Rumour Speculation, Rumours, Lies Thread 2025

[Scorpus]

Rumour Summary October 1st

• Adelaide expects a decision from Christian Petracca
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  Christian Petracca

  Age

  30

  Ht

  187cm

  Wt

  94kg

  Pos.

  M/F

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  19.4

  5star

  K

  9.5

  4star

  HB

  9.8

  5star

  M

  3.5

  4star

  T

  3.0

  5star

  CL

  2.5

  4star

  D

  24.4

  5star

  K

  10.4

  4star

  HB

  14.0

  5star

  M

  3.5

  3star

  T

  3.6

  4star

  CL

  3.4

  4star

  D

  19.0

  5star

  K

  7.8

  3star

  HB

  11.2

  5star

  M

  3.0

  3star

  T

  3.8

  5star

  CL

  2.0

  4star

  by Saturday, according to a poster (link)
• Christian Petracca's decision between Adelaide and Gold Coast is a 50/50, according to Tom Morris (link)
• Taylor Walker will sign a one-year contract extension, according to Josh Money (link)
• Adelaide have been working on the Petracca trade for months, compared to Gold Coast who have joined the race more recently, according to a poster (link)
• Christian Petracca is meeting with Gold Coast in person (link)

Rumour Summary October 2nd

• Melbourne are open to trading Clayton Oliver
  10

  Clayton Oliver

  Age

  28

  Ht

  189cm

  Wt

  88kg

  Pos.

  Mid

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  27.8

  5star

  K

  9.5

  4star

  HB

  18.4

  5star

  M

  3.2

  3star

  T

  6.3

  5star

  CL

  6.3

  5star

  D

  25.1

  5star

  K

  11.1

  4star

  HB

  14.0

  5star

  M

  3.6

  4star

  T

  5.6

  5star

  CL

  5.9

  5star

  D

  19.2

  5star

  K

  4.6

  2star

  HB

  14.6

  5star

  M

  2.0

  3star

  T

  4.4

  5star

  CL

  3.8

  5star

  , according to Sam Edmund (link)
• Clayton Oliver expects to be told to explore his trade options, according to Tom Morris (link)

 

[ABAB]

hang on, did he call him a fairy?

If that's the word, PC has gone nuts......

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

That’s just a garbage rumour from trolls on social media, ignore. Absolutely not the incident and also not the player involved.

Was the incident with Darcy Moore?

 

[40porpoise]

The AFL will obviously ask when the Rankine slur occurred and who was around at the time, then interview the guys in the immediate area.

I expect any Crows players like ANB, Keays, Dawson, ROB etc to speak up immediately if they heard something, not wait to be asked.

Integrity is more important than protecting wrongdoing/mistakes/oopsies to keep a player for fifinals.

Strongly disagree. If the AFL actually had integrity sure. But its a micky mouse organisation with different rules for different players.

This has bigger ramifications. If you take a star player out of the finals for something that might have been said in the heat of the moment, the penalty is much too large. Seems a bit over the top

 

[dogs105]

The intent of what was said and the people involved is very important for context.

Can you give me an example where context makes it not a slur? I'm just not getting it. Not trying to argue.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

hang on, did he call him a fairy?

Not what I was told, but similar context to what I believe Rankine was trying to say to the player as an insult for what they did in a previous contest

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Hey AFL ive said far worse and i get done for this?

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Can you give me an example where context makes it not a slur? I'm just not getting it. Not trying to argue.

Because the player involved didn’t take it in that way, that’s the context.

 

[Mutineer]

A fair chance yes, but you never know....




Anyway it shouldn't matter. Still a slur.

C'mon Geoffa a "fair chance"?

I think the odds are a whole better than that even in today's current totally ****ed up world.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Because the player involved didn’t take it in that way, that’s the context.

In that case, who reported it? Surely a Collingwood player not involved overheard it, then

 

[dogs105]

A fair chance yes, but you never know....




Anyway it shouldn't matter. Still a slur.

Yep. Some people used to say that Freddy Mercury was gay, but his marriage certainly put paid to that.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

In that case, who reported it? Surely a Collingwood player not involved overheard it, then

I think the Collingwood player did, not realising it meant the club would escalate it (naive, but is how I understand it).

 

[Mutineer]

Yep. Some people used to say that Freddy Mercury was gay, but his marriage certainly put paid to that.

Bit over the top don't you think, has the exception become the rule in these crazy times.

 

[AFC979810]

Scenario 1 - beat Gold Coast at home and then win a home prelim against Brisbane. Go to GF without Rankine.

Scenario 2 - lose to Gold Coast, try and beat Collingwood or Hawthorn at home, then play Brisbane away in a prelim in the hope of getting Rankine back for the GF.

99% of supporters are choosing Scenario 1 every day of the week.

Let's wait till we see who plays who.

Personally I dont think we can win a GF without our 3 best players playing (TT, Ranks, Dawson).

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

I’ve only got one source in AFL circles and this is what I’ve been told. Incident isn’t as bad as what Jack Graham said, thinks AFL will make an example of it but would be less weeks than all the other incidents. The Collingwood player allegedly to have been the victim isn’t Quaynor (I’ve been told who it is but won’t mention here). I would be surprised if the Collingwood player involved is the one who reported it.

What did graham say?

Did Rankine use The P word and not the F word

 

[Velvet George]

Not what I was told, but similar context to what I believe Rankine was trying to say to the player as an insult for what they did in a previous contest

If he was using a homophobic insult to criticise a players effort, then he is stuffed irrespective.

For example:

“You went in so soft, are you a ******?”

 

[Danger in Texas]

What did graham say?

Did Rankine use The P word and not the F word

I’m thinking maybe ‘sissy’

 

[Southerntakeover]

Incredible this needs to be pointed out.

You earnestly believe that the existence or not of a vilified person is irrelevant?

 

[DangerSloane]

I’ve only got one source in AFL circles and this is what I’ve been told. Incident isn’t as bad as what Jack Graham said, thinks AFL will make an example of it but would be less weeks than all the other incidents. The Collingwood player allegedly to have been the victim isn’t Quaynor (I’ve been told who it is but won’t mention here). I would be surprised if the Collingwood player involved is the one who reported it.

So it isnt the f-word then?

What is less than that? Another word for a personal hygiene shower item?

 

[Slippery Pete]

Every annoying AF woke Crows fan in this thread right now

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Was the incident with Darcy Moore?

No

 

[Geoffa32]

C'mon Geoffa a "fair chance"?

I think the odds are a whole better than that even in today's current totally ****ed up world.

I assumed this about someone I know quite well.

20 plus year marriage and a very different lifestyle from what we all knew behind closed doors...



In the history of the AFL there has never been a gay player.....yeah right.

 

[ams4crows]

Not what I was told, but similar context to what I believe Rankine was trying to say to the player as an insult for what they did in a previous contest

Is it complicated enough of a situation that they can't get to the bottom of it by this afternoon?

 

[Southerntakeover]

Every annoying AF woke Crows fan in this thread right now

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You should privately discuss with them that they've upset you like the good old days, rather than making your upset at the things they've said public.

 

[Geoffa32]

Every annoying AF woke Crows fan in this thread right now

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What is Woke about a player being punished for doing the wrong thing?


Yet to be proven, but if Rankine has broken a rule, accept the consequences.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Is it complicated enough of a situation that they can't get to the bottom of if by this afternoon?

No one has any line of sight on that yet, so no idea.