Rumour File

bayman wrote:

rocket_rooster wrote:Is there an absolute star of the competition contemplating returning to his former club because of ongoing friction between the player and his current coach?

South also in contention, not sure if there’s friction between them though, the truth is Brett Hand is out of his depth as a league coach, tactically beaten all the time, even in wins

Player in question Luke Partington

Yes. that was the player who I was told by a normally reliable source.

Big Phil wrote:

rocket_rooster wrote:Is there an absolute star of the competition contemplating returning to his former club because of ongoing friction between the player and his current coach?

Abe Davis back to South Adelaide?

there is more chance of Vladmir Putin playing for South than Abe Davis.

rocket_rooster wrote:

bayman wrote:

rocket_rooster wrote:Is there an absolute star of the competition contemplating returning to his former club because of ongoing friction between the player and his current coach?

South also in contention, not sure if there’s friction between them though, the truth is Brett Hand is out of his depth as a league coach, tactically beaten all the time, even in wins

Player in question Luke Partington

Yes. that was the player who I was told by a normanlly reliable source.

Also heard there is discontent at the Bay.....

blueandwhite wrote:

rocket_rooster wrote:

bayman wrote:

rocket_rooster wrote:Is there an absolute star of the competition contemplating returning to his former club because of ongoing friction between the player and his current coach?

South also in contention, not sure if there’s friction between them though, the truth is Brett Hand is out of his depth as a league coach, tactically beaten all the time, even in wins

Player in question Luke Partington

Yes. that was the player who I was told by a normanlly reliable source.

Also heard there is discontent at the Bay.....

There is some truth in that statement, everyone knows the coach tactically is next to useless, basically the magnets never move & this is one move he made last year in the last 6 weeks or thereabouts so I’ll ask this question, Chris Curran was probably the best but definitely in the top 3 defensive intercept marks, so my question is why would you play him on the wing ?
The main move he made (which was a good one) was if we struggled it was Durdin to the forward line

blueandwhite wrote:

Big Phil wrote:

rocket_rooster wrote:Is there an absolute star of the competition contemplating returning to his former club because of ongoing friction between the player and his current coach?

Abe Davis back to South Adelaide?

there is more chance of Vladmir Putin playing for South than Abe Davis.

No hope whatsoever given shall I say “”the Bali episode”

I heard West might be interested the other day but I can’t recall who told me

The contract expires in 2028 but I’m hearing that Port are looking to leave the sanfl in 2024

I’ll presume for the vfl

However perhaps (my opinion) they are going the bluff to get more concessions than they already have

Let them go to the vfl. The bully boy tactics continue.
Did they not dangle this at the sanfl last season?

A bit unfortunate if they go, but maybe time to draw a line in the sand if rumour is true.

The Rooch was on about how Port and Adelaide statistically are well behind on free kicks compared to the eight traditional clubs, he even challenged Andrew Capel (who wasn’t there) to write the story with the stats in his “my 2 cents worth” column…..

I can see it now Adelaide gifted into the grand final

Not sure about Adelaide, but I find Port's AFL side to be one of the more undisciplined teams in their defensive tactics. The number of cheap frees they give away by playing the man before they even know where the ball is does their efforts no favours. It almost seems like the defenders are coached to do this, so if it permeates through the whole squad it is no wonder their sanfl frees against count is high.

Heath Younie odds on the be the new Eagles coach with Matt Wright his senior assistant….an announcement is in the pipeline

Ok no way is Wright coming to the Eagles here’s a article from the crows

Adelaide SANFL Captain has announced his retirement from the Crows’ State League Side.

Wright has spent the past five years as the Crows SANFL Captain, joining the side in 2019 after hanging up his AFL playing boots with Carlton.

The forward became Adelaide’s longest serving State League Captain this season and, in 2022, notched a special milestone when he led the side out for the 50th time against Woodville-West Torrens.

Adelaide’s Preliminary Final against Sturt on Sunday marked the 33-year-old’s final SANFL game and was also his 300th AFL/SANFL match.

Speaking to AFC Media Wright said there were mixed emotions walking off the field for the last time on Sunday.

“It was a tough one (on Sunday), walking off it was certainly disappointing not to come away with the win and miss the opportunity of playing off in a SANFL Grand Final,” Wright said.

“But there was also a bit of relief to be honest, the body was just sort of hanging on by the end and it’s well and truly shut down now, so it was certainly the right decision.

“Looking back I have loved the journey, being part of two great footy Clubs and meeting so many great people, I wouldn’t change it for the world.”

Wright’s career with the Crows ends, having almost come full circle.

He was selected by Adelaide at the 2010 AFL Rookie Draft and went on to play 94 AFL games in five seasons, before joining Carlton as a delisted free agent in 2016.

Wright then lined up in 65 AFL games for the Blues until he retired in 2019, and returned to SA to captain Adelaide’s SANFL side, as well as take up a role as the team’s forward coach.

He said the opportunity to come back and finish his playing career with the Crows, while also starting his journey as a coach, was something he was incredibly thankful for.

“I’ve really loved my role with the SANFL team over the past few years,” Wright said.

“Early days at the Crows, I really enjoyed working with the younger players coming into the system, and going across to Carlton I got the opportunity to work closely with the likes of Charlie Curnow, Harry McKay and Patrick Cripps as young players.

“So I knew pretty early on I wanted to go down the coaching/development route, and for the Crows to offer me the chance to come back and start that phase of my career while still getting to play at a high level.

“I could not be more thankful for the Adelaide Footy Club.”

Crows SANFL Coach Michael Godden highlighted the influence of Wright on the program, saying he was a “great contributor to our footy club and to the game”.

“Unfortunately we couldn’t send him off the way we wanted to but I am sure he has a long future in the coaching game,” Godden said.

