Tim Lane agreed with the AFL's punishment for CFC in 02. Even the worst of journalists saw that it was excessive, seeing as though we were broke and it was essentially a 5-year sentence. Perhaps he wasn't wanting to be seen as playing favourites.

Comparing Cousins to Pratt is ridiculous, to quote your word. One guy is adored by potentially millions, including little kids and the dangerous thing is he is still idolised. Another guy is not idolised, but respected for getting to the position he is in (financially) and for the charity work he has done previously. Pratt has paid the price for his crime, and it isn't a football issue at all. It's only that he is President of a club that there's any connection there. This price-fixing saga went on before he was even at the club. A NON-FOOTBALL ISSUE turned into one by journalists such as Lane. Cousins is most certainly a football issue, as he is a pin-up boy of the AFL, and his 'crime' occured when he was employed by an AFL club. Tim Lane should have seen that there is a big difference between the two.

I certainly don't think Pratt has brought the game of football into disrepute - he's tarnished his good business record and Visy, but he hasn't tarnished the game. And, I'm not sure Cousins actually has brought the game into disrepute either(I blame the way it has been handled by WCE and the AFL). Sensational journalism by Lane to sell a few papers - not what the Lane of the 80s-90s would have done.

It was a crappy article by Lane but of late he has been very much on side with Ben Cousins thru the whole saga and I would have to question why that has been the case as he has only recently been deemed an addict[at the start of this year], so Lane was on his side right throughout.

He sees Cousins as a reason why the AFL drug policy is shite rather than seeing Cousins as the flower that he is.

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Didn't Tim Lane sympathise with Maxwell Gratton in the "Keep Carlton at Princes Park" drive?.....I seem to recall him being very vocal.

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Apparently Channel 9 ran a report saying the AFL are going to investigate Pratt. Complete bullshit, I reckon it's Eddie trying to stir trouble. Hey Eddie, we got Judd, we got Swann, an we're going to get premierships! How about you go make a fool of yourself in some other executive position at channel 9 you stupid flower.

Yep....I saw that....that the AFL will make Pratt face the AFL Commission as early as tomorrow....(yeah right.... ) to face a charge of bringing the game into disrepute; and for not being a fit person to head an AFL Club......

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No doubt Tim Lane's article got to the Spew.

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sounds to me like the afl have finally given in to media/public pressure that they've let pratt off the hook too lightly and are trying to make it look like they're trying to do something about it. i'd be very surprised if anything came of this.

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They claimed AFL was going to insist Pratt meet with the commission re whether he was a fit and proper person to head an AFL club

What public pressure?

Who gives a shite.

Is Jeff Kennett fit to run a club? How about Butters when he was there?

Is McChin fit to run a club?

Is flowering Gooding/Banana fit to run a flowering club?
For flowering sake, I am pissed off!

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“It is a state of mind, a system of belief, a way of seeing the world, a deep faith that, because you are Carlton, you belong to something great.” - Mike Fitzpatrick articulating what Out of the Blue means.

His brother Bill(? from memory) was staunch stay at OO ... I can verify this from personal experience .... and Tim and Samantha reportedly in the same boat.

So...once this price fixing was revealed, and admitted to, has there been an adjustment to the inflated price of packaging, and a resultant price saving duly passed on to the consumer?

that would involve too much common sense...

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The AFL does not have the legal power to determine who is on the CFC board as long as they are not banned from directorships. Tell the AFL to flower off... they have no legal standing on this,

If Pratt were to front the AFL Commission, he would say to them, "I could buy this organisation ten times over, and sack the lot of you"

Seriously, this happened over 3 years ago, what does it have to do with today?

If this is the case then why isn't Kennett fronting the commission, as well, after he screwed the people of this state with more taxes - that's ripping off the public? At least Pratt donates a lot of the money he makes!!!

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For some silly reason, you people want to assassinate him, and it's just rubbish. You people. All of you, ALL of you!

Yep, I saw a similar report on Sky News, they also made some comment about our MASSIVE to be announced tomorrow.

I think the Pratt story will be a case of watch this space...

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i heard demetriou defend pratt incessantly on SEN under some harsh questioning from patrick smith & KB---he said he faced up to it,took his appropriate fine & the AFL has no reason to question him as a fit & proper CFC president-the more smith pushed the more demetriou took pratt's side indicating his generous donations to the community & football were to be appreciated--CAN'T SEE HIM EATING THOSE WORDS NOW

another great article full of crap.. just what we need.
put it this way, his fit enough to run a multi-billion dollar company but not a football club?? wheres the logic in that??

If I was Pratt - I would take the Fraser Brown option.

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The airliner has not come through because they are going to stay Sydney based.(It had gone abit quiet......
2 car companies starting with 'H' fought over it and one came up on top.


All coinciding with Judds number announceent and membership launch tomorrow. 5.

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So Synbad this MASSIVE sponsorship that has been touted is no longer going ahead. Instead we have this Hyundai one ?