Roos under investigation (-> Cleared)

[BSA5]

According to the story on Fox Sports news, Roos says that the interchange steward misinterpreted some interplay between him and Longmire on the phone and it was something to do with McVeigh's less than perfect conversion rate at goal last season.

Nice cover. Believable too!

[connolly]

Well, it wasn't as though McVeigh was being told to not try. He was being told to, even if the opportunity to kick a goal presented itself, actively avoid kicking a goal, which I think, considering they were behind at the time, would be classified as throwing the game.

Given that he is the most hopeless player on our list he was merely being istructed to give it off to a decent player to have a shot for gaol (LRT, the boot studder, Kenny Williams - anyone but him FFS). A McVeigh video "highlights" package shown to any inquiry should get Roosey off this crock

[Zlatorog]

This is exactly what AFL now needs, after deciding to introduce a second team in Sydney, more bad publicity.

[Jewels]

A McVeigh video "highlights" package shown to any inquiry should get Roosey off this crock

[BigBarryRound25]

Anything that provides an us versus them mentality at the strart of a season is good in my books

[thejones,s]

How about getting of McVeighs back...that one thing i hate.

Putting knife into our own players..

[Chow-Chicker]

Then why bother responding...?

You also made sarcastic comments about thrilling, exciting and riveting, hence implying that the rules make it less so.

Naturally you can watch a game of football but not necessarily like it. I simply prefer normal rules. I don't get more excited if a goal is scored from outside 50 than when it is scored from inside 50 - a goal is a goal, and I will pump my fist regardless. Why should shorter players be excluded from "bonus" points for kicking goals? Very rarely do they kick goals from beyond the 50.

And you alluded to inconsistency being part of the game as per normal....well that is true, but it has never been inconsistent in awarding points to your score like it is in the circus cup. Normal rules sees either 1 point or 6 points awarded. Simple. Now we get an inconsistent interpretation on whether there was a rushed behind or not and that makes a difference between being awarded 1 point or 3. Ridiculous.

[TheGrimReaper]

It is true that McVeigh is a @@@@ kick for goal. I wouldn't be surprised at all if the steward is a Hawthorn steward and he mistook that for a serious comment. When it was only friendly banter between Roos and McVeigh.

The AFL are scum, if they still have blood against us since 2005. Did we really hurt their feelings when we won the premiership that year? If so, that's a total pisser!!!

It's no wonder that Kevin Sheedy calls Andrew Dimwitriou "Vlad" it suits him.

What right has the AFL got, to hold back funding for the redevelopment of the SCG, and try and stop Roos from critisizing the AFL's rule changes? Isn't that blackmail?

I'm sick and tired of the AFL's ironfist rule!!! Dimwitriou and his cronies are trying to stop clubs from stop critisizing everything they do, and just pour heaps of praise on them.

[connolly]

Lets not forget this clown is going to construct an AFL club out in Sydney's west and have it up and running in three years whilst victimizing a local hero Roosey. He's a dead set genius.

[Cheer Squad mbr]

How about getting of McVeighs back...that one thing i hate.

Putting knife into our own players..

Exactly! I'm sick of that too, with any of our players, present or past.

[goswannie14]

Exactly! I'm sick of that too, with any of our players, present or past.

Just because they play/have played for us doesn't mean everyone has to like them.

[ernie koala]

Exactly! I'm sick of that too, with any of our players, present or past.

Yeah, how could anyone be critical of ...say...Scott Russell...or Bomford....or Dion Myles...or O'Connor.....or Daffy..........or MATHEWS....or MCVEIGH.??

[ernie koala]

How about getting of McVeighs back...that one thing i hate.

Putting knife into our own players..

As long as the criticism is justified (ie Which it is for The 'fab trio', Mathews, Bevo and McVeigh.), it's lot more interesting than reading one eyed diatribe.

[goswannie14]

As long as the criticism is justified. (ie Which it is for The 'fab trio', Mathews, Bevo and McVeigh.)And it's lot more interesting than reading one eyed diatribe.

You keep forgetting j Bolton.

[ernie koala]

You keep forgetting j Bolton.

Very remiss of me...I'M SORRY.