Geelong rorting the system

[Sttew]

There is no doubt Cotton-On played a deceitful role in luring Bailey Smith to Geelong. Whether it was totally premeditated from the beginning is where the debate should be. Did they lure Bailey once he was with them or before? Either way it’s pretty unsporting.

Just rereading your ludicrous post. “no doubt”, “a deceitful role”, “totally premeditated”…

You do realise Cotton On is a multi billion dollar company with almost 2000 stores in 22 countries, and you think there is no doubt they conjured Smith’s departure from WB and move to Geelong. I think they have bigger things to be bothered with.

From all accounts Smith wanted more time in the midfield and Luke Beveridge would not promise it. Geelong could and it was common knowledge the Cats needed midfielders.

Asa an aside, Did you cry foul when Sam Mitchell met with WCE captain, Oscar Allan?
What has WB offered Zac Butters to lure him to Western Oval?

 

[HairyO]

Just rereading your ludicrous post. “no doubt”, “a deceitful role”, “totally premeditated”…

You do realise Cotton On is a multi billion dollar company with almost 2000 stores in 22 countries, and you think there is no doubt they conjured Smith’s departure from WB and move to Geelong. I think they have bigger things to be bothered with.

From all accounts Smith wanted more time in the midfield and Luke Beveridge would not promise it. Geelong could and it was common knowledge the Cats needed midfielders.

Asa an aside, Did you cry foul when Sam Mitchell met with WCE captain, Oscar Allan?
What has WB offered Zac Butters to lure him to Western Oval?

Yeah that one guy from Cotton On who manages the entire Geelong sponsorship and marketing program is also a full time store manager in Dubbo.

 

[Seeds]

the small but admittedly vocal minority of cats fans who carried on about Kelly wanting out were f**kwits. Literally the only word for it. I’ve loved watching him at the eagles when he’s played well, been very disappointed for him when he’s played poorly because I very much doubt it’s down to a lack of effort and more a case of wrong place wrong time right at the moment.

No one will obviously ever know if we would have still won in 2011 if Ablett stayed. I’d like to think we would as I think we won in spite of him leaving not because of it, I think by around 2015 maybe his presence would have caused a few extra calls to be made along the lines of the Chapman/Johnson ones where we had to cut some favourite sons loose earlier than they wanted, in order to bring in others. I think his ties to the area would have always made Dangerfield a target.

Cameron significantly helped the 2022 flag, the biggest asset having him now gives us even though he’s been quiet at the moment is a player who the opposition doesn’t have a choice but to try and close down to some degree because if they don’t he will win a game on his own. You can undoubtedly keep him out of the game if you coach well to do so but you can’t just ‘hope’ he will have a quiet game if that makes sense; you have to assume that he’s going to threaten

Who would even remotely think we won in 2011 cos ablett left rather then the fact we changed our gameplan to be more direct.

 

[Seeds]

Sook- what do I have to sook about not even my club. It’s just hilarious that Geelong supporters try and justify something that is blatantly dodgy AF, then when they can’t they turn to calling people ‘sooks’ or use laughing emojis, it’s highly amusing.

Didnt brisbane win 3 flags cos they had a cost of living salary cap allowance even though at the time house prices were far cheaper in brisbane then melbourne? That allowance from memory was noticably larger than the melbourne storms salary cap breach which saw them stripped of a premiership.

What is amusing is how smiths cotton on allowance (which I agree is rubbish) is only an issue whe he comes to geelong and not when he is at footscray.

 

[demondavey]

All they are guilty of is sensible, measured and successful recruitment.

Urch?

 

[demondavey]

Geelong is a very sharp and unique club. Great culture, organisation