"Collingwood President Eddie McGuire, who remains the most powerful figure in the game ..."
This is an (almost) absolute furphy - or should be! Sure, he's influential because of his media platforms, but why is he "the most powerful"? What power does he have over the AFL - what can he threaten to do that could do any damage to the AFL's interests? If Gilligan, Hocking, or the Commission had any balls they'd tell him to STFU.
This is an (almost) absolute furphy - or should be! Sure, he's influential because of his media platforms, but why is he "the most powerful"? What power does he have over the AFL - what can he threaten to do that could do any damage to the AFL's interests? If Gilligan, Hocking, or the Commission had any balls they'd tell him to STFU.