Analysis Conspiracy theories surrounding Geelong's list management and salary cap

[Cataholic]

Her sources are the AFL. What she writes might not be correct but it is the agenda the AFL are pushing publically.

Not a journalist with integrity then imo.

 

[Lana]

Not a journalist with integrity then imo.

Its sports journalism...

 

[Mattlock]

Geelong supporters should fly their brown paper bags this weekend at the cattery to show solidarity.

 

[lionbear]

Geelong supporters should fly their brown paper bags this weekend at the cattery to show solidarity.

We support you in your scheduled normal Audit, do Port do it as well?

I am sick of the media twisting words to put black clouds over clubs.

I actually would like Wilson to explain why wasn't Port mentioned in the standard Audit discussion on her new show.

 

[Willo_]

Not a journalist with integrity then imo.

I wouldn't take such a high and mighty approach tbh, she is a footy journo... it is hardly matters of world importance, secondly a journo is only as good as their sources at the end of the day.. having the head office in your pocket isn't the worst source to get info from

 

[Cataholic]

I wouldn't take such a high and mighty approach tbh, she is a footy journo... it is hardly matters of world importance, secondly a journo is only as good as their sources at the end of the day.. having the head office in your pocket isn't the worst source to get info from

Wasn't my intention to be 'high and mighty'??

I just don't believe the highest standards of journalism were followed in this instance.

 

[Cataholic]

Its sports journalism...

Journalism should be honest and truthful reporting, no matter the subject, imo.

In this case a platform and privilege has been used to push an agenda imo.

Just an opinion on my part, and probably petty given there's much more to worry about in life right now.

 

[goyoucatters]

Journalism should be honest and truthful reporting, no matter the subject, imo.

This is an absolutely worthy aim. However, even in my lifetime, the retreat of journalists from this position of relative objectivity has been very marked and very sad. I don't read anything anymore without immediately thinking about who wrote it and what agenda they are potentially pursuing. Even if their ulterior motive is nothing more sinister than the pursuit of clicks, that's reason enough to be quite skeptical about the veracity of the reporting.

Probably wrong board to consider all this, of course. But it's hard to take too many journos too seriously as considered recorders of truth these days, irrespective of the subject matter on which they're reporting.

 

[Mattlock]

The earth is indeed flat and Geelong is at the center of it.

 

[CharacterFirst]

Surely you can ask the question the other way:

St Kilda have been shit for 70 years, maybe you've got to ask the questions?

150 years!

 

[CharacterFirst]

Even Nick Riewoldt chimed in with " well they've been that successful for so long, maybe you've got to ask the questions". Has not recovered from the 09 GF, nor the 2010!

Well Nick R has plenty of questions that should be asked of him!

 

[Cataholic]

Well Nick R has plenty of questions that should be asked of him!

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[cats_09]

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I'm going to take a stab at that line being directed towards the "real" reason why Nick's wife thought it was best for the family to live in her native Texas for a couple of years - I'm pretty sure it was discussed in some length on the cesspool that is the rumours board

 

[Cataholic]

I'm going to take a stab at that line being directed towards the "real" reason why Nick's wife thought it was best for the family to live in her native Texas for a couple of years - I'm pretty sure it was discussed in some length on the cesspool that is the rumours board

Ok. I have no hint of what that might be about.

 

[Strange Cat]

Ok. I have no hint of what that might be about.

Cheating with a reporter is the going rumour

 

[cats_09]

Since I know journalism has been a discussion point over the past day or so

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Even Nick Riewoldt chimed in with " well they've been that successful for so long, maybe you've got to ask the questions".

Small minded comment from Riewoldt.

 

[And_ROOS]

Small minded comment from Riewoldt.

Don't know why Riewoldt is commenting on success when he doesn't know what it is.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Anyone else see the midweek tackle? The guy doing the audit of Geelong's books, is the guy who used to manage Geelong's books for the period in question. This is Donald Trump level.

There are going to be some many heartbroken oppo fans

In an eyebrow-raising development, one of the high-ranking AFL officers overseeing the reported Geelong audit recently capped a six-and-a half-year stint as the Cats’ chief operating officer.

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[Kobe Gryant]

Anyone else see the midweek tackle? The guy doing the audit of Geelong's books, is the guy who used to manage Geelong's books for the period in question. This is Donald Trump level.

There are going to be some many heartbroken oppo fans

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So basically, we're just auditing ourselves to throw off suspicion.

One must ask, how deep does the Geelong illuminati contingent run?

 

[CatToTheFuture]

So basically, we're just auditing ourselves to throw off suspicion.

One must ask, how deep does the Geelong illuminati contingent run?

It's fat cats all the way up the chain

 

[Munich]

So basically, we're just auditing ourselves to throw off suspicion.

One must ask, how deep does the Geelong illuminati contingent run?

The comp may as well be re-named at this point.

 

[Interdimensional Bigfoot]

Anyone else see the midweek tackle? The guy doing the audit of Geelong's books, is the guy who used to manage Geelong's books for the period in question. This is Donald Trump level.

There are going to be some many heartbroken oppo fans

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It's probably not a good thing..... but the melts are off the chain, can't wait for the report to comeback and say due to some clerical error we've been operating with less cap and will be fully reimbursed with draft picks.

 

[Kobe Gryant]

It's probably not a good thing..... but the melts are off the chain, can't wait for the report to comeback and say due to some clerical error we've been operating with less cap and will be fully reimbursed with draft picks.

All jokes aside, I don't think we'll hear about it at all.

For all the carry on, it's a regulation audit that happens to a couple clubs every year.

We never hear about the results of those. We don't even know that they're happening, or who they're happening to.

So unless they do find something untoward, it'll just go away like all the others.

We only know about this at all because Caro wanted to draw attention to their new show lmao.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Making fun of MB plebs about this stuff is just too amusing.
Grown adults frothing at the mouth.