HYPOTHETICAL:

Choice 1: Confront a huge problem with a high profile player in a successful club,

or

Choice 2: Drip feed the media fuel for a fire involving a struggling club to generate massive diversionary coverage.

Which is easier?

Which is right?

Am I paranoid?

Am I right?

Didn't seem to bother Vlad too much on holidays...

He trained impeccably in their last session before the game but came down with a bad flu overnight and was not right to play. Sorry guys but nothing sinister here. David Parkin on ABC radio is the source for the info.

A mate of mine who is mad hawthorn and always seems to know what is going on said 4 weeks ago it's strike 4 but he is Buddy and they wont let their poster child fall.

I did not believe him then..........

RobboHeraldSun on Twitter ...

Mark Robinson‏@Robbo_heraldsun

FYI... Rumors abound ... Have asked afl and club... Both emphatic denials.

Maybe its like tanking...

RobboHeraldSun on Twitter ...

Mark Robinson‏@Robbo_heraldsun

FYI... Rumors abound ... Have asked afl and club... Both emphatic denials.

I sense another hypocritical 360 rant where he takes the moral high ground and slams any one of us for drawing to these conclusions.

I sense another hypocritical 360 rant where he takes the moral high ground and slams any one of us for drawing to these conclusions.

Surely robbo's Herald sun could run a double page spread and use stats on Buddy's "Hamstring" injury and late withdrawls and then quote a anonymous source that says he has received his third strike. Robbo could then promote it on 360 as a major article backed up by rock solid evidence. Or do they just make up [censored] for articles on our club?

Surely robbo's Herald sun could run a double page spread and use stats on Buddy's "Hamstring" injury and late withdrawls and then quote a anonymous source that says he has received his third strike. Robbo could then promote it on 360 as a major article backed up by rock solid evidence. Or do they just make up [censored] for articles on our club?

Yeah , like the rock solid evidence from anonymous source that got winked at from an unknown official.

He trained impeccably in their last session before the game but came down with a bad flu overnight and was not right to play. Sorry guys but nothing sinister here. David Parkin on ABC radio is the source for the info.

Bad Flu, or was is a head cold, or maybe just Sinus problems? They can impact muscle strains you know.

A mate of mine who is mad hawthorn and always seems to know what is going on said 4 weeks ago it's strike 4 but he is Buddy and they wont let their poster child fall.

I did not believe him then..........

That is interesting as the Rumor I think I remember from a year or more back, & had forgotten, I think was rumored strike 3 for someone? That fits.

I spose unless your caught passed out in your car by authorities, it doesn't see the sunshine on the print.

RobboHeraldSun on Twitter ...

Mark Robinson‏@Robbo_heraldsun

FYI... Rumors abound ... Have asked afl and club... Both emphatic denials.

HaHaHa, he's asked the Boss & the star Tradie, are they nominating they're correct Income statements to the Tax office...

And apparently got an Honest answer...

Edited August 19, 201212 yr by dee-luded

I sense another hypocritical 360 rant where he takes the moral high ground and slams any one of us for drawing to these conclusions.

Don't you just want to punch a hole in your tele when he does that?

Bad Flu, or was is a head cold, or maybe just Sinus problems? They can impact muscle strains you know.

He's got man flu, my missus tells me. Pretty common at the moment. She know all about these things, thankfully. My best sauce.

He's got man flu, my missus tells me. Pretty common at the moment. She know all about these things, thankfully. My best sauce.

And how does your missus know this? Did she diagnose him?

That is interesting as the Rumor I think I remember from a year or more back, & had forgotten, I think was rumored strike 3 for someone? That fits.

I spose unless your caught passed out in your car by authorities, it doesn't see the sunshine on the print.

Yeah about 2-3 years ago, he thinks this one is strike 2 again as the strikes drop off after two years or so? Not sure on that tho

Yeah about 2-3 years ago, he thinks this one is strike 2 again as the strikes drop off after two years or so? Not sure on that tho

It takes me 3 Yrs for my points to drop off.

Interesting response from Hawthorn ... http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/hawks-slam-rumours-surrounding-lance-franklin/story-fnelctok-1226454256055

"Now we've heard all the conspiracy theories and rumours and I can tell you that they are absolute rubbish,'' (Hawthorn Football Manager) Mark Evans said.

"People need to be very careful about how you report that and how the commentary goes. You shouldn't go there.

"The sorts of things that we have heard is that it's an AFL or club imposed suspension, that he's re-done his hamstring, that he took two weeks off to go to the Olympics, just absolute rubbish.''

Could have - but didn't - specifically address the 3-strikes drugs rumour. Why not knock it directly on the head if it isn't true? Strange.

Could have - but didn't - specifically address the 3-strikes drugs rumour. Why not knock it directly on the head if it isn't true? Strange.

Surely the 3-strikes rumour would be covered by it not being an AFL-imposed suspension?

I'd say they're trying to distance themselves completely from it, and the best way to do so is by not mentioning it specifically at all.

Ssssssstrike 3???

A strong contingent at the Sandringham Hotel on Sunday evening seemed to think yes indeed Strike 3! If this is the case he will not play again this season and an announcement via the AFL is to follow.

All rumours at this stage.

Surely the 3-strikes rumour would be covered by it not being an AFL-imposed suspension?

Well that's just it. It could be but no-one can be sure because of the vagueness of the response.

To cut it out at the root they needed to specifically address the widely circulating rumour about drugs. But they didn't .. and the rumours will persist.

In the AFL's eyes...Tanking and 3 strikes are all just figments of our imagination!

Bart: "Do you think he was involved in the Kennedy assasination somehow?"

Homer "I do, Now"

The story I heard is that he tested positive in an "unoffical" club test and they are hiding him so as to avoid the "offiicial" AFL drug test.

Edited August 20, 201212 yr by america de cali

The story I heard is that he tested positive in an "unoffical" club test and they are hiding him so as to avoid the "offiicial" AFL drug test.

Can't the AFL testers rock up to his house to test him at any old random time they like?

Can't the AFL testers rock up to his house to test him at any old random time they like?

Yes

IMO It is all BS

Probably went out the night before the game last week

He might be a great footballer but he is not a rocket scientist