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Having Finkelstein means our Christmas will come early! My logic: • AFL has no concrete evidence that will stand up in court. • The next AFL Commission meeting is in mid-Dec where they will hand down their findings...AFL won't want it to go into 2013. • Mid Dec is a perfect time to announce no sufficient evidence - no one will care what CW writes, KB says - all out celebrating. AFL will be relying on this to minimize airplay. Then we can happily get on with our own Xmas merriment and enjoy the Xmas turkey... ...ah turkey: that is both the edible kind and the turkey image the AFL will have tainted itself with!

...and that image of The BBF fading into the sunset will be a Xmas present for us DEE supporters. My logic: - AFL has no concrete evidence that will stand up in court. - The next AFL Commission meeting is in mid-Dec where they will hand down their findings...AFL won't want it to go into 2013. - Mid Dec is a perfect time to announce no sufficient evidence - no one will care what CW writes, KB says - all out celebrating. AFL will be relying on this to minimize airplay. Then we can happily get on with our Xmas merriment and enjoy the Xmas turkey... ...ah turkey: that is both the edible kind and the turkey image the AFL will have tainted itself with!

Love the prose! That is a Cheshire cat I assume!

Roos get a gentle rap over the knuckles for the Hansen thing - a $20,000 fine for not being cooperative. I like the part where: there was..."insufficient evidence to substantiate a breach of the rules in regards to the treatment of Hansen". North have apologised and put processes in place to ensure it doesn't happen again. Read more: http://www.theage.co...l#ixzz2BhV7hlyA On this basis, re the MFC related (tanking) investigation, I am expecting (hoping) the AFL will say: '...there was no evidence that Melbourne players were instructed to not try to win games and there was insufficient evidence to conclude that the coach(es) did anything more than list management which all clubs do when no longer in contention for the finals. The rules will now be further tightened to ensure that (tanking) accusations such as these do not recur...' The AFL might apply a fine but not sure what it would be for...face saving maybe. Can live with a fine even if it is at the high five/low six figure range.

Isn't this banned...draft tampering?

Why do we want him and what role would he fill that we don't have covered? Or do DL's want him just because he is out there?

An article about Russell Howcroft...didn't realise his passion for the Dees was this high. Another strong Board Member...we are in good hands! Life on Planet Howcroft

In his recent message, McLardy used the words '...certain aspects of MFC's on-field performance in the 2009 season,” not 'Tanking'. The 'T' word is not usesd. The AFL regulations do not use the 'T' word. Ipso facto, we cannot be accused of tanking. Semantic maybe but think about it - there is no rule against tanking per se. So what can the AFL find? Also, Tanking = Cheating and AFL would not want to put that label on an AFL Club...imagine the headlines in NRL land... I honestly think that if AD had been in Australia at the time HWSNBN (mark 11) made his comments on OTC, AD would have applied his straight bat to it and deflected it away. But his underlings let the genie out of the bottle and now... Here is a truly independant article on the subject. Michael Bourke is an academic not a journo. http://theconversati...the-rules-10519 I feel a lot more optimistic. Can't imagine the AFL would want to widen the investigation, after all the head of the AFL Commission is more than loosely associated with the other team that may not tried to win. The longer this goes on the longer the AFL will find a way to lessen the impact on MFC. Maybe, a position of: List management has been exercised by many clubs and therefore we absolve all of them from any wrong doing and the rules will be tightened.

MM would have chosen Green after much thought. His selection is a well deserved compliment. Good Luck Brad, except when playing Dees. Oh, by the way...can you settle a score with that Brock fellow re his performance on OTC & his insutling 'bruise free' comments... teach him some manners...poor form for current players to trash other teams/players.

Compared to CW, Venom Denham is beginning to look rather tame...

So did I. I even posted similar comment to this ealier in the week. But now, WOW! The latest is totally OTT! I'm over defending the messsanger! Garry shoud find a "Caro's Arrow' and aim it in her direction.

I meant the thing that shines in the sky!

Do you think CS will take his desk with him!

Has anyone noticed that the 'race that stops the nation' is imminent! The Age sports pages hasn't. Any tips for Tuesday? Oh, btw the sun will rise tomorrow!

Maybe CC never got over (or accepted) that DB was appointed coach instead of himself and he still wanted to exert coaching influences...afterall at the time the coach (CB) reported to the football manager (CC) so CC would have seen it as his job/right to tell the coach what to do. Thankfully the reporting structure has now been changed.

Can't put you on ignore Robbie F...I generally like your posts so don't want to miss what you have to say...but I wouldn't mind if you guys called a truce.

Not if the repetative, tedious posts from Hazy, ADC, Robbie F et al are removed

ooooooohhhhhhh! Does this mean the Karma Bus is heading in Kurt's direction

Try Dee-p Sh!!

Snap!

And Brock is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unless the AFL have offered him immunity in return for the 'truth'

Some HOPE! Maybe, just maybe the NSC has left the building: http://www.theaustra...-1226507834798Patrick Smith putting the heat on AD and AD holding his line re 'no-team tanks' To read select the title from the link and paste into browser

Decided to google the said Haddad: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/former-un-officer-takes-afl-bet-role-20110412-1dcnd.html April 2011. Looks like a very draconian data base the AFL has. Haddad doesn't seem like someone to be trifled with...wouldn't like to be one of the 'witnesses' being interviewed atmo. No wonder the club may feel that past/present staff are being 'heavily coerced'. He sounds like one scary dude.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/trying-times-with-a-team-that-wasnt-very-good-20121031-28k86.html An encouraging article by Martin Flanagan in the The Age. BTW: Is there an opposite to the 'Midas Touch'. If so we have it! Or, is it just the Norm Smith Curse that just won't leave us alone!