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I am told Jakes contract with us has conditions that if a guilty verdict is handed down his salary is significantly reduced, there is no way the clubs/boards who pick up these players would agree under normal conditions,

Saints and Port are paying big money for Carlisle/Ryder

 

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1 minute ago, beelzebub said:

It was a stupid risk. A multihundred thousand risk...for what?

 

Beeb, I would be very disappointed if a contingency plan was not in place. 

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9 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

How you can guys be happy with this?

We paid through the roof for Melksham and don't have him for a year.

Crap result for the MFC.

The  cheating  filth  got   what  they deserved.  Losing   melks   for  year is  insignificant,  especially  when you now get to see the efc  disapearing into a  bottomless sinkhole over  at  tullamarine

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3 minutes ago, Peter Griffen said:

I am told Jakes contract with us has conditions that if a guilty verdict is handed down his salary is significantly reduced, there is no way the clubs/boards who pick up these players would agree under normal conditions,

Saints and Port are paying big money for Carlisle/Ryder

 

Hope you're right

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" It's believed the AFL will initiate a process allowing the Bombers to field top-up players from state leagues, as occurred during the 2015 NAB Challenge when the Dons used 13 such players to cover for those who elected to take provisional suspensions prior to the AFL tribunal hearing. " - theage 

- I wonder if this means the other clubs who have been affected by the bombers wrongdoing, such as us, will be able to recruit top up players also. Or whether they just go on the long term injury list and a rookie gets upgraded... You never know, it could be the catalyst which finally gets michie on the right track.

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Always felt that the 4 years for Melksham factored in what we're now confronted with. Hopefully the payments took this into account as well.

He still has plenty of football left in him, and will be available from next year when we start to get a decent tilt at finals etc. He'll also come back mad as hell and ready to tear the heads off live chickens, which will come in handy.

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6 minutes ago, DemonAndrew said:

Huge result.

 

what a waste of a second round pick.

That's the thing. Better value was to be had for the pick. What now...something 2ndrate as compared. Brilliant positioning !!!


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4 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

It was a stupid risk. A multihundred thousand risk...for what?

 

we'll know the answer to that sometime in 2017.

Do you really think the MFC staff did not think this was a likely outcome? 

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Tim watson Robbo Mcveigh media people who have cited inside information and  lied claiming absolute innocence should resign from public life immediately . 

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Melksham is going to have an interesting 2016

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I wonder if Jobe and any of the others will just retire and be done with it? They looked very disheartened and fed up with it at times last year.

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3 minutes ago, sue said:

we'll know the answer to that sometime in 2017.

Do you really think the MFC staff did not think this was a likely outcome? 

Do you think they did ?

I don't think so. This is NOT what the 'head in the sand' footy world was expecting.

If Melbourne had then surely there were better options for the pick.....like someone who could actually play this year.

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8 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

It was a stupid risk. A multihundred thousand risk...for what?

 

Has anyone actually read Melksham's contract?   Do we know for a fact that there isn't some sort of escape clause, at very least regarding his payments?     Do we know or a fact if there are any provisions for totally revoking in the event of a guilty finding?     Let us wait to hear from Jake and from the club  

 

And if Essundone are allowed replacement players, surely we (and Dogs, Saints, Port) should get similar options.   

 

One would have have to suspect that any of the guilty players would have serious problems returning to the game with such a stain on their characters.  Sledging for starters would be relentless.  

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1 minute ago, biggestred said:

How can they get 2 year bans starting March 15 when they played last year?

Because their provisional suspension over the last pre season counts, to answer my own question. 

Which is a joke but anyway

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Anyhow,let's focus on Essendon...fcuk them!!!

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2 minutes ago, biggestred said:

How can they get 2 year bans starting March 15 when they played last year?

Was going to raise the same question... But thought I was being small and petty. Was it because appeals were in process or Hirds then WADA?

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Well, Carlton get to avoid b2b spoons.

Class action taken by the players against the club is surely inevitable now.

 

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Early odds on us being the first club to lose to the top-ups in the season proper? 

 

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