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It's pronounced Car - day. Like Kanye or even Sadè Car Day Colo Jazz Knee

...meanwhile

Not really, @Petraccattack- The opposite of love isn't hate, it's apathy. And you and everyone who is raging against the length of the trade period, will not give up your love for the game... you'll just pi$$ and moan about it.

We’re all hostage in the AFL version of the Truman show. All the players, agents journo’s, ceo’s, heads of recruitment etc, are the actors. They’ve received their scripts post Rd 23, and you and I are Jim Carrey, thinking this is real...and then the realisation of the reality starts to dawn. The outrage... The drama... The betrayal... It is just entertainment after all...

Nothing surer than 6.15pm on Wednesday under the bright lights ‘Hogan to Fremantle on 6 year, $6,000,000 deal.’

why would they get involved @Lucifer's Hero... noise about the slowness of tradeweek is still good noise for the afl.

think i might need to rewatch the geelong elimination final x3 to get through tomorrows snooozefest.

I didn't read it as - 'there was an issue with the character of of Hogan', I read it as another convoluted corporate speak way of saying, we are not prepared to meet Melbourne at their steadfast request of high end picks.

No doubt the biggest take away, is the AFL sanctioned clichè of "it was a learning experience".

This feels like massive unders... Only May and KK for Hogan?

That smokescreen offer was clearly made from Freo with an understanding that it would be rejected so Geelong can play hardball with WCE for the compassion story that is being put forward. For mine, it’s really underhanded, as they’re getting invovled in the mechanics of trades that they’re not a part of, and of course it’s a small small industry

450 by Monday morning and 697 by trade deadline I personally like a scotch finger with an espresso or an earl grey

Say hi to the Qcliff Brewhouse and upstairs for me @dworship

Mmm...well he's not mad on that pack marking thingy....

Can we get Fyfe please...if only we had a young WA product to trade...

He may be aloof, he may not be what an FD department want in the sense of ruthless commitment to the cause - and that's cool, cause that's what works for him... he may have even had some existential awakenings due to the death of his Dad...You can be athletically gifted, doesn't mean you like the grind of the season(s)... see Kyrgios/Tomic as other examples of supreme talent that maybe can't be bothered with the process...in the end there are reasons why he wants to explore the opportunities elsewhere, and why the FD are happy for him to do so.

Like the male black widow spider who impregnates the female and then gets eaten... I will forever remember your goal against WCE only to do your ACL as your final act...

what is with the fascination of putting Hogan into CHB - does anyone really think the FD would do that?

zing...

elaborate please

I like the football/soccer rule of being cup tied - lets have a clause that Jesse cannot play against us ongoing...

I will be that pedant.

There are so many other permeations @EnterTheDragon --->although I enjoy your commentary along the way as trying to take things from a birdseye view - its like you're Bruce or Bristle on Ch7yourself trying to pump the masses into watching a game that has blown out...

Nah... this line of thinking is bollocks. There are still the sweet nothings in the ear of Hogan, who also understands that Freo are trying to position themselves for the future also.

where is this snippet coming from @McQueen?