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Typical Collingwood..... Their cup runneth over !!

It can be no strange coincidence that our fortunes on the field have changed quite a bit as has the ability and output of big Maxxy. He's everywhere, not just tapping....marking....tackling....2nd...3rd efforts . Hes just brilliant currently We're playing better because we're clearing the ball better and we're doing that because our rucking much much better. The giant Gawn is hot on form. I would be very surprise if this hasnt caught the attention of the umps !! A player wearing #11 in red and blue caught the attention of the umps some years back. Could Max ?

A certainty no doubt isGoody does know the error of his ways and has sought to move on. Afaik heHAS admitted his sins as they were and humbly moved on. I counterpoint here with others. There are those that pander a point. Some are paid players , some are 'conversation staryers' dressed up up as intelligence. It irks me no little bit(npi)thatGoody has 'I fcuked in the past' It's where you go after that matters. Exhibit A .. Essendon

If it happened at all ?? Now I know you're just pumping shlt for its own sake. If you honestly believe that you are quite frankly not too bright.

Melbourne... Destination club.... Had to reread that a few times lol Someone actually put that in print !!! Next thing you'll know they'll talk about "window" and 'clock'; all without laughing or sneering !! Brave new world

Rather a coach called Badloss ?

I can chuck one a fair way...I'm going with that.

Old I agree. But here's food for thought. What if those 4 players are ALREADY amongst the list !!

We might Old.... We might. If they limit their gaze they will achieve just that. One week at a time........, .......... til October !!

Love your ladderwok Jack

I think we raised a few eyebrows yesterday. I know I lifted mine

Of course thrilled with a win ( any win lol ) an away win. More that we played ourselves back into it. That we kicked fairly straight and maybe we have a game plan the lads can execute. Shame about the Angus, some good debuts for newbies (to us ) Good blowing off of cobwebs. Go Dees , let's go maul some pups ! All in all much better than losing. Just NAB but I'll take it. Bodes well

Everyone take a bex.....

tis too late

Another year down the track...another year of this list playing together, the fabric tightens. Success will be the ultimate thread that binds. The better we get the better we get at getting better and the getting of better players and keeping them becomes more automatic. Go Dees

Bob its been far easier for some clubs to build/enhance their brand than others. This is probably the greatest inequality that has affected the bottom line of many clubs. Even when Collingwood and Hawthorn were far less successful they weren't dlcked around like some clubs , us included. This emanates from a boys club within a boys club. If as you suggest we are to morph more and more towards a pure business model... lets run it properly as one and not a toy for some well to do's !!

How true is this. A classic borrowing might be .. " How do you know the AFL is bullshlttting?" ..Their lips are moving !!

