I don't know who to believe. Words out of the mouth of our great president or Synbad ???

Yes Polar, you would like them as credible and as decent as possible, but if you start setting the bar so high, the pool of AFL Presidents would be very shallow indeed. AFL Presidents are there because they are, primarily, successful in business. Business at the pointy end is a robust caper, so Mother Theresa need not apply. Really, think it through, how many current AFL Presidents are complete business "cleanskins"? Frank Costa is a decent family man, but would eat his young to get another box of Vegies on the truck....

He copped his fair wack as it was a record, and appropriate, penalty - penalties aren't based on "capacity to pay" or a % of net wealth. You don't need to be a Senior Counsel to know that.

If he diddled the Club, ripped off one his charities, yes, remove him pronto. For that offence, I'm not so sure.

Someone who's beyond reproach (I don't know, let's say Paul Gardner) vs Australia's 3rd richest man...

Ummm....

I think I'll take the multi-billionaire thanks ed.

No one ever asked John Wren to leave Collignwood and Dick Pratt is no John Wren.

Actions speak louder than words.

Both of their records speak for themselves. Mascot role for Sticks and player mentor - perfect

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"our electorate seeks less to be informed and more to be validated." Sad times.

Indeed it is JW.

Fatprick and his colleagues are now educated to the fact that, as sadly may've been the case previously, the media will NOT dictate the Carlton agenda in future!!

A big F.U.

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There's so much I could say...

ACCC must have selective hearing when investugating price fixing. They have just concluded that it does not occur in the oil industry and petrol prices are not fixed. Yeah sure.......

http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2007/12/18/2122185.htm

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“Before you criticise someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticise them, you're a mile a way and you have their shoes."

As Agro stated, it's not so much that they couldn't find evidence of it. It's more like, they couldn't get one of the big four to squeal to them about the others. That's all the ACCC is good for, after all.

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY

Agreed 100% donstuie.

ACCC entrapment.

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“Before you criticise someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticise them, you're a mile a way and you have their shoes."

If Filth Fans are so hell bent on the AFL introducing "Code of Character Laws" and further want to make them retrospective - then Collingwood can kiss the 27, 28, 29 and 30 Premierships sweet goodbye.

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"Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes but that heroes fight like Greeks"?

Winston Churchill

Looks like February...2008.

"The policy has been developed after consultation with AFL clubs and players and is based on a very simple concept - that every person involved in the AFL is in a privileged position," chief executive Andrew Demetriou said in the memo.

"This includes players, coaches, umpires, team support staff, board members and club and AFL employees - if you are part of the AFL you are the focal point of Australia's only indigenous game.

"All persons involved in the AFL can be expected to be held to a higher standard of behaviour."


http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/ ... public_rss

Cue Dr. Zaius.


"Don't look for it, Andrew. You may not like what you find."

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"Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes but that heroes fight like Greeks"?

Winston Churchill