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)

 

[Tex Danger]

Comes down to motive I think. Between the arcs players sometimes do try and kick to touch for a spoil out of bounds, or play wide defensively.
Majority of the contentious deliberate OOB are between the arcs. This rule gets rid of most of the decisions that really look like a raffle.

When going forward, no player is deliberately going wide to get an out of bounds. They want to score.

Should only be your own F50 excluded not your D50

 

[GreyCrow]

C4 posted this on the weekend re Tsatas. I know he has issues by foot, but the lack of true ball winners on our list is staggering, especially considering Crouch is gone and Schoenberg is going to be delisted.

Turn him into a handball first player and get him to run and dish and I think there’s a decent chance there is a player there.

Takes Murphy spot on the senior list. Trade cost minimal.

Having said that, he may well prefer to stay in Vic or go to Port.

Seems a horrid list fit for Port and Richmond to me, and a much better fit for us or the Pies.

Mutineer werent you hot on him in his draft year?

 

[Velvet George]

Comes down to motive I think. Between the arcs players sometimes do try and kick to touch for a spoil out of bounds, or play wide defensively.
Majority of the contentious deliberate OOB are between the arcs. This rule gets rid of most of the decisions that really look like a raffle.

When going forward, no player is deliberately going wide to get an out of bounds. They want to score.

But defenders also try to get the ball over the line. Sometimes umps pay it, sometimes they don’t. Amons recent free against for example. It still retains the ability for a dumb umpire to **** up a game.

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

Why? I don’t get why it wouldn’t be included

Too harsh a penalty maybe. That’s how they do it in AFLW

 

[moogerfooger]

Thank **** Draper has chosen the Lions

Once again another club saves us from our own stupidity. Regardless of any changes to the ruck rules, we shouldn't be blowing our wad on a ruck when we have such glaring holes in our midfield. We're not St Kilda.

 

[adelaidecrows]

Once again another club saves us from our own stupidity. Regardless of any changes to the ruck rules, we shouldn't be blowing our wad on a ruck when we have such glaring holes in our midfield. We're not St Kilda.

I don't know our proposed offer but for all we know the crows didn't make Draper a stupid offer because we have other irons in the fire and we don't want to screw our cap space.

 

[Gtowncrow]

After that shit show from our mids and the clear lack of talent in it, we need to go hard for Bailey even if we end up overpaying.

Trading in AA talent is priceless.


For everything else...there's Mastercard.

 

[119others]

Likely to stay on unders? Lol
The new age is cash is King!
De Koning and Aleer say hi.
Give Thilthorpe an offer he can’t refuse in future deals and Rachelle we will see but ability to match zone hey.

Ok, you are quite confused.

Firstly, note I used SA boys and massive Crow's fans, Rankine and TT. NOT Rachele. You can add Draper to Rankine and TT also.

If you dont believe SA players remaining home whilst receiving a very competitive salary - not absolute top $ (think perhaps 85-90% of what they could earn elsewhere) then we fundamentally disagree and not worth further discussion.

No mention of Rachele.

Using TDK (staying in home state) and Aleer (apparently Crows not interested and leaving an interstate club anyway so different) are not relevant are they?

And I normally don't work in absolutes, hence saying "likely"

 

[adelaidecrows]

I think we need to throw godfather offers at a few players. Have to find the edge. Go hard, no regrets

 

[feenix67]

I think we need to throw godfather offers at a few players. Have to find the edge. Go hard, no regrets

I'd start with Merrett. I know it's unlikely, but I would happily make him our highest paid player.

 

[Betts are off]

DDF saying Chesser is requesting a trade to Carlton.

Thats one I would have been interested in.

 

[SugarShane]

Is that ROB or Cameron who hits that? And who the **** was on Sidebottom to leave him alone 35 metres out? Sitting in the nosebleeds of the Riverbank stand you miss out on a lot! That’s shit.

Sidebottom carves us up every time we play them. Doesn't get big numbers but absolutely kills us with every touch because we give him so much room.

Bloke must smell like shit because no one wants to go anywhere near him.

 

[1990crow]

I'd start with Merrett. I know it's unlikely, but I would happily make him our highest paid player.

Oliver and Merrett look like the only feasible targets.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

DDF saying Chesser is requesting a trade to Carlton.

Thats one I would have been interested in.

Another Bullet dodged

 

[Billy Cart]

Not sure that this has been mentioned anywhere else but this morning it was mentioned that the flu had gone and still going through the club and particularly RT nearly didn't play. Laird just getting over it and ANB was supposed to be doing the press thing today but had to pull out.

That could be a good reason for not showing up last Thursday.

 

[MRB37]

Oliver and Merrett look like the only feasible targets.

Cost could be opposite ends of the spectrum though. Merrett is going to cost uber in both salary and trade currency. Oliver might be gotten slightly cheaper from the used goods bin.

 

[Mostyn]

Oliver and Merrett look like the only feasible targets.

I don't see how Merrett is feasible.

 

[GameofSloanes]

I'd start with Merrett. I know it's unlikely, but I would happily make him our highest paid player.

Give him the nwm money im ok with it

 

[Scorpus]

I don't see how Merrett is feasible.

Merrett is feasible because Essendon are crap and we are good

 

[GameofSloanes]

Not sure that this has been mentioned anywhere else but this morning it was mentioned that the flu had gone and still going through the club and particularly RT nearly didn't play. Laird just getting over it and ANB was supposed to be doing the press thing today but had to pull out.

That could be a good reason for not showing up last Thursday.

Would definitely have had an impact if its true. Hope they are well by Friday or it will be more of the same

 

[GameofSloanes]

Any reliable info on this or just a guesstimate?

My guess was Burgess had been our top paid off field footy guy with the exception of Nicks. If Assistants are making say 200k ish that he would be on 300-400k. Surely they wouldn’t be paying more than say 1m per year?

Huge loss if he goes and I trust Trigger13 source. Mate, your best guesstimate on his current Crows salary and what he may be offered at Juventus?

Juventus pay people 500k per WEEK

 

[GameofSloanes]

I thought the crows have moved on from players that can't kick.....

Were you watching last week? Seems to be a requirement

 

[GameofSloanes]

and also less stopagges if the last touch rule comes in..

Less reason to overpay rucks then

 

[morris086]

Merrett is feasible because Essendon are crap and we are good

Hawks and Pies are keen too, you'd have to make him an offer he can't refuse.

 

[fossilllCrow]

Hawks and Pies are keen too, you'd have to make him an offer he can't refuse.

Imagine we have somone up our sleeve. Sam Walsh or worst case Flanders and archee.