15 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

FD mate every game is dangerous... Do you think the Doggies would have the same attitude? Bring it on!!! 

no  BRING IT !!

23 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

FD mate every game is dangerous... Do you think the Doggies would have the same attitude? Bring it on!!! 

We won't agree, unless we win the game.

I'm betting the afl will grant essedons wish.

5 minutes ago, faultydet said:

We won't agree, unless we win the game.

I'm betting the afl will grant essedons wish.

what the AFL grants....we will swipe away..  Lets get positive FD !!   them Negative Waves again  

On 30/09/2016 at 4:58 PM, Macca said:

They want to play us, great.  Let's kick their butts.  From a financial viewpoint it's potentially a million dollar pay day every other year ... bring it.  It's a fantastic initiative.

PJ would be all over this ... another locked-in fixture at the MCG that we don't have to sell off to the NT.  We should be brokering deals with the Blues, Cats & Hawks as well.  The Tigers & Pies are already taken care of (Anzac eve & the QB clash)

The more home games at the MCG against the big Victorian clubs the better.  Even if it's only every 2nd year.  What we should be doing is pushing for 2 games a year against the big Victorian clubs every season ... that would assure us of a number of big home game fixtures. 

Macca....you seem to forget.  We do not play these cheating prjcks as a home game.  Haven't for about a decade  

On 30/09/2016 at 6:27 PM, biggestred said:

What im saying is that theyve use the excuse "friday nights are for good teams" when in reality its for "teams that havelots of fans so people will watch".

Dont lie afl, just say it

C'mon  You are being naïve.  The AFL lie whenever they make an announcement.  

On 30/09/2016 at 7:50 PM, faultydet said:

Like they did with their "walk to the G" this year, when they embarrassed us?

It has humiliating loss scrawled all over it. Should be a tooth and nail fight to avoid this game. We have a terrible record in this sort of contest, over decades.

Maybe you are too young to remember Ted.

Maybe, faulty, it is about time we stood up and made a stand and changed all this.  Until we do we will remain irrelevant to the AFL marketing team. 

6 hours ago, monoccular said:

Macca....you seem to forget.  We do not play these cheating prjcks as a home game.  Haven't for about a decade 

In the first encounter (round 1 2017) possibly not (although the gate might be shared) but if the fixture is ongoing, it would almost certainly be our home game every 2nd year.  PJ struck a deal with the Tigers with the Anzac eve encounter where they got the home game in the first encounter and then it rotates from there. 

I'm assuming this encounter will be ongoing and not a one off ... the Tigers & Blues are already playing each other in round 1 and they (Essendon) already have an match-up against Collingwood on Anzac day.

I can't see PJ agreeing to this game unless there is something in it for us.  Others can disagree but we'll find out soon enough.

Edited October 3, 20168 yr by Macca

11 hours ago, faultydet said:

We won't agree, unless we win the game.

I'm betting the afl will grant essedons wish.

We don't have to agree FD. Can't wait for it, we'll give it a shake.

Had to have a laugh about the Sunday Herald Sun's front page headline ~

"Dane Swan's shock confession -

I TOOK DRUGS"

Really?

It would have been more of a shock if he said he didn't take drugs ?

51 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Had to have a laugh about the Sunday Herald Sun's front page headline ~

"Dane Swan's shock confession -

I TOOK DRUGS"

Really?

It would have been more of a shock if he said he didn't take drugs ?

With whom??

On 9/30/2016 at 4:28 PM, Dockett 32 said:

Couple of our wins this year tell me we are on the rise. Taking on challenges and improving our record seems like a good idea to me. Why fear anyone?

A few losses say not so fast: St Kilda, Carlton Essendon.... 

16 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Had to have a laugh about the Sunday Herald Sun's front page headline ~

"Dane Swan's shock confession -

I TOOK DRUGS"

Really?

It would have been more of a shock if he said he didn't take drugs ?

 

THE SWISS COURT APPEAL HAS FAILED!

They are now, for all time, officially GUILTY and CONVICTED DRUG CHEATS.

Hand back the medal Jobe, you cheat.

Also LOL at their lawyers, they must be popping the champagne as we speak. "We have very strong grounds for appeal after the WADA verdict!" Hilarious! Talk about a gravy train to put their grandchildren through University. Thanks Tird!

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2016-10-11/swiss-court-dismisses-essendon-34s-appeal-against-doping-bans.mobileapp

33 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

Also LOL at their lawyers, they must be popping the champagne as we speak. "We have very strong grounds for appeal after the WADA verdict!" Hilarious! Talk about a gravy train to put their grandchildren through University. Thanks Tird!

They must be drowning there sorrows... No more Ess $$$$$$$$$$$$ for the boat maintenance.

Forever and officially drug cheats.

Cotchin and mitchell must be awarded the  Brownlow.

This is Gil's nightmare scenario.

Not the drugs. Not the blackening of the names of the EFC and the AFL.

No. It's that now he'll have to make a decision.

Did the EFC lawyers, or Hirds, get a single thing right through this whole saga, except of course that the AFL tribunal was going to let them off, but that was a fait accompli before the hearing even started. 

Edited October 11, 20168 yr by Chris

Jeez! That's one for the ages. I could have sworn that Peter Gordon said that "these young men have been subject to one of the gravest injustices in Australian sporting history".

That the CAS finding " contains factual errors" and "unsupported propositions of law."

Surely it was a lay down misere.

Those damn Swiss. We're the ones who are supposed to have kangaroo courts. I bet they're all NRL supporters.

7 minutes ago, Ted Fidge said:

This is Gil's nightmare scenario.

Not the drugs. Not the blackening of the names of the EFC and the AFL.

No. It's that now he'll have to make a decision.

No. He will set up a poll....maybe a few until he gets an answer he wants. 

1 hour ago, biggestred said:

Forever and officially drug cheats.

Cotchin and mitchell must be awarded the  Brownlow.

During the running of the Melbounre cup, Xmas day or 2am New Years morning? When they AFL announce the new winners.

Just now, Cards13 said:

During the running of the Melbounre cup, Xmas day or 2am New Years morning? When they AFL announce the new winners.

It'll be 5 minutes after the Federal Government announces alcohol tax increases.

lol. Didn't see that coming

"........and the world will be a better place, for me,and you"

meanwhile, up in harbor town, cronulla are still celebrated their premiership, 3 years after cooperating with asada and taking their medecine without enriching the legal fraternity.

no joy in this

waiting for the EFC apology.... (yeah we now what they will say.... it now allows us to draw a line and move on) with a number one draft pick.

Did anyone learn a lesson ???