John Crow Batty

Sad for the kid. Wishing him a full recovery. If we are going to improve, we will make headway with or without him. Makes me ponder though. Why do men in school boy shorts snap like blackboard chalk before thay can get going properly? Trengove, Hogan, Tapscott and now Petracca.

Yes, Eddie wears a lot of hats. It can be hard to tell when he opens his mouth or zips it up totally to work out which one or more he happens to be wearing at the time.

Which I like to bring up why Eddie McGuire has been so silent on the issue? Not like him to be shy and retiring.

A good lawyer would have told them they had Buckey's chance of winning their case and best to drop it.Wait.......Thats an oxymoron. I take that back. Of course a good lawyer would have told them their case is a slam dunk to win. Only good lawyers get the big bucks.

Another season like his last will sure be the end for Garland.

As long as he plays good footy and thrives in his leadership role he can also go around sporting a pink feather boa and hot pants for all I care.

Nothing like a bit of competition for the top job rather than asking for volunteers.

One of the biggest baking in recent times. Reading between the lines, it sounds like Slyvia is prime for a sacking. I can't see him sticking around for another two seasons.

Sad really, he has a lot of superficial similarities with Garry Ablett Jnr and could have been just as good if he was inclined to get his act together. That's why us and now Freo gave him too much benefit of the doubt. He was always threatening to turn the corner and unleash that enormous power game and become a star. What a waste.

The Hird Team tentacles have no influence over there. Adelaide is too far away

The upside is the Peel area has great beaches. The downside is the distance to the Northbridge night club district.

It could open them up for damages claims. TV broadcasters may want some compensation.

If untainted players boycott the NAB cup it may put them in breach of their contracts. May be a contractual problem for Essendon's obligation to the AFL too.

Read this http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/demons-blueprint-outlines-plan-to-return-to-finals-in-2016-20150204-1364lk.html

Well all we got was a relatively modest fine and a rescue package that delivered us Roos and money and no doubt some useful players. The Bombers are now well and trully being ground to pulp in the justice mill. I do take my hat off to CS and CC for doing the honourable thing and going quietly for the sake of the club. The Bombers were a powerful and wealthy club, now they are on the skids for being so pig headed and arrogant.

He must be standing on his soapbox then.

The guys look like a swarm of nasty bluebottle ants. The bluebottle sting is supposed to be excruciatingly painful. I hope it is an auspicious sign.

Hird still huffing and puffing and threatening to blow the house down. Hird won't rule out High Court appeal

The missing will be listed as having chronic fatigue syndrome and general soreness.

Well he wasn't captain then. Hopefully the box ticked off on another dumb thing in life as we have all done. Some of the qualities of great former captains certainly made them not ideal citizens. I can think of a few greats who should have been in prison rather than leading football teams.

I believe the excuse of not doing their homework on what they allowed to be injected into their bodies is not a valid reason to escape punishment.

I thought he was invited by the Dear One to help beef up his pissweak soccer team.

I would not be surprised if Hird still has enough grip around the clubs short and curlies to get them to pay his legal fees.

He will have more freedom now to deliver his trademark hits without saturation TV scrutiny. Just hope he doesn't snap in two in the process.

He should try out pro wrestling. He could be the new "Mr Natural". Won't need much oiling up.