Rumour Speculation, Rumours, Lies Thread 2025

[Scorpus]

Rumour Summary October 1st

• Adelaide expects a decision from Christian Petracca
  3

  Christian Petracca

  Age

  29

  Ht

  187cm

  Wt

  94kg

  Pos.

  M/F

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  19.4

  5star

  K

  9.5

  4star

  HB

  9.8

  5star

  M

  3.5

  4star

  T

  3.0

  5star

  CL

  2.5

  4star

  D

  24.4

  5star

  K

  10.4

  4star

  HB

  14.0

  5star

  M

  3.5

  3star

  T

  3.6

  4star

  CL

  3.4

  4star

  D

  19.0

  5star

  K

  7.8

  3star

  HB

  11.2

  5star

  M

  3.0

  3star

  T

  3.8

  5star

  CL

  2.0

  4star

  by Saturday, according to a poster (link)
• Christian Petracca's decision between Adelaide and Gold Coast is a 50/50, according to Tom Morris (link)
• Taylor Walker will sign a one-year contract extension, according to Josh Money (link)
• Adelaide have been working on the Petracca trade for months, compared to Gold Coast who have joined the race more recently, according to a poster (link)
• Christian Petracca is meeting with Gold Coast in person (link)

Rumour Summary October 2nd

• Melbourne are open to trading Clayton Oliver
  10

  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

  , according to Sam Edmund (link)
• Clayton Oliver expects to be told to explore his trade options, according to Tom Morris (link)

 

[jimvic]

Noble’s only piece of trading brilliance. Getting Cats to include Gore for 50 to pollute the Danger trade to delay the outcome being obvious. Was amazing how the rainbows and lollipop brigade swallowed the ‘would go early 2nd in this years draft’ or ‘Cats were going to play him in the 1s next year’ garbage. Shit at a lot of things, knowing his rank and file audience wasn’t one of them.

so is Stevens that newer version of Gore?

 

[MRB37]

so is Stevens that newer version of Gore?

Even if he is the club won't be selling him as a valuable addition to a trade where we moved on our best player.

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

AFL have received paperwork from Adelaide to review on terms of deal for Petracca. Not trade, but terms of offer. That means Petracca has agreed to terms should he chose Adelaide. Nothing submitted by Suns at this point.

Is this process a thing?

 

[1970crow]

Will we actually iver pay?

If we paid 3 firsts that's over paying. I don't think anything less than that is overpaying.

Contracted 30 year old on back ended contract, hard to say. 2 firsts straight is definitely overpaying, regardless of his contracted status.

 

[IddyBiddy]

Where is this from?

Is this process a thing?

yes, very common.

Two Melbourne players today have had submissions today.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

yes, very common.

Two Melbourne players today have had submissions today.

Where did you get the info from?

 

[anyfourcrowseyed]

I'd be happy to do a straight-swap for Hollands. The talent is clearly there with EH, and we have nothing to lose by taking a punt.

Please stop with this Hollands talk, we're not after going him, been thrown out of two clubs for unprofessionalism and known abuse on you know what (it rhymes with bloke)

 

[George CantStandYa]

yes, very common.

Two Melbourne players today have had submissions today.

Is this intel or has it been released in the media?

 

[Syd Crow]

Noble’s only piece of trading brilliance. Getting Cats to include Gore for 50 to pollute the Danger trade to delay the outcome being obvious. Was amazing how the rainbows and lollipop brigade swallowed the ‘would go early 2nd in this years draft’ or ‘Cats were going to play him in the 1s next year’ garbage. Shit at a lot of things, knowing his rank and file audience wasn’t one of them.

Has to be the worst bit of trading the AFC have ever done. History should never be kind to Noble and whoever else was involved with this. The Gibbs trade of course a pretty close second.

 

[Cromulant]

Is this intel or has it been released in the media?

Cant see it in the media, dont think they'd want stuff like that released.

 

[1970crow]

MIlera should look at Zorko's finals series as a template for how he needs to play his position. WMJ is a senior player now, he has the skills, he just cant be a handoff player anymore, he needs to be aggressive off half back, make opposition teams uncomfortable.

Milera has a very low field of vision, no hope he turns into a player that can hit up long targets like Zorko can, or Smith used to.

