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)

 

[cleanhands]

Loved to get on the cans after a match.

Jugs man myself

 

[1990crow]

An interesting turn of events would be Essendon refusing to release Merrett, so Petracca goes to Hawthorn

That's exactly what Essendon just said on channel 9.

 

[Tex Danger]

Jones - Butters
McAsey - Serong
Doedee - Burton

One of these is not like the others

 

[Ciao Giacomo]

One of these is not like the others

Doedee/Burton is a reference to a poster a number of years ago who went on and on and on about how Burton was going to turn into the next big thing and Doedee would be crap. To be fair, injury prevented Doedee developing to his full potential but Burton starting heading downwards after his first 15 games.

The posters name was McFly or something like that. Does anyone know his current alias on Bigfooty?

 

[FR0GGY]

Doedee/Burton is a reference to a poster a number of years ago who went on and on and on about how Burton was going to turn into the next big thing and Doedee would be crap. To be fair, injury prevented Doedee developing to his full potential but Burton starting heading downwards after his first 15 games.

The posters name was McFly or something like that. Does anyone know his current alias on Bigfooty?

Marty, now posts as waynesworld

 

[GreyCrow]

Burton? WTF?

marty36 alt account confirmed

 

[Velvet George]

Marty, now posts as waynesworld

Be careful you will have the donut after you telling you he prefers tadpoles

 

[Syd Crow]

Be careful you will have the donut after you telling you he prefers tadpoles

I remember Marty!

 

[Velvet George]

I remember Marty!

The donut isn’t Marty, it’s the floating one who had a crack at Feenix yesterday for being mean to Wayne

 

[I Lost My Keays]

Is there a way we can have a rumour only thread and a discussion thread?

 

[1970crow]

Curnow wants to take pay cut to play at Geelong...lol pay cut. This off the books stuff down there needs to be independently investigated as its laughable players are all wanting to take pay cuts to go there but nowhere else

That's garbage, look at Suns and Lions lists and tell me that Cats is more expensive. Scorpus posted Cats most recent 23 and how they got them and there's absolutely no way they'd be much more expensive than even our best 23. This is such a dumb view. They have a good list because they trade and draft well. They're successful because they maintain a good list and are among less than a handful that have an elite system and culture.

 

[1970crow]

So Gold Coast are getting Elliot and Petracca and a bunch of academy players but only losing Flanders??

It's the Costa living allowance and free farms. It happens up there and in Brisbane as well. Hawks as well, chasing Merrett and others, they've got the Costa living allowance as well.

 

[Crow till I die]

That's garbage, look at Suns and Lions lists and tell me that Cats is more expensive. Scorpus posted Cats most recent 23 and how they got them and there's absolutely no way they'd be much more expensive than even our best 23. This is such a dumb view. They have a good list because they trade and draft well. They're successful because they maintain a good list and are among less than a handful that have an elite system and culture.

So tell me how many big time players want to swap clubs AND take a pay cut to do it?

 

[Syd Crow]

It's the Costa living allowance and free farms. It happens up there and in Brisbane as well. Hawks as well, chasing Merrett and others, they've got the Costa living allowance as well.

Geelong used to have a Costa living allowance as well....

 

[Betts are off]

Is there a way we can have a rumour only thread and a discussion thread?

It doesnt seem to ever work. Some posters simply cant grasp the concept of rumour only. Plus you have to get back and forth all the time.

 

[Betts are off]

So tell me how many big time players want to swap clubs AND take a pay cut to do it?

Well his football salary goes down. His acreage and pub shareholdings goes up. Probably becomes a paid boardmember on a few non football entities too.

The Geelong way!

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Tom Morris reporting again this morning that Adelaide and GC are showing the most interest in Petracca, he’s open to a move interstate and will start meeting clubs soon.

Also mentioned again that Hawks were the preference, but that won’t happen if they get Merrett, hence looking outside Vic.

 

[Betts are off]

Dan Does Footy just put up a post about the Suns doing due diligence into Jamarra.

JUH and the Goldy nightlife scene... What could go wrong there?

 

[ams4crows]

Dan Does Footy just put up a post about the Suns doing due diligence into Jamarra.

JUH and the Goldy nightlife scene... What could go wrong there?

That's the one team who doesn't need him??

Essendon or West Coast or Sydney are the teams that are desperate for a key Forward even Port need one more than Gold Coast.

 

[feenix67]

The donut isn’t Marty, it’s the floating one who had a crack at Feenix yesterday for being mean to Wayne

Still recovering emotionally from that one

 

[Danger in Texas]

Gettable connecting us more to Trac than the Suns, by the sounds of things

 

[1990crow]

Still recovering emotionally from that one

I mean, it's pretty offensive to be compared to Wayne.

 

[BenJman]

Gettable connecting us more to Trac than the Suns, by the sounds of things

They also said about Oliver being a backup option for clubs in need of a midfielder which puts us back in the frame for Oliver if we miss out on Trac I would assume

 

[jenny61_99]

Is there a way we can have a rumour only thread and a discussion thread?

We used to do that.

 

[Viva la Mattner]

They also said about Oliver being a backup option for clubs in need of a midfielder which puts us back in the frame for Oliver if we miss out on Trac I would assume

This is 100 % the case

If we don't get Trac we are ready to pull the trigger on Oliver, groundwork already done