No you couldn't. You'd be struggling to pay the cap now as it is. And the last time you were even in a position to pay over the cap it was because you were 20% Carlton owned.
I don't think he did mix them up. The AFL would like you to think he did though, so they can be left to their own devices when it comes to who gets to play (with drugs) and who doesn't.
Joel Smith would have to be very silly to test positive on match day when there's a system designed to...
There's a reasonable expectation that of the AFL wish to continue making a profit from gambling revenue that disclosure is made regarding a competitor's fitness. That's the public interest. A player comes back from a 12 week hamstring in worse form than a player who has had a twelve week...
They allow this information all the time and for everything else. Mental health, ruptured testes, cancer, sprained ankle. Hiding behind "but it's confidential medical information" when it only seems to be a problem with drugs is a bit of a joke.
This is true. And when they're promoting the crap out of sports betting and then misinforming punters about the health of participants, it's quite probably illegal.
And there's also a competition integrity issue, with players treated based upon their marketability within the game. Whole thing stinks to high heaven.
I seen an article about how they "welcomed" the chance to finally tell their side of the story/meet with the aggrieved parties. Funny, given that they unsuccessfully tried to get their lawyers to block it from going ahead.
That's what happens when people are more interested in buying the latest merchandise and eliminating non existent "clashes" than clubs retaining a clear identity.
Difference probably being that Hawthorn put their pokies money back into the footy dept as "community benefit", instead of local sporting clubs. Who looks after our spiritual home if the bowls club goes belly up?
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