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They didn't take the 1993 GF off Ess when they were caught and fined for salary cap rorts from 92-96 so their 2000 GF is safe.

The two guys who had no idea what was going on have resigned. The guys that drove the 'cutting edge' program at a senior administration level are still there. And now, if you believe Smith and Caro, about Hird's PR team tryin to stitch up Evans and Dmetriou then Hird's days are surely numbered....

Yep we could really do with $cully's 6 kicks a week.. He'd fit right in with 80% of our team.

Interesting that the two most senior people to resign or the two people that had NO knowledge of the situation. I guess they have their integrity intact. Hird does himself and his golden balls reputation more damage every day.

How's the Dream team looking now Bummers?? You arrogant bunch of tossers.

Yep. Sure. And BTW I could not give a fig whether you liked my OP

I don't know of any that expected GWS to be a success this early on. But given the investment in GWS you would think that the AFL would have planned it out better. For example, they gave them draft picks fully expecting GWS would trade some for proven starts. The AFL have been privately shocked that GWS stockpiled elite young talent at the expense of short term smashings. The GWS strategy of taking senior players like Power, Junior, Cornes, Brogan has some currency but ultimately has been a disaster on field. And if the young players all leave because they are sick of getting smashed where will that leave the 18th team? But my OP is more than GWS its about AD having his head in the sand on nearly every major issue that arises. They continually ignore the bleeding obvious because they refuse to admit they were wrong - on anything. The Simon White neck fracture was because he ducked into a tackle - There has been debate about ducking for well over 12 months and it requires IMO a head office solution before we see a spate of quadriplegics. Let alone the unfairness of the West Coast free kick situation. They ignore these things for months and even years until the opposition is so loud they have to do something. For years they ignored the supporter complaints about speeding up the game. All because the TV networks wanted faster and faster play. Now they are trying to slow it down. They have been dragged kicking and screaming into the debate rather than lead. ADs time is up

Is that the regular Board meeting like when they sacked Sheedy??

So you think the custodian of our game doesn't have responsibility for players ducking their heads repeatedly? Your opinion I guess. Not mine though

Every major issue over the past 5 years he has had his head in the sand on. 1. Tanking. Denied it said it didn't happen. Refused to change the rules on PPicks. It happened for years. 2. Tribunal. Says its working perfectly,. Its the second biggest joke in the game. 3. GWS. Says it will be a great success. Meanwhile the stakeholders are pouring $100m into the expansion clubs. 4. Drugs in sport. Dale Lewis and others have been pilloried for speaking out. The three strikes policy is seen as a joke by every enforcement agency in the world. Players 'self-reporting' after a big weekend on the meth. Now the Essendrug scandal has him running for cover. 5. Players ducking in tackle. Doesn't happen according to Dimwit. West Coast have about 1000 more frees than any other club. The Selwoods are poster boys for head high free kicks. Meanwhile Carlton player Simon White fractures his neck on the weekend after ducking into a Box Hill player - 8 weeks in a neck brace. Haven't seen the Casey Tutungi video but that is two players in a few weeks - one is a quadriplegic. What will it take for Dimwit to act on this? 6. Diving. A blight on the game. The same serial offenders - Lindsay Thomas, Selwood x 3 etc. We know who they are. But Dimwit doesn't and won't do anything to stop them. 7. The compromised draw. The comp is ridiculously flawed through, blockbusters, indigenous rounds, heritage rounds, derby's etc etc. Until this is fixed the integrity of the competition is completely compromised. 8. Goal line technology - the process for a review is so bad its unbelievable. Dimwit has been dragged kicking and screaming into this debate and as bad as it is won't do anything about it. 9. The umpiring. I have some (not much mind you) sympathy here. The inconsistencies are atrocious. They deny till they are blue in the face that they have a 'rule of the week' yet blind freddy could see that. Witness Travis Cloke on the weekend. Coll Scum squeal to the umpires tribunal and Trav gets 5 ridiculous frees on the weekend. 10. For 12 years every rule change sped up the game for TV. He wouldn't listen to everyone that said "its like basketball". He would just point to the crowds and say" Aren't I the bees knees" 11. Jeff Geishen is killing the game yet he is allowed to run the umpiring department that is beyond a complete joke. The inconsistencies weekto week and then at finals time make watching unbearable. Let alone the fact that melbourne get the worst umpires week in week out because we a re a shiite team at the bottom of the ladder. And now to top off all of that Dimwit is accused of tipping off the bombers about the ACC investigation into drugs and the Essendon pharmacological experiment. Wow. If true - and the Essendon management certainly looked shocked on the day - then his position is untenable. He should be sacked and sacked now. he has done enough damage to our great game.

Something smelly going on at the Pies: Dale Thomas Pendlebury Jolly Cloke Walsh Eddie Harry O All had things to say out of school in recent times. Not a happy camp.....

Yeah just like Aaron Davey, lets put em all on 4yr deals.

What is this check side you are talking about?? Are you from Adelaide?? Its the friggin banana kick. Always has been and always will be

Sure, don't disagree he was treated badly. But anyone with half a brain would realise you can't allude to tanking and think nothing will happen..

Why do people forget we got Viney?? A similar type to Wines and a top 6 pick for sure. The fact we got him at 26 - people seem to think it doesn't count or something?? AND we got the Toump.

Him playing on in the game after initially injuring it wasn't good either.....

Sending a player off to get better tanking....

It was his press conference that raised the spectre. If he has kept his trap shut we wouldn't have had to deal with it.

Several thing s could flow from this. For a start though this is staggering that ASADA would commit to such a thing in writing without having completed its investigation. 1. Demetriou is a goner. Head in the sand on every issue from tanking to tribunal to drugs in sport. GWS is a joke. Has to be gone 2. IF Ess players get off this would be a joke on the world stage. WADA could surely not approve this. 3. If the Ess players get off then the team and coaching staff have to be punished. ie Stripped of points, coaches banned and Ess fined massively for bringing the game into disrepute 4. How can Ess compete in finals? 5. The processes at the club are the thing that will haunt them for years to come. Tried to sail close to the sun and got burned. Check Greek mythology to see how simple this argument is. 6. The legal problems from players suing the club will also become a massive issue. 'hey you are lab rats, try this drug' It is a time bomb

Dees 60 plays 65 (bris)

Goal review. Dawes .. Goal!!!!!!

Garland hobbling off...

What about them manipulating the draft in rd 23 last year?

You guys can speculate all you like. We don't have the facts. Just a distorted mish mash or half truths and innuendos. All we know is WADA are pit bulls.They will attack regardless of the consequences. The AFL should be very worried.

Well done for putting in the analysis! What I see most weeks is our players will take a mark and go back (without looking downfield). Then turn around and wait for options. Others don't do that. They take off immediately and kick to space (not directly to the player) Lo and behold a teamate runs into that space and takes possession ie: no turnover. Its kind of simple. It seems to be changing with Craig but not fast enough,