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

  35

  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

  28

  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

  26

  Ht

  192cm

  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)

 

[LoBu]

Nabbing the forward coach from the current premiership is a coup.

There is nothing to suggest Jimmy Bartel is anyway better or worse than Murray Davis.

 

[Moe Ron]

And that’s the thing I’m more than happy to be wrong, because guess what? It means we’ve made a good appointment which helps us win a flag.

And for all the posters who whinge about my negativity, I’m not negative because I revel in us being shit or don’t want us to succeed, it’s the complete opposite, I’m negative because we’ve been shit and I want us to be better. I want to experience going to winning grand finals again.

But the facts are for such a big club we’ve underperformed for a long long time and then turned into a basket case with poor management running the club who despite saying the right things, really are only interested in securing enough wins to limit the noise, keep membership and sponsorship up so they can protect their own arses.

Anyway I’m done with the topic and flogs who whinge about my “negativity”, to borrow a quote from my great mate Peter Salt eat a dick

Based on the above...



I fear, much anger in front of you, you have...

 

[119others]

I’ve also posted more than I do after games.
The dynamics are different, got nothing to do with disappearing after wins.
You want to talk about disappearing how about you ask Wayne to back up his claim of me making things up or that Nicks was seen as the Architect behind GWS making the grandfinal in 2019.
And claiming pick 4 in the draft is a win?!!!! Seriously?

will agree to disagree here Froggy as my beef isnt with you mate. Its just being constantly dragged down in so many threads by repetitive shit by the same poster.

PS After a crappy year on-field I am personally glad we have pick 4 and didnt win a few late meaningless games and end up 10th and a worse pick

 

[George CantStandYa]

Like the fact you have no idea IF this is the position he has been hired as or is it as senior asst NO ONE knows this until the club makes a statement but you are taking it as fact that he is the director of coaching

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I’ve provided an opinion either way, have you? What’s your opinion if we’ve appointed an assistant as our coaching director after our extensive search? Reckon he was on top of our list.

On second thoughts, don’t bother replying, I know the answer.

 

[119others]

So, who really cares, it’s then up to the individual if they wish to engage

true mate. and others chance to again IGNORE said poster/s

 

[George CantStandYa]

We are no longer a big club - we are a feeder club

And that IS on Chapman and Fagan and Olsen and Silvers

And ROO

 

[Jeffcrowe]

I swear as soon as Sloane got his contract he stopped giving 100 percent.

In what way?

Just think as he aged and carried injury too his physical and talent shortfalls were exposed

 

[119others]

I swear as soon as Sloane got his contract he stopped giving 100 percent.

it was Reids biggest stuff up. Sloane had shown he couldnt handle the tag BEFORE the contract was handed out. I think there would have been pressure not to lose more interstate talent after Danger, Lever, CC, MM etc all left within short amt of time and Rory leveraged this

 

[George CantStandYa]

So, who really cares, it’s then up to the individual if they wish to engage

So let me guess, the bloke who is offering his share tips to help secure new recruits is whinging about the quality of my posting?

 

[jackster83]

In what way?

Just think as he aged and carried injury too his physical and talent shortfalls were exposed

He lost whatever explosiveness he had after that foot injury.

 

[George CantStandYa]

Nabbing the forward coach from the current premiership is a coup.

There is nothing to suggest Jimmy Bartel is anyway better or worse than Murray Davis.

Anyone suggested Bartel as coaching director?

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Nabbing the forward coach from the current premiership is a coup.

There is nothing to suggest Jimmy Bartel is anyway better or worse than Murray Davis.

For a start, Bartel has never Coached ....he is an unknown as a Coach ....we've seen many superstar players unable to Coach

 

[Redline]

I’m definitely interested to hear re how this coaching director works and what it means

How the club sees it etc , it’s not something we’ve had before . Interesting times

What was Worsfold's role? He was only part time but I think it's similar just a different job description.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

He lost whatever explosiveness he had after that foot injury.

Yep agree

And his game never had much nuance or class so when he lost that he was in strife

 

[Amacca 23]

I’ve provided an opinion either way, have you? What’s your opinion if we’ve appointed an assistant as our coaching director after our extensive search? Reckon he was on top of our list.

On second thoughts, don’t bother replying, I know the answer.

Whats the point of worrying about something that may or may not happen ? If he is the director see how he goes why jump at shadows all this angst and if we get wright or monty or both this bs has all been for nothing unlike you i dont worry about things until it actually happens not hypotheticals

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[1990crow]

In what way?

Just think as he aged and carried injury too his physical and talent shortfalls were exposed

First half of 2017 he looked like being a top 10 level midfielder, then completely fell away to just being a very good player.
To naked eye is just looked like he wasn't completely invested in being that player.
And didn't deserve the money he took from us.

Maybe it was his body, but for a while there I don't think he was giving it everything.

 

[cleanhands]

So let me guess, the bloke who is offering his share tips to help secure new recruits is whinging about the quality of my posting?

It’s hard to be positive with what this club has been dishing up,

 

[Jeffcrowe]

What was Worsfold's role? He was only part time but I think it's similar just a different job description.

Feel like this is a good example of a big name that wasn’t necessarily a good coach

realise he won a flag at West coast but he was exposed as a coach at Essendon , feel like he was a solid human though

 

[fuic08]

it was Reids biggest stuff up. Sloane had shown he couldnt handle the tag BEFORE the contract was handed out. I think there would have been pressure not to lose more interstate talent after Danger, Lever, CC, MM etc all left within short amt of time and Rory leveraged this

Yep don't think there were many happy with this deal at the time, it was already obvious it was overs.

He cashed in at the perfect time as the club didn't want the bad publicity of losing him.

 

[FR0GGY]

will agree to disagree here Froggy as my beef isnt with you mate. Its just being constantly dragged down in so many threads by repetitive shit by the same poster.

Because people such as Wayne & Mostyn make statements and run away don’t back it up yet will ask the reverse of course that’ll defend threads.
Do you really think using the term bed wetters is going to improve the threads, I’ve lost count the number of times it’s been used in the last day alone.

 

[Redline]

The sloane contract and milera contract are in his hall of fame of bad contracts.

Milera got way overs but he held all the power. So many players were leaving and at the time he was about our only quality junior talent.

Purely good timing on his behalf but I think we might be surprised at how much he is on.

 

[PeterSalt]

Yep don't think there were many happy with this deal at the time, it was already obvious it was overs.

He cashed in at the perfect time as the club didn't want the bad publicity of losing him.

Maybe folk here weren't happy

I can still remember the crowd roar at AO when he kicked a goal early a few days after he'd re-signed

 

[I Lost My Keays]

Some on there really think that the pick they get for soldo in a trade will cover what they need for Lukosius...you literally could not make it up

Good luck with that, they don’t have much leverage considering he wants to leave and is a second string ruck

 

[WaynesWorld19]

In what way?

Just think as he aged and carried injury too his physical and talent shortfalls were exposed

IMO Sloane has never been quick, he's been a burst player .....I just think we should have moved him out of the midfield much sooner, and it would have provided more longevity .....Sloane would have been great in that small defender role, Bond undertook last year

A similar scenario is facing Laird .... a small man who has lost his #1 wood
Hopefully Laird drops 3-4 kgs, he said he put on at the start of 2024 .....I don't think it helped him

 

[1970crow]

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.

You think conclusions on Nix were drawn just because of last season?