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If that's your argument, why didn't you say so above, instead of saying something completely different yet apparently "implying" this? In fact, your original "argument" was just vague, to the point that all you were really saying is that it's all very complex and that you bemoan the fact that...

Not only that, but you also defended it as being complex and not amenable to univariate analysis. You have certainly claimed that they do operate such a system, and that it is beyond reproach on the basis of imperfect information and inability to analyse the intricacy of their system. I...

As much as your post amused me, it was nice to at last be presented with a substantial argument. It is, however, not the AFL's job to run a second-tier judiciary, lapping up every moral issue that fails to pique the interest of a court, and no other company does this.

Summary: Circumstances are different, therefore it's all too hard. Circumstances are different, therefore it's all too hard. You're all idiots. You're all idiots. I chose to read the part of your post in which you point out that I have failings as a human being and ignore the part where you...

In what universe is that "well put". It's a flagrant failure to make a single logical point -- not to mention the fact that he invents a rubbish word to help convey his lack of an argument. Please, can someone actually construct a mildly intelligent argument here? The AFL and clubs clearly have...

Congratulations on reaching new depths of uncogent denigration. Would you care to detail these "complexities" and "consequencies" (fascinating word you've coined there)? Or shall you simply repeat the same thought three times in slightly different ways, without adding any justification?

It has always appeared to me that the AFL likes to play the role of a 'backup' judicial system for players and staff. It's disgusting and amateurish.

B teams played for both in the second half. The first half is better for comparison. You at least had Martin in the midfield. We had none of our first choice ball-winning midfielders (Barlow and Mundy). You also had your best KPF, we were without Pavlich. We were also without our number one and...

Jayden Pitt, 3 goals. Mellington is best 22.

Jayden Pitt. Smooth, silky, composed. We need Pitt and Hill to get more of the ball.

Seriously, everyone should go back and look at footage of Crichton in 2010. Fyfe loses his feet and his handbills are ambitious, Mundy is great in packs around stoppages, but I wouldn't say that he's great at weaving through a disorganised pack in the half-back line. Crichton does not lose his...

He has particularly large quads. Women are much more likely to have ACL injuries and one of the theories relates to the fact that, relative to men, their quads are much more dominant than their hamstrings. I don't want to be a pessimist, but quadriceps function is one of the most important...

Cheers for the plug! I wrote that. Next installment coming soon.

He's coming back from an ACL. You don't want to run with a quad injury if you're coming back from an ACL. Without a properly functioning quadriceps, the ACL is placed under more stress when running. I think that Mora ought to be confined to the gym and pool for a week.

In: Ablett Out: Fyfe We would actually win some contested footy. Would do wonders for our midfield, which gets trampled over without Mundy.

Re: krak looking for compo And this is a perfectly good demonstration of how "neuro-psychiatrist" and "football player manager" are markedly different professions. There is a great deal of confusion about all this, so I'll make a couple of points: 1. Post-concussion syndrome is a syndrome...

Well, I'm confident about Pitt. I think he might surprise a few and push Mzungu or Lower out of the best 22 and possibly lead the competition for inside 50's. As for Crichton, I think he could develop into the small defender we've been searching for. He's not super quick, but is very agile and...

My instinct would be that a reliable +/- for most AFL players would require many seasons of data, and hence be irrelevant for an individual player by the time it's statistically significant. I do not imagine that many players, once all other major confounding variables are accounted for, have a...

I want to see Jesse Crichton playing. I want to see Crichton and Pitt tear through a zone. I think Crichton's skills in traffic have gone almost unnoticed. I think that these two will be in the first 10 picked in 2013. I'd also like to see Jack Anthony get given a full game. Surely he can't...

That's tough when you have the full squad to pick from. If Pitt continues to show good form through the NAB, he might be best 22 this season, which makes selection really tricky. I think it leaves Duffield in some doubt about his place in the team. Duffield and Ibbotson are both easily AFL...

I see you're quoting from the Essendon Handbook of Posting on Big Footy. Popular read.

More composed in traffic than ibbo. The kid can weave.

Haha. Okay, so a little "I'm allowed to be hyperbolic if you are". On behalf of the Fremantle Football Club I accept that deal.

And so you see, we've both learnt something tonight. You've learnt that Freo supporters feeding off the Fyfe hype is the same as Essendon supporters feeding off the Hurley hype (and hopefully you'll put your brand new knowledge into action by being a little more self-aware when talking about the...

I don't want Michael Hurley to do anything else! I'm not saying anything of great note about Michael Hurley, I'm saying something about the cultish Essendon fans who fawn over him. And LU, yes, I support the team that currently contains Nathan Fyfe on its list. What-the-hell does that have to...

But you all keep missing the point. You sound like a cult. Stop sounding like a cult. Please. Round 22 2009 was against Hawthorn. His stats look good and he played well, but he was gifted a goal or two from memory. Also, that was 2009 Hawthorn. Have you forgotten that Hawthorn were not playing...

I watched plenty of Hurley last year. He's very good and often benefits from a mismatch of opponents (similar to the way Lance Franklin does), but I still don't see the brilliance. Doesn't kick enough goals as a forward, doesn't get enough of the ball as a wing. Makes mistakes, but does make...

It's the ratio that I was making reference to. Honestly, he's a very good player, but these descriptions are becoming almost mythical. I'm surprised that Lance Uppercut is yet to ascribe to him the gifts of unaided flight and xray vision. I mean, his "footy smarts" are apparently "extreme"...

I understand your frustrations, but I do feel that people have generally been condolent, it's just been hijacked by this talk of Krakouer's story being a fairy-tale. But to be fair, it was derailed after a Collingwood poster started jumping at shadows. That just opened the door for people to be...

He drops the ball with two hands when he kicks. He kicked 27 goals and 22 behinds last season. He averages a solitary tackle per game. You've just described Gary Ablett Jnr, not Michael Hurley.