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

[ams4crows]

Billings going to Melbourne..... Is McAdam even going to get a gig in their 22??

 

[dogs105]

I wonder if we'll find out who the big bird is today?

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Did I dream it or did Himmelberg state he was keen to go to GWS? Or was that from GWS?

What happened there, we secured Burgess so why did we not let the Great dragon charge to the lovely streets of West Sydney?

No Golfing Video ....so can't confirm

 

[jenny61_99]

Billings going to Melbourne..... Is McAdam even going to get a gig in their 22??

Does Billings now release Petty?

 

[kick it to me_]

Billings going to Melbourne..... Is McAdam even going to get a gig in their 22??

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[Crow till I die]

I wonder if we'll find out who the big bird is today?

It flew away some time ago....and looked like an albatross

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Is there still time for Melb to backflip?

Every opposition Club has a price, that would release a Contracted player

 

[GameofSloanes]

And the club sock puppets on here tell us no one wants to come to SA (whilst Port bring in players every year).

I mean, we could bring in BZT and Esava type players. But they are no good. Alliir the best player Port has brought in but wasnt hugely rated at the time, maybe Dixon next. Would rather we focus on actually good players.

 

[skam85]

Billings going to Melbourne..... Is McAdam even going to get a gig in their 22??

totally different players

 

[fuic08]

Is Soldo such a great get, I'd have him serviceable at best.
For mine Visentini has showed he's going to be a better ruck than both Soldo and Sweet in the not too distant future so can't say I see this as great strategy.

Ivan Soldo and Reilly O'Brien AFL Stats Comparison

Ivan Soldo and Reilly O'Brien AFL Stats Comparison.

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Seems strange to bring both in, you'd think both would have been sold the no.1 ruck spot.

That 2nd round pick coming from freo could be a good pick next year too.

 

[spenze]

I'm also not saying straight swap for Himmelberg...we'd probably want something back

Sorry, I don’t know where you get this baseless idea from? We don’t know what our final offer was, or even if it were the same, lower or higher than Melbourne’s offer

As you rightly say, we had the cash but we don’t know what we did offer or how much it increased from our first offer; other than it did

I am sure he thinks our offer to Macadam was minimum chips

 

[GreyCrow]

An unbalanced list will have Soldo, Sweet, Hayes, Visentini, Scully, K.Marshall…all over 200cm. Lycett TBC.

Dixon, Boak, McKenzie all coming to the end.

Clearly boom or bust. A significant injury to Rozee or Butters next season and it will derail overnight.

While I dont believe Port are deliberately ahead of the curve - the trend will be towards the bigger players with athletic skills - question is do they?

The Collingwood 6 footer has been replaced by the 2020s 200cm footer

 

[WaynesWorld19]

I think this is right.
We went for A grade players. Day, Redman, Oliver, Petty. Didn’t get them but it’s pretty hard to dislodge a player like that.
They went for second string players.

Which simply says PORT have to bring in discards, because their Drafting & List Management has failed ......the list is unbalanced ... quality wise

 

[GameofSloanes]

I just checked. Number 1 is "Geelong and Fremantle"

Number 2 is "Adelaide"

I'm not convinced Kane knows how numbers work...

Geelong? Who will lose Esava? Who he doesn't rate? What else have they lost?

 

[George Kramer]

So ...you're saying we should target poor players, because they're easier to get ....gotcha

Is that your interpretation of what I said? Good to see you’ve overcome your comprehension issues, not.

So….you’re saying unless they are players with multi year contracts they are poor players…..gotcha.

The fact you even got likes for your issues is quite surprising

 

[GameofSloanes]

I think this is right.
We went for A grade players. Day, Redman, Oliver, Petty. Didn’t get them but it’s pretty hard to dislodge a player like that.
They went for second string players.

Barely second string in some cases

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Geez Soldo will fit in perfectly with that punchable face

 

[GameofSloanes]

Except from us

Who was the last one we lost? Cameron? When we were a complete shitshow. Think that has changed now. And no i don't think Doedee or Mcadam are prized assets.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Geelong? Who will lose Esava? Who he doesn't rate? What else have they lost?

GEEL were old & decrepit last year .....they've done nothing to refresh the list with youth ......no Ruck, Ceglar retired (strange trade?), Isaac Smith, a key driver in 2023 retired .....now Esava gone

Key pillars in Danger, Hawkins, and Duncan ....will be lucky to get thru the 2024 season .....can't make the 8

 

[GameofSloanes]

Which simply says PORT have to bring in discards, because their Drafting & List Management has failed ......the list is unbalanced ... quality wise

Or that it's difficult to get players to come to SA. They either have to be not that good, originally from here, or massively overpaid (and even then it's difficult). Port and Crows have different solutions to the problem, but it is the same problem

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

I think big Dante will go past both them pretty quickly if he's given the opportunities.

I thought he did ok in the few games I saw of his, taking into account he’s a baby.

 

[GameofSloanes]

GEEL were old & decrepit last year .....they've done nothing to refresh the list with youth ......no Ruck, Ceglar retired (strange trade?), Isaac Smith, a key driver in 2023 retired .....now Esava gone

Key pillars in Danger, Hawkins, and Duncan ....will be lucky to get thru the 2024 season .....can't make the 8

Refresh the list with youth = go to the draft
The trade period is no longer the sandbox they are playing in, will be rebuilding for a couple of years

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Or that it's difficult to get players to come to SA. They either have to be not that good, originally from here, or massively overpaid (and even then it's difficult). Port and Crows have different solutions to the problem, but it is the same problem

It means PORT's Drafting has been suspect .....outside Rozee / Butters .....where are the ticks ?

To compensate, Port have to trade excessively

 

[Crow till I die]

Barely second string in some cases

I don't mind what they have done (are doing) in this period. They have a ruck and KPD weakness and have gone about trying to address it.

Structurally, Ratugolea has the size to take the big key forward leaving Alir to play intercept which is what they would have wanted. Lycett was on 1 leg and their other rucks are raw and largely untried so getting 2 guys in that are in the right age bracket for not much is ok.

Where it could badly unravel is if they lose Butters or Rozee to injury and lose midfield dominance as you would not think any new player they bring in is going to be able to close the floodgates if they open. and they drop right down the ladder and their F1 they split ends up being a top 10 pick in a SA heavy strong midfield draft as its being called this far out

 

[cleanhands]

GEEL were old & decrepit last year .....they've done nothing to refresh the list with youth ......no Ruck, Ceglar retired (strange trade?), Isaac Smith, a key driver in 2023 retired .....now Esava gone

Key pillars in Danger, Hawkins, and Duncan ....will be lucky to get thru the 2024 season .....can't make the 8

Prefer their last 15 years over ours