Why didn't he just say that the AFL are still cranky with us stealing Buddy from under GWS's nose and be done with it?
AFL slaps trade ban on Swans
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I saw it too. Dunstall changing the subject like he did was poor, but he may have been under time pressure and had a run sheet to get through.
I'd say there is certainly more to it than we know, but McLachlan should have explained it. Gerard Healy is normally pretty fair and will explain something if both sides are available. While the AFL uses its current offensive or deflecting strategies, we'll all just go on assuming that we've been railroaded.
I wish Mike Sheehan had been part of it. He wouldn't have allowed McLachlan to get away with that.Today's a draft of your epitaphComment
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I saw it too. Dunstall changing the subject like he did was poor, but he may have been under time pressure and had a run sheet to get through.
I'd say there is certainly more to it than we know, but McLachlan should have explained it. Gerard Healy is normally pretty fair and will explain something if both sides are available. While the AFL uses its current offensive or deflecting strategies, we'll all just go on assuming that we've been railroaded.
I wish Mike Sheehan had been part of it. He wouldn't have allowed McLachlan to get away with that.Comment
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You all know how to complete this question: How do you know when Gil is lying . . . ?'Delicious' is a fun word to sayComment
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They've had discussions with the swans... according to the Chairman, we have lots and lots of little things that need to be sorted out.
Maybe Gil was talking about those discussions.
According to the Chairman, we still haven't done anything wrong.Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.Comment
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Gillon was on 3AW yesterday morning. I rang the talkback and was going to ask him "the real reason" behind the swans trading ban. I was going to point out that if they banned the Swans from trading to protect them from exceeding the salary cap then they should ban all clubs in order to "protect them from themselves" I was next in line to speak to him on air but he had to go early and I missed out.
I wonder if he saw on the screen what my question was going to be? Unlikely, but possible.Comment
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WTF does that mean? The Swans or the AFL should be telling us what these issues are. If these problems relate to us having difficulty getting under our new cap, that should be mentioned. The AFL probably won't want this made public however as it shows that they should have implemented the COLA reduction over a longer period rather than just two years.Comment
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I've said since the Swans decided to be soft on this that there were other factors involved.
Likely wrong doings by the Swans which are embarrassing for the AFL.
Smacks of a cover up of some sort.
Regardless of the real reason, the way the Swans have acted has led me to form an opinion that they are hiding something.The difference between insanity and genius is measured only in success.Comment
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I've said since the Swans decided to be soft on this that there were other factors involved.
Likely wrong doings by the Swans which are embarrassing for the AFL.
Smacks of a cover up of some sort.
Regardless of the real reason, the way the Swans have acted has led me to form an opinion that they are hiding something.Comment
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Unless there is another issue that none of us know about...Comment
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It sounds like someone at the AFL genuinely thought this would solve the issue of how best to phase out the COLA when it's built into existing contracts, only they forgot the most important bit -- whether it actually made sense. That was just gibberish.Comment
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I saw the interview slightly differently from most of the opinions being voiced and whilst I'm not positive what prompted the AFL to act in the first place (read that as the fat controller). I got the impression that the CEO wanted to say more but was cut off.
He was beginning to say something about the swans trading their way out of the situation when Dunstall butted in.
What wasn't clear to me from any part of the answer was why the AFL thought that the COLA threat would not suddenly became an impediment to the swans ability to service their salary cap. The AFL deliberately placed the swans in an untenable situation by threatening to withdraw COLA ahead of schedule and then blackmailed them into accepting a decision that was discriminatory and illegal.Comment
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What wasn't clear to me from any part of the answer was why the AFL thought that the COLA threat would not suddenly became an impediment to the swans ability to service their salary cap. The AFL deliberately placed the swans in an untenable situation by threatening to withdraw COLA ahead of schedule and then blackmailed them into accepting a decision that was discriminatory and illegal.Comment
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