A.F.L. Thread II

[Jono]

From AFL website:

3.46pm: So here's one man's opinion (mine) on the biggest footy stories of the past 20 years.
1. Essendon
2. Carlton salary cap scandal (2002)
3. Carey/Stevens (2002)
4. Melbourne/Hawthorn attempted merger (1996)
5. Ben Cousins (2007-2010)

anyone disagree?

 

[Spikey]

we not counting broadbridge/mccartney and the like

 

[morgieb]

I only really know about 1 and 5.

Essendon's scandal is absolutely huge it must be said.

 

[Ausage]

Why did Melbourne/Hawthorn want to merge (and why didn't it eventuate)?

 

[Spikey]

Melbourne Hawks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

hawks were poor, but successful. melbourne was rich, but failures. hawks voted no in the end. I'm surprised Fitzroy/Brisbane wasn't mentioned with it.

 

[Spikey]

Essendon will not play finals this year as AFL talks continue | Herald Sun

i'm shocked

 

[Spikey]

I'm sure Essendon supporters will react to this news in a calm and steady fashion

 

[Jono]

Congratulations to GWS for avoiding the spoon in 2013

 

[Spikey]

https://twitter.com/tretestecane

this stupid idiot became like a prophet to essendon supporters go read his tweets and laugh pls

 

[vic_orthdox]

https://twitter.com/tretestecane

this stupid idiot became like a prophet to essendon supporters go read his tweets and laugh pls

Yeah, saw him a day or two ago. Is he fair dinkum involved? Just seems like a propaganda machine.

 

[Jono]

Please do not bring more Essendon flogs to my attention.

 

[Spikey]

Yeah, saw him a day or two ago. Is he fair dinkum involved? Just seems like a propaganda machine.

I never took him seriously. An attention seeker lacking in substance. He knew how to push the buttons of Essendon supporters eg standbyhird, sack vlad, wont give up et al. Might be part of a coterie group or something and get info a tad earlier than the rest of us

 

[Burgey]

The one year Richmond makes the finals is the same year ninth gets a game anyway.

 

[Jono]

The one year Richmond makes the finals is the same year ninth gets a game anyway.

Yep. Amazingly its possible that Richmond could get knocked out of the finals by a team that ends up 9th too. That would be cruel/hilarious (even I can see that).

 

[Spikey]

i feel like once this is over we'll be in a great position

 

[ajdude]

ooh here they come. this is just gonna be about which pizza they got imo

 

[ajdude]

they want water. must've been a dry crust

 

[Spikey]

Breaking news: due to Essendon's supplements programme, Richmond have been kicked out of the finals

 

[ajdude]

Breaking news: due to Essendon's supplements programme, Ian Bell has been dropped from England's ODI squad

 

[Spikey]

Breaking news: due to Essendon's supplements programme, any photo featuring Steve Smith is hilarious