Tony Tea

Did we even have FM in the 60s?

Put out your Aeroguard.

Hats off Tangles.

The exception which proves the rule.

Clarko footy bullies Melbourne yet again.

Let's hope Essendon does not win a flag in the near future. The "redemption story" sycophancy in the media would be utterly unbearable.

Deledio said he wanted to be a one-club player. He's going.

If Melbourne 2012 to 2014 didn't warrant a PP, then no one else warrants one. I remember a couple of years back when Gillon was asked on radio something like "if Melbourne didnt get a PP, how bad do you have to be?" Gillon replied that someone would have to die. The spineless AFL allowed other whinging clubs to determine whether we deserved one, thus out-sourcing its decision making process. Brisbane probably deserve one on merit - or lack of merit - but so did we. As usual the AFL stuffed its own position with ad hoc and inconsistent decision making. If the AFL give the Lions a pick at the end of round 1, watch them later on use that pick to give Brisbane a higher pick if the Lions continue to struggle.

He looked okay, but how would he go after copping AFL opposition scrutiny?

I guess, since every club gets AFL money, there's not much point arguing about who gets what, except to haggle at the margins.

Papers trolling forums for copy is very much New Model Journalism.

That's 'pretty much what I was saying'.

Whenever you see single quotation marks in a headline - Stephen Fry says rape victims should 'grow up' - you need to tread carefully. And read carefully. That's how journalists distill a comment down to a headline-sized, click-friendly bite. Fry said people who self-pity should grow up, he did not say rape victims should grow up. But that's how the journalist, or most probably the sub-editor, read between the lines to apply some sauce to the article.

Dover is a WA agent at Stride. Petroro is the managing director at Stride. I'm tipping they've had the odd work-related conversation. But even if Dover and Petroro worked at different companies, they would talk. Player agents spend a lot of time talking about each others players. That's their job.

The only surprising thing about WC admitting their interest is that they admitted their interest. Footy clubs usually lie.

If we do Hogan for Softy Darling, the Dees may as well quit the comp, or apply to the AFL to become the competition's primary feeder club.

No. You are right. It was two.

Was it. I thought it was one year on top of one left.

I've been worried ever since he signed that token 1 year extension.

Do we know why Sanderson would be a great addition?

The AFL stopped Sydney using the allowance to inflate their salary cap.

By preventing the Swans from using their bonus living allowance to trade for players.

The AFL definitely stopped him going to Sydney.

The AFL won't get involved. Last time they interfered in a trade they stopped Frawley going to Sydney (because of the perception Sydney was doing too well out of free agency) so Frawley instead went to Hawthorn (obviously there is no perception Hawthorn is doing too well out of free agency).

I don't get the love for Hill. He's a nice runner in a very good side, but watch him do diddly squat at Freo. Hawthorn would be making out like bandits if they got pick 7 for Hill.