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Sorry TBD chalk and cheese not comparable IMO.
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IIRC, I thought it was pretty well recorded that Trigg wasn't originally aware that the Tippett arrangement was against the rules and it was only after he became aware of the breach that they tried to cover it all up.
Still negligent and simply a terrible stuff-up but I think you might have oversold his original intent.
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Your license to use the phrase "Over The Line" has been suspended indefinitely.
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Personally don't think that either of them are "okay". I just questioned the way you said he deliberately set out to cheat and deceive. I don't think it is that black and white.
IMO a cover up makes you more culpable - he had the chance to come clean - but what did he do?
I don't want him or anyone of his ilk anywhere near the place.
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Again, I don't disagree. Juicy enough without needing to risk defamation
Wouldn't pretend to know anything about Trigg, Swann etc but I find it difficult to believe that any CEO or club would condone salary cap cheating.
Heaven's above, this must be a joke. That would never happen- like it never happened at Carlton over a 10 year period, or more latterly with Judd. Just couldn't be.
I mean Eddie wouldn't have been serious some years ago when he offered JB a long contract @ $1.5 big ones pa, would he?
Ok, a certain amount declared under the cap, the rest for "media" work which sounds fair to all concerned- doesn't it?
Mind you, if the paperwork is late, well then the AFL gets serious. Real serious.
If it is the case that anyone actually believes that Sydney can afford Buddy and Tippett under the same salary cap then they are kidding, COLA notwithstanding. Something weird is going on there. Or they are paying everyone else $100k. Maybe some car company is paying Buddy to demonstrate the crash capabilities of various models. Or Woman's Day is paying him to wheel out the latest model. Maybe.
Not possible. Doesn't add up.
If Trigg or anyone else can bring an element of this same weirdness to the Lions then go for it I say. Not that we can afford to diddle the till, so it's a moot point I guess.
If anyone actually thinks the salary caps are being adhered to, line and verse, they are seriously deluded. For a start, the rules would never stack up in a court of law. Just like the draft rules wouldn't if they were challenged. They are in reality "gentlemans' agreements". Minus the gentlemen.
Excuse my cynicism.
Heaven's above, this must be a joke. That would never happen- like it never happened at Carlton over a 10 year period, or more latterly with Judd. Just couldn't be.
I mean Eddie wouldn't have been serious some years ago when he offered JB a long contract @ $1.5 big ones pa, would he?
Ok, a certain amount declared under the cap, the rest for "media" work which sounds fair to all concerned- doesn't it?
Mind you, if the paperwork is late, well then the AFL gets serious. Real serious.
If it is the case that anyone actually believes that Sydney can afford Buddy and Tippett under the same salary cap then they are kidding, COLA notwithstanding. Something weird is going on there. Or they are paying everyone else $100k. Maybe some car company is paying Buddy to demonstrate the crash capabilities of various models. Or Woman's Day is paying him to wheel out the latest model. Maybe.
Not possible. Doesn't add up.
If Trigg or anyone else can bring an element of this same weirdness to the Lions then go for it I say. Not that we can afford to diddle the till, so it's a moot point I guess.
If anyone actually thinks the salary caps are being adhered to, line and verse, they are seriously deluded. For a start, the rules would never stack up in a court of law. Just like the draft rules wouldn't if they were challenged. They are in reality "gentlemans' agreements". Minus the gentlemen.
Excuse my cynicism.
Hammo writes an article:
http://www.news.com.au/sport/breaki...-andrew-hamilton/story-fnect155-1226978007851
http://www.news.com.au/sport/breaki...-andrew-hamilton/story-fnect155-1226978007851
Not sure why, but I read your header in the same tone as I would the below book:
Probably just as realistic as a Hammo article too...
"THE LIONS are not a transit lounge."
That is astonishingly profound!
That is astonishingly profound!
I was thinking more along the lines of Biggles Flies Undone.Not sure why, but I read your header in the same tone as I would the below book:
Probably just as realistic as a Hammo article too...
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Nearly 20 years ago.
TGO has provided the answer to the CEO riddle in todays Tackle....
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The live chat is wigging out on my ipad. What did he say?
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perhaps....
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Hey Robbo what is happening with the Lions CEO role / when will Swann be appointed
- swann O?S with wife, so perhaps when he gets back
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Nothing new. Just that Swann's overseas (which we knew).
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Ah, so nothing new at all. Swann overseas with wife like he always said.
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EFA.
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He has said the entire time he wanted a trip away and would look around when he got back. Probably weighing up his options while on holiday.
Did he go to a sunny beach location? Something that he might say, hey this weather is ok, Brisbane is looking like a great idea.
Did he go to a sunny beach location? Something that he might say, hey this weather is ok, Brisbane is looking like a great idea.
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Caro on 3AW reckons that Carlton are going for Trigg and that Swann is deciding between us or Racing Victoria.
Not one to crucify a bloke over one mistake but Trigg going to Carlton would be epic for the cheating Carlton lulz.
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