of this board, people like Sanders and adelaidecrows have to dig in and make people die on their hills, as you put it. Fact are he was a port fan growing up and port want him. Does the port fan thing have much to do with his decision? Prob not. Is port in the race. Up to their eyeballs in him. Been working on this for a while. Hence why it hasn’t been so easy for Harrison to just come out and ask for a trade. There are many factors at play here.