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I would have thought that the club would mandate it. Especially after the recent incident.

The Donald is (slightly) classier than Newman. And certainly, like it or not, more influential.

How about Hunt being Hunt?

Not sure that the AFL see it that way - far more important (to them, and to Gil in particular) seems to be an ex assistant coach having a joke about a final score.

I wonder if AHPRA will finally "have a look at" Reid? Maybe Mick told them to lay off too?

..........or do have but will not produce them because they are incriminating.

And Gil and his corrupt cronies still "award" this prestigious fixture to the cheating bastards.

He is already 'quite a decent player': with time he could well be a (hate the term) superstar.

A blond -- that could explain quite a lot ?

I liked the part - Carey sold his intellectual property for $2 -- overpriced I reckon.

They just won't accept the fact of their guilt. The legal profession must be laughing all the way to the bank. Essendon saga: Supreme Court writ lodged against Gillon McLachlan and Mike Fitzpatrick Still someone else's fault.

Gil - not only slimy but clueless and incompetent. Really - no idea what to do with it? Hasnt given it any thought? Hasn't had time to think about it? What has he been doing? Utter incompetence!!

Ja Herr Goebells.

Bont in my mind is unique and ahead of the other two. Can and has broken games (as will Oliver, Trac and Gus for that matter).

I am sure their pharmacist / coach could dispense something to sort that out.

Maybe this re emphasizes the need to insert (player name) instead of (he) when replying to a post that doesn't contain a name?

We need to learn how to beat St Kilda, North, EssUndone before we can be nearly satisfied and thinking about finals.

It is great that there is competition for spots, and if he earns it good luck to him.

I didn't read it that way.........in fact I perceived irony and read the complete opposite. Yes......EssenDrug fans will see their guys as heroes, and no doubt Gil and his henchmen will go along with that (unless of course a poll suggests they should think otherwise).....but I hope most will be, to use an awful Americanism, rooting for Roughy.

Let's hope we can see at least one more Demon flag before it ends ? Things were looking pretty grim for the world when we last won - Cuban missile crisis, JFK vs LHO all happened in the year or so before that great day

The Brownlow converted to the Downlow on Gil's watch will be one of his legacy achievements.

No doubt if the situation were to arise whereby it would help the AFL to cement some other backroom deal.

Submitted in comments to The Australia after Smith's article, though not sure if they will censor it out. Patrick. One factual error, as I understand. You say "Hird, by his lack of watchful eye, forced Jobe Watson, the son of former champion Tim Watson, to hand back his 2012 Brownlow Medal.". By all accounts, Jobe may have relinquished the title, but surprisingly for such a prestigious ornament, reports have it that he claims he does not know where it is, so technically he has not "handed it back", suggesting dare I say some sort of secret back room deal by the AFL to not push the issue. A symbolic handing back only. Now I realize the suggestion that the AFL would ever indulge in any type whatsoever of back room deals must come as a total shock to anyone following AFL, but that, to me, is at least the appearance. AND Sorry, but AFL ASADA and WADA rules, signed off by the AFL and by those joining the prestigious ranks of AFL players, stipulate personal responsibility for all ingested or injected substances. Further the players (allegedly) signed in their ASADA declarations that they had not been injected with any unspecied substances. Nürenberg dispelled the defense "I was only obeying orders". The players were responsible, and signed false declarations. The club, and the "medical staff" by not keeping accurate records of what was given, when, and how much, violated all moral principles governing human experimentation as decreed in the Helsinki Declaration on a Human Experimentation. Worth a full read - easily found in full via Google .

so•ci•o•path (ˈsoʊ si əˌpæθ, ˈsoʊ ʃi-) n. a person, as a psychopath, whose behavior is antisocial and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience. Whilst I cannot speak for him, I very much doubt that adc is equating Essendonism with National Socialism aka Naziism, but the use and repetition of the big lie is a point in common with Herr Geobells and with many sociopathic narcissists, those at Essendon, and AFLHQ included. It is also very common in Canberra, which interestingly is where the Golden Boy heralded from, if I recall correctly.

I think you may be stating the bleeding obvious: Gil cannot make tough decisions. He needs a Commission meeting, or a public opinion survey. The sort of witchcraft that mysteriously turn handbaggers into giant killers almost overnight?