An apology and ....

[Rod Grinter Riot Squad 5,654]

Have been waiting a week as my laziness hoped someone else would do this but here we go.

Last week it came out that Melbourne had in fact informed the AFL back in February that Dr Bates had been having communication with Stephen Danks.

I, and many others, slammed the club for being dishonest with the AFL. It turns out they were not, that it was Dimwitrio who was the one that was feeding everyone with BS.

For being so critical of the club for trying to deceive the AFL, I apologise.

After the 7.30 report the club went into lockdown mode and considered their response, they came out with a similar statement to their public on in February. Last week on Footy Classified, Caro told us the truth, that being the club had informed the AFL that the doc had been in communication with Danks. Why the club didn't come out and say this after the 7.30 report and when Dimwit had hung us out to dry beggars belief. Instead they bent over and let the football world believe we had been less than truthful to the AFL and that impression has stuck, so much so that most media outlets have ignored their little press release (or announcement) saying the truth.

They had a chance to defend the clubs integrity straight away, sat back and did next to nothing until after the mud had stuck.

Pathetic.

[daisycutter 29,628]

so, you are withdrawing a criticism and replacing it with a new criticism....right?

[Rod Grinter Riot Squad 5,654]

so, you are withdrawing a criticism and replacing it with a new criticism....right?

Exactly

[Satyriconhome 10,879]

Have been waiting a week as my laziness hoped someone else would do this but here we go.

Last week it came out that Melbourne had in fact informed the AFL back in February that Dr Bates had been having communication with Stephen Danks.

I, and many others, slammed the club for being dishonest with the AFL. It turns out they were not, that it was Dimwitrio who was the one that was feeding everyone with BS.

For being so critical of the club for trying to deceive the AFL, I apologise.

After the 7.30 report the club went into lockdown mode and considered their response, they came out with a similar statement to their public on in February. Last week on Footy Classified, Caro told us the truth, that being the club had informed the AFL that the doc had been in communication with Danks. Why the club didn't come out and say this after the 7.30 report and when Dimwit had hung us out to dry beggars belief. Instead they bent over and let the football world believe we had been less than truthful to the AFL and that impression has stuck, so much so that most media outlets have ignored their little press release (or announcement) saying the truth.

They had a chance to defend the clubs integrity straight away, sat back and did next to nothing until after the mud had stuck.

Pathetic.

Hey chap, there is still an investigation going on by ASADA or AADAA or WADDA or whatever it is called, so therefore the Club did the right thing and did not make any statement that may be prejudicial to the inquiry, similar to Essendon yesterday

That way the Club are not seem to be interfering with the inquiry,

It is called a no win situation

[Slartibartfast 17,384]

Have been waiting a week as my laziness hoped someone else would do this but here we go.

Last week it came out that Melbourne had in fact informed the AFL back in February that Dr Bates had been having communication with Stephen Danks.

I, and many others, slammed the club for being dishonest with the AFL. It turns out they were not, that it was Dimwitrio who was the one that was feeding everyone with BS.

For being so critical of the club for trying to deceive the AFL, I apologise.

After the 7.30 report the club went into lockdown mode and considered their response, they came out with a similar statement to their public on in February. Last week on Footy Classified, Caro told us the truth, that being the club had informed the AFL that the doc had been in communication with Danks. Why the club didn't come out and say this after the 7.30 report and when Dimwit had hung us out to dry beggars belief. Instead they bent over and let the football world believe we had been less than truthful to the AFL and that impression has stuck, so much so that most media outlets have ignored their little press release (or announcement) saying the truth.

They had a chance to defend the clubs integrity straight away, sat back and did next to nothing until after the mud had stuck.

Pathetic.

Who do you think leaked the information to the Age? I think we have fought back and I liked it.

It's a shame Bates withheld information about the use of AOD 9604 on Trengove's foot but I feel very comfortable with the way the Club has handled the issue.

[daisycutter 29,628]

Exactly

The original criticism (withdrawn) was one of commission

and the new criticism is only one of omission

I'd say that still leaves the club in debit

[Rod Grinter Riot Squad 5,654]

Hey chap, there is still an investigation going on by ASADA or AADAA or WADDA or whatever it is called, so therefore the Club did the right thing and did not make any statement that may be prejudicial to the inquiry, similar to Essendon yesterday

That way the Club are not seem to be interfering with the inquiry,

It is called a no win situation

Disagree, they have made the statement that they had informed theAFL about Bates being in communication with Danks. My point is, they should have made it the night of the 7.30 report and the mud about the club misleading the AFL would not have stuck

[Rod Grinter Riot Squad 5,654]

Who do you think leaked the information to the Age? I think we have fought back and I liked it.

It's a shame Bates withheld information about the use of AOD 9604 on Trengove's foot but I feel very comfortable with the way the Club has handled the issue.

I would be much happier if they fought back straight away, even after the info came out we had Venom Denham claiming we had misled to the AFL as our fight back was too late and the mud had stuck.

[Dee Fan 3,247]

Who do you think leaked the information to the Age? I think we have fought back and I liked it.

It's a shame Bates withheld information about the use of AOD 9604 on Trengove's foot but I feel very comfortable with the way the Club has handled the issue.

Cameron Schwab. They have copies of his handwritten notes, where else would they get them?

[daisycutter 29,628]

Cameron Schwab. They have copies of his handwritten notes, where else would they get them?

good point robbie..................rather ironic schwabby leaks to the rage after the way they treated him previously

[Dee Fan 3,247]

good point robbie..................rather ironic schwabby leaks to the rage after the way they treated him previously

I think he probably did it to nip in the bud any further criticism he would receive, as he would probably end up copping the blame for the failure to notify the AFL.

