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These are the guys who the Players Association are fighting for, I hope he gets his due compensation. http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/hard-knock-life-20110530-1fcsa.html

Yes but this is like the tail wAGGing the dog. I don't follow scully football club. the club must always come first others it will come last. it is not unreasonable for supporters and the club to want to be proactive to ward off poachers. the emotional connection of many supporters to their clubs runs much deeper than the shop and swap mentality which modern football parades as a virtue.

If it only affects Mike then what's the problem?

Big picture of Davey, but no comment. Moloney is true red and blue, Sylvia's contract due to be renegotiated end of this season, which would put him out of the window. This may be the sequel to the current soap opera. http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/preparing-for-free-agency-20110618-1g91w.html

This reported reference to a "decision" sounds like a shift in rhetoric. eeni meeni mini mo.

I think Red and Blue flame must have left the building with Tom!

If those facts were true surely it would have tweeted across the universe by now and been picked up by a media outlet?

Stephen Phillips has a media company i think he used to work for channel 7. his company puts out videos ie the 'red and blue' video which revived the crompton footage.

Watts, B.O.G (break-out-game) and, B.O.G (ABC Radio).

I had to recite this poem for Mr. Blaze in Form Three English. Little did I know it would come back to haunt me.

H Sun comment (Sheahan?) that Demons mad to offer $2.6m to scully at this stage: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/jack-trengove-or-tom-scully-whos-worth-more/story-e6frf9jf-1226077875103

Yes but there will always be a reason why MFC miss out. once gws and gcfc wash through the system there will be limited free agency which will no doubt have more players under pressure to delay contracts.

This season has been an unexpected train wreck and the elephant under the mcg grass all along has been scully's non-commitment. our formline actually dropped off towards the end of last season, from the Hawthorn game on. we are a much better team than what we have shown and the scullduggery has undermined what all hoped would be a breakout year a la '87 and '98. we need to clear the decks and put a reasonable contract to scully. if he won't deal then play him in a less key role and bring other players up who have a long term commitment. otherwise we are just letting scully's management wipe us at the end of the year which would be yet another humiliating experience for the club. Be proactive.

MELBOURNE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE SCULLY BUT CAN IT AFFORD TO KEEP HIM? This Sheahan article makes clear what GWS' real strategy is in attacks on Melbourne's list. The end-play is most likely going to be not whether we sign Scully but whether we make it impossible to sign other players by offering Scully the big dollars necessary to keep him.

Jeff Farmer and Scott Thompson were two beauties. Saying 'apart from Scott Thompson' is like saying 'apart from ron Barassi', in Thompsons' case, lost in the prime of his career. although he had the go home factor there is no saying he couldn't have been gaffa taped to one of the goalposts at the mcg.

60's Ron Barassi Hassa Mann (to W.A) Bob Johnson 70's Stan Alves Greg Wells Peter Keenan Gary Hardeman (to Sturt) 80's Gerard Healey Michael Byrne 90's Earl of Spaulding (thanks LT) 00's Jeff Farmer Scott Thompson Darren Jolly (thanks JR)

lost in the hype of gold coast spun and greater western seems-easy is the collapsing state of brisbane as an aussie rules entity. it's easy to bribe a handful of players to start up new teams but who will want to watch them or play for them once the current lot eat all the chaff. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/fitzroy-death-still-cuts-deep/story-e6frf9jf-1226077214505

From the same blog: Looks on Ablett's face during the North thrashing was NOT a great advert for takin' the money or a guy 'having fun'. Never to be an influential player in a final again... fumbling, lost teammates... small crowds..... every week.... I predict that by the end of 2012 the "too many teams .... not enough talent' syndrome will be the talk of football. (Not that any footy journo dare take up the cause) The hype is already stale and there are too many 'unwatchable games. Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/dees-could-get-ablettlike-compo-for-scully-20110616-1g61f.html#ixzz1PWNh5oPK

I was wondering what Punter's average in Test cricket has been over the past couple of years compared with Simon Katich. The clueless aussie selectors seem to be stabbing pins into a sheet.

i'm going to sleep now. hope there is something interesting to read in the morning. ie "Scully commits to three years... Demons breathe sigh of relief" or "Sheedy skullduggery?, Scully, red and blue through?

Scully does not deserve top dollar at this stage. It will only push up the cost of retaining players who do want to stay on our list.

The definition of loyalty: Barassi: Be loyal to who you are with.... at the time. Smith: I'm Melbourne, Tony... etc can't remember rest of quote Flower: 272 games, 315 goals Scully: (insert) supporters: renew membership, attend games., Just get it over with. The surprise about this year-long soap opera is that the South Australian, Jack Trengove has been more than happy to state that he wants to stay a Dee. Losing Scott Thompson, and missing out on Jarman in the 1990's one would have thought that it would have been Trengove who was the more likely of our top two draft picks who was lured away. There should be a cut-off point where Scully is asked to make his intentions known. Bailey has been more forthright with other lesser lights who changed clubs.

That is a ripper post, Rusty. It all comes down to two words: plausible deniability. Scully's manager tells his player to chant a certain mantra throughout the season to round 24 (which makes it plausible to the hamstrung coach, football department, admin. etc that he is a rusted-on rednblueboy4 life. the hamstrung club then transcribes this noble lie to the masses that scully is a rednblueboy4 life etc. we supporters (inc. this trident subscribed correspondent) then go along and cheer the saviour 'number 31' Go number 31!!! till the end of the season, believing even more in the benificence of the AFL and its providence. come brownlow night, the finals and "ooh gee, aren't we lucky, we got another ten games into player scully the GWS franchise gently lowers the brown suitcase full of cash at no.31's doorstep and we have the rug well and truly pulled out from under us. ps i totally agree that the melodrama over scully affected our result on monday, and is influencing our topsy-turvy results in general.

http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/scully-move-would-not-bother-demetriou-20110615-1g3ij.html

Before the game highlights of the Neitz-era Demons pinning Collingwood into their backline was quite a bizarre start to the day. The 2004 team sure knew how to play.