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Dear Bae, I bring you a PSA from the all-conquering Dad's Army, the Codgerwood Football and Tai Chi Club, sponsored by Depends. According to the preliminary ranking of 2024 list ages, we are now the most 'mature' of clubs and thus ineligible to attend any parties hosted by St Kilda or to be...

I figure it is worth creating a thread to try and finally find this, because I can't see it anywhere and a question in the stats thread a while ago went unanswered. Median games would be good too. Considering the amount of energy expended talking about age and experience, it's a bit baffling...

The SCG continues to solve the problem of how to get more draws in test cricket. Instead of agonising over whether to aspire to turn their ground into a dusty sub-continental highway or an English floodplain, these entrepreneurial innovators said: The 'Rain n' Road' two-punch combo never...

Yes, I am a fan of a crap team who has no interest in the rest of the season. But I am here to inform all bottom 10 clubs this applies to them too. Here is the points difference between 8th and 9th after Round 12 over the last 5 years. Remember, all of these years had byes too - this year 8th...

Short version: See thread title. Long version: Australia is a great position at the moment with 4 proven legit world class pace bowlers. And the best part is that they are decent batsman for tailenders. Pattinson averages more with the bat than Mitch Marsh did in test cricket when Marsh was...

I felt this deserved its own thread because there’s a key stat people should be aware of. Notwithstanding the recent controversy, which is probably legit but simply a one-off , there’s been a sh*tload of copy being filled about the pitch being ’long troubled‘, ’much maligned’ or serving up...

Short version: AFL allowed Essendon to artificially boost its salary cap with player settlements, meaning Essendon can still retain players and sign massive trades beyond what any other club can do to this day. Long version: So this is essentially a rolling yearly update as the implications of...

Quick version : The AFL allowed Essendon to deliver big payments outside the salary cap in the form of legal settlements probably giving them a massive advantage over other clubs still to this day. Long version: Essendon have done absolutely nothing wrong as they simply followed the AFL's...

But what an outrage it was that Rabada WASN'T given 2 weeks for brushing someone's shoulder, am I right folks? 'But, but Smith says it really hurt and he's a top bloke'. The ICC system makes the AFL's system look like a well-oiled machine. And before we get into the whole 'there is Nein reason...

Devon Smith, Jake Stringer and Adam Saad have all been wooed by Essendon. A few of us saw this coming, but people still don't seem to get it. Essendon was allowed to make huge payments outside the cap to its players who were suspended for drugs while simultaneously negotiating contracts...

Seeing Kennedy close in on another Coleman got me to look at the records again. Dick Lee has 8 leading goal kicker awards, 10 if finals are included and injuries stopped him from having even more. Next best is 6, then 5 and both guys are already AFL legends. There are multiple other forwards as...

This issue received very little attention when it first arose, but the recent heavy rumors about Essendon and a huge sum offered to Dustin Martin show that it could be a massive issue for the game. Now Essendon supporters before you go nuts, I am not accusing the bombers of doing anything...

So I am not that knowledgeable on free agency rules, but this is how it still works, right? An AA being offered a likely 750k+ offer would put him in the top tier. This seems fairly massive to me if Essendon get picks 1 + 2/ 2 + 3 for losing a gun but a 28-year-old gun in an unprecedented...

If a player still playing at Essendon receives a settlement, then that is simply money they have received by the club outside the cap. This leaves all kinds of potential problems, such as being able to manipulate the TPP by increasing 'settlement' money and lowering player salaries, and being...

A few of us have been harping on about how pathetic the WADA code really is and how weak ASADA is. Many of these people, such as blackcat, know more about it than me. But it seems that today's decision will open a lot of people's eyes. Although ASADA's incompetence has been a running theme...

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/afl/bombers-to-sack-hird-today/story-fnca0u4y-1227080781261 I know many of you have seen this article, but it is good to have a record. If he doesn't get sacked, they will delete the article, just like they did when old Chippy stated unequivocally that...

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/eddie-mcguire-paul-little-and-matt-finnis-have-short-memories-writes-mark-robinson/story-fni5ezdm-1226845128215

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/nrl-on-right-track-as-afls-efforts-bomb-20131211-2z659.html?rand=1386744610251 'What began as a program at Cronulla to aid recovery from soft tissue injuries developed into a scientific regime at Essendon which ASADA has deemed to be doping.'...

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/essendon-in-doctor-shopping-to-beat-ban-20130722-2qf3x.html Ok, may be new to some, but the 'compounding' loophole has been in play since the beginning for those of us following this (far too, let's be honest) closely. Here is the important part of the...

http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-warned-hird-against-peptides-20130716-2q2ih.html?skin=text-only 'Hird has denied Dank's allegation that he was injected with the WADA-banned anti-obesity drug Hexarelin but Fairfax Media understands evidence has emerged that the banned substance was last...

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/bombers-question-time-20130702-2pa1a.html Surprised? http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-06-25/how-the-dons-might-argue-their-case The AFL is publishing Essendon's defence on it's own website, whilst conveniently leaving out the important fact that the guy...

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/asadas-powers-boosted-by-ruling-20130625-2ovdb.html#ixzz2XMrhf57n Under the wider powers granted to ASADA, anyone who does not comply with a disclosure notice issued by chief executive Aurora Andruska faces a fine of up to $5100. Note this still...