Conspiracy Theory Footy conspiracies

[Werewolf]

OK this is a bit left field, but we know that match fixing occurs in some sports. It got me thinking of real or alleged footy conspiracies. Players, officials, journalists colluding to achieve dodgy outcomes. A couple of examples come to mind:

VFL/AFL officials conspired to get rid of Fitzroy - I believe Roylion is an expert on this matter

The issue of recreational drugs and testing - are high profile player strikes being covered up?

 

[CM86]

St Kilda vs Fremantle... Been a few strange incidents. Sirengate and the like.

Also, umpires.

Get in here, Plugger35

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

The issue of recreational drugs and testing - are high profile player strikes being covered up?

On the last point, most certainly. In fact I know of two players who once regularly smoked bongs before matches.

On the first, I spoke to an ex-AFL umpire last year sometime and he virtually confirmed that corruption exists out on the field. He had too much integrity to go down that path.

 

[BrewSmackerVeiny]

Seen some prelims in recent years that don't inspire much confidence in the umpiring fraternity's integrity.

 

[Duritz]

On the last point, most certainly. In fact I know of two players who once regularly smoked bongs before matches.

On the first, I spoke to an ex-AFL umpire last year sometime and he virtually confirmed that corruption exists out on the field. He had too much integrity to go down that path.

Please elaborate.

 

[Duritz]

I reckon it was a conspiracy the way the ball bounced the wrong way for Steven Milne in the drawn GF.

 

[DapperJong]

I reckon it was a conspiracy the way the ball bounced the wrong way for Steven Milne in the drawn GF.

Somebody knew I had money on that.

 

[Subutai]

collingwood / gws relationship is very friendly

 

[GreyCrow]

1st goal always gets a good go

 

[STFU Donnie]

Somebody knew I had money on that.

But surely the official 2010 DPRK Almanac has St Kilda winning the Premiership, with the Supreme Leader supplying a clever little give-and-get handball exchange with Milne before slotting the winning goal?

 

[Del80659]

umpires dictate momentum and more and more people see it these days...

 

[Werewolf]

VFL/AFL officials conspired to get rid of Fitzroy - I believe Roylion is an expert on this matter

Search for the "White-Ant Files" on the Fitzroy board or visit: The White-Ant Files: Anatomy of Sabotage

 

[cannot]

plugger was a richmond player

then the afl played funny buggers

 

[Total Power]

Richmond winning 2 finals in 35 years surely got to be staged.

 

[bradrowe#32]

collingwood / gws relationship is very friendly

Doubt it. They squeezed two first round picks out of us for Treloar, we probably overpaid for Hoskin-Elliott (second round pick) and we gave up Shaw for Adams (and paid some of Shaw's salary and GWS didn't throw anything else in). Love to see what Collingwood is getting out of that "relationship."

 

[Duritz]

collingwood / gws relationship is very friendly

Please elaborate.

 

[cannot]

Doubt it. They squeezed two first round picks out of us for Treloar,

richmond offered a better deal

grubby working for both

 

[bradrowe#32]

richmond offered a better deal

grubby working for both

Doesn't matter who offered the best deal. Treloar picked Collingwood over Richmond so GWS had to deal with us.

 

[Joker91]

Doesn't matter who offered the best deal. Treloar picked Collingwood over Richmond so GWS had to deal with us.

Treloars mrs chose Eddies media offer you mean.

 

[aflcliche]

Hawthorn and Richmond are the same club. Similar colors and have never played in a final. H and A games are just intraclub. Just when Hawthorn drops off Richmond makes a granny. In the 80s hawks dominated when Tigs dropped off.

 

[Duritz]

Hawthorn and Richmond are the same club. Similar colors and have never played in a final. H and A games are just intraclub. Just when Hawthorn drops off Richmond makes a granny. In the 80s hawks dominated when Tigs dropped off.

We're through the looking glass here people...

 

[Present Not Past]

I reckon it was a conspiracy the way the ball bounced the wrong way for Steven Milne in the drawn GF.

It was actually hit by a rubber bullet fired by the mystery gunman from the grassy knoll.

 

[Procrastinator35]

Big shout out to cannot & Boston Tiger....Well done lads & congrats....Geez, those umps in that second quarter though.

 

[maryjames]

Richmond winning a grand final. Now that's a conspiracy

 

[bkozican]

Richmond winning a grand final. Now that's a conspiracy

Not really...Just a good business model by the AFL