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

[Danger in Texas]

I guess Soligo, Michelaney and Worrell developed themselves then? Murray, Thilthorpe and Rachele also tracking along well. Some players develop better in the AFL system than others, happens at every club in the comp.

There is no one on draft night who would have though Soligo would develop into a full time mid in his 3rd season and be winning Showdown medals earlier than first round picks like JHF, Rozee and Butters. A 3rd year KPF kicks 5 in a Showdown last year.

We also hired a development coach at the end of 2020 for our 1st-3rd year players that worked with the Hawks during their golden years, that is some decent credentials: https://www.afc.com.au/news/839635/adelaide-appoint-new-head-of-development

Rozee won a showdown medal in 2022, FWIW

 

[BACCS]

Rozee won a showdown medal in 2022, FWIW

Yeah I know, which was his 4th season, this is Soligo's 3rd, sorry if I didn't word that correctly!

 

[BACCS]

Sydney legit must have a hidden second Salary cap.

Lots of off field opportunities in Sydney that Adelaide could never offer. Players also love living in places like Bondi.

 

[Coopers]

Sydney legit must have a hidden second Salary cap.

Aw great, now we're gonna cop another fine

 

[FullyBigKPro]

Lots of off field opportunities in Sydney that Adelaide could never offer. Players also love living in places like Bondi.

Reckon you're selling Adelaide a bit short there.

I live in Melb but travel alot to Sydney for work, Bondi is very trendy but very hustle bustle and traffic is horrendous. Even for AFL players it would cost them a fortune to get a decent place there.

Sydney has a good food scene and good corporate career opportunities (if thats the path they want to go down), but has alot of downsides as well.

Outside of being more in the spotlight and more noticed around town, nothing wrong with Adelaide. Its getting its act together with events and much more accessible to get around. Some great beaches in Adelaide too.

If you're a good AFL player im sure you would get looked after post footy in Adelaide too.

 

[BACCS]

Reckon you're selling Adelaide a bit short there.

I live in Melb but travel alot to Sydney for work, Bondi is very trendy but very hustle bustle and traffic is horrendous. Even for AFL players it would cost them a fortune to get a decent place there.

Sydney has a good food scene and good corporate career opportunities (if thats the path they want to go down), but has alot of downsides as well.

Outside of being more in the spotlight and more noticed around town, nothing wrong with Adelaide. Its getting its act together with events and much more accessible to get around. Some great beaches in Adelaide too.

If you're a good AFL player im sure you would get looked after post footy in Adelaide too.

Oh I’m well aware of all of that and Hayward would be too as he’s from here, but his long time GF is a Sydney influencer, I just don’t see them moving to Adelaide.

 

[FR0GGY]

I guess Soligo, Michelaney and Worrell developed themselves then? Murray, Thilthorpe and Rachele also tracking along well. Some players develop better in the AFL system than others, happens at every club in the comp.

There is no one on draft night who would have though Soligo would develop into a full time mid in his 3rd season and be winning Showdown medals earlier than first round picks like JHF, Rozee and Butters. A 3rd year KPF kicks 5 in a Showdown last year.

We also hired a development coach at the end of 2020 for our 1st-3rd year players that worked with the Hawks during their golden years, that is some decent credentials: https://www.afc.com.au/news/839635/adelaide-appoint-new-head-of-development

Max looked a gun from day 1

 

[FullyBigKPro]

Oh I’m well aware of all of that and Hayward would be too as he’s from here, but his long time GF is a Sydney influencer, I just don’t see them moving to Adelaide.

Yeah that's the hard bit agree.... Sydney is an 'influencers' paradise.

I remember being up in Sydney at a trendy CBD rooftop bar last year and got chatting to a few random ladies with my friends, first thing one of them did was show me her Instagram and how many followers she had. Gold.

 

[Twist_of_Lemon]

Yeah that's the hard bit agree.... Sydney is an 'influencers' paradise.

