Grapeviney

Throw in Top Secret and a smattering of Naked Gun and I'll come over for a movie night BB. In fact, I suspect (hope)Clothier and Haddad have a bit of the Frank Drebin about them.

This is an exciting prospect BH. I'm not sure it will all come together immediately in 2013 but I think it definitely augurs well for the future.

don't give the game away nut - we're just well-read

I think Nutbean was referring to the Nixon White House tapes which were central to the Watergate investigation, from which 18 minutes were mysteriously missing.

The reason the investigation has gone for so long and has been so "thorough" is that the AFL needs to be able to draw a line in the sand after this, so that regardless of what comes up in the future - another Brock-like brain fade for example - they don't ever have to revisit it again. The AFL didn't want this saga, but previous investigations were cursory at best, and didn't provide the league with sufficient cover when the OTC allegations were made.

Putting aside any consideration of whether court costs are awarded one way or another, I wouldn't be surprised if the club and the AFL come to some sort of (secret) arrangement where the MFC is reimbursed a commensurate amount on what we have to fork out ( eg. financial penalties) through the league's annual handouts to the struggling clubs. So if we're $500,000 out-of-pocket we'll get an extra $500,000 through the special redistribution fund at the end of the year. And the exorbitant cost of chips and a coke should be enough to dissuade you from ever buying anything at the footy anyway!

I'm pretty sure the powers-that-be can walk and chew gum at the same time BB - I don't think the players escaped punishment because the club is dealing with the tanking issue, which seems to be what you're implying.

Viney Snr found his feet pretty quickly too, appointed Vice Captain in his second season after just 15 games for the club.

Many years ago, I wrote to the PSSST section on the back page of the Sunday Age sports section and claimed credit (along with a fellow Demonlander) for creating the "Oooooozzzze" call which accompanied Yze's every possession. Truth be told, I can't actually recall whether we were the first to do it or not, but the paper duly printed it. ... and as we all know, The Age only prints the truth

and looks like mitch is going at a pretty decent gallop. good to see

I'm pretty sure Pert knew the Swan piece was coming and put it on the table to try and front foot the whole thing, hence the "it's-an-industry-wide-problem" claims. And that's why it was in the little paper a day before the age story.

Wondered about that. Could it (also) be that he was marked harder than his team-mates?

While we are on the subject of champions, how is it that Robbie only ever won one MFC B & F? Laurie Fowler, Stan Alves and Greg Wells all managed multiples in that era ..

Good call. The toxicology report is / was done, but the results not released. Even if she does know what was in it, it was unnecessary to bring JM into it - it added nothing to the story. 878 words and she couldn't find room for a single sentence about Dustin Martin, but had no qualms slurring the recently-deceased McCarthy by implication. Poor form.

what about an apology to the supporters ?!

So, has Toumpas bulked up yet or are his dodgy hips holding him back already ?

Just watched the vid of Grimes and Barrass on the club website. Bit nauseating to be honest .. No. 31 the musical Like BRFE on the previous page, I'm a bit over the constant focus on the past. Having said that, if this is a move to make the no. 31 guernsey the captain's jumper permanently, it should help end the perpetual discussion surrounding who is / isn't good enough to wear it.

Do you ever comment on the actual footy HSOG? 669 posts and it seems every single one of them is about the administration / board etc

Came across this one of Flash and was reminded of Geoff Hayward, the fictional star of The Club. Laurie: Marry-ooo-wana ? Geoff: No Laurie, hash. This wasn't just any seagull. It was the Prince of Seagulls.. etc etc

Thanks Ben-Hur Yours truly, Grapeviney

"Yours truly" refers to oneself .. I suspect you mean Fan was in the room, not you ..

post of the day for mine. well played sir

bit like players who show "aggressiveness" rather than just "aggression".

The story of Colin in 10 words.

Not so much a mixed metaphor as a mangled maxim, but i hate it when people say the "the proof will be in the pudding". The proof of the pudding is in the eating!