Rumour Speculation, Rumours, Lies Thread 2025

[Scorpus]

Rumour Summary October 1st

• Adelaide expects a decision from Christian Petracca
  3

  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)

 

[Pilchard_Adams]

Why in hell would that be Murray or Butts? That's just desperation for desperation sakes because if either showed anything that could turn them into a key forward, they wouldn't be playing as a shutdown key defender.

The smart move is take whatever collateral we can get for Butts instead of wasting our time.

Why not? Both are AFL ready players, both great marks. Plenty of forwards have become defenders over the years, not going to lose much by trying.

If Tex retired this is just an option. The other options seem to be trade for a player using what little draft picks we have, or draft a player in the hope that in 3 years they are AFL ready.

 

[Viva la Mattner]

Haven’t heard anything yet, sorry. But things are starting to heat up now, so I’ll keep you updated with whatever comes through.

Any truth to Elijah Hollands to Adelaide?

 

[Betts are off]

Any truth to Elijah Hollands to Adelaide?

Is there a rumour is it just fan speculation?

 

[1990crow]

Is there a rumour is it just fan speculation?

I really wouldn't be surprised if there's some truth to it.
I know Bickley was talking as a commentator about Sholl for Hollands, but he does technically still work for the club so maybe he has information.

 

[GreyCrow]

Is there a rumour is it just fan speculation?

Hollands is available

Whether that connects us is debatable

 

[FR0GGY]

Hollands is available

Whether that connects us is debatable

There’s no doubt Elijah would want to come and play under the culture king.

 

[Cromulant]

Hollands is available

Whether that connects us is debatable

We liked him in his draft year, we do tend to keep tabs.

I just wonder whether too much water has gone under the bridge.

 

[Scorpus]

I can't see how with our track record of sacking players like Stengle and targeting "good blokes from good families" in the draft that we'd be interested in Hollands

 

[FR0GGY]

I can't see how with our track record of sacking players like Stengle and targeting "good blokes from good families" in the draft that we'd be interested in Hollands

Didn’t we recruit Stengle though?

 

[Scorpus]

Didn’t we recruit Stengle though?

Was he a bad boy at Richmond?

 

[FR0GGY]

Was he a bad boy at Richmond?

Pretty sure he’d had club imposed suspensions didn’t he?

 

[GreyCrow]

Was he a bad boy at Richmond?

They walked him out the door at pick 71/73?

 

[hippyhippy]

Hollands is available

Whether that connects us is debatable

Imho adelaide don't have a culture that can handle a player with issues... we are not geelong. We have a young group of players and 1 bad egg can rot the rest of the pack.

Feel bad saying that cause he's a crows fan as a kid and looked great in his draft year but we have a poor history with players like this in the past.

Imho he didn't look great for carlton. Has a bit of a Troy menzels feel to this...

 

[Betts are off]

We liked him in his draft year, we do tend to keep tabs.

I just wonder whether too much water has gone under the bridge.

I'm sure he's a divisive topic in our scouting department right now. As many would have been banging the table for him when we had pick 1.

And getting a player for a packet of chips that you had rated in the pick 1 discussion would be very tempting. Having said that he's not played like a potential pick 1 at AFL level yet. And by all reports, not behaved like a professional as well.

Its a pickle that's for damn sure. I won't lie, I still go back and forth on it regularly

 

[Scorpus]

Pretty sure he’d had club imposed suspensions didn’t he?

I don't think so at Richmond

They walked him out the door at pick 71/73?

Mostly because he was behind all their premiership small forwards

 

[PeterSalt]

I don't think so at Richmond



Mostly because he was behind all their premiership small forwards

There more than few whispers about him on the Richmond board at the time

 

[plugger59]

I don't think so at Richmond



Mostly because he was behind all their premiership small forwards

my dodgy recollection was that we desperately wanted Shai Bolton but tiges wouldnt budge but did offer up Stengle instead. And yes (as I believe), there were red flags that were earnt on the back of some shenanigans!

 

[ams4crows]

There more than few whispers about him on the Richmond board at the time

We originally wanted Bolton, he wasn't in the best 22 at the time but Richmond said no to Bolton but said Stengle is available if interested

 

[weekend at bernies]

I'm sure he's a divisive topic in our scouting department right now. As many would have been banging the table for him when we had pick 1.

And getting a player for a packet of chips that you had rated in the pick 1 discussion would be very tempting. Having said that he's not played like a potential pick 1 at AFL level yet. And by all reports, not behaved like a professional as well.

Its a pickle that's for damn sure. I won't lie, I still go back and forth on it regularly

Is the family in Adelaide? that could also be a big factor to help straighten him out.

 

[skam85]

Was he a bad boy at Richmond?

yeah Stengle was loose at the Tigers, just didn't get many headlines as he wasn't a bigger name

 

[davos44]

Feel bad saying that cause he's a crows fan as a kid and looked great in his draft year but we have a poor history with players like this in the past.

If we swapped him for Sholl he is worth the risk. He is from Adelaide and as you mentioned he supported us, perhaps the emotional connection to the club will help.

 

[Cromulant]

If we swapped him for Sholl he is worth the risk. He is from Adelaide and as you mentioned he supported us, perhaps the emotional connection to the club will help.

He's not really from Adelaide.

 

[LoBu]

If we swapped him for Sholl he is worth the risk. He is from Adelaide and as you mentioned he supported us, perhaps the emotional connection to the club will help.

Get him to move in with Indy Cotton, that will lead him down the right(eous) path

 

[lincsPJ]

Um who is "Butler"?

His mum used to give good leaks in trade week…

 

[plugger59]

Is the family in Adelaide? that could also be a big factor to help straighten him out.

The family live in north east Victoria??? maybe? But I think they haven't lived in Adelaide for a few years.