On ya Paul

[IWAP 170]

Paul Gardner returns fire at Jeff Kennett

[Big Kev 371]

Paul Gardner returns fire at Jeff Kennett

Well done Paul.

Jeff was going to be the quiet president, I think he said something along the lines of "this will be the last time you hear from me" when it was announced he had become president of the Hawks

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

Bravo Paul Gardner for your comments.

Maybe Jeff Kennett should head a charity group "Beyond the Truth" or "Beyond Redemption".

Also Kennett might like to give us his opinion on the AFL drugs policy and his club's attitude and policy toward the "3 strikes" arrangement. There buddy system might not be working as well as they think.

A tick for Eddie for also rebuking Kennett.

[Nasher 33,617]

Jeff Kennett should say a big thank you to the corrupt Tasmanian premier for his inflated profits. Almost $3m of their $3.6m profits come from that extremely questionable deal that the majority of Tasmanians think is an utter waste of money. Then Kennett has the nerve to piss on our clubs as a result of this BS transaction. Keep your mouth closed Jeff, lest you end up with a foot in it.

Nice work by Paul Gardner on this one.

[beelzebub 23,383]

I was wondering if the Shed's comments would go unchallenged. Seems PG and Co arent going to be rough shod anylonger. Good for us. Thanks Paul.

[Choko 493]

I was wondering if the Shed's comments would go unchallenged. Seems PG and Co arent going to be rough shod anylonger. Good for us. Thanks Paul.

Great retort - in your bin Jeff

[True Believer 1]

Great retort - in your bin Jeff

was soooo glad to see Paul stand up for our club and tell stupid Kennett where to go !!!! Well Done Paul and thanks!!!!

[QueenC 74]

Gardner said all clubs received AFL support in some form, including help to build new stadiums and hold blockbuster fixtures.

Nice to see some truth being stated about all of this.

It is nice to see Gardner standing firm and not allowing us to be bullied.

Congrats to Paul on a great retort.

[Yencks 8]

There buddy system might not be working as well as they think.

what do u mean by buddy?

[Demon trucker 1,800]

jeff is just a typical liberal b#$&*d, they never tell the whole truth, only the truth they what people to hear, for example they forget to mention that in Menzies time the interest rate hit 22% but home loans had a government CAP of 13%,he is the worst liar,

[diesel 420]

jeff is just a typical liberal b#$&*d, they never tell the whole truth, only the truth they what people to hear, for example they forget to mention that in Menzies time the interest rate hit 22% but home loans had a government CAP of 13%,he is the worst liar,

Show me a politician who does tell the whole truth!

BTW if interest rates were capped at 13% why would I give a flying fig if they are REALLY 22%? I applaud you for your research though (or outstanding memory)

[drdrake 3,187]

It will be interesting to see our annual report in December, from Memory the boards goal was to be debt free by the end off 2008, I wonder if we are still on track to acheive this.

If I was a Hawks supporter and my club was making profits I would be screaming about playing 4 home games in Tassie, I was [censored] off that we sold 2 last year. I couldn't care less if the club makes a small profit or a 3mil profit as long as I get to watch them live in Melb for 10 home games and 6-8 away games and hopefully in 2 years 11 home games I rapted. Saying that though it would be nice to boast a big profit once or twice.

[Pates 9,660]

I know i few people on here feel that Paul should be help accountable for our dismal profit this year but i've always liked him and i'm glad he stuck up for us because i don't want the president of our club to shy away from a fight (verbal of course).

Kennett has always been outspoken so i'm not surprised to hear him make these ridiculous comments, but if i was a Hawks member, i would not be happy about us having to sell these games in order to make such a profit. I was finding it hard to deal with one at the GABBA every year, 1 at Canberra still isn't great but it's an improvement.

The day you can make to those profits without having to sell four games and make a sponsorship deal with another state is when you can gloat Kennett.