iv'a worn smith

Great summary by STMJ. Like the observations about the players rather than simply going over the drills. Great work mate. Perhaps we can leave H alone now?????

and about time too. No rest for the wicked.

Weak as p155

Go and get cattle trucked. You lucky beggar you

I think my wife wore that to Flemington on Oaks day this year

Hey, I've got an idea. Make the umpires wear all white. That would be novel, wouldn't it? The number of times i've seen their 'pyjamas' cause confusion on the ground for players is many

It is not simply a question of it being 'white', the overall design just stinks.

me too OD. I remember a very wet winter's day, when I needed my "jumper' washed for that day's game. My mum tried to dry it on the old Kookaburra oven and scorched it. Not to mention, they could be bloody scratchy those old woollen jumpers

Get rid of it and re-think the design. It's terrible. By the way, I love how we still call a guernsey a "jumper". Long time since it's been that. That is not a criticism of anybody by the way.

From this "old fart", I am grateful for the money they put into the club .............. or should we give it back, because they are "basically lower end"?

Excellent points

Understand, but in the case of Jared Tallent, he also went through heats and semi's, but come the final, he was 'beaten' by a Russian drug cheat. In contrast, Lance Armstrong's Tour de France trophies were not passed down the line, as it was discovered that the majority of the peloton were also affected by performance enhancing drugs.

I get that DC, which is why I lean to the * option in this case.

I don't like to be a conspiracy theorist, but I reckon you just may be pretty close to the mark.

No argument on that from me. The AFL obviously believe, they can't have a significantly diminished EFC in the competition, for the reasons you point out, but they can say bugger the likes of us .............. well, until PJ came on the scene.

I have always said, as a club, the EFC got off very lightly on this, so in my view yes. I still can't believe that as a club, they get the first draft pick in 2016, in less than a year of serving their sanction. I don't buy, the they have served their time, get out clause. Regardless of the rights or wrongs on Watson's individual case, the outcome for him personally, will affect him for life. While slightly off topic, I think GWS should also get slammed, over the Whitfield affair.

Yep, I understand that, but as has been pointed out here, his entire season was affected, in terms of his form. In this case, this is not a scenario of an indiscretion which saw a player suspended after an incident which occurred in one game only.

It may have been said on here previously and if so, I apologise. However, while I am not a mathematician, who can examine various computations, is it not feasible that had Watson not receive the votes he did, they could have gone to other players and therefore an entirely new scenario may have arisen, which may have seen an entirely different outright winner. Unlike a foot race, where the place getters are clear, the vagaries of a prize obtained through a voting system is not a clear. While I would not begrudge Mitchell or Cotchin being granted a medal, I just don't think it can be as cut and dry as that.

Basically marched out the door in preference for Big Carl. Was pretty unceremonious from what I can gather and would love a rather sour taste in your mouth. This was in the middle of the really bad old days.

Precisely

The point I am making was that ALF executive have been relieved of making what, by any measure, would have been an unpalatable decision for some, but that is what management is required to do from time to time. In my view the AFL continually abrogates its commission, which is should be required to discharge, rather than make the hard decisions. They have a history of fluffing around.

Once again, the AFL get what they were hoping for. Now no hard decisions have to be made Gil. Mate, your brother is in a world of pain after being trampled by a horse and you must be as well with all those splinters in your backside after so much fence sitting. Get out of jail card given to you by Jobe eh?

What a great story Dr. Is it still on youtube? Can you post it? Or PM me if you prefer.

Perhaps these lyrics could find a place on another and current hot topic on this forum.

My day has just taken a deep dive. One of my heroes. Saw him live in concert and realised that despite some of my friends saying to me at the time that his music was to slash your wrists by, seeing him live, you got to understand the real humour in many of his songs. A man who was a standard bearer for several generations.