Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation Part 2

[Scorpus]

Spoiler: Older Rumors

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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

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  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
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  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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  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)

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

So Davis is Peatlings uncle?

Really... or is this a joke?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I thought the only person who had the experience out of both Sydney and Brisbane was Dew. I had been told the announcement was this week, that it was someone from a team playing in the GF.

Reckon I would have guessed Dew too...

 

[Mostyn]

Rising Through The Coaching Ranks | AFL Queensland

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[Crow_68]

Right, which Brisbane players is he bringing with him?

 

[Velvet George]

Wait he is senior assistant or coaching director? If he’s coaching director a bloke who has never coached in his own right is now overseeing our head coach? That makes no sense

 

[Crouch#44]

I heard we will land JP.

Seems legit

 

[jenny61_99]

Premiership winning coach of the NT thunder before that, been through a bunch of coaches, a rebuild since rock bottom, seen a place turn from poison to attractive to recruits....

Not high profile but some positives.

Coach of the year 2006. Doesn’t look old enough for all these accolades!

 

[Amacca 23]

I heard we will land JP.

Seems legit

He has coached in his own right

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[whattagun07]

Wait he is senior assistant or coaching director? If he’s coaching director a bloke who has never coached in his own right is now overseeing our head coach? That makes no sense

'Right hand man' doesn't suggest director of coaching.
Suggests he reports to nicks

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Davis seems to have gone on a very similar journey to Chris Fagan and has seen this club build from rock bottom to a premiership. Largely a defensive line coach, but was forwards coach in 2024.

 

[morris086]

Why ?

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Why no Wright? I think 9 said Davis is filling that role, I may have heard wrong though.

 

[dogs105]

He has coached in his own right

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JP has?

 

[FR0GGY]

Really... or is this a joke?

Thought maybe that was Jen’s bit of information as to why we have an advantage!

 

[jenny61_99]

Davis seems to have gone on a very similar journey to Chris Fagan and has seen this club build from rock bottom to a premiership. Largely a defensive line coach, but was forwards coach in 2024.

The best thing is that he’s been there through their rebuild.

 

[Amacca 23]

JP has?

Wrong post was meant for gk

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[Mr_Moogle]

Was Davis there when they were shit in the pre-Fagan era?

 

[dogs105]

Wrong post was meant for gk

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Cheers

 

[whattagun07]

Is it wishful thinking to assume that the GWS best and fairest is being telecast on ch9?

 

[cleanhands]

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Thought maybe that was Jen’s bit of information as to why we have an advantage!

Surely can't hurt... along with 2 good mates & his partner close with Cumming's...

More money.
More midfield time.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Why no Wright? I think 9 said Davis is filling that role, I may have heard wrong though.

I thought Wright would be coming over to oversee the entire footy department, maybe shifting Kelly into a pure admin role. That’s different to this role. Leppitch is doing this same role at Collingwood.

 

[fuic08]

Seems a weird get after the rumours of a Dew or Montgomery.

 

[Mutineer]

Coach of the year 2006. Doesn’t look old enough for all these accolades!

Guess it depends on the light?

 

[FullyBigKPro]

Intriguing appointment.

I still hope we are making a big play for Graham Wright so we can boot Adam Kelly from that head of footy role.

Coaching Director hopefully seems far enough removed from Head of Football.

Still - a 'coach' from a premiership winning team should hopefully improve us. Literally ANYTHING is an upgrade on the rank and file we currently have.

 

[Scorpus]

Honestly, he seems more like a regular assistant coach type