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So....would you be pi55ed if we missed him or if we got him?

So what? Moloney, Judd etc

He had problems with - length of drive to Casey for summer training - MFC didn't like him doing burnouts in his ute on an oval kindly loaned to us for preseason training - CFC offered him a longer contract and more $$$$ There was no mention of alleged tanking - maybe he was not bright enough to have known what the whole football world already knew well: that he was moving to the architects of tanking.

May have excused him for NOT trimming down but only for the month of Movember

It is certainly very clear that Wilson genuinely despises Schwab: does anyone actually know why? But this personal hatred is severely compromising her performances as a professional journalist and the CEO, Chairman or Editor-in-Chief of "The Age" should do what they are paid to do and pull her into line. They are already losing readership.

Maybe they are "bringing the game into disrepute" :-))

Maybe they could dock all our Premiership points since the alleged tanking took place - that could qualify us for about 8 more compensation picks, of which we could even get a couple right :-)))

and just remind us all - who won that game? :-))

Yes.As far as I know, and I must admit to not reading all of her venomous dribble, she has selectively failed to quote a respected figure, Junior who categorically denied that we tried to lose games, nor the great Jimma who expressed very clearly the dilemmas posed by the AFL rules, but denied trying to lose games. It appears that she has some deep seated and personal bitterness towards all things related to CS, apparently dating back to his time at her beloved Richmond, and she is single mindedly attacking us as part of her feud. She is certainly jot conducting this vendetta in a professional and even handed manner. My "Age" subscription is also being cancelled, and will remain so until the MD or Editor in Chief offer an explanation and apology for their employees outrageous vile campaign.

Rather ironically in view of recently exclusively revealed "Wilsonian facts and evidence", according to Missen's initial assessment of the list what we lacked was...a tank!

She concludes with "what a sorry story" -which could actually refer to he spiteful, vindictive campaign against all things Melbourne, whilst all along ignoring completely those who clearly tanked, with their own assistant coach at the time, and one of their ex players stating publicly that they did! Basically calling the great Jimmy Stynes a liar - and guess whar, Caro, he can't defend himself you coward! To paraphrase Tony Abbott - what a piece of work she is. And that is being neither sexist nor mysoginistic...I would say exactly the same of a man who ran such a nasty, disgusting campaign, (and as Abbott would have said of an incompetent, scheming, deceitful male PM for that matter.) Nasty, deceitful.........

The juxtaposition of "media" and "responsibilities" is to me as amusing and as oxymoronic as "AFL" and "integrity".But I agree 100% that it is a measured considered statement where many some are calling for ranting and screaming.

The question was which Melbourne player, not which Carltank player.

Just a query re your last point.Was betting suspended for the Kruzer Cup match? Or did they let it run in the certainty that Carlscum, who by then had defined and refined the art of tanking, would win, even had our entire team gone off with genuine injuries? And FWIW IMVHO if the AFL are so cosily in bed with the betting agencies, maybe their integrity (I honestly just can't help laughing when I see that word in the same sentence as AFL) commission or whatever it is called, better get a great big mirror to hold up at AFL Commission meetings.

A considered statement. No knee jerk "pi55 off AFL" Eddie or Kennett style that could add fuel to the fire, nor anything that could be construed as incriminating. Also that we have moved on from whatever whoever may have allegedly done, but no admission. Just what is needed at this stage. But I hope he has a far more vociferous statement ready for if we are hung out to dry whilst others snigger.

Which photo was that?

No, but he has filed out.

I had similar thoughts - who the hell is this and why do Neeld et al rate him so highly. It didn't take long for me to become a huge convert. We need him to run normally for years to come, so if he doesn't do a full preseason 2013 but makes a full recover then so be it. The worst thing would be to rush him back into full training prematurely and stuff it up for all time.

It will be a pretty quiet cry I would imagine. Unless they can hire a crowd out of season.

That wouldn't matter anyway. "Mr Andrew D Integrity" would just make up another rule on the run to give them an extra million or so space, or a third party payment of some sort, a benefit apparently only open to development and 'power' clubs.

LOL

Do you have evidence that they had an agenda with tanking as an item, or are you relying on that miserable muck raker, Caro's say so???

Norm Smith - I never saw him play but I was lucky enough to see him coach. In later days, Barassi, Schwarz, Jakovich.

Probably this is equal best news over the preseason along with the recruitment of JV. Good luck Mitch.

I guess that would depend on your definition. We're they each and every one "playing to position" and "making every effort to win every contest" or maybe even "experimenting" no less! Shocking stuff, and irrefutable evidence of a tanking culture. Was Caro there? Trying her darnedest?