Geelong rorting the system

[Sttew]

This has been going on forever, I always wondered why Brian Peake opted for Geelong. I was always suspicious about it when it happened and now I am convinced as to why.

And Polly Farmer & Denis Marshall?

Your post has to be one if not the dumbest I have read in 19 years on BF.

You do know that in the era that Peake joined Geelong, a team like North Melbourne secured the Krakour brothers, Kym Hodgeman, Ross Glendinning, Malcolm Blight, not to mention stars from other Victorian clubs. Yet little old Geelong managed to get one interstate player of note, and you were suspicious? FMD!!

 

[Lsta062]

It's actually true, a portion of clubs in a jealous fit have thrown a tantrum about little old Geelong.


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Yeah they might be jealous, but putting jealousy aside, I still think they have a point. It’s something to look into.

The aim of a salary cap is to give all clubs an equal playing field, and unregulated third party payments would disrupt this. If there wasn’t a cap, then no one would give a crap about this whole story.

 

[Sttew]

Yeah they might be jealous, but putting jealousy aside, I still think they have a point. It’s something to look into.

The aim of a salary cap is to give all clubs an equal playing field, and unregulated third party payments would disrupt this. If there wasn’t a cap, then no one would give a crap about this whole story.

And what will you do or say if and when the AFL announces it found nothing? I bet you’ll say the AFL is in on the rort. Posters who are salivating over Geelong in this thread really don’t care about the truth; they just want the tall poppy cut down. I hope it spurs the Cats on to replicate 2022.

 

[El Pablo]

Doesn't mean Geelong are 'rorting' anything. Means a lot of clowns on the internet don't like Geelong FC and are sick of them being good. Nothing will come of this and ignorant clowns like you will still pretend we're 'favoured'.

They're not that good mate. Make finals and fail consistently. The fact that a pile of media commentators are Geelong supporters or sycophants, helps them no end with the good publicity

 

[Munich]

This has been going on forever, I always wondered why Brian Peake opted for Geelong. I was always suspicious about it when it happened and now I am convinced as to why.

Who?

 

[Obeanie1]

So now you’re saying the cats cheated the salary cap …. before the league had even implemented the salary cap?
Lol.

Geelong have proven they are a very modern and progressive organisation.

They were obviously ahead of the curve with this..

 

[Sttew]

Who?

Well might you ask!! An aging WA former champion Geelong recruited in 1980 at the age of 30 or 31. The first supposedly high profile interstate recruit by Geelong since Denis Marshall in the 1960's and WeaponX was "suspicious" of rorting back then even though a salary cap was unheard of!

Its said suspicion always haunts the guilty mind!

 

[Lsta062]

And what will you do or say if and when the AFL announces it found nothing? I bet you’ll say the AFL is in on the rort. Posters who are salivating over Geelong in this thread really don’t care about the truth; they just want the tall poppy cut down. I hope it spurs the Cats on to replicate 2023.

If Geelong is doing nothing different to other clubs regarding third party payments, then I’ll stop worrying about it. I don’t have proof the AFL is doing anything shady when it comes to this.

I’m not saying that nothing’s shady about the AFL’s relationship with Geelong. For example, I think Hocking constantly changing the rule to seemingly counter Richmond’s gamestyle, and Essendon copping the brunt of the drug saga when Geelong people implemented the program was shady. You’re welcome to disagree, but that’s my opinion on it.

Having said that, I don’t think the AFL would look past circumventing the salary cap. If they say there’s nothing in it after the audit, then I’ll believe it.

 

[PetterdHoisted]

Obviously there are some very strange things going on with $$ at Geelong

AFL compelled to clean house before something gets out

The Selwood thing with a proposed 100k short term loan at loan shark rates is just one

 

[Aura]

If Geelong is doing nothing different to other clubs regarding third party payments, then I’ll stop worrying about it. I don’t have proof the AFL is doing anything shady when it comes to this.

I’m not saying that nothing’s shady about the AFL’s relationship with Geelong. For example, I think Hocking constantly changing the rule to seemingly counter Richmond’s gamestyle, and Essendon copping the brunt of the drug saga when Geelong people implemented the program was shady. You’re welcome to disagree, but that’s my opinion on it.

Having said that, I don’t think the AFL would look past circumventing the salary cap. If they say there’s nothing in it after the audit, then I’ll believe it.

At least nine of your premierships came after defeating Geelong, yet the Cats seem to occupy most of your thoughts. Care to explain that, Mr. Richmond supporter?

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Well might you ask!! An aging WA former champion Geelong recruited in 1980 at the age of 30 or 31. The first supposedly talented interstate recruit by Geelong since Denis Marshall in the 1960's and WeaponX was "suspicious" of rorting back then even though a salary cap was unheard of!

Its said suspicion always haunts the guilty mind!

More malarkey claims from a club whose supporters make a habit of false.

Speaking of malarkey, you even signed a player of that name from WA in 1974:

Gary Malarkey - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

So stop lying to go with all your club's cheating Sttewpid.

Bryan Cousins, John Mossop, Mark Yeates, Peter Featherby, Jack Hawkins, Richard Murrie, the list goes on & on.

 

[Lsta062]

At least nine of your premierships came after defeating Geelong, yet the Cats seem to occupy most of your thoughts. Care to explain that, Mr. Richmond supporter?

That’s why they occupy my mind.

I’m just so grateful that Geelong is in the league

 

[Sttew]

More malarkey claims from a club whose supporters make a habit of false.

Speaking of malarkey, you even signed a player of that name from WA in 1974:

Gary Malarkey - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

So stop lying to go with all your club's cheating Sttewpid.

