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We aim to please.

Well done , good post. Love to see the AFL address it. Won't happen of course. Makes me more confident this will still go away.

"AFL.com.au believes the investigating officers have been applying massive pressure on some witnesses to make admissions on certain incidents, or potentially face heavy sanctions." Coercion. Very, very naughty indeed, by the inquisitors. They should know better. Tainted statements, wonderful. "Admit this, or you will be punished, we don't care if it's true just admit it, Russia cold war at its best".

The probe, into practices employed during Dean Bailey’s tenure as coach, is believed to have found adversely against former football manager Chris Connolly. The above comment by Damien Barrett if true, is the innocent finding against the club we have all waited for. Remember the section allegedly breached, required a Coach or Player to breach it. If the above is true then obviously there is no evidence of said breach or we would be seeing headlines about Bailey. It would appear that Bailey has denied tanking and he was in charge. If there is no evidence that we did, end of story. What are we then left with if Barrett is correct? An off the cuff comment by CC that Bailey has been reported as saying was a joke and that clearly he didn't act on. What then? The AFL charges CC for making an unfunny joke.

Think the tanking threads are going to get a heavy workout in the next few weeks.

Don't forget the other comment, " Jimmy has fallen out of bed in hospital". CC being serious, or making another of his well known jokes.

Agree.

If the AFL was convinced by the evidence they have obtained, we would be charged and then given the opportunity to defend the charges. The fact that they are letting us make submissions on the evidence is a mechanism to avoid charges being laid. This still sounds to me that they lack the necessary evidence and that they are going through the motions for the public and the media.

So much for accuracy and responsible reporting.

I think the Courts should all close down. According to some on here, if you are charged you are guilty. Bugger having a hearing and testing the prosecution evidence, not to mention presenting your own. Oh and by the way, we haven't been charged with anything yet. IF, we are charged and after a hearing found guilty, the AFL should hire a lot of lawyers as they are going to be inundated with claims to recover lost bets by punters and bookies.

You don't think 2 first picks and $200k fine is a serious punishment?

CD.

Very positive for MFC that Casey Official spoke of developing young players for the MFC.

This has just got to be a racket. You get a quote and as you posted, next minute they say you need to do this and that and suddenly the price has gone up 4-5 times what they quoted.

Yes we are looking great but so are the other clubs. It's like the racing story where the jockey says I saw the gap and went for it, except the gap was going faster than I was. Until we see the boys in matches, it is really hard to get a handle on where we are at.

Lexus.

Got my car serviced. Need a second mortgage to pay for it.

Very sad news. Lovely man. Great commentator. RIP. Condolences to family and friends.

Best fruit - bananas.

Yowzah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's been a hard week.

Don't want to trivialise the thread, but I had a banana smoothie for lunch. Wasn't great as it was more of a milkshake than a smoothie. I like my smoothies thick.

That's it in a nutshell.

Watch Quarteflash perform their hit Harden my Heart and see the lovely Rindi Ross belt out the song, as well as a saxophone solo.

That absolutely smells of being pushed to me. Bet you he has been given a massive golden handshake.