 

[Redline]

I'm fine with 2 firsts and something coming back.

Confident of a good year again in 2026? If it's on par I am happy but if it a top 6 pick in a strong draft, not so much.

 

[Cromulant]

Milera has a very low field of vision, no hope he turns into a player that can hit up long targets like Zorko can, or Smith used to.

It not necessarily the long target, its more the 25m hit up and overlap run that id love to see from Wayne.

 

[1970crow]

Im comfortable that that was an aberration and that he was instrumental in the winning the GF

It’s funny how none of our small/medium defenders are ever responsible for opposition goals. Which I guess is why we excuse total absence of meaningful rebound, they’re too busy never conceding goals.

 

[1970crow]

You can't tell me that the timing isn't at least a little fishy?

Not at all. Melbourne had to get something official from the club after the public footage of Trac and co rolling into Adelaide.

 

[fuic08]

It not necessarily the long target, its more the 25m hit up and overlap run that id love to see from Wayne.

Needs to watch some NWM overlap run highlights, he has a huge work rate

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

AFL have received paperwork from Adelaide to review on terms of deal for Petracca. Not trade, but terms of offer. That means Petracca has agreed to terms should he chose Adelaide. Nothing submitted by Suns at this point.

I'm guessing this is what Anna stayed back in Adelaide for?

 

[budget]

Nope that was Trent Potential Hentchell. Carey hurt his Neck and had to retire immediately.

Wrong Carey wrapped his knee/ shin around the post and henshals knee was smashed by a little price called Thomas from port Powa.

 

[ams4crows]

AFL have received paperwork from Adelaide to review on terms of deal for Petracca. Not trade, but terms of offer. That means Petracca has agreed to terms should he chose Adelaide. Nothing submitted by Suns at this point.

Is this so the AFL can know weather a club can afford the player within the salary cap?

I assume this document would say what we would be paying the player each year

 

[Cromulant]

Wrong Carey wrapped his knee/ shin around the post and henshals knee was smashed by a little price called Thomas from port Powa.

Carey came back after the post issue, hurt his neck against Carlton from memory.

 

[Syd Crow]

Wrong Carey wrapped his knee/ shin around the post and henshals knee was smashed by a little price called Thomas from port Powa.

I still recall the surgeon who looked after Trent Hentschel said his injury looked like something you would expect from a bad car crash not a footy injury. Hentschel could have been anything in footy, and Thomas was just another Port Adelaide sniper from a long line of Port Adelaide snipers. Funny how the memory plays tricks on you. I rewatched the incident again and it was not the one I had in mind when I said that about Thomas. I was recalling an incident in a night game not a day game. Watching the Thomas tackling him I would have to agree it was just unlucky what happened.

 

[Viva la Mattner]

I still recall the surgeon who looked after Trent Hentschel said his injury looked like something you would expect from a bad car crash not a footy injury. Hentschel could have been anything in footy, and Thomas was just another Port Adelaide sniper from a long line of Port Adelaide snipers.

Not sure why people still go with this
Thomas wasn't intending to wreck Hentschels knee, yeah he wanted to tackle him hard and that was his job , he certainly could not have foreseen the end result

 

[feenix67]

Is this so the AFL can know weather a club can afford the player within the salary cap?

I assume this document would say what we would be paying the player each year

Pretty sure - and happy to be corrected - that clubs are essentially a proxy for the AFL, because the players are technically contracted to the AFL. So any deal needs to get the tick from the AFL. Also, the AFL scrutinises trades, so they need to be across contract terms.

 

[whattagun07]

It not necessarily the long target, its more the 25m hit up and overlap run that id love to see from Wayne.

Yep, even a 25-30m from a R50 to just backwards of centre circle can open up the entire width of the forward half and cause chaos for the defense. And yet how often does this method go un-used, even with a group of 80% of the players crammed out on the wing on one side

 

[MRB37]

Has to be the worst bit of trading the AFC have ever done. History should never be kind to Noble and whoever else was involved with this. The Gibbs trade of course a pretty close second.

You could at least argue Reid had his hands tied somewhat with Gibbs because he got told by Fagan "You can't leave without getting the deal done"

From all reports Geelong went "We want to underpay for Danger" and Noble went "No probs, mate!" and didn't press any further.