Redleg

Is there any evidence, we just don,t know? Interesting point on draft tampering. You are right, the AFL draft tampers with its fixture, allowances,extra large lists for some, etc. Also resting players affects matches and is draft tampering as well. Taking players off late in a game is also affecting results and would be draft tampering. The rules and definitions are basically flawed and the AFL wouldn't, want them exposed.

Next you will tell me they see you coming and going.

Jay Clark hosted MFC game day lunches this year. Nice that he is biting one of the hands that feeds him. I would imagine he will lose those gigs this year.

Well I am here in Hobart and the locals tell me that there was no tanking; we were just no bloody good. They know their footy.

Been wearing banana coloured polo tops. Getting many admiring glances from the ladies. Shocking news for morabito. Going to be hard for him.

And the Berry Street Home is actually next to the MCG on the punt road side.

I am on a cruise ship with WJ and wives and am told there is more speculative crap on the investigation today.

One thing we all have to accept is that we don't know exactly what the AFL have. Everyone is speculating.

Is it too much for the following question to be asked of the AFL by the MFC? "Why after clearing us at the time, have you launched another investigation purely on the say so of a former disgruntled player, who never said we tanked, but rather that the club was experimenting and not making winning the be all and end all, yet not investigated other clubs whose coach, assistant coach and players have said their clubs tanked to get draft picks and certain players"? Next question, "why have you singled out the MFC alone, for this lengthy, costly, disruptive, heavy handed investigation"?

I have cancelled the banana smoothies for the same reason.

Yes.

We didn't see any more ex Dees or current ones either.

Off to a restaurant with the WJ family to celebrate his anniversary. Should be some good Dees discussion held. At dinner the other night we saw former Dee great Tangles Walker, hopefully tonight we might see another former Dees great. This is what my life has turned into, meals with WJ and hopes of seeing Dees players to chat to. Wonder if Hugh Hefner's life is any better?

Is it just me, who thinks Hugh Hefner's latest marriage at 86 to his 26 year old voluptuous Playboy magazine centrefold bride is sad? She is nearly 40 years younger than his daughter. Yes she is beautiful and every man including me might desire her, but don't we see this for what it really is, a form of prostitution, publicly paraded for the public. Maybe I have become old and bitter and very cynical, but I don't think I would want the whole world laughing at me and my wife. She even said when they broke up last year he was hopeless in bed. Who needs that sort of private crap out in the public and then he goes back with her, to try and show the world that he won. Well yes his money did win. If I was his age I wouldn't consider a woman for my wife unless she was at least 30 ( bad joke to end the post ).

Calm down everyone, Fan is having a bit of fun and taking the mickey out of everyone. He is as committed a Demon, if not more, than most of us.

Too early in the year for sarcasm? I didn't and don't. Obviously unnamed people had unknown discussions that turned out fruitful for 3 clubs. No vaults. No sacking jokes. No emails. No Wilson articles.

I also was a fan of taking Rodan even for a season or two. He is a type of player we don't have, can get his own clearances, explosive off the mark, very strong, hard to tackle and stop, with games experience. If his body holds up and we can get a couple of seasons out of him it will be worth it. Bonus, he cost nothing.

No we didn't, because that could be another 5 month inquisition, this time on draft tampering. We just advised what we could do if we were in a certain position after father/son nominations and they decided what they would like to do. They obviously liked what we could do and what they could get and everyone including GC was happy with what they got as a result. No deal, no tampering, just stating options and positions.

Are you forgetting Dawes also came with 20 which we got back from 13?

Agree. Spoke to him at length once at the Bentleigh club before he started getting a regular game and he was a lovely boy and so keen to do well at the club. Time does not make this any less sad, taken way too soon. Hope the club keeps his memory alive and all the best to Trish and his family and friends. Always a Dee, gone but not forgotten.

Well done WJ. I obviously did not see enough of RDB play as my best Dee has always been Robbie and best ever Matthews.

Thanks Deebest. Just briefly what would the Assistant Recruiting Manager's tasks be during the year. How does it change in the top role? I have always been interested as to what they do over a year when football is only played for part of it.

I can understand why certain people may not like CS, family grudges, job losses etc, but what has CC done to anyone, other than try and get the best for the MFC at all times.

That is an interesting point you make. I agree, which game was more shameful, the one in which the players tried their guts out and a kick after the siren beat them or the one in which they lay down and let an opposition run riot. I know which i find more disreputable and a blight on the game. Perhaps we should have a 5 month Inquisition into 186.

You can add all the rest of the draftees inc rookies and trades and it does look ok on paper. I suppose the sheer volume of changes gives hope. Then again we have drafted who we thought were good players before and been disappointed. Hopefully this batch give us something and blend well with and add improvement to the current list.