@3AWNeilMitchell Wow. The responses this post are mind boggling. It’s not the levy that’s the issue, it’s the decision that was made to not make it public. Come on you Andrews/Allen sycophants…stop trying to defend them.
@FOXFOOTY@FOXSportsNews Ok, so Geelong have been completely unrepentant in just about every interview concerning this waiver. Danger says that there is still a bit to unpack yet. My hunch is Geelong have the AFL over the barrel here somehow and are playing hardball
@FOXFOOTY Agree, with others….what is complex about this? Using this word continually would make you think that there are dozens of agreements like this out there that the AFL does know about. Or, perhaps Geelong know where the AFL hides there skeletons which has the AFL snookered
@doclarkins C’mon Pete. An ‘extensive process’ which took over 2 months to conduct into a ‘unique’ and ‘complex’ case, which just happens to be about the biggest on field welfare issue facing the game for the last 5 years. If not deliberate then what?
@superfooty So it was made public less than 60 hours before this press conference and he can’t remember when he found out? Oh boy…spare me the bullshit
@doclarkins As an Essendon supporter who lived and breathed the supplement saga I think we need context. Doc said that this type of thing is common in AFL. How many clubs have this type of contract and with how many players?
@1116sen@AFLNation Not sure the AFL response was confusing, it was down right pathetic. The AFL had the whole day to come up with a response showing 1) that players welfare is their No. 1 priority and 2) debunk the long held theory that Geelong are a protected species. Did neither!
@RalphyHeraldSun@FOXFOOTY In his own words the matter was ‘complex, sensitive and very carefully considered’, not to mention the most challenging issue facing all contact sports today but they never once thought it was important enough to raise with the AFL?
@shezbabee Why wouldn’t you just play him back for the rest of the season? He’ll see plenty of the ball and at least won’t have to try and find his own possession
@1116sen For me the issue lies squarely at our development team. Sure, Dodoro’s recruiting was woeful, but not one player has improved in their time at Essendon. Durham has slipped back every year since he arrived and Nic Martins form certainly tailed off before injury.
Archie Perkins hasn’t played a good game for two and a half years as a high half forward. Why don’t they ever try him down back? Absolutely baffling #AFLTigersDons
Hey @DoorDash , I’m sick of getting your drivers trying to deliver incorrectly to my house instead of the supermarket down the road. Customer service are unable or unwilling to assist. I’m going to start accepting the orders now so it becomes your problem…not mine.
Duursma seems to always find a hole out there somewhere to disappear into for two quarters. I think Tsatas is a very talented VFL player, but I would leave him in the seniors for the rest of the year to keep Perkins/Cox/Jones out of the team. Been there, done that. #AFLDonsPies