To understand where the AFL sits on many things you only have to look at what are their priorities. Currently #1 with a bullet is Betting. How ironic that a sport having ties its coat-tails to money derived from such a pastime now finds it its' Albatross.. It's worried about off shore betting ( it has no control over, nor does the gov ) . It's worried about nefarious contacts between such monied interests and 'susceptible" players etc. Is worried about criminal elements, organised crime and such. I find it quite amazing that this is what is uppermost in the minds of the current administration of our beloved game, not because they might indeed need attention but that they are sufficiently prominent to be ahead of what I would have thought more definitive aspects of this sport . Worldwide the greatest concern in the world of sporting governance is drugs. Not so much the recreational varieties as the attention of those is more the preserve of local authorites and such , but more the ability to rout a system of rules and gain unfair advantage. This is #1 on the IOC list #1 on WADAS watch and who knows where on the AFL's. Unlike the American and European Greed Games aka Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, NFL , Hockey etc the AFL does indeed come under the regulations as set out by the WADA Code. The AFL may well be an unwilling bride to this arrangement but it shouldnt be. The AFL unlike the Premier Codes of many overseas sports is also the Overseeing body of its code's development. Much good work is does at a local , regional and State level to promote and nurture the game. For this iit does indeed need a hefty bank. The Government of the Land is also interested in sports. It is after all a National passion and is as much part of our National DNA as beaches, bush and bandicoots and because it is the Government extends vast truckloads of money to Sport. The AFL has its own fleet of transport for just such conveyance of funds. As a participant in Major sporting pastimes the AFL ought to have the interest of its participants very much at the front of its list, but does it ? The AFL should have been seeking out to join the WADA train not be shotgunned into boarding it. But a signatory it is. And with that comes many responsibilities. Like any good governance it should not only do it, but be seen to be doing it. It shoud be proactive not defensive towards it. It ought embrace, not shirk. The AFL very much displayed its true colours by its actions in the Essendon Affair, from the early tip-off , the attempted derailing of the investigations through clandestine ( and sometimes obvious ) support of providing the Players an easy avenue of remonstration, through to the pandering to the EFC and falling over backwards to maintain that clubs ultra competitiveness. Not ability to play, but to compete with an almost advantage. The Job of the AFL is not to PLAY the game, just run it. At all possible opportunities the AFL has endeavoured to smooth the path for those it ought to be punishing. The AFL sees this as brand protection. It is nothing of the sort really. It has both eyes firmly on the 'credit' column of its accounts. To Suggest that Teams like Collingwood have no advantage is either comical or naive. How often do they travel...and when. How well they have been allowed to retain the integrity of their own brand by not having to often bow to ridiculous jumper requirements. Amazing how often the Pies feature at premium game times and events, all the whiles helping their coffers and placating their fans. I dont begrudge them that but it needs to be shared. There are other clubs with outrageous advantages , Geelong for example but this writing wouldnt end if I dont restict it. The whole comparison to Socialism, Democracy or Charity etc is plainly rubbish. These are straw elements . The AFL is in fact a cooperative designed organisation. Yes it runs a Business but whilst the aim/motive of business is purely to provide a return on investment to its shareholders the AFL is entrusted to run the game on behalf of its' member clubs ( I often think it's forgotten this ) As suggested many forms of institiutons may well deal with ethical problems but invariably they are of their own creation. If they stucl to their original purpose and creed there would be far far less instances of scandal and wrong doing. Why should the AFL be any different ? I would argue vehemently why should the AFL have ANY if it just stuck to its task. It only has ethics issue because of the time honoured devil and root of all undoings, the seeking of money for its own sake, or in the AFL's case a corporate ego mentality. I dont see Gil or any of his wonderboy brigade suffering too much. They sit as Caesars upon their Stadia, Kings over their Kingdom. They have made THEMSELVES the primary focus instead of the Welfare of the Games and the Clubs who put them there. There are indeed business and entertainment elements to the game of footy but they ought to be subservient to the spectacle not the reason itself. Footy belongs to the people, not a selected few. The mums and dads participating and bringing kids to the game either as spectators or players should feel the game as safe as can be made. Again drugs are the scourge of mondern life. If the AFL cant be seen to be caring about it let alone on top of all that can be done to monitor its insurgence then it is failing. The AFL had a perfect opportunity to stamp its disapproval with the Essendon fiasco and it chose to do the exact opposite. What message does this really send to its public. The only Agenda the AFL runs to is what's in it for me. Everything else it does is sheer bribery to calm the objectors or quieten the ones with abnormal hold. To judge this Sporting's Governing Body by the trappings of its wealth is indeed to worship a false god. The AFL is a sick and corrupt organisation. There ought to be a Royal Commisison into the pre-eminent Codes in this country. There ought to be but given the incestuous nature of politics and sport, it won't happen. We are a much poorer nation as a result.

I thought it was me. We should form a club lol

RDB.......ReD Blue.

Where do you sit Bob with the AFL paying scant regard towards drugs in this code ? about the AFL's relative thumbing its nose at WADA. Lop sided fixtures ? The pandering to certain power clubs at the expense of others. Above all the AFL driven by the dollar...not ethics I'm interested

we all do realise hes saying end of this season...and he's STILL contracted for the one after !!!

many and many more happy returns to you Ron

Im not fazed. As if he'll leave us after kicking his way to our premiership in 17 !! you guys..................

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