Grapeviney

A fair bit of calisthenics involved for her to still claim the following in her so-called 'apology'. "I think in a way Brad (Scott) was almost backing up what I said today in that...regard, because he think doctors should have the final say on every medical decision as well," she said. * shakes head *

Yeh I know, because each time he says it, he feels compelled to explain it again!

And Royce Hart.. Must be something in the water down there.

I'm so sick of hearing about "subluxations" and "contusions". What's wrong with the more widely-known "dislocations" and "bruises"?

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/wada-declares-obesity-drug-illegal-20130423-2ibhh.html WADA has declared that the anti-obesity drug is on the banned substances list ...

BT said on 3AW last night that he thinks Howe is the greatest mark he's ever seen, bar none. Copped a lot of stick from Lloyd and Healy, who suggested Stewart Loewe, Michael Roach and John Coleman were all better. I think Howe is probably the most consistent spectacular mark I've seen in 30 + years, but I'd have to say Loewe had the safest most reliable pair of hands I've seen.

The last thing Jack Watts needs to do now is cry on national TV Can you imagine ...

My problem with that contest was no so much his half-arsed bump as it was his failure to go for the ball, which was there for the taking. ED: Beat me to it Crawf52 ^^

The "D-Train" sounds a helluva lot more fun than the "reality bus" the rest of us are on!

Wayne - I'm a fan of Jetta's and what he brings to the table, and controlled aggression is important. We need more of it. But his 'bump' put us three goals down on the cusp of 3/4 time.. it was inexcusable, even taking into account the umpire's failure to protect him from the earlier head high tackle. As for the Clark reference - I wasn't suggesting Jetta should be punished at the selection table, rather that he will be at the tribunal.

Three pages of plaudits for an undisciplined act which cost us a goal at a crucial time of the game, and will cost Jetta his spot in the team. Go figure

Fair enough

I told you the source was media speculation - make of that what you will. I didn't present my opinion as fact, so I'm not sure why that's an issue. And I 'avoided' point b because I don't have any information on it.

I heard it suggested from two different media outlets in the week before the appointment that the AFL were pushing for Jackson to go in. Now that doesn't make it necessarily so, but IIRC Demetriou, when asked about it, all but confirmed it by re-stating that he had told MFC that AFL were only a phonecall away. ie nudge nudge wink wink The club would have been silly not to consult the league on Schwab's replacement. The fact that Jackson has been appointed at all is also telling - we already had an interim replacement in Spargo. Why swap Spargo for Jackson unless it was at the behest of the AFL?

Not me wayne..

These statements are becoming so frequent we should have an "MFC Statement of the Day" thread stickied at the top of the board..

Haven't you been calling for Neeld's head in every second thread this year ?!

No, he arranged times for the players to go the pharmacy. There's no evidence (yet) that Dank was there or administered the injections.

We've seen how the Bomber players have responded to the investigation into their supplement use. How will Melbourne respond this weekend? I'm not sure I want to find out ...

No. Messages between Dank and Bate where Dank said he had spoken to Craig and Misson

The messages referred to conversations between Dank and Neil Craig and a "Dave".

AFL have just confirmed that the MFC provided a statement to the league about involvement with Dank when it all began but they are now seeking more information as they were unaware of what was alleged tonight. Basically, we are back under investigation again. Just reported by Barrett on TFS

Damian Barrett claims MFC denied involvement with Dank when asked by the AFL. If so, it could end up rebounding on us, contrasting as it does with Essendon's decision to blow the whistle and invite the league in.

Interesting hypothesis. We can't be sure, but as Fifty-5 just said, it can't be dismissed.

No, the Essendon stuff came out Feb 5 - our dealings were prior to that.