Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

I see we have principle partners. Better than unprincipled ones. Come on, media team!

'The Rorts of Chairman (now) Mac(Cabe)'?

And IYD?...🤔

What else could he have expected, going there?

I respectfully submit 1987 and R.Flower.

That didn't last long 😉

👏 Demonland, elevated, never to be the same again.

It also now comes up as the top of the Top Stories (apt word?) when googling Melbourne Football Club. And it's being published only now when he's hosting the international business convention. It might be 'news' when it's new - i.e. when it's unearthed. But when it's held over, it's something else altogether...

Such restraint, Koz! 😄

Try googling 'Paul Guerra Australian Financial Review'. The first couple of items after the AI one should get you in (just close the 'Subscribe' pop-up).

That's weird. The article came up in full as I came out of the ABC News website. I'm not a subscriber. But I see that, yes, my posted link is paywalled. Sorry, all.

Just touch on the link in my post?

...And I'm now looking forward to the AFR's exposure of Geewrong's financial 'performances'. Yeah, right...

This one, or Media Madness? So here we go... https://www.afr.com/rear-window/spotlight-falls-on-paul-guerra-s-track-record-20250901-p5mrl9

...That'll be 🎵 Easy as 1 (Adelaide?) 2 (Brisbane?) 3 (Coast?) 🎵

No wonder we had no forwards. I see the door. I'll use it...

I hope when we get to an at-least-18-round (incl. Devils) season, and all games are being played at Princes P, Victoria P, Western O, etc., there's room for a 'Heritage Game' at Casey for us Southwest Gippslanders!🥹

Frankston's George Grey suspended for five matches for rough conduct in their Boxhawks final. He'll particularly be rueing the chance to front up against us?

@Jaded No More 's answer was powerful, but yours is the type of answer I was after, Luci. Is it clear the AFL can't 'follow the money'? If they can't, can someone else? Come on, D'land legal eagles! Why are Geelong's arrangements more immune from investigation than those of the other clubs'? It does seem likely the tax and zoning possibilities are 'unique' to Geelong's setting (though I have a personal connection to where Cameron is, and there'd be hell to pay if a rezoning was attempted!)

I restrained myself on that one, graz! Veiled reference to it in my 3rd para. My forlorn wish is in the 2nd sentence of that para. My last sentence is probably the reality 🥺

It's appropriate this thing is on a 'Rumours' thread. I confess it's one that nags at me. Does anyone on here know if investigation and/or whistleblowing can establish it as fact? Is the AFL's reach into it constrained, by law or constitution, say? That vested interest, of the AFL and its media, is the constraint is harder (impossible?) to prove as 'fact'. Is there a combination of media not in the AFL's thrall (who?) and disaffected potential whistleblower out there for an investigative reveal? Is it actually (sadly) that important?...

That's better. Dees football.

I posted this on the 'Hatch...etc' thread a couple of days ago, for what it, as a 'reporter's' report, is worth: From the AFL's 'Inside Trading' panel: "West Coast, Richmond, North Melbourne, Melbourne, Port Adelaide, St Kilda, Carlton and Sydney have all completed their exit interviews with players across recent days. – Riley Beveridge"

Oops - looked at the team sheet and overlooked that he was on the 'Emg' line🙈 And Howes: Howes it I missed him?!😄

It was a heavy tag, too; you could see him chatting the umpire about it. But he still broke it to feed off Campbell's positioning signals (and subsequent delivery!) As did his stoppage colleagues.