Rumour File

eartotheground wrote:Which club already the subject of salary cap conjecture - not within 5km of the CBD - is speaking with a delisted AFL player that will help their height issues?

Not South or West, but a combination of the two?

Don't know about any official salary cap conjecture, though.

Not sure why the cloak and dagger, but this would be the Bays talking to Mark Austin I'd assume.

Flag No.9 wrote:Not sure why the cloak and dagger, but this would be the Bays talking to Mark Austin I'd assume.

They may well be but you would assume wrongly in this instance.

for the record, Bays are talking to Mark, however we're not the only club in discussions with him

Hearing a magpie top up player who played all year except the grand final could be at a new club next year

BloodnTars wrote:Hearing a magpie top up player who played all year except the grand final could be at a new club next year

Bruggemann id imagine.
Wouldnt blame him, that whole excuse of a sore shoulder was just a smokescreen for them to fit that dud Butcher in.

Aceman wrote:

BloodnTars wrote:Hearing a magpie top up player who played all year except the grand final could be at a new club next year

Bruggemann id imagine.
Wouldnt blame him, that whole excuse of a sore shoulder was just a smokescreen for them to fit that dud Butcher in.

that decision just may've cost them the match

bayman wrote:

Aceman wrote:

BloodnTars wrote:Hearing a magpie top up player who played all year except the grand final could be at a new club next year

Bruggemann id imagine.
Wouldnt blame him, that whole excuse of a sore shoulder was just a smokescreen for them to fit that dud Butcher in.

that decision just may've cost them the match

Quite possible, but the AFL finals were all that really mattered at Alberton. That's the way it will be from now on.

Read on a country footy forum that West Adelaide players Scott Bricknell and Kurt Thompson are signing with the Blackwood Football Club?

Any truth to this, that you're aware of, Lee?

Is it true that changes have been made to the drafting monies received, so that the combined income from all draftee's now gets split equally among the 8 foundation clubs?

Big Phil wrote:Read on a country footy forum that West Adelaide players Scott Bricknell and Kurt Thompson are signing with the Blackwood Football Club?

Any truth to this, that you're aware of, Lee?

Yes, I believe that's correct.

Both of them have struggled with injury and the demands of league footy.

Scott has been with West since junior days and Kurt for many years.

Good luck to both of them.

Scrunch wrote:Is it true that changes have been made to the drafting monies received, so that the combined income from all draftee's now gets split equally among the 8 foundation clubs?

I believe that's true, Scrunch, although it may be that there's some 'top-up' amount divided between clubs based on numbers drafted per club.

I think the clubs are happy with this arrangement, but I can't vouch for all of them.

Lee wrote:

Big Phil wrote:Read on a country footy forum that West Adelaide players Scott Bricknell and Kurt Thompson are signing with the Blackwood Football Club?

Any truth to this, that you're aware of, Lee?

Yes, I believe that's correct.

Both of them have struggled with injury and the demands of league footy.

Scott has been with West since junior days and Kurt for many years.

Good luck to both of them.

That's a blow to Westies, particularly with Bricknell, who I rated - when fit and firing...

Big Phil wrote:

eartotheground wrote:

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eartotheground wrote:Will next Sunday be the final match for some players, as well as two SANFL commentators?

Some players, no doubt. Are you talking radio or TV for the commentators?

Will become clear in time.

Not Darryl Smith or Dennis Browne. Can confirm those two guys are going around again in 2015, if RPH are covering SANFL...

Not either of those gentlemen, who do a great job. Person involved will be a loss but someone very close to the SANFL will be very happy to see them gone.

Lee wrote:

Scrunch wrote:Is it true that changes have been made to the drafting monies received, so that the combined income from all draftee's now gets split equally among the 8 foundation clubs?

I believe that's true, Scrunch, although it may be that there's some 'top-up' amount divided between clubs based on numbers drafted per club.

I think the clubs are happy with this arrangement, but I can't vouch for all of them.

I know my club was against it, but before I knew that and the concept was suggested to me, I was very strongly against it. On the surface it seems a disincentive toward a club developing their own talent to the maximum extent. Would like to hear the argument in support of the concept before taking a final stance on it.

eartotheground wrote:

Big Phil wrote:

eartotheground wrote:

Big Phil wrote:

eartotheground wrote:Will next Sunday be the final match for some players, as well as two SANFL commentators?

