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Might be something entirely different lol You would expect McLardy to front if it were a declaration of war. Odd times.

i agree it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. It ain't broke, no need to fix, per se.

All the Afl is attempting is to raise the ante in its game of bluff. If they had the cards they would have played this very differently. They were hoping on the River ,but in reality their bluff is about to be called.

itbchanges nothing. You may wish to introduce a Straw element. By all means . It's hollow. The tactic to date has been to to throw mud in as many directions and at all and sundry in the hope something comes of it. Nothing's changed.

you offer them up as would Pilot. It was them was it. I'll stop laughing shortly. Your mischief making Fan Give it a rest

It's a scattergun approach. See who flinches. I suspect the club will state it's position tomorrow and that no one flinched !

Doesnt change one thing. The 'club" was always going to be party to any charges. Its normal. Why are you surprised ? just fanning perhaps ?

not a bad take on it really

The choreography of all this reminds me of WCW on a sat arvo !! lol

I do believe you inadvertently ommitted the highlighted word As Nut and others ( self included ) suggest...This is really all an act.

Russell Robertson

lay off ?? lol Hes a fool.. A comtemptuous self serving one at that.

Thought out all of this farce it still occurs to me that had then been any real proof, any damning evidence of , not only tanking but the 'intruction to do so ' then it would have been outed by now, if fact ages ago. There would have been an announcement by teh league to the effect that it had uncovered " this that ot something Z' and that this official , and the club as a co conspirator , will be charge under section ##. It would be out there, the gun , the smoke and the GSR for all to see ( and understand ) It wouldnt need A Three Stooges led Inquisition over half a year to result in a ream and a half of "something that might be, but we're not too sure, but hoping it is " rubbish. This is trial by mud. There is possibly the hope that the club will panic and confess to a wrongdoing that the AFL has yet been unable to actually quantify or qualify.. It hopes somethig will stick even if it doesnt have a clue itself. Yes this is Stooging and the AFL want us to come up with the laugh lines . As Thomas suggests , the joke is really on them.

Still...one good thing ; right now the club WILL know exactly who the bastard scoundrels are and who the enemy within and without is. Also...ought not Brock - I'm a dimwitted numnut- Mclean be brought to answer for bringing the game into disrespute ? After all wasn't it he who supposedly triggered this only to recant ??

there won't be MONTHS of fees. Finks and co will peruse the waffle and determine their brief. From this the club will ( ought to ) stare down the Empire and call them. Well punks, do you really ,REALLY want to do this ? Thought not !

Chippy , I don't think this Pierik chappy knows his nose from another orifice. Plainly by his article he's incapable of getting too much in context or right.He's guessing as to anything else just to seem like he's relevant. This will be over before round 1. Why ? Because its damaging the AFL brand now....not ours. AD has let the goon squad have their 15 mins (plus) but he knows this has to be not so much put to bed, but put to death. I still maintain all of this is really an elaborate charade. It was condoned in order to damage control what the idiot Anderson started ( without express permission ) The AFL has to look like it is actually doing something. A couple of Tomes of fish wrapping have been tabled and now the MFC will counter. ..... Then the AFL will reappraise and consider...... Then they'll announce that no actual rule has been broken but admonishes the parties and will express a stern warning for any future instances ,which of course can't occur now they've changed the priority rewards. The AFL looks ( in its mind) like the masters of the game; ( in our views ) masters of baiting !!! Everyone goes home. Finis. Any other avenue ,especially any road looking towards Willians and Lonsdale and Demetriou is on a loser. He won't go there. The likes of Wilson ,Ralph ,Stevens and such will end up with substance on their face; what that is I couldn't care. Vlad will be at pains to wrest back control of things footy in this town and in doing so will remind the media it (afl) runs footy and not them.

more waffle and the charade continues... ho hum

As an indicator of how diligent and accurate the Hun is these days apparently Dakar is now in South AMERICA !! Meh

that would be the sensible road. Some crazy drivers out there though !! Lol

I cant help but reckon theres a little bit of " hey everyone ...look over there !!" all the whiles others scurry to tidy up their own mess. Just the who and what I'm not certain of.

I just happen to think its just as relevant and important to win the off field battles as well. it goes to the whole. Just ask Eddie !!

And the Kewpie Doll goes to........

Again with the Straw BH !! Your assertion counter must by definition ally the orator with this idea, i.e of being a victim. It's a nonsense and you know very well it's so. Its not being a victim to stand back and analyse a situation and call foul. Sometimes there are fouls and its not the fault of the recipient and neither is it un-realistic for said recipient to cry foul. It is what it is. This is an attack on what some see as an easy target. many a general hve come unstuck underestimating their adversary or unwittingly realising that the target will see no recourse other than a fight. After the tables are turrned it can be too late. i sense AD is wary of this and seeks a non-result thus mitigating any fall out to whomever, especialy himself. We arent vicitms per se...we're targets

In a way youre right. The horse had bolted. This was a gamble AA had made imho. i.e that once out it would have to continue. AA thought he had AD in a catch 22. AA thought wrong. Im not sure actually that AA did much quality thinking ever.

Yep. Its taken nerve but the club is doing well. We wait and see what we're actually fighting. Then unload, possibly broadsiding them. I sense Demetriou is now sensing vulnerability out in the open. He would do well to study the course of history.