I think many are confusing two aspects to all this.
On one hand there is the idea of WANTING to go to court.
The other is the PREPAREDNESS to go to court if need be.
Whilst no one in their right mind particularly wants to go to court, other than beaks and sharks, one needs your adversary to understand you will if no agreeable solutions present.
In my mind the club should stick firm with the attitude that you, AFL , created this f'n mess. You fix it,no cost to us.
Or......
Im not blind to realities etc but neither do i see a need for us (esp alone) to be the patsy.
The AFL is stretched. Now is not the time to cave,buckle or even blink.
Everyone will judge the club on this , the endgame, from members to media to corporate interests as well as those who can impose legalities.
This is our Waterloo, Trafalgar and Normandy....all rolled into one.
We either will swim or sink on the outcome.
David won; he was clever, lateral and unerringly steadfast.
As we must be.