I'm just about ready to believe the PP for Pagan conspiracy theory.

I'm just about ready to believe the PP for Pagan conspiracy theory.

There's one thing this week that still has me scratching my head (aside from all the bullshit). Maybe someone can explain this.

Adrian Gleeson apparently went into that meeting convinced that Pagan should go and that Brown's money should be used to pay him out so Mitchell could take over.

We then hear that Demetriou has been on the phone to Smorgon over the course of the "process".

When the final vote is taken it's 10-0 to keep Pagan.

So Gleeson voted to keep Pagan.

Why?

People keep suggesting that the AFL is holding something over us but if this is the case then I'd expect this board to leak what that might be. Everything else seems to leak out.

And why wouldn't Gleeson vote for what he believes anyway. 9-1 is hardly that different to 10-0.

But what if the AFL offered a bribe of some sort.

An extra PP for "extraodinary circumstances" is the obvious one.

If I was in that meeting and I was Gleeson I'd vote for that too. Brown and co can always stage a coup after the pick's handed over.

And then today Synbad posts that CFC want to challenge the AFL on the PP issue. Why now? Obviously we realise we don't have the cash to take a legal challenge all the way but what if we were to threaten to do it and the AFL were to miraculously cave in before it went too far?

Something's a little strange in all this.

I'm not into conspiracy theory crap but if someone can explain Gleeson's actions I'd be grateful.

As for Goddard, soft outside player, who never has an opponent, and picks up easy kicks.

Not sure what you mean Wangers or are you just suggesting they might doublecross us again?

Yes, as they did with Collo when supposedly we were going to be looked after if we admitted our cheating. Collo & Spew are friends, although the r'ship would have changed after Black Friday.

Actually, does it make sense?

Because in 2003 we got AW because it was discovered the AFL did not include priority picks in the penalty.

Yet in 2002 we were denied the priority pick.

I prefer the conspiracy theory


The AFL have whispered to smorgy porgy to keep Denis and then come at as like a mad bull and we'll cave in and give you PP


Course what'll happen is the media will get involved

smogy'll shit himself

and demitrispew will get all fired up and strip us of a few other things..


But I can't wait to see smorgys little eyes stuck in front of the camera again - ahh fills me with such confidence does the smorgster!

I think this discussion needs to move away from the penalties of 2002 and focus on the obsurd situation of having a pre-draft priority pick removed this year when it should be rightfully ours. Well at least when you look at applying natural justice

Some kind of Simon wilson interpretation of what the priority pick actually is...

I want to know.. if thyats the case.. why wasnt it appealed back when...??

GWS...do you think it is possible that the end vote wasn't 10-0?

Utter tripe

He hurts the opposition with his disposal and provides a link through the midfield

If he was at Carlton he would start in the centre square