But you're right, using the paper that destroyed, him to clear his name.

[Satyriconhome 10,879]

Cameron Schwab. They have copies of his handwritten notes, where else would they get them?

Nothing like a good rumour, this should be ok for two or three pages, in the present atmosphere don't you think that would leave him open to be sued?

[Slartibartfast 17,384]

Cameron Schwab. They have copies of his handwritten notes, where else would they get them?

I don't think so. I think it was leaked by the MFC. They would have kept all of Schwab's hand written notes. Good things hand written notes, aren't they.

[rpfc 28,551]

Like Schwab would do that crap!

He is the one who's notes have allowed this criticism to be withdrawn as we told the AFL in an earlier meeting.

Let him be.

[daisycutter 29,628]

I don't think so. I think it was leaked by the MFC. They would have kept all of Schwab's hand written notes. Good things hand written notes, aren't they.

are you serious? you get sacked and say "hey would you like all my personal hand written notes? Like my personal diary too?"

it is possible schwabby read vlad's comments and then gave the mfc a copy of just those notes so that they could leak it to the rage, but to suggest the mfc have all schwabby's personal hand written notes is crazy.

it is also possible scwabby leaked his notes to the rage himself with the tacit approval/knowledge of the mfc

[rjay 25,012]

Have been waiting a week as my laziness hoped someone else would do this but here we go.

Last week it came out that Melbourne had in fact informed the AFL back in February that Dr Bates had been having communication with Stephen Danks.

I, and many others, slammed the club for being dishonest with the AFL. It turns out they were not, that it was Dimwitrio who was the one that was feeding everyone with BS.

For being so critical of the club for trying to deceive the AFL, I apologise.

After the 7.30 report the club went into lockdown mode and considered their response, they came out with a similar statement to their public on in February. Last week on Footy Classified, Caro told us the truth, that being the club had informed the AFL that the doc had been in communication with Danks. Why the club didn't come out and say this after the 7.30 report and when Dimwit had hung us out to dry beggars belief. Instead they bent over and let the football world believe we had been less than truthful to the AFL and that impression has stuck, so much so that most media outlets have ignored their little press release (or announcement) saying the truth.

They had a chance to defend the clubs integrity straight away, sat back and did next to nothing until after the mud had stuck.

Pathetic.

Something doesn't add up here, does it?

[Slartibartfast 17,384]

are you serious? you get sacked and say "hey would you like all my personal hand written notes? Like my personal diary too?"

it is possible schwabby read vlad's comments and then gave the mfc a copy of just those notes so that they could leak it to the rage, but to suggest the mfc have all schwabby's personal hand written notes is crazy.

it is also possible scwabby leaked his notes to the rage himself with the tacit approval/knowledge of the mfc

Schwabby doesn't have "personal hand written notes" from meetings where he represented the MFC. It was his job to record for the MFC the content of the discussions of meeting between MFC and AFL.

His hand written notes are MFC's, not his.

Sol yes, I am serious.

[Satyriconhome 10,879]

Something doesn't add up here, does it?

No it doesn't, this should be good for another 15 pages of hot air by keyboard, what doesn't add up, the number of posters who bang on and on and on and on about conspiracy theories?

[Rod Grinter Riot Squad 5,654]

No it doesn't, this should be good for another 15 pages of hot air by keyboard, what doesn't add up, the number of posters who bang on and on and on and on about conspiracy theories?

No conspiracy here, am just baffled why the club would wait before deciding to fight back. It looks like the evidence shows that we were upfront and honest with the AFL yet we stood back and did nothing while our image was trashed by Dimwit and the media.

We should have fought back straight away.

I tried to defend us on SEN this morning and KB wouldn't have a bar of it cutting me off claiming the AFL were, from his understanding, annoyed as we withheld information from them.

We didn't, but the perception that we did remains as we took too long to fight back and get the truth out in the public domain.

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

Exactly

it's a shame this place has become the stage for whingeing crackpots to give performances

just go and get yourself a curry and a beer and stop blubbering for 2 seconds

[Dee Fan 3,247]

Nothing like a good rumour, this should be ok for two or three pages, in the present atmosphere don't you think that would leave him open to be sued?

Rumour? What part of the Age having his hand written notes is rumour, they've confirmed it you fool.

You really do blindly follow the company line don't you; perhaps you might want to think for yourself sometime. The club are doing a very poor job at the moment, but some fools can't see there are problems.

[Dee Fan 3,247]

I don't think so. I think it was leaked by the MFC. They would have kept all of Schwab's hand written notes. Good things hand written notes, aren't they.

You think or you know, which is it?

[Rod Grinter Riot Squad 5,654]

it's a shame this place has become the stage for whingeing crackpots to give performances

just go and get yourself a curry and a beer and stop blubbering for 2 seconds

Did you actually understand what was written this time?

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

Did you actually understand what was written this time?

Yes, because you managed to put words together in a cohesive sentence.

This time I just thought the content was manure.

[daisycutter 29,628]

Schwabby doesn't have "personal hand written notes" from meetings where he represented the MFC. It was his job to record for the MFC the content of the discussions of meeting between MFC and AFL.

His hand written notes are MFC's, not his.

Sol yes, I am serious.

believe what you want. I think you are wrong and there are plenty of precedents i know of where personal notes are just that.