Louie

Richo called him Chip during the half time interview last week.

I don't have a problem with the loan but it could have been done better as the club will face a fringe benefits tax liability on the provision of this loan. It may have been advanced at a market rate of 6.2%, however the ATO considers the benchmark interest rate for the 2011 FBT year to be 6.65%. Therefore a fringe benefit of .45% will arise. It's not a huge amount but it all counts when you are a struggling club. This loan isn't the cash cow for the club that some people are suggesting. The club had to go out and borrow the funds to on lend and then pay FBT on top. The margin, if any, would be very small. Anyway, what's done is done. It was clear and transparent and that should be all is required.

It won't happy. Apart from the bummers being crap, if Sheedy said they were off limits he's not doing his job properly.

I think you might find that the advertisement was placed prior to our matches therefore doesn't take the results into account.

I found it interesting when asked if "Saint Nick" was asked if he had spoken to SG and he replied that it was up to SG to approach him. Football clubs are no place of real leadership. Nick is the captain and so-called leader of the aints. Wouldn't a true leader approach SG and smooth things over rather than let things fester. Just throwing it out there . . .

Would it be fair to assume that Sylvia has taken the next step already? Maybe in saying they want Sylvia to take the next step the poster really wants more consistency. That is, in our best players in 15 of the 22 games or a similar quantitative measure?

Great report. Whether or not Beamer did what was reported I don't think that leaders should be critical of others and attempting to make them feel down. Leadership is the opposite - praise and support. (Been on too many lovey dovey courses)

Sampi couldn’t have been too keen to be drafted. I read in MX that he lost 1.2kg in FIVE WEEKS!

Everything has to be handed to today’s footballers on a plate. If it isn’t easy then they don’t want to know about it.

According to Jim Wilson in the HUN today Essendon and Melbourne are now outsiders with Carlton having declared themselves right in the mix. Believe what you want people.

I guess from Perth Judd wouldn't see all the crap that goes down about Buckley and eddie being 'special friends'.

We need to package up Brent Moloney and Simon Buckley and send them over the Judd's place and tell them how good it is to be playing for the team they grew up supporting.

This is the sort of [censored] posted on bigfooty so I wouldn't be worried until Judd nominates the filth. The Chris Judd trade deal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pick 2 + Foley to Carlton for Fevola Fevola to Collingwood for Reid and Dawes Reid and Dawes to Bulldogs for Pick 5 + Adam Cooney Pick 5 to Geelong for James Bartel Foley to Sydney for Nick Malceski James Bartel to Sydney for Brett Kirk + Heath Grundy Heath Grundy to Essendon for Jason Laycock James Bartel to St Kilda for Nick Riewolft Nick Riewoldt to Kangaroos for Daniel Wells + Brent Harvey Brent Harvey to Hawthorn for Shane Crawford Crawford to Melbourne for Travis Johnstone Travis Johnstone to St Kilda for Luke Ball James Bartel + Travis Johnstone to Eagles for Chris Judd Chris Judd to Collingwood for Josh Fraser and Alan Didak

What is there to gain from feeding this information to the journos?

Heard it too. Journalists know jack [censored] about this. They're not going to say "I've got no idea but I reckon the filth". That's basically what he is saying. They are paid to have an opinion so are putting one out. If Judd wants to get filthy then fine, but it's probably only a guess from the journos.

Her premise was she read between the lines that Judd wants to play at the MCG and play in the 'big games'. To her that meant it could only be the filth.

I reckon this is spot on. But does C-Judd want that pressure? I hope he chooses the Dees but the media coverage is getting so bad I'm suprised there isn't a news flash when he farts. At the filth he will be big but not bigger than the club. It could be he is bigger than the melbournefc. It has been said before if he heads over to the filth he immediately becomes the most hated player in victoria. This couple of weeks will be an awesome read in his autobiography. I would love to know exactly what has been going through his mind and how he comes to his decision. I reckon it will be years unitl the truth comes out unless at his press conference he says 'I've always loved the Dees and really there was no choice.'

Too bad there is no longer a priority pick for one bad year. Draft picks 1 & 2 for Judd would have worked for me.

Rather than take the first option, I think it entailed looking for the player most likely to be under direct pressure and then feeding that player the ball.

Although I was left than impressed with tonights crap I am hoping the odd year syndrome will not affect us this year. It is a fact that in the even years sandwiched between our dismal years, we actually lost the first game in each of those seasons in which we performed well, ie the even years. This included an eight goal spanking at the hands of the hawks.