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I thought if a player's name is mentioned on Demonland then he will be on our list next year. ATM I think our list next year numbers 72.

In an unprecedented move, the Federal Court has allowed the directions hearing to be broadcast live on ABC television. Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/email-questions-what-peptides-bombers-were-given-before-consent-forms-20140621-zsh8k.html#ixzz35Jo2EMpD Well the Federal Court Judge is certainly wanting to allow the broad public direct access to the proceeding, so that it can see what goes down. I must say that like so many others I am getting sick of this whole episode. I really don't care anymore if the players are given short suspensions or none at all. Basically they have been misled by people they trusted and who effectively ruled them. They now have far more serious issues to be concerned about, their health. That is far more serious than any suspension. As I have said before I find the behaviour of Essendon Officials both during and after the scandal disgraceful. To reappoint Hird on the day of the AFL penalties was disgusting. To have the Doctor who allowed this to happen to still be in charge of the player's health is more disgusting. He should be ashamed of his behaviour in this scandal. I am at the stage where I feel you can let the players off and ban the Board and the officials from AFL involvement. I would stand and applaud the banning of the Essendon Board and Officials involved who to this very moment argue that the players were not given anything banned or a danger to player's health yet admit in the same breath they don't know what was administered. How do they sleep at night? Shameful and disgusting. I wish every player involved sues the club. PS. Chris Connolly has effectively been given a lifetime ban from AFL football for doing what many other AFL clubs and officials including Demetriou said was ok. He didn't put any player's health at risk. He alone was singled out of all the AFL club officials who agreed with the process and did the same for their clubs and were rewarded with top players and was martyred. He took his punishment and said nothing. No Court. No smearing the AFL. No journos speaking out about him. Isolated and the fall guy. The late Coach also copping a short suspension but then allowed back into the game. No finding of any guilt other than telling a joke about tanking

Would love to know the Casey scores for the last quarters this season. They must be diabolical.

I am not worrying about the win either, but it is horrible football and I don't like watching horrible football.

The most accurate post so far on this thread.

You are entitled to have opinions on players and to post them. Everyone has that right. I thought Pedo was gone in the TAC cup. I was wrong. I thought Jetta was gone last year, I was wrong. I thought Jordie would struggle when we got our new mids due to his poor foot diposal. I may be right on that but he can improve it. He played a very good game last week and that sort of game will keep him in the side and good luck to him. He is the perfect 1% player a real team man, with probably one flaw, poor foot disposal, that can be improved.

You think so. Every time I see him he plays well.

Well we know that Roos likes big mids. Bird will be 26 and both he and Jones are small. Rohan may be past his best form. There will be a deal if Chips goes, that is my main point. Then again if there were 2 great big mids available at our picks.......................................

You are right, book him some time in the dunny at the back. A nice dark room for him to meditate and contemplate his sins.

Clearly pick 6 is too high for Jones alone and I am not too familiar with Bird. What do others think of him? Just looked up Bird's details and I see he turns 26 at start of 2015 and is 179cms. Jones is only 181cms. Roos like the bigger mids. Rohan will be 23 next year until June and is 189cms. He has only played 32 games in 5 years to the start of this year and a couple more this year. Again, there will be a deal of some sort done with some club if we lose Chip and I am just throwing out a possibility. Roos could laugh at my suggestion.

Given your constant attempts to shut down this thread, you are hereby banned from it for the next 2 weeks. You can go to the Gat and check into a room and look within yourself, to find out the reason why you dislike the most popular thread ever on this forum. I am sure your son who owns the site would be aghast at your regular sniping.

What does that mean? My gut says he is gone though too.

I was just suggesting that if Chip goes and we have say picks 5 & 6, knowing Roos he will trade one of them. The Swans with an aging list and a low 1st pick may be in the market for a high pick that will give them a cheaper player but with potential star quality in the future. The Swans also have a very good midfield with players like Mitchell to come back etc. A player like Rohan who has had a bad injury and maybe a Zak Jones may be tradeable. One an outside mid and one an inside mid. Both might like to get back home and you never know. Just putting it out there.

No. I just wish he would have slipped to a later pick for us.

Is that like a necklace?

We may well have pick 6 as well. I note Rohan is in and out of the side a bit. When Mitchell comes back they can't all play. They make like an early pick who will not cost much in the cap and who can be warehoused a bit.

Let me say before he plays his first game, I am disappointed he is not on our list.

Plenty of other threads you can worry about WJ, leave this one alone. It has reached that many pages because people enjoy it.

That is the funniest thing I have heard in months.

Have heard it and agree.

He said one of the funniest lines I have heard in this saga. After banging on about Essendon and how they have been victimized for what seemed an eternity, he said a number of times to Gerard " now don't take sides Gerard ". Hysterical. I actually wonder if Robbo is simply just a moron with a loud voice.

Same as ever, Teflon coated.

Well he is the odd man out. Hands in pockets and in a Polo T Shirt.

What were the fractures?

I would say without fear of contradiction BBO, that you are definitely uncommon.