Giles

Did anybody notice Channel 7's commentary today which had so many tags leading us to believe that the Essendon players have inspirationally overcome their associated difficulties from all the legal disputes and accusations lowered against them? I think Dennis Cometti said, "It’s so great to see them getting back to their day jobs". The general sentiment from the commentary box was that the team has played no pre-season matches and they're winning because they're all top blokes. The Essendon Football Club and its players are rapidly becoming the darlings of the AFL. Why would anybody lead us to believe this? There’s clearly an AFL strategy agreed to by the Commission, State and Federal Governments, the Player's Association, sponsors, media, the Essendon Football Club and the Essendon players to collectively protect the football code against drug cheating allegations. By successfully doing so, Australia’s sporting reputation, individual sporting reputations and all the revenue that comes with the value of these reputations, including the sale of television rights, match day attendance, interest in the game and player payments will be saved. There are far greater things at stake than making an example of an errant football team and a bunch of naïve, ‘stand up guys’. This scandal started with obvious collaboration between the AFL and the Essendon Football Club and that's the way it will end. Let's be clear, any ASADA appeal (if it comes) will fail. The AFL Anti-Doping Code will be rewritten before WADA can take action (making them irrelevant) and we can all get back to our day jobs and do what we love doing the most which is "getting on with the footy". There’s nothing to see here people. Essendon is in the clear. Coaches, players and staff (and the AFL) have gotten away with it. AFL drug cheating... pfft.. get over it. There's no such thing. The dog ate my database.

Correct Webber. We were full strength against who? The same against the Bulldogs and we just fell in.

Yeah, but we were playing against a bunch of no names who are apparently not on performance enhancing drugs

I take it this is not being streamed on the MFC website like last week. Anyone know?

Toumpas - missing from analysis Cross - also not included Joeboy - perhaps not watching

It's Community Radio and the show is called The Party Show. It's a lighted hearted program on Sat night between 12am-2am. I'm astonished that Dank appeared on it. It was live radio. It sounded like he would talk for hours. It also amazes me that he says Essendon kept meticulous records and the governance was of a high level. Something's not right. http://ondemand.rrr....28/201503010000

I still don't understand. If records were kept and they all did nothing wrong, then disclose it and move on... no problems.

http://ondemand.rrr.org.au/player/128/201503010000 Go to the 13 minute mark of this radio broadcast interview with Stevie Dank... Has anyone Hird this? I've had one listen, but I'll be revisiting again and again. Extraodinary.

Some great footy cards in there... great shots. Thanks for posting.

Both Neeld and Craig... oh mercy... are these guys on the gear or what?

Awesome!

Jack Watts?

I just hope Chip Frawley isn't offended by Terlich's outfit and decides to leave.

Has there ever been a great leader without statistical success as David Neitz in the history of the game?

Fantastic! Thanks Cell. I'm in Melb so it might work out beautifully.

I have a 50th birthday party to attend this Sat night with a 1964 theme. It's just occurred to me I should be wearing an old school Dees jumper to celebrate the last grand final. Does anyone know where I could find possibly find a replica or something like it? Please let me know on this forum or feel free to email me [email protected]. If anyone has something I could borrow for the evening that would be awesome. It will be respected and well looked after. Please let me know.

Who is Barrett? Who did he play for? How many games?

Reckon Chip got closer to making his decision after tonight. He gave his all but it's clear after losing to such mediocrity that he won't play one final in his career if he's wearing red and blue.

I'm on a plane after tonight... there's nothing here for me now.

Is it true that Colin Sylvia was hit off the ball and there was no case to answer for Josh Kennedy of the Eagles... maybe 2 years ago? Jack V was on the ball. He didn't even get airborne. Please tell me I'm wrong? (I'm looking at you Mr. Gleeson supporter.)

This is a bigger deal than our win last Sat... It will make the playing group, cohesively stronger. We will win this Saturday night and the boys will do it for Jack.

I remember 3 weeks for a different Jack, for something as ordinary / as 'play on' as this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv7ZH-NKuIs Appeal for F sake... 2 weeks for this is so wrong.

OMG! We won!

So 3 out of 4 is a positive result... a credit, indeed (at least it was when I was at Uni). Thank God for the AFL's standardization...

There's no disgrace in being beaten by a few goals from a well polished, highly professional outfit, with a great history that is the Suns. Your thoughts.