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If it ends up being a suspended fine then this may be the league's face saving formula to appear macho but not actually make a finding on its massive investigation.

Gaz was a bit flustered and got a bit emotional largely because he has always shied from wearing his heart on his sleeve as host. but gaz did come out with the killer line about her crossed arms. Cw's no credibility line was an open taunt and will come back to haunt her. Chief football writer but never actually comments on football, only its by products.

It's difficult to say who has come out ahead if we look at the big picture. GWS gave away $5m for TS who cost us $500,000 not to get. TS would be one of the winners on $25,000 a kick I would say. Essendon may have to negotiate right through the home and aways before the AFL judiciary eases up on the straight re their case.

Yes but you work for the other side otherwise why would you serially post this position. Unless of course you are cleverly trying to lose the argument.

"So we're definitely not going to go out there and do just what we're told. If there's a chance to win a game and a chance to win a contest then the natural instincts take over and we'll be going our hardest." http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/will-minson-says-the-western-bulldogs-would-love-to-win-their-nab-cup-matches-tomorrow-night/story-e6frf9jf-1226577916482 Surely this statement requires investigation.

Sorry, I mean't running commentary. Digger.

That's funny. You don't know, she might be posting under a discreet non-de-plume.

"Fairfax couldn't confirm". What, no word from the Daily Spectator or The Sunday Telegraph. They couldn't confirm because the verdict hasn't been announced.

I am not one who takes pleasure in berating supporters or posters on this site and can't remember having done so in ten years here, but I cannot understand the constant anti-melbourne pamphleteering of this double-agent, 'ben hur', who constantly pushes an anti Melbourne Football Club line on Demonland. The essence of 'barracking' or supporting a club is to maintain solidarity, and the essence of our justice system is 'proof against truth'. So let our enemies prove their case, and let us defend it by all our might. But surely don't allow casual commentators the free space on our own red and blue internet site to throw stones against us as well.

I saw Daniel Bell take a massive hit a couple of years ago out at Casey Fields. Seemed to me he didn't see the guy coming because of lack of peripheral vision. More amazing than the sound of the hit was the way he got up again.

Forget about using mindbending substances to bend one through the big sticks. Class litigation and civil actions against authorities for allowing players to repeatedly play soon after suffering concussion will be the next-big-thing in sport. I would like to propose a Headbangers Cup for 2013, with Jimmy Bartel and Kurt Tippett currently in pole positions for Round One on five concussions (2012) each. This problem goes across many contact sports including boxing (think currently ailing Muhammed Ali and now slurry Evander Holyfield) soccer and the various forms of rugby and grid iron. The long term neural impact and legal minefield of these contact sports was spelt out on ABC last year (Four Corners I think). It is worst in American football.

On EBay there is a complete set of 1964 Mobil Cards from our premiership year. Would love to see those Demon images again. I remember collecting them each week and finally getting the whole set. They were all burnt when we went to the UK end of '64. The cost on EBay is about $300 I think.

They were getting into...drawers, we were getting into losses.

This posed shot of Matthew Boyd in the HS instantly reminded me of my treasured 1964 VFL Mobil swap cards. The picture highlights the "footballer-as-hero" image which first got me hooked on the Dees. Who were the Melbourne players in the 1964 cards? From memory, Brian Dixon, Tassie Johnson, Ron Barassi? (They may have been the '66 cards) . http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/one-for-all-and-all-for-one-at-doggie-kennel-with-matthew-boyd-to-captain-western-bulldogs-for-third-year/story-e6frf9jf-1226572966886 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1964-MOBIL-VFL-AFL-FOOTBALL-CARD-KEVIN-MURRAY-FITZROY-/111008455743?pt=AU_AFL_TradingCards&hash=item19d89e9c3f

I Macbeth (on injections in the vault rumours): We have no spur To [censored] the sides of our intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself, And falls on th'other. . . . Macbeth Act 1, scene 7. 25–28

Sending players to the interchange bench after kicking a magnificent goal. Is now routine in the AFL as part of rotation or 'player management'.

That wasn't such a bad move. You just have to watch the 1988 Elimination Final v West Coast, where his brilliant rebound led to a last gasp victory for Melbourne.

'Melbourne great', Gerard Healey pads up for the Dees in The Age this morning. Demons' financial viability at risk, warns Healy He re-iterates what a lot of posters have been saying on this site. A face saving agreement needs to be made behind the scenes so that all parties can move forward. that means that the AFL must not make findings against any Dees execs; to place 'life bans' or even lesser punishments is more or less the same thing and will set in train big financial losses for the Dees. Good sense on the part of the AFL should prevail to ensure that this does not happen. Well done, Gerard.

"Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer, true. Mick went crazy; Nathan wears his shoes. It won't be a stylish marriage, they've done the Pies some damage. And now your free, a-g-ency will end in red and blue."

This line about Neeld 'discovering' Garland was a forward i hear all the time. Neeld would have known that right from the start. I'll concede that he may not have known fellow Tasmanian Ray Biffen had also been a forward.

Went in there a few months ago and the microfiches are now jet powered; much better to use. I also used to fondly go through old newspapers (basement, Monash Uni) and revel in week after week of demon glory from the glory days. For true tragics there is The Argus Online, which is indexed and free. Google Trove.

What time?

That's not TPM.

During the years 1987-1991 we were a legitimate power team. The only sustained period of dominance since the days of ron barassi crashing packs.

You guys clearly don't remember him he was a briiant footballer cruelly it down with a knee injury. Number 22 from memory but Thaipantsmanyou will have to correct me on that.