“It’s been a pleasure watching him and it’s been a pleasure coaching him.”

Wright will continue at the Club as a development coach.

well there you go.....bigger pay cheque perhaps !

i'll still back Heath Younie to be the coach, is definitely favourite

bayman wrote:well there you go.....bigger pay cheque perhaps !

i'll still back Heath Younie to be the coach, is definitely favourite

Talk is will be announced October 7 at the eagles champions night ( I think it’s called that )

mickyj wrote:

bayman wrote:well there you go.....bigger pay cheque perhaps !

i'll still back Heath Younie to be the coach, is definitely favourite

Talk is will be announced October 7 at the eagles champions night ( I think it’s called that )

ok, i'm sure you'll be there & be able to tell us.....

i just heard on the news that Nathan Basset has left Port, could he be a late nomination or has it closed ?

bayman wrote:

mickyj wrote:

bayman wrote:well there you go.....bigger pay cheque perhaps !

i'll still back Heath Younie to be the coach, is definitely favourite

Talk is will be announced October 7 at the eagles champions night ( I think it’s called that )

ok, i'm sure you'll be there & be able to tell us.....

i just heard on the news that Nathan Basset has left Port,  could he be a late nomination or has it closed ?

Nope won’t be there it’s way to much money for me

Not sure I’d have my money on Younie now……

My “sauce” tells me a former Eagles ruckman who played for two afl clubs as well, is firming as the favourite

bayman wrote:Not sure I’d have my money on Younie now……

My “sauce” tells me a former Eagles ruckman who played for two afl clubs as well, is firming as the favourite

Yeah I asked a big name crow about him weeks ago got told no he won’t be coaching the eagles

Although another former crow has been named a lot Thompson
Barlow was mentioned to but he’s gone to the kangaroos
End result everyone can say whoever they think until the Eagles announce it we will never know

mickyj wrote:

bayman wrote:Not sure I’d have my money on Younie now……

My “sauce” tells me a former Eagles ruckman who played for two afl clubs as well, is firming as the favourite

Yeah I asked a big name crow about him weeks ago got told no he won’t be coaching the eagles

Although another former crow has been named a lot Thompson
Barlow was mentioned to but he’s gone to the kangaroos
End result everyone can say whoever they think until the Eagles announce it we will never know

Time will tell, but I can assure you that he’s heavily in the mix, I even know who the assistant will be if this does eventuate, I won’t divulge too much there but he has captained an sanfl team (not yours)

bayman wrote:

mickyj wrote:

bayman wrote:Not sure I’d have my money on Younie now……

My “sauce” tells me a former Eagles ruckman who played for two afl clubs as well, is firming as the favourite

Yeah I asked a big name crow about him weeks ago got told no he won’t be coaching the eagles

Although another former crow has been named a lot Thompson
Barlow was mentioned to but he’s gone to the kangaroos
End result everyone can say whoever they think until the Eagles announce it we will never know

Time will tell, but I can assure you that he’s heavily in the mix, I even know who the assistant will be if this does eventuate, I won’t divulge too much there but he has captained an sanfl team (not yours)

The other name that’s over the eagles forum and the other footy forum
Let’s say he played for north and Norwood
Was a junior coach at Norwood
And is a assistant at north

Let’s say my source from a big name crows person knows more than you or I do.
I can even surprise myself at who loves to talk to me in the real world

Why are you surprised that people speak to you ?
They are just like you and I, they are human beings who pay bills, mortgages, go shopping, get petrol etc
Only ignorant people would ignore anyone & ignorant people basically don’t exist in sport, sure it might be a chore with heaps of selfies etc but from their point of view that is no problem to put a smile on someones face, plus off course if a person was told “no I haven’t got time for this” then they’d get smashed on social media…..obviously there could be times when it isn’t possible when going to a family event such as weddings or funerals but that would be a once in a blue moon situation

bayman wrote:Why are you surprised that people speak to you ?
They are just like you and I, they are human beings who pay bills, mortgages, go shopping, get petrol etc
Only ignorant people would ignore anyone & ignorant people basically don’t exist in sport, sure it might be a chore with heaps of selfies etc but from their point of view that is no problem to put a smile on someones face, plus off course if a person was told “no I haven’t got time for this” then they’d get smashed on social media…..obviously there could be times when it isn’t possible when going to a family event such as weddings or funerals but that would be a once in a blue moon situation

It’s all good he’s been great to me for a few years .
And he’d know more about Jacobs future than you or me or whoever told you unless it was Jacobs

bayman wrote:Not sure I’d have my money on Younie now……

My “sauce” tells me a former Eagles ruckman who played for two afl clubs as well, is firming as the favourite

On another footy forum your sauce is signed to flagstaff hill for 2024 .
Maybe check your sauce Bayman
And the last one I mentioned supposedly is staying at north Adelaide from the other footy forum

I have no idea who it is but Thompson was a strong contender to start with so who knows

bayman wrote:Not sure I’d have my money on Younie now……

My “sauce” tells me a former Eagles ruckman who played for two afl clubs as well, is firming as the favourite

Ok I was wrong you were correct Bayman Jacobs is the coach

mickyj wrote:

bayman wrote:Not sure I’d have my money on Younie now……

My “sauce” tells me a former Eagles ruckman who played for two afl clubs as well, is firming as the favourite

Ok I was wrong you were correct Bayman Jacobs is the coach

Apology accepted

bayman wrote:

mickyj wrote:

bayman wrote:Not sure I’d have my money on Younie now……

My “sauce” tells me a former Eagles ruckman who played for two afl clubs as well, is firming as the favourite

Ok I was wrong you were correct Bayman Jacobs is the coach

Apology accepted

I meant to apologise as well Bayman