Gawndy the Great

Tom Stewart is a sniper. Won’t fall that BS again from Scott.

Yep if Cats kick the 1st goal in the 2nd quarter , it’s done.

Cats have a forward line that just knows. 2-3 no look kicks and even mis kicks find the forward players for uncontested marks.

Swans look overawed and very Bulldogs 21 like. Better pull their finger out or this game is over.

Running through protected zone is gone. Except when you are Kozzy.

I just can’t see how the Cats deal with the epic Swans pressure.

Bang bang bang will go down in history SWYL. We have that at least 😂.

There is nothing like a GF at the MCG. The warm(ish) spring air , sunny arvo in Melbourne is a fitting setting for the conclusion of the nations favourite sport. Wish we could be here - last years GF whilst epic In it’s own right - isn’t the same. I hope it burns in the guts of the MFC players because the wound of straight sets has just been reopened today.

I was responding to a question. They can’t do anything yet. But once a proper and thorough and fair investigation has been conducted, the parties responsible for leaking / sharing the report will be be ducking for cover if the allegations are proven false.

Absolutely on the money LN. He’s done great considering all the technic challenges the stadium presents.

Wouldn’t it weaken the ankles over time if they continued to strap them?

They will be sued slander. Either Hawthorn, the review panel or the players. Or maybe all of them. The review has been handled incredibly poorly.

Reid was good as was Cadman. Miles different to the way the AFL game is played though and there is no way Cadman or Reid get that much room in the forward line. You are really just betting on development and upside.

We would still end up at GMHBA playing Geelong somehow.

So if Yze and Williams goes. Who fills the void? McVeigh? Who else is there? The Clarke and Dagan potential vacancies may have a flow on effect to senior assistant roles too.

Not a chance. He is a Grade A human.

Yep but he needs to develop. 3rd tall is for dev purposes. Ultimately, yes 1st or 2nd tall.

100% it comes through as a bit of a witch hunt. I cannot understand why it has been handled the way it has.

But if Clarkson or Fagan is stood down on the basis of this report, he will rightfully sue for wrongful termination , which would need to be heard in court and the body evidence required will most likely be higher.

Wouldn’t Shaun, who was seen as an indigenous leader of the club been made aware of this?

I don’t disagree with the response by the AFL, but why does it take an allegation made through the media to trigger it. Was it not offered to the AFL previously to trigger an investigation?

I hear you but if this was a trial for rape or paedophilia, you would need much more than witness statement to persecute the perpetrator. From what I read there doesn’t seem to be any factual evidence to support these allegations. It is circumstantial as I can find many holes in the information that has been presented and the way it has been presented. My frustration is probably misplaced - as i do hope the truth comes out and justice prevails. I have a mistrust in all things media as they are inherently conflicted in their duties these days to sell papers and I find it just way too coincidental that they decide to release this report on the eve of the GF.

Whom ever was being interviewed.

Yes. The proof is as far as I know circumstantial. Don’t get me wrong - if they are guilty, then they deserve the full weight of what’s coming to them. But equally, if they are not or it is not undeniable in proof, then it is slander and has caused irreparable damage to arguably the best coach in AFL history.

It’s Horrific if true. But it’s slander if unable to be substantiated. You’d hope that the process went to extreme lengths to verify the facts because this will destroy the legacy of Clarkson and co.