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

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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)

 

[GreyCrow]

And if they can’t handle the noise of coming out of contract and think it’ll be too much of a distraction, how are these same people ever going to cope with the noise and pressure if we ever find ourselves going into big finals in the future???

It sums up our whole mentality to me……we are weak!

We could have a camp

 

[Mutineer]

I don’t know if Arlo was ever on our radar. But I suspect that if we had drafted him, he’d still be on our list. We don’t turn our list over enough, and hang onto players too long.

Arlo was never going to us, interviewed poorly and not just with us was quite commonly known.

By all accounts Sid is a very different guy character wise.

 

[daniel_4tw]

Port aren’t trading Lord
They have lost Dixon and it’s likely Marshall is done too. They need him too much.

Don’t they also have Finlayson?

Finlayson, Geordiadis, Lord, Marshall, Luko… they all play incredibly similar in my view.

Lord is terrible. Butcher 2.0. If they can get anything for him they should move him on.

 

[Danger in Texas]

what if now we gesump pies so perryman can play with his mate?

Not really a need, unless we want him to play midfield

I feel Perryman to Port and Cumming to Crows (alliteration aside) were always the more suitable destinations. If Perryman goes to the Pies, that'll sting the blokes down the road

 

[1990crow]

Not really a need, unless we want him to play midfield

I feel Perryman to Port and Cumming to Crows (alliteration aside) were always the more suitable destinations. If Perryman goes to the Pies, that'll sting the blokes down the road

Having clearly been chasing Lukosius you'd think we have 1M to offer someone.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Having clearly been chasing Lukosius you'd think we have 1M to offer someone.

Give it to a midfielder

 

[crow2crow]

DGB to join Fish teaching Raiki in Elwood

 

[croweater 41]

Counts as a rumour yeah?

 

[Danger in Texas]

Counts as a rumour yeah?

That's disgusting

 

[Cromulant]

That's disgusting

Looks like something i'd have done with Microsoft Paint back in the 90s, and im no good at art.

 

[GreyCrow]

I don’t know if Arlo was ever on our radar. But I suspect that if we had drafted him, he’d still be on our list. We don’t turn our list over enough, and hang onto players too long.

This leads me to think there is some cognitive dissonance at our club

If our development is good we should be identifying the good and bad early - and playing them or getting rid of them or our development is bad

(waits for numbnuts to post 'gODdeN CoACh of the YeaR Award '' )

 

[croweater 41]

That's disgusting

Couldn't be good news all day.

 

[Carn The Texan]

Counts as a rumour yeah?

good lord

 

[Scorpus]

Counts as a rumour yeah?

If that's genuinely the logo, there is absolutely zero chance the fanbase will like it.

 

[Shifty Crow]

I dont think Marshall is done.... yet

I think he is on shakey grounds though


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[Scorpus]

Unfortunately this rumored logo also fits this description

Seen a sneak peek of it.

It's been played pretty safe, based on the old 90s logo, but simplified slightly. All navy crow with only one red and one yellow 'feather' stripe and a yellow outline.

Slightly underwhelming, but I think it'll definitely grow on people and looking forward to seeing the application on merch

 

[GreyCrow]

Counts as a rumour yeah?

Is that for our Barossa games?

 

[crow2crow]

If that's genuinely the logo, there is absolutely zero chance the fanbase will like it.

maybe they're preparing us for when the AFL moves completely online (digital players) cos the cost of litigation too high of reality... shocking logo

 

[Danger in Texas]

Hopefully Cornes' post brings a Cursed Sonic-like reaction, and the club is forced to change it on short notice

 

[Carn The Texan]

Unfortunately this rumored logo also fits this description

Might need to give it some time to grow on me... I have to admit it's probably better than the current logo though.

 

[baldandbroke]

Unfortunately this rumored logo also fits this description

My first reaction it’s a troll logo. Someone taking the leaked info and making the worst possible version of the old logo.

But then I remembered “we are AFC” and the same guys that okayed the seal are probably still the decision makers at the club.

It’s real isn’t it?

[emoji1785]

 

[WaynesWorld19]

There are creative goal celebrations and there are ones that are low-blows and distasteful

The no-teeth celebration and pre-game comments was not called for - it’s a tasteless dig at people who might be from a Lower social economic situation


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Yep ...have fun, celebrate as wildly as you like .....but don't insult the public ....not unless you want a driunken fan to land one on you

It's akin to not touching players or fans .....and IMO players have lost sight of this ....I can hug you, but you can't touch me

 

[George CantStandYa]

Counts as a rumour yeah?

Storm20 please say it isn’t so

 

[Scorpus]

Why does the logo have two different angles for the "feathers"



What the **** is this part? Just sloppy work



Gaps between the top two "feathers" but no gap to the body? Inconsistent in that part of the design



The different angles and thicknesses of each of the "feathers", especially for the very fat tail part, is visually displeasing.



Looks like an evil sci-fi robot version of the Concorde droop nose




Doesn't seem to incorporate the text well either

At least they nailed this part

 

[Afcprophet]

It's putrid. So many good options we could go with. Our classic logos are mint