Rolling Stone

That may be so but the AFL allowed precedents to be set by clubs as to the sort of behaviour that was frowned upon and by allowing clubs like Carlton to repeatedly "experiment" in games that led to them losing and picking up better draft picks, it set the standards that applied and therefore defined any improper behaviour in this area. If Melbourne is guilty of anything as a result of this investigation them the AFL leadership would have to go. Doubly so for discriminating in this wider investigation against Melbourne and in failing to go after other clubs like Carlton. Where was the investigation after Fevola virtually admitted why he was left out of the Carlton team in the latter stages of 2007 including the disgraceful "Kreuzer Cup".

Now let me see Dave. You've mentioned something that happened 15 months ago. Is there anything specific you can point to that he's done since then that you can point to that backs up your theory

Lynch may or may not fit the bill as a forward/ruckman but if Jolly falls over he can't fill the role of #1 ruck. Can anyone imagine him against Cox or Sandilands?

... a bit like the way he plays ...

Just looking at the delisted players from other clubs and I can't see many who attract my attention. One of these is about as much as I think we can take.

Significant that this bloke enters the final year of his current contract and the end of a decade at the club. I hope for his sake that he accepts that he is running out of opportunities and that he might look back one day on his entire career and realise that in many ways it's been a failure. I know he had injuries this year but he has to do more than show glimpses of talent and nothing else. He can either adopt the approach Nathan Jones has taken in recent times and knuckle down and work his butt off to become elite or follow Beamer out the door at the end of the year.

To understand the good doctor's post and that of B-H and Goodvibes is to understand the enormity of the task facing Mark Neeld and his new regime in the post Daniher/Bailey era. It will also help us understand many of the changes in playing personnel that are taking place and why it was so essential to instal a new leadership group right from the get go.

If Denham is in fact involved in a vendetta against our club because of his hatred of Cameron Schwab or the current board then he has an ethical problem that needs to be dealt with by his editors and himself. If there is a conflict of interest which is colouring the way he presents news and opinion it does him and his newspaper no good whatsoever. The example in the OP has made him look like an idiot.

So it's Jeremy Howe and Temper Trap. The Dees are all over this grand final.

There are some big queries about whether Clint can come back from his injury which is a tough one. Good luck.

This bloke must be the closest we have to an A grader and I'm sure if he was strutting his stuff as a member of one of the sides playing today at the G, that's exactly what they would be saying.

As the grand final starts sliding away from the Hawks and the rain begins to fall, I start wondering what would happen if they lost. Would they get involved in the trades/FA to cover some of the deficiencies uncovered in the second quarter?

Reminder: We at Melbourne are OPEL and not that inferior brand of vehicle from Germany. VWs are more at home in western Sydney.

They all said he was leaving Collingwood and quite a few Magpie fans told me he was as good as gone to Carlton. However, it would seem that he will stay and sign a new five year contract with Collingwood in the next few days if we can believe the Herald Sun. This still leaves them with some dilemmas apart from having the old man around the joint for the next half decade. How do they pay their other uncontracted players going forward?

Viney won't play. He would have been eligible but decided to concentrate on playing for the Casey Scorpions and his school team.

But I thought that if you picked an international player it was in addition to your standard list so it doesn't cost you a draft pick. Therefore, it really is a matter of deciding whether it is worth the cost and not a matter of missing out on talent from the usual sources.

Shameful.

Not so absurd when you consider Bendigo's famous for gold mining.

Of itself, a torn labrum would not affect his speed but there are circumstances where it would such as if he feels pain or simply, the psychological aspect of fearing possible pain or additional damage. If the player did have good speed and/or endurance prior to the injury then it's reasonably certain that he will not lose these attributes once he recovers from surgery. Based on that I would not put him in the same category as Jack Trengove who also appears of late to be hampered by injury and who is not known anyway for his pace but has good endurance (like his sister who is an Olympic distance runner). Even with his injury, Toumpas appears to have better pace. However, in SA he is, like Trengove, renowned for his leadership capability.

Collingwood pathetic tonight. Sack the coach!

I reckon we realised at half time when the free kick count was 1 - 21 just how far Vlad's testicles tentacles can spread.

Blease wasn't selected for Casey.

Article in the local Leader Newspaper from Port Melbourne - Rare loss for Borough. Hardly mentions the winning team.

The problem with that is that they will find it difficult to develop a culture of success and many players' careers will be spoiled in the process.

If that story is right I would suggest that young Voldemort is held is lower esteem atm by his current teammates than by his former ones.