It's an incentive. It promotes mediocrity and insinuates that AFL teams can act poorly and get benefits from it.

That's the general argument that has been trolling around the forums of the AFL of recent.

I invite the 17 other clubs to try it. If they think that what we've been through is worth it, come and try it out.

See if you think a good Coach is worth what we've been through.

Losing an Icon, a Leader, a Vision, Fighting Debt, Horrific Loss after Horrific Loss after Horrific Loss, losing players to stronger teams, being a joke, and MUCH MUCH more.

If you think going through that perfectly equates to getting some money for a good coach, I welcome others to try it.

Wait until Messendon get special treatment from the AFL so they can field a team.

Well said, mephis.

A similar argument can be made for the priority pick issue.

Throw in the tanking saga only we got hit for, who cares that every other team did the same thing.

Agreed. In regards to what other footy fans think, my skin has turned to elephant hide in the last 5 years. I just say "whatever you reckon, flogs. You've got no idea what this has felt like."

Agreed. In regards to what other footy fans think, my skin has turned to elephant hide in the last 5 years. I just say "whatever you reckon, flogs. You've got no idea what this has felt like."

Agree. But Essendon supporters have been receiving some castor oil lately regarding their club.

As someone said elsewhere the bleating is misconstrued as MFC or any clubs descent into the spiral like it has does the competition no favours and detracts from the game.

Throw in the tanking saga only we got hit for, who cares that every other team did the same thing.

I think Essendon has ably demonstrated the silliness of inappropriately playing the victim card.

Agreed. In regards to what other footy fans think, my skin has turned to elephant hide in the last 5 years. I just say "whatever you reckon, flogs. You've got no idea what this has felt like."

Minor amendment. I suspect long-term St Kilda supporters know what it feels like. Years of poor performance (was it 5 wooden spoons in the 1980s?) and when they finally become a decent footy side they get sidetracked by a silly schoolgirl, a sillier player manager and a really silly ex-Essendon player.