Lord Nev

Yes and no, from my understanding DC. I think its counted as hearsay if you're trying to use those accounts as facts/evidence, but if you're using them to dispute someone else's account then it can be used to cast doubt on their testimony. ie - Victim tells witness on a certain date that specific things were said and done in a meeting. Defendant denies any such meeting ever took place. Witness gives statement that they were told of the meeting at the time. This casts doubt on the defendants testimony. Couldn't be further from my area of expertise though, so don't base any future legal matters you may encounter on it!

It's proof you're wrong.

This will be my last reply ok, you're just going around in circles with this narrative you've created in your mind. These footy nights are completely normal and happen every year. Given we were reigning premiers I'm sure the players involved talked about winning a flag. I have seen absolutely no evidence of this 'celebrating right through 2022' by the players or coaches that you seem to think happened and given Petracca said they trained the hardest they ever had and we started the year 10-0 I see absolutely no evidence to back up any of your claims, in fact quite the opposite. You're welcome to continue with the old 'drank their bathwater'/'didn't put in the effort'/'weren't hungry enough' type stuff if that's as deep as you want to dig into the season. It's not where it's at for mine though. Cheers.

Yes mate, those kind of nights run for most of the year. Are you aware of "That's Good For Footy" etc? Every year they're on.

Just pointing out that even "senior coaches" have a used by date. Have a great day mate.

Looked like it hit the ground before he kicked it. If so, great call.

Mate, you have absolutely no idea how much of a nightmare it is to do this gig. A temporary sound setup you have to pull out in the middle of a footy ground, a 100k seat stadium, dealing with the massive sound issues you encounter with mixing sound outdoors in a huge space, then you have a great performer but average singer performing with a band he's just met and rehearsed with maybe once. Every year people sook about this without understanding how incredibly difficult it is.

All those coaches were sacked as well.

What senior coaches should they have chased? Lyon refused the process, which says a lot about him, Buckley is an iffy prospect at best given the last few years, Leon Cameron is no good. They literally never said "senior coach". I hate Essendon and it's GF day, so I'm gonna tap out anyway, have a ripper day OD.

Not sure where I said it was the same thing mate. Just said I thought they clarified that. There's not exactly a ton of senior coaches to choose from who are still any good. Old mate Ross "Not a vibe" Lyon decided he's too good to interview for jobs, Buckley's been shown up this year, Malthouse should be in a home, WIlliams is miles off from that kind of job and Brad Scott will probably put his hand up too late.

Not really tbh, thought it made perfect sense. They want a coach who has at least come up through the ranks, done the courses, done the training, been an understudy etc. Especially makes sense within the context of when they brought in Hird the first time and how that went for them.

Certainly seems Yze, Hird, Solomon, Lade and possibly Caracella and Brad Scott do, so not sure I agree with the first part. Definitely agree it's a high risk job though.

Josh Mahoney clarified that as meaning someone with plenty of coaching experience, not necessarily as a senior coach.

Not my recollection at all. The cup toured around with club reps. Goody and co have done numerous sports nights etc, but that's standard fare during any season. Hardly think that would have any impact on their 2022 performance. Perhaps try reading my reply more carefully. There's a LOT of context around why it couldn't be done and dusted by November. That being said, the cup clearly WAS the centre of attention once preseason got going. There's a Premiership Cup tour every year. This is clearly an unusual circumstance given COVID. Trac literally said they trained harder than ever this year. It's all in your own mind. Lol.

Sure, it may seem short to us but that's how the press cycle works. After all the research, fact checking and legal that goes into a story like this it's really more of a courtesy/tradition for them to contact those involved and ask for comment. As far as I know it's not a legal requirement to do so.

That's standard practice in all media circles LH. In fact, the phone call to offer more time is on the generous side. This is done to prevent others breaking the story and trying to diffuse or change the narrative to suit themselves.

Who says we didn't ask before he re-signed and he said no? We've asked the question of other key forwards this year and they said no. I just think the logic of a player dropped for a GF being a target is off the mark. I'll leave it at that.

An out of contract 21 year old who has headed home. Sure. I'm keen to chase a key forward or two mate, I just think this is off the mark bothering to try and get Logan “The Sydney Swans is the only place I ever wanted to be" McDonald. Not sure what Grundy has to do with anything. Nowhere did I mention him.

So a 20 year old former number 4 pick signs until the end of 2024, in March this year, gets dropped and all of a sudden we can pry him out of a Grand Final team? Nah.

How do you propose they had it 'done and dusted by the start of November' when there were still lockdowns up until what, February? The fans all missed out, the fans that had waited 57 years, and you want the celebrations to wrap up before the fans in the heartland even get a chance to celebrate? Ridiculous call. I don't recall the players and coaches touring the state either, that was club reps and the premiership cup as far as I can recall.