I remember being up in Sydney at a trendy CBD rooftop bar last year and got chatting to a few random ladies with my friends, first thing one of them did was show me her Instagram and how many followers she had. Gold.

Its times like that you can hear the last gasp of breath from civilisation.

 

[LoBu]

There's connections with the Jarman and Edwards families, neither of which are great fans of the club.

Fair enough, it's funny that in trying to do the right thing by these families, i.e. drafting (rookie) a couple of players that weren't otherwise considered draftable, the club gets the blame for it not ending up right.

Not that those years were a good time for depth or SANFL development, so I guess that's were the angst comes from.

I seem to recall Tyson giving Nicks a glowing endorsement when the head coach recruitment process was in full swing.

 

[ams4crows]

I'd still be asking the question about Bailey Dale

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Bailey Dale

Age

27

Ht

188cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

7.6

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

1.6

4star

MG

117.4

2star

D

9.0

2star

K

5.1

2star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

1.7

3star

MG

117.4

2star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

1.4

2star

T

2.0

4star

, you need elite users of the footy and he is one. If he's sick of Beveridge I'd be sniffing around for sure

 

[Peter Doherty]

I'd still be asking the question about Bailey Dale, you need elite users of the footy and he is one. If he's sick of Beveridge I'd be sniffing around for sure

He's 29 next year. Ideally he'd be a couple of years younger.

 

[weekend at bernies]

Max looked a gun from day 1

which would be from Norwood development not ADL.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Who’s on this list

 

[BigBoSS_Riot]

Who’s on this list

Hayward, Petty, McCluggage, Perrynan, Davies-Uniacke, Daniel.

Source is this guy:

 

[GreyCrow]

Basically screen scraping BF

 

[Mostyn]

That's a pretty sound source.

I wonder what my dad would say are my career plans.

 

[Mostyn]

He doesn't have a position .....he's a role player now, not a key plank in a side

He's another Josh Schache ....MELB tried & failed to make him an AFL player .....Lukoscious may fare a bit better than Josh

You've been hating on him for a long time.

You COULD learn how to spell his name?

 

[WaynesWorld19]

You've been hating on him for a long time.

You COULD learn how to spell his name?

Given my low interest level, which goes back to his U18 Draft Year .....why go to the trouble of learning his name

 

[Mostyn]

Given my low interest level, which goes back to his U18 Draft Year .....why go to the trouble of learning his name

You must be reasonably interested, you've been regularly crapping on him for years

 

[whattagun07]

I wonder what my dad would say are my career plans.

your relationship with your dad doesn't change the fact that its a pretty good source.
It's not like he's said he quoting Jack's neighbour's cousin. Some players absolutely would chat to their old man about how things are going, plans moving forward etc.

 

[huludicidal]

Hayward, Petty, McCluggage, Perrynan, Davies-Uniacke, Daniel.

Source is this guy:

Ludicrous that Isaac Cumming isn’t being mentioned - should be a far higher priority this year than anyone on that list other than McCluggage.

Smith cooked, Milera’s career up in the air, Chayce can’t get the ball, Sholl a potential delistee with no kicking penetration, no speed and, no ability to evade tackles and no tackling ability, Parnell a certain delistee, Hamill a virtual certain delistee - it’s almost like we need a speedy and attacking half back flanker / wingman with a beast of a kick!

 

[adelaidecrows]

That's a pretty sound source.

But everything in context though. Right now, the crows performances aren't appealing and neither is Nicks as coach. But if by the end of the year the clubs flying and they throw a wheel burrow full of cash in front of Luko, anything can happen. So its not necessarily in the 'never going to happen basket'. You have to have the sales pitch. Something arguably we dont really have, not a convincing one anyway.

At the end of the day, cash combined with the lure of success (with some evidence) will at least get him to have a good hard think about it.

You do get the sense he is a loyal guy though and may simply choose to stick it out with GC.

 

[CrowToon]

Its times like that you can hear the last gasp of breath from civilisation.

What even is this rubbish take.

 

[cleanhands]

which would be from Norwood development not ADL.