What will you do if we are severely penalised?

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,419]

Clearly I hope it doesnt happen and believe there are forces at play that will prevent it occuring, but heaven forbid by some stroke of injustice our club alone is held to account for alleged tanking.

What if they take away three draft picks for two seasons or fine us $1 mill?

I think Id quit my job and chain myself to a tree!

[biggestred 4,772]

Edited August 2, 2012 by Benno

[thaipantsman 180]

write a very firm letter of complaint

[Range Rover 1,935]

[FC Melbourne 108]

After 2012 I fear nothing.

[BAMF 4,084]

Why would we be penalised? We haven't done anything wrong.

[Demon Disciple 11,607]

i'd be looking to head down this path!

[Nasher 33,607]

Return home from the alternate universe.

[Tatu 416]

I'd chip in money for the pending court case.....

[pantaloons 2,019]

Again, this needs to be prefaced with the fact that it's extremely unlikely we will be punished, but there would have to be some serious response from the club and supporters. I'm thinking anything from rogue manure dumping on the doorsteps of AFL House, to a coordinated Demonland ground invasion at the MCG on Grand Final day, to underground acts of rebellion - cream pies in the face of Andy D at luncheons, random acts of violence against Sherrins, and a sit-in protest on Greg Denham's front lawn.

Edited August 2, 2012 by pantaloons

[Vipercrunch 2,820]

Cop it on the chin and get on with it. If they find concrete evidence we did it, we deserve to be punished in my book.

Very hard to prove what our motive for the questionable football related desicions was though. As it stands they are satisfied that we made those descions to develop the players etc etc.

[Range Rover 1,935]

sit-in protest on Greg Denham's front lawn.

I initially read this as a "[censored]-in protest on Greg Denham's front lawn".

Even better?

[rhaz 342]

Turncoat

[Jack Jack 415]

I'd start drinking heavily and turn to god. Just call me Father Jack.

[pantaloons 2,019]

I initially read this as a "[censored]-in protest on Greg Denham's front lawn".

Even better?

Ha! Well I'd anticipated it being a lengthy sit-in. I don't know how long I could stay if it was the other.

[Dr. Gonzo 23,682]

[ashdemons22 235]

Go to Visy and punch Mclean in his ugly pimple head (not sers) Doubt anything will Happen. Liberatore came out and said same things about Carlton that Mclean said about us, not to mention Fevola also saying it.

[DeeZee 7,296]

Pee on the steps of the AFL

[Pates 9,624]

I'd chip in money for the pending court case.....

Given the apparent high amount of top end supporters I would hope that not only would there be plenty of people willing to chip in, but more than that hopefully some good dees fans lawyers would be up for a fight for the club.

Personally it would leave me so disinfrachised with the game I would be capable of anything, even going on talkback radio! But seriously to the point if we would rally at afl house I would probably be the one to get an afl flag and burn it on their lawn middle eastern radical style!

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

to me its as simple as this - plenty of clubs (Collingwood, Hawthorn, Richmond, Carlton, St.Kilda) got PPs and were nowhere near as bad as us, we have had six GARBAGE years on the trot and we got ONE extra player, big deal! We should have got Naitanui also FFS! plus the fact that ours have turned out to be mainly duds, and Scully jumped ship, and we are still just as crap as ever makes it even more frivolous. It's not like our picks have gone on to create premierships, like Buddy, Pendlebury etc have with their clubs' top picks. Carlton managed to keep their no.1 pick to add to their other 2 AND snare the best player in the modern game all in the space of 3 years! The question is whether we got an unfair advantage or not, well look at the ladder for the last 6 years and you have your answer. WTF is everyone whinging about, do they want us to be winless or something. Christ.

Edited August 2, 2012 by Curry & Beer

[Guest KingDingAling]

West Coast went from winning a premiership - to tailing out - to being top 4 all within the space of a few years.

I've watched sides who I've thought were tanking closely over the years and other than Carlton - who actually threw a game,

West Coast were the other side I thought came under serious question.

The WA media are so one eyed that WC would never be thrown up as a side that tanked - the media barrack for them,

why would the WA media go hard on them?

But, like Carlton, they actually tanked and I seen it with my own eyes.

Did the Melbourne football club throw games? No! Show me a game we thrown.

The Richmond game is in question and we were in front at the siren!

Those who suggest we should be investigated based on that game just HATE our club.

Haters gonna hate.

[Range Rover 1,935]

to me its as simple as this - plenty of clubs (Collingwood, Hawthorn, Richmond, Carlton, St.Kilda) got PPs and were nowhere near as bad as us, we have had six GARBAGE years on the trot and we got ONE extra player, big deal! We should have got Naitanui also FFS! plus the fact that ours have turned out to be mainly duds, and Scully jumped ship, and we are still just as crap as ever makes it even more frivolous. It's not like our picks have gone on to create premierships, like Buddy, Pendlebury etc have with their clubs' top picks. Carlton managed to keep their no.1 pick to add to their other 2 AND snare the best player in the modern game all in the space of 3 years! The question is whether we got an unfair advantage or not, well look at the ladder for the last 6 years and you have your answer. WTF is everyone whinging about, do they want us to be winless or something. Christ.

Personally, I think there are a few powers that be out there who wouldn't lose wink of sleep if we just keeled over and died.

In fact, deep down in the murky bowels of AFL House, I reckon its classified policy on their secret blueprint of world domination.

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

Personally, I think there are a few powers that be out there who wouldn't lose wink of sleep if we just keeled over and died.

In fact, deep down in the murky bowels of AFL House, I reckon its classified policy on their secret blueprint of world domination.

Don't buy it, they continue to prop us up financially, gift us extremely good fixtures and the sculyl compo was very generous. They could have easily found ways to shaft us with all these things if they really wanted us dead

[Dr. Gonzo 23,682]

North Melbourne is too stubborn to die and will partially relocate to Hobart, Bulldogs have too much scope for growth in the western subrubs and are the only team that really represents that area so yeah, I'd say we are probably a pretty soft target. Hell if we don't find some new members soon before the older generation of supporters keel over I'd say we're going to be pretty stuffed and I don't have any faith whatsoever that Casey is going to be the solution to our problems - it is a good idea on the surface but not sure it's going to work in practice.

[Jerry Lundergard 420]

West Coast went from winning a premiership - to tailing out - to being top 4 all within the space of a few years.

I've watched sides who I've thought were tanking closely over the years and other than Carlton - who actually threw a game,

West Coast were the other side I thought came under serious question.

The WA media are so one eyed that WC would never be thrown up as a side that tanked - the media barrack for them,

why would the WA media go hard on them?

But, like Carlton, they actually tanked and I seen it with my own eyes.

Did the Melbourne football club throw games? No! Show me a game we thrown.

The Richmond game is in question and we were in front at the siren!

Those who suggest we should be investigated based on that game just HATE our club.

Haters gonna hate.

Don't mean to hate on you King, but we tanked. The moves that were being made from the box were disgraceful and it was embarrassing for the Tigers that we stil almost beat them.

I wonder what kind of lows our club would have sunk to trying to lose to Freo if McMahon had have missed that goal?