Bryan Cousins, John Mossop, Mark Yeates, Peter Featherby, Jack Hawkins, Richard Murrie, the list goes on & on.

So Medicority thinks recruiting Brian Peake was a salary cap rort? Or that Geelong's amazing number of interstate recruits is in some way unique?

Bizarre, considering just how many Western Australians and interstate players Richmond recruited in the 1970's and 1980's. Let's look at that list -

Paul Sproule;
Mal Brown;
Bruce Monteath;
Neville Roberts;
Michael Roach;
Brian Taylor;
Neal Balme;
Maurice Rioli;
Bill Nettlefold;
Darryl Sutton
Robert Wiley
Stephen Mount

There's probably more....

 

[Munich]

More malarkey claims from a club whose supporters make a habit of false.

Speaking of malarkey, you even signed a player of that name from WA in 1974:

Gary Malarkey - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

So stop lying to go with all your club's cheating Sttewpid.

Bryan Cousins, John Mossop, Mark Yeates, Peter Featherby, Jack Hawkins, Richard Murrie, the list goes on & on.

You're naming players that came from other state's when those states weren't even included in the comp.

Or players who's father's played for Geelong.

Good one.

 

[Broski]

I've seen the emails. All I will say is... the Cats are going to have a strong team in the Geelong Football Netball League in 2026.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

So Medicority thinks recruiting Brian Peake was a salary cap rort? Or that Geelong's amazing number of interstate recruits is in some way unique?

Bizarre, considering just how many Western Australians and interstate players Richmond recruited in the 1970's and 1980's. Let's look at that list -

Paul Sproule;
Mal Brown;
Bruce Monteath;
Neville Roberts;
Michael Roach;
Brian Taylor;
Neal Balme;
Maurice Rioli;
Bill Nettlefold;
Darryl Sutton
Robert Wiley
Stephen Mount

There's probably more....

There are more.

The difference is I never said otherwise, whereas you took the Geelong route and lied when you said Peake was your only interstate recruit since Marshall. Just more Geelong lies, more lies from you as per.

How do you do it? So effortessly I mean. It is like you start out each day with a long list if lies you want to tell, then your day's mission is to find places to tell them. Sadly on this occasion you ran into me, a committed truth teller.

 

[FreddyTwoShoes]

There are more.

The difference is I never said otherwise, whereas you took the Geelong route and lied when you said Peake was your only interstate recruit since Marshall. Just more Geelong lies, more lies from you as per.

How do you do it? So effortessly I mean. It is like you start out each day with a long list if lies you want to tell, then your day's mission is to find places to tell them. Sadly on this occasion you ran into me, a committed truth teller.

That seems a small point to pick up and score points with.

Well done, I guess?

Fact remains that those players mentioned played before the salary cap was introduced.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

So Medicority thinks

An oxy moron statement

 

[Dtennent94]

I do think that if the AFL discovered wrongdoing from both Essendon and Geelong re the drug saga, they 1000000% would’ve preferred Essendon to take the fall given that they made basically no impact on the results of the competition for a couple of decades.

Bombers taking the fall meant there were no implications on discrediting premierships or telling other clubs ‘sorry, Geelong we’re taking PEDs and you missed out because of them, bad luck!’ Also doesn’t cause issues with betting agencies.

 

[Munich]

I do think that if the AFL discovered wrongdoing from both Essendon and Geelong re the drug saga, they 1000000% would’ve preferred Essendon to take the fall given that they made basically no impact on the results of the competition for a couple of decades.

Bombers taking the fall meant there were no implications on discrediting premierships or telling other clubs ‘sorry, Geelong we’re taking PEDs and you missed out because of them, bad luck!’ Also doesn’t cause issues with betting agencies.

Are you accusing Geelong of doping?

I knew other clubs were jealous of our sustained success but it's getting a bit creepy now.

 

[Dtennent94]

Are you accusing Geelong of doping?

I knew other clubs were jealous of our sustained success but it's getting a bit creepy now.

The accusation has been made before. I wouldn’t be surprised if it were true, given the crossover of staff who implemented the program at Essendon and the success of Geelong just prior to that. AFL also has plenty of motivation to sweep that under the rug.

Not sure of it, but not surprised if true. That’s where I stand. I don’t lose sleep over it.

 

[Munich]

The accusation has been made before. I wouldn’t be surprised if it were true, given the crossover of staff who implemented the program at Essendon and the success of Geelong just prior to that. AFL also has plenty of motivation to sweep that under the rug.

Not sure of it, but not surprised if true. That’s where I stand. I don’t lose sleep over it.

So somehow our doping worked and Essendon's didn't yet we were all doing the same stuff with the same staff.

OK.

 

[Richmond Flats]

So somehow our doping worked and Essendon's didn't yet we were all doing the same stuff with the same staff.

OK.

Didn't Essendon dominate when they were on the same drugs as you guys were then they copped heaps of soft tissue injuries?

 

[Richmond Flats]

The accusation has been made before. I wouldn’t be surprised if it were true, given the crossover of staff who implemented the program at Essendon and the success of Geelong just prior to that. AFL also has plenty of motivation to sweep that under the rug.

Not sure of it, but not surprised if true. That’s where I stand. I don’t lose sleep over it.

Just a massive coincidence the big players behind Essendon's drug saga were all at Geelong prior. I'm sure nothing dodgy was going on.

 

[Dtennent94]

So somehow our doping worked and Essendon's didn't yet we were all doing the same stuff with the same staff.

OK.

Almost as if there are more factors to performance than which drugs you are taking