Some players, no doubt. Are you talking radio or TV for the commentators?

Will become clear in time.

Not Darryl Smith or Dennis Browne. Can confirm those two guys are going around again in 2015, if RPH are covering SANFL...

Not either of those gentlemen, who do a great job. Person involved will be a loss but someone very close to the SANFL will be very happy to see them gone.

Why's that?

Scrunch wrote:

I know my club was against it, but before I knew that and the concept was suggested to me, I was very strongly against it. On the surface it seems a disincentive toward a club developing their own talent to the maximum extent. Would like to hear the argument in support of the concept before taking a final stance on it.

I guess it takes a bit of the heat out of the zoning issue. Clubs will obviously still want maximum participation rates etc and those who develop their zones best will probably reap other rewards but the complaint from clubs (who perceive themselves as having poor zones) about not getting drafting income is taken out of the equation.

Flag No.9 wrote:

Scrunch wrote:

I know my club was against it, but before I knew that and the concept was suggested to me, I was very strongly against it. On the surface it seems a disincentive toward a club developing their own talent to the maximum extent. Would like to hear the argument in support of the concept before taking a final stance on it.

I guess it takes a bit of the heat out of the zoning issue. Clubs will obviously still want maximum participation rates etc and those who develop their zones best will probably reap other rewards but the complaint from clubs (who perceive themselves as having poor zones) about not getting drafting income is taken out of the equation.

OK thanks for that. I wouldn't know the discrepancies between the clubs zones, participation rates and quality of juniors, so perhaps there's something in that. However I'm still not sure it's enough to agree with the changes. I'd hope my club now invests it's time focussing solely on developing quality SANFL players and just taking a slice of the other clubs efforts. And that to me is the huge flaw in the new setup.

It doesn't affect the argument one way or another, but the Eagles and Norwood will have a few players drafted from the old Port Magpies area that they've 'inherited'.

Each club would have already signed the most promising juniors in the area they will lose.

A big windfall for no effort under the old system.

Is there a recently delisted AFL player who could be returning home to SA but may not play for his oringal SANFL club?

Big Phil wrote:

eartotheground wrote:

Big Phil wrote:

eartotheground wrote:

Big Phil wrote:

eartotheground wrote:Will next Sunday be the final match for some players, as well as two SANFL commentators?

Some players, no doubt. Are you talking radio or TV for the commentators?

Will become clear in time.

Not Darryl Smith or Dennis Browne. Can confirm those two guys are going around again in 2015, if RPH are covering SANFL...

Not either of those gentlemen, who do a great job. Person involved will be a loss but someone very close to the SANFL will be very happy to see them gone.

Why's that?

If no answer to that, eartotheground, is the person in question a former ABC TV commentator in some capacity?

Big Phil wrote:Is there a recently delisted AFL player who could be returning home to SA but may not play for his oringal SANFL club?

Spell check, just joking.

testy wrote:

Big Phil wrote:Is there a recently delisted AFL player who could be returning home to SA but may not play for his oringal SANFL club?

Spell check, just joking.

He is on this forum, isn't he?

Big Phil wrote:

Big Phil wrote:

eartotheground wrote:

Big Phil wrote:

eartotheground wrote:

Big Phil wrote:

eartotheground wrote:Will next Sunday be the final match for some players, as well as two SANFL commentators?

Some players, no doubt. Are you talking radio or TV for the commentators?

Will become clear in time.

Not Darryl Smith or Dennis Browne. Can confirm those two guys are going around again in 2015, if RPH are covering SANFL...

Not either of those gentlemen, who do a great job. Person involved will be a loss but someone very close to the SANFL will be very happy to see them gone.

Why's that?

If no answer to that, eartotheground, is the person in question a former ABC TV commentator in some capacity?

Not sure what you are getting at with this, Phil. People getting pestered to answer to you on things is a habit that is a bit concerning. I'm sure you will find out in time if it is necessary.

I wouldn't have thought asking a question about a posted rumour was unreasonable.