The 18 team concept is a stinker for many reasons, including an unnecessarily long chase scene (the home and aways) too many finals ($$$) season-ending injuries, non-competitive teams, boring, inconsequential games and supporter apathy. A ten team competition will be the reality in future years and how the red and blue fits into this reality is difficult at this stage to imagine. The news space given the Brock McLean story suggests that rationalisation forces are moving ever closer to our club. We are being fitted up for a crime that other clubs have regularly partaken in. What better punishment for being the worst performed Victorian club than being placed under official notice by the governing body. What better way to take the heat of the tanking Giants than to run us out of the competition.

Don't look too closely, they're behind a tree waiting to get you.

The 18 team concept is a stinker for many reasons, including an unnecessarily long chase scene (the home and aways) too many finals ($$$) season-ending injuries, non-competitive teams, boring, inconsequential games and supporter apathy. A ten team competition will be the reality in future years and how the red and blue fits into this reality is difficult at this stage to imagine. The news space given the Brock McLean story suggests that rationalisation forces are moving ever closer to our club. We are being fitted up for a crime that other clubs have regularly partaken in. What better punishment for being the worst performed Victorian club than being placed under official notice by the governing body. What better way to take the heat of the tanking Giants than to run us out of the competition.

It nearly happened before Jimmy stepped into the breach.

It is not as far fetched as some would like to believe.

Don't look too closely, they're behind a tree waiting to get you.

And they're carrying white jackets with very long sleeves

'12 - 2 wins

'11 - 8 wins

'10 - 8 wins

'9 - 4 wins

'8 - 3 wins

'7 - 5 wins

30 wins over 6 years - 30 out of 127 games

and we are accused of tanking?

Don't look too closely, they're behind a tree waiting to get you.

Any psychiatrists here?

Is it paranoia only when the belief that they are out to get you is false?

'12 - 2 wins

'11 - 8 wins

'10 - 8 wins

'9 - 4 wins

'8 - 3 wins

'7 - 5 wins

30 wins over 6 years - 30 out of 127 games

and we are accused of tanking?

Didn't you get the memo? 31 out of 127 = winning culture. 30 out of 127 = tanking = losing culture. Ya dig?

Any psychiatrists here?

Is it paranoia only when the belief that they are out to get you is false?

True Paranoia? Or merely short term negative thoughts born out of an Anxious state of mind?

'12 - 2 wins

'11 - 8 wins

'10 - 8 wins

'9 - 4 wins

'8 - 3 wins

'7 - 5 wins

30 wins over 6 years - 30 out of 127 games

and we are accused of tanking?

Thanks Benno, now I'm going to have to reassess what stage I'm at in the "What stage of grief are you at" thread.

Bloody hell, all that councelling and I'm back to stage 1!

Any psychiatrists here?

Is it paranoia only when the belief that they are out to get you is false?

JUst coz your paranoid doesnt mean they'r not out to get you

i sometimes worry that im paranoid