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)

 

[LoBu]

What's the story with elijah hollands? Are the rumours true about him or could he be a bargain trade?

I think you can consider both of these to be true

 

[LoBu]

Merrett is feasible because Essendon are crap and we are good

Plenty more space on the Adelaide roads for Merrett to drive his Lambo around in too

 

[GreyCrow]

Plenty more space on the Adelaide roads for Merrett to drive his Lambo around in too

His Toyota badged Lambo

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

North Melbourne have tabled a 3 year lucrative deal to Jordon Butts , fair chance he is out the door sadly

how lucrative? could mean we can demand more

Maybe it's an opportunity to have a crack at Goad?

ask for both. AFL standard Key position players are hard to come by

 

[FR0GGY]

His Toyota badged Lambo

Lamboyota

 

[1970crow]

I’d assume NM would give us their own 2nd for Butts?

Unless that 2nd is getting re-routed, I agree it feels pointless

We’ve barely touched the draft the last couple of years. Trading in B&C graders isn’t going to work, we still need to hit the draft and unearth high end talent.

 

[1970crow]

He's worthy of a starting 22 spot and not getting it ahead of Murray and Keane.

Obviously would be great to have that depth, but he'd want to play each week.

He might be happy to be backup, but we don’t get to pay backup money if he’s being offered a best 22 contract elsewhere. At a minimum, he’ll be in for a big pay rise.

 

[LoBu]

North Melbourne have tabled a 3 year lucrative deal to Jordon Butts , fair chance he is out the door sadly

This is good, we need to sell high and for a back up defender it's too good an opportunity.

Of course we want a first rounder, but we also need a second rounder if we are to trade our first rounder for a good player like Bailey if we make a play, or we might do a 3 way trade of Butts for Ah Chee.

 

[1990crow]

Lamboyota

Toy Borghini. Toy Boi for short.

 

[Coopers]

He might be happy to be backup, but we don’t get to pay backup money if he’s being offered a best 22 contract elsewhere. At a minimum, he’ll be in for a big pay rise.

Not really sure why anyone would want to do that for their short career, if they were good enough to play in the A's, but maybe it happens that way.

 

[GameofSloanes]

Why would Walsh be on the table? Next captain you'd think.

There was talk both of him being dissatisfied with the direction of the club / handling of his injuries, and whether Carlton would be better off trading their stars (of which he was one) and rebuilding

 

[FR0GGY]

Worrell was still getting round in a gmv so it looks like any vehicle goes.
No idea why he hasn’t been given a hilux

 

[1990crow]

Worrell was still getting round in a gmv so it looks like any vehicle goes.
No idea why he hasn’t been given a hilux

Man of the people, by the people.

 

[Crow till I die]

We’ve barely touched the draft the last couple of years. Trading in B&C graders isn’t going to work, we still need to hit the draft and unearth high end talent.

But if we ship Jordan out, who is the back up if Murray, Worrell or Keane goes down injured or gets suspended? I agree that we should take our 1st to the draft if a quality player is not there to trade for, but after that, surely with where we are at now, ready made players are worth a lot more to us than speculative draft picks?

 

[GameofSloanes]

Butts to North for their F1. Norths F1 and our first for Bailey?

 

[1970crow]

Not really sure why anyone would want to do that for their short career, if they were good enough to play in the A's, but maybe it happens that way.

Definitely agree, but there’ll be the odd one that just wants to stay. Lyons a good example, but certainly they’re rare. I think it’s possibly to knock back best 22 but not best 22 and contract value.

 

[GameofSloanes]

But if we ship Jordan out, who is the back up if Murray, Worrell or Keane goes down injured or gets suspended? I agree that we should take our 1st to the draft if a quality player is not there to trade for, but after that, surely with where we are at now, ready made players are worth a lot more to us than speculative draft picks?

Realistically it would then be Borlase. I would argue we could pick up another cheap KPD (there was one just delisted by Richmond.....?) and get a Powell or Bailey in the trade which would address a need in our best 22

 

[Velvet George]

Would be a second rounder for Butts at most

Disagree.

North are desperate and Butts has shown he’s a very good KPD, plus he’s under contract.

 

[Scorpus]

Disagree.

North are desperate and Butts has shown he’s a very good KPD, plus he’s under contract.

There's no way a player that isn't best 22 is getting us a first round pick

 

[Coopers]

Disagree.

North are desperate and Butts has shown he’s a very good KPD, plus he’s under contract.

At some point the AFL are going to have to step in and stop North trading away all their first round picks for magic beans though

 

[I Lost My Keays]

There's no way a player that isn't best 22 is getting us a first round pick

To be fair, we’re talking about North who traded their F1 pick to Richmond for Whitlock.

 

[Velvet George]

There's no way a player that isn't best 22 is getting us a first round pick

I’m not talking a top 10 pick, a pick in the 15-25 mark is fair.

He was first choice until he got injured, the fact he’s not playing is more about Nicks than Butts.

Besides if we aren’t getting overs, why would we let him go?

 

[Scorpus]

I’m not talking a top 10 pick, a pick in the 15-25 mark is fair.

He was first choice until he got injured, the fact he’s not playing is more about Nicks than Butts.

Besides if we aren’t getting overs, why would we let him go?

If he was a first choice player for us, we might have gotten that. But he isn't, so we won't.

I don't reckon we should let him go for what we would get in return

 

[Velvet George]

If he was a first choice player for us, we might have gotten that. But he isn't, so we won't.

I don't reckon we should let him go for what we would get in return

So if we let him go they’ll need to give us overs right?

 

[GameofSloanes]

If he was a first choice player for us, we might have gotten that. But he isn't, so we won't.

I don't reckon we should let him go for what we would get in return

Agree with the 2nd sentence. I wouldnt even worrying about draft picks, they arent really what we need. They have plenty of mids, we need some more, lets have one of those, like Powell. If not then we keep him, simple.