sue

How about an external review of the AFL?

Why is anyone surprised that a AFL journo would give the cheer squad a serve like that? The concept of respect is foreign to them.

True. ANd make sure you re-watch it late in 2025 because who knows what will happen in 2026.

So we are meant to forgive Maynard for putting one of our best out of that final game (both increasing the chance of a loss) and of the game permanently. In what way is it cringworthy? I would have thought any decent C'wood supporter would be doing the cringing. (But a lot of them cheer him.) As for us finishing 14th - there were a lot of things that caused that. But losing Gus sure didn't help. Pity it wasn't enough to get C'wood into the finals.

Anyone besides me wondering if some in the media will now turn on Trac? And keep beating us up.

True and stinks. If he truly had a giant clash with the MFC, then leaving would be OK. But to my mind nothing we have heard, even if all piled together, justifies what he seems to be doing. Now maybe there are things we haven't heard and maybe he isn't doing what he seems to be. But I very much doubt that.

Demonlanders react to rumours and speculations but not much real info to go into full panic mode:

That's about it. But it takes over 4000 words to say it.

That's what is pissing me off. A clear statement by Trac is TOTALLY ignored in favour of pundits and sadly, many on here measuring every word she said on the radio as negatively as possible. Sure, she could use some media training, but....

Sounds like Roffy could sue a certain journo

Some of the young’uns don’t like being cold-called on a phone call. Text rules supreme. So easy way out may not be the case.

which is wise, because we know bugger-all. eg, 'an article in this thread somewhere' saying x., where x may be a report of a rumour somewhere else. Clearly there are serious issues, but I find it hard to hang anyone on the basis of the little I actually know (as distinct from speculate).

Pretty close to a full/much of the transcript here: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/demons-president-admits-she-hasn-t-spoken-to-petracca-about-his-grievances-20240829-p5k6b4.html As usual we don't know the full story (and shouldn't expect to). For example, if she hasn't spoken to him, it could be that others who have done so told her she shouldn't or no need for whatever reason.

If only some on here would do the same.

Who knows. Maybe he'd have given up footy. Since most of us have no idea of what his family cirumstances are, these questions make little sense except add fuel to the fire. It's pretty clear Jaded knows what's what and it quite rightly keeping stum about matter that we don't need to know (though maybe some want to know). I'll accept what she says.

True. off topic, but what riles me is that Demonland has to live in fear of some anonymous poster libelling someone, yet Twitter etc don't have to worry.

That is incredible pressure. Someone must have something to hide if you can't even say "X is a jolly good fellow" even in a thread about jolly good fellows.

I fully understand your position. But in this case I don't know who it is that you have asked not to be named since such posts disappear. I can imagine that others may have named them without knowing, thus causing you more work. It seems the mere mention of this person (as distinct from slagging off about some journo) is the problem? Could you not publish a longish list of names which not to be mentioned in this thread without that causing you any grief? Would seem odd, but you can hadly be sued for that.

They obviously don't care. If they wanted to even bother with an appearance of justice, they'd ensure no one involved in any way with one of the clubs involved in the case was on the Tribunal. One day a cashed up player may take them to court, denial of natural justice or somesuch. I hope so.

Must have been hard for the club to concentrate on this case given #5

I didn't. I was gently mocking another poster who said that should have been done in the rooms and our docs were at fault. I was pointing out that the very same could have been said of the staff at the hospital.

But if only someone had used the 'poke him in the ribs' diagostic tool suggested by Dee-Detonator he wouldn't have been allowed back on.

That may be true but until that is applied uniformly across the AFL it is poor form to single out one clubs docs since it currently happens often.

But apparently “rigorous physical testing” plus scans at the hospital didn’t “surely have revealed something serious “ so why should docs at the ground know better.

If true, I would rather all the players be there than some. Nothing worse than if the players fall into 2 factions.