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It's all part of the mix 'Rocky'... As PJ noted when he arrived, we're in the business of football & I'm sure it's not lost on the club that on field performance is the priority. Things like this give us a bit of profile & after years of being the ugly step sister it's time we stepped out of the shadows & weren't afraid of being relevant in the football world. Who cares what others think. Don't be scared of the exposure, revel in it. Having a strong brand draws sponsors, players & fans.

Thank goodness he was stubborn in playing Oscar last year 'steve'. We get that you're now left with Dom as your whipping boy but everything will work out in the fullness of time. I'm sure Goodwin has a plan & I doubt it has much to do with the experiment you mention.

Thank goodness he was stubborn in playing Oscar last year 'steve'. We get that you're now left with Dom as your whipping boy but everything will work out in the fullness of time. I'm sure Goodwin has a plan & I doubt it has much to do with the experiment you mention.

David Evans biggest mistake was taking poor advice from prominent past player/s and replacing Mathew Knights...it all went down hill from there.

I don't remember this being the case with Geelong... I do remember it with the West Coast in the 90's though. In Geelongs case it seems to be guilt by association...the weapon and bomber.

Would be there perfect addition to our list...

That's not evidence 'binman'... The story or non story (mischief) was not that he had been moved down to the bench. That's all a comm could have said and it would have been a waste of space and time. True or not the story was Macca wasn't happy with the move. What comm would you suggest they should have put out there?

Sorry 'binman' but I don't see what the communication issue is here. You're jumping at shadows. Surely the club don't have to put out a comm on every movement made by anyone within the club. Clubs continually have people moving between the box and bench, sometimes even the senior coach spends more time on the bench. It's only a story if Macca is p....off and leaked it. Then it's a staff issue not a comm issue and needs to be sorted internally. Otherwise it's someone causing trouble about something that's a non issue, again not a comm issue.

According to the CEO of the distributing company the product has been on the market for 70 years so it's been more than fully tested on humans. Just not used in this way until recently.

After hearing the chief of the company involved it seems more like the AFL playing funny buggers here. Everything seems above board on the company end, not sure what the AFL agenda is but he is getting the don't call us routine from Dill... Who would have thought.

Looks like another mess the AFL is involved in... I hope we aren't into this stuff yet. The company says it's approved the AFL chief doc say not. Will the AFL and clubs ever learn? https://smallcaps.com.au/afl-teams-paradigm-biopharma-pain-relieving-medication/ More in the Herald Sun that I don't have access to.

It just seems to me that the club has found a better way to do business going forward. I wouldn't be to worried about arguing the pros and cons of gambling revenue, as they have said it's not a core business. Invest in what you know, seems that's what we are doing. Jackson seems pretty astute to me, I can't see him giving away a revenue stream unless he has something to replace it that is at least on par and maybe better than what we have. I'm really interested to see where this all leads...

Lehman has done the right thing in stepping down as coach. It's a pity Hird didn't do the same and accept responsibility for what happened on his watch. This whole business would have been done and dusted long ago if he had.

Thirded, for same reasons... The fat lady hasn't sung plus the cricket situation, the cultural implications & how it's being handled is very relevant to the EFC one.

No, it's the same cultural problem. Win at all costs...combined with our guys would never cheat....and if caught use as many weasel words as you can fit in a sentence. This was not a one off, it's systematic in Australian sport and society. News....Australians are as good at cheating as anyone else. It was almost condoned in the EFC situation. It's par for course in politics. This comes from the top down...Coaches and Captain sacked for me if we are serious. I bet they get smashed with all the force of a wet lettuce leaf. My trust in top line sport is at an all time low and it's not too high to start with.

6 disposals 2 goals in a losing team. Weideman in his debut game had 13 disposals 2 goals, was hampered by a corked thigh in the second half and we won... Now let me think a bit before I write a mindless statement. Yep, I got it... Weideman looked good and made an impact.

I hope he has a good start to the year as we are going to need him with Tommy Mac going down. I don't have the faith in Pedders that others have. I think he is a good running ruck but struggles as a key forward. A lot will rest on Trac, Hannan and Fritsch to cover the loss of McDonald.

I'm not worried about them at all, they either make it through or they don't. Of course I hope they do get their chance. I am worried about Oliver though...would hate to go into the first game without him. It does seem like a bit of a game going on between the Scott & Goodwin all the same, neither really showing their hand at this stage and the odd bluff maybe.

People have mentioned this but he actually looks quite strong through the legs/hips. That's where his balance and kicking power are coming from. Looks class...

That's interesting 'Mach5'...I've heard a little about Impey but not a lot.

Can't see how this is the case 'Demonland'... Tommy wasn't playing last week and Hoges still had a run through the middle. Nothing will change in that regard.

Thought about the ground myself but walked past it today and it looks in superb condition. If we were training at Docklands then that would be a concern but we don't even play a lot of footy there... Do we have more foot injuries than other clubs or is it a competition wide problem? I guess we can be a bit myopic so it seems like we do but it would be interesting to know the competition wide stats...

No, not at all. It could be long term but I think we can cover him. MFCSS would see it as the end of the world. It's not the end of the world but I am concerned we seem to have more than our fair share of these foot injuries. It's always a tricky one 'ProDee'. Hotspot seems to be code in the AFL for a stress fracture these days and he came back from ankle surgery again pushing things hard early. Before I get howled down by many for not being a doctor, as an observation from afar it seems that 2 players (both renowned hard trainers) have tried to come back a bit too soon from foot/ankle injuries and have had problems. Maybe the club will be more conservative and work harder to hold players back in the future. The currents handling of Viney seems to indicate that may be the case...

If it's like Viney's then we could be looking at most of the season. ...was wondering where Weed would fit this season but you never know what's ahead.

I found him a bit arrogant and aloof...but each to there own.