Rumour Bluemour Discussion XLI

[Aphrodite]

#BUMP from February


Re: 'Alleged' rumours resurfacing ...

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Thanks all!

 

[BlueLocke]

Today seems very un-Sydney like. Very strange the way they've handled Florent.

Pavlich as CEO replacing Harley - maybe they've lost an important voice in list management?

 

[Pixelshooter]

Is the 'good bloke' quotient increasing at Princes Park with every passing hour?

 

[thebluenewdeal]

Florent for future 3rd is a much better acquisition.

Hopefully we add an extra year to smooth it out

 

[carlton_99]

Acres has him covered in all the important stats.

Oliver Florent and Blake Acres AFL Stats Comparison

Oliver Florent and Blake Acres AFL Stats Comparison.

www.footywire.com

Ollie Florent is much better by foot than Blake Acres. Acres provides other skills but when it comes to kicking its not close

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Days like this I’m glad I keep a spare phone charger at work!

Should be a public holiday instead of GF eve

 

[Sweet Seventeen]

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Ross the boss, has the strap-on on.

 

[Anzac16]

While he's on a bit of coin, Florent for a future 3rd should be a solid pickup. Outside of this year he's been a pretty handy player for the Swannies.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Is anything happening???

Time for a nice walk methinks.

 

[Juddernaut08]

Nice so we got the least good asset offered for Charlie.

 

[yibbida]

Ollie Florent is much better by foot than Blake Acres. Acres provides other skills but when it comes to kicking its not close

So these stats are wrong, because "trust me bro"?

 

[OurBoysInBlue]

Welcome to the Blues, Ollie

 

[zeggie]

Oliver Florent and Blake Acres AFL Stats Comparison

Oliver Florent and Blake Acres AFL Stats Comparison.

www.footywire.com

Improve where?

Acres has him covered in all the important stats.

Oliver Florent and Blake Acres AFL Stats Comparison

Oliver Florent and Blake Acres AFL Stats Comparison.

www.footywire.com

Acres and his shoulders were looking pretty cooked second half of this year.

 

[NavySteel]

I wonder if Dean Cox has factored in the drop in IQ of his list if Charlie joins.

Realistically, I wonder if he’s factored in Charlie’s request to go to geelong in about 12 months time..

 

[myblueroan]

Actually going on the informed info from the nice Swannie supporter a few pages back. Florent is a natural wingman, loves to gun and run.

Not a defensively minded player, but more of a quality linkman on the outside.

It's ok as the deal was good.
Not much to lose there.

 

[TwiggleyFanClub]

Realistically, I wonder if he’s factored in Charlie’s request to go to geelong in about 12 months time..

Once he front-loads the crap out of this one too.

 

[mikeroo_123]

On the Trade Radio feed the camera was just in the Blues’ rooms and one of the staffers was reading an email from Gold Coast

 

[Graffy4242]

Acres has him covered in all the important stats.

Oliver Florent and Blake Acres AFL Stats Comparison

Oliver Florent and Blake Acres AFL Stats Comparison.

www.footywire.com

Yeah, number of OOBs on the full

 

[ctwenty1]

It's ok as the deal was good.
Not much to lose there.

I think we have taken the $ for them, hence the relative cheapness in pick terms

 

[thechef95]

I haven't left my desk all day.

I haven't done any work.

I haven't eaten.

My lower back is seizing up.

The refresh button is worn out.

 

[The Bighouse]

We’re revisiting the 2016 draft (thanks SOS). Pick# 4 & 11 in trades

 

[charred_fate]

Oliver Florent and Blake Acres AFL Stats Comparison

Oliver Florent and Blake Acres AFL Stats Comparison.

www.footywire.com

Improve where?

Thought we covered the stats thing with the Gulden example… if that’s not enough, maybe take a look at Nick Daicos’ kicking efficiency

You can’t honestly think that Acres has a better kick than Florent … Acres’ kicking would literally be bottom 50 in the AFL (maybe bottom 10) and I don’t reckon even he’d argue with that.

 

[carlton_99]

So these stats are wrong, because "trust me bro"?

No - disposal efficiency stats are just highly flawed. Check out the kick ratings on Wheelo. Takes into account what kick they take on and measures retention rating.

In 2025, Florent was a +1.7 and Acres a -8.5.

The stat is a "measure of how often a player's kicks are retained by a teammate compared to expectation".

 

[skadoosh]

Florent was a 1st round draft pick - pick 11 - that's all I need to see to count it as a win

 

[ctwenty1]

On the Trade Radio feed the camera was just in the Blues’ rooms and one of the staffers was reading an email from Gold Coast

really?

good eyes

how could you tell?

 

[BigFrizz36]

Ollie Florent finished top 10 in the Swans B & F every year from 2020 - 2024 from memory. Just because Dean Cox

Dean Cox

Age

44

Ht

203cm

Wt

107kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.9

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

6.9

4star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.5

3star

G

0.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

13.0

4star

K

5.8

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.4

4star

G

0.0

1star

didn't like him doesn't mean that he can't play. He can play and will genuinely help make us a better team. For a future 3rd.