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Just because I'm offended, doesn't mean I'm wrong.

Just accept we [REDACTED] up too many times got caught did the gtime and look forward not back.If this is true its a joke.

For our sake we hope the board are succesful in their bid to retrieve the lost pick from 2002..

But with the total ameteurish incompetence these clowns like Smorgo have shown in their dealings, i'd say the chances of that are 1,000,000 - 1 !

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In other news.. Melbourne has stepped up its Bid for Whitnall.. offering a 2nd round pick and it's promise to Whitnall to offer him a spot up forward with a Mega box of Krispy Kremes!

Synbad, any updates on when this planned course of action is going to happen?

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Confucius say "Virginity like bubble, one prick all gone"

Don't hold your breath good people.

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

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Heard some bad news Agro?

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C'mon Blueboys!

What I have heard is not promising - but willing to stand corrected to those who have a closer ear to the source.

We know there are plenty of "sneaky leakers" around.

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Do tell... but Im intrigued to know which course of action is good news and which one isnt... To me we lost, took the fall, and should move on. To me bad news would be pursuing the course of action.

I gather others would like us to pursue this ?

I think you all know by now that my feet are firmly planted in the "Maintain your rage" Faction.

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Molesy,

the answer to your question is:

Yep...if there is a case there...and there seems to be for a PP. It's all in the definition, and I don't think the AFL defined it, let alone the fact they allowed us an opportunity to pick AW down the track via PP.

Or, does the AFL have something on us? That's not the point.

Lets see if this board has balls. Blueballs.

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I hadn't noticed Agro, sorry, I think you should be more adamant in this regard

If the approach is still to pursue some sort of compensation for the draft penalties of 2002 then it is ridiculous and absolutely futile. The moment for some sort of confrontation on those penalties is LONG gone!

If it is to push the undeniable merits and reaffirm how denying our eligibility for a pre-draft PP is manifestly unjust then I am all for it. The rage needs to maintained here even after it is a lost cause. Its about right versus wrong, good v. evil, and the battle is worth fighting for. It is about principles!!!

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C'mon Blueboys!

My understanding is that the club has made 3 or 4 representations to the Commission on this issue, and the AFL is not budging.

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

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Yeah, that's my mail as well! Maybe they have given up

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C'mon Blueboys!

I would write a letter to the AFL myself - but as Tommi knows I am persona non grata down at AFL House so anything I would write would just be binned.

I get my kicks from defaming "The Spew" on this forum.

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

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Actually it would only be defamatory if it wasn't true.

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

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My understanding that is that Geelong have been particularly unhelpful with respect to the representations they have made to the AFL with changes to the Priority Pick Rules.

Having gained Matthew Scarlett, Gary Ablett and Tom Hawkins - (all clearly first round draft choices) as late as the second and third round as father/son choices - they are standing back and grinning like "Chesire Cats" about the whole situation.

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What's Geelong got to do with it???Not sure they would have a say would they??



Yeah...like the bishop said to the actress..."but it's what you do with it that counts"

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Greg Lee

The point being that Geelong were one of the clubs baying (or should that be meowing) for a change in the Priority Pick Rules - knowing that they were going to score (and have scored) a few cheap first round picks.

Ultimately we have Collingwood to thank - who managed to gain Picks 2 and 5 last year after a single year plumbing the depths of the AFL ladder - we on the other hand have to plumb those depths for 3 @#$%&! YEARS to gain a similar benefit.

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Katalava...thanks Agro...

but in the end all of the Kharma comes back...
Collingwood with Clokes
Geeloong with Ottens....

seems they are happy to share the ying and yang of fortune and misfortune

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“Every single element of the Club has to be the best in the league, meticulously and methodically, and only by doing this will we be elite and challenge for number 17.”
Greg Lee