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It only had one months warranty. Now expired. The afl can gagf
Hardwick did the tour and was asked about it on AFL 360. My translation of what he said was the AFL showed him why they were adamant the decision was correct. Hardwick wasn't really buying it but didn't have the technical knowledge to have a base to dispute it from.
That's how I read it too, he didn't have the technical knowledge to look at the footage they didn't have to show him.
Agree Dimma wasn't buying it, he was trying hard to be diplomatic but you could see scorn behind the facade. Don't agree on the technical knowledge part in the least. He, like us, are able to grasp basic geometry and probabilities. I think politically he needed an out and he took it. What was the alternative? Dimma calls *smile*, what happens then? Richmond hate just ramps up.
All pretty stinky though, Dimma unconvinced. League won't release footage or reasoning. The league stuffed up. Scrambled to cover it up and justify it, and were reliant on Dimma dropping it, and he did.
I know everyone is saying we need to move on, and we will, life goes on, but this will always stick in my craw, just like 1982. (Leigh Matthews has only just started to move on from the farce of Brisbane being forced to play a home prelim at the G in '04. Few similarities to us there, win 3 flags, the AFL starts kneecapping).
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It was a rort. Then a cover up. Then a sweep under the rug. Then a 'nothing to see here'.
AFL playbook 101.
I'm with you TS, still infuriating
AFL playbook 101.
I'm with you TS, still infuriating
They have shown time and again, that they are corrupt. AFL strategy is to leave situations for long enough and they go away. Hawthorn racist story - all in an uproar, coaches step down and bugger me dead in a month or two, the coaches are back; ARC decision clearly incorrect - wait, showdimma a *smile*’n’bull story and all is forgiven; Adelaide training camp schmozzle - nothing to see here; Essendon drug saga dragged on for how long and no AFL accountability; and their latest f*&$up -, Brownlow compromised by betting scandal in which an umpire has been involved - will wait and see how this one plays out. We are just the AFL’s bunnies and we keep coming back for more of the same. Just another straw on that camels back - I think it will break (me) sooner rather than later.
The AFL never said they had footage, the media said they had footage and the AFL just let that story spread.
yes. the way the whole thing played out, the AFL had to have planted the idea they had some secret footage to their lapdog media. Hutchison and Caro saying 'ive heard they have footage that shows its a point' . Then a bunch of others, including Caro rightly doubting it on the basis it just didn't make sense. if you've got footage show it, if you haven't create the idea you might have it but showing it is a breach of some unknown policy or bowing to pressure or something.
who knows. Officially the AFL just went to ground on it. Did they unoffically muddy the waters? or did the media just fill the void? either way its ludicrous.
Yep the sooner Gil *smile* off the better. Worst CEO ever.
Great post. The AFL has lost the plot. How hard is it to run a footy league? The stuff that is coming out is indicative of an oganisation in chaos. Corruption and incompetence go hand in hand every time.
