I know Sam McClure. He does have some connections, but he also likes to come out with inflammatory comments where he hedges and can't be wrong, such as this, to keep himself relevant. There's more to it than simply Jake waiting for the CBA could mean anything, as others above mentioned. He's barely worth listening to.
He did the same thing with Brouch last year, mentioning that he was looking at big offers and "speaking with clubs" back home. This is 100% true, but is also true for every decent player who comes out of contract. I asked him straight after reading the comments on Brouch last year, he said that he had (or his management at least) spoken to 2 clubs in particular, Hawthorn being the major one, but that he was confident he'd re-sign a long term deal with the Crows, which he did not a week later. Didn't add the last part to his original comments though, because that doesn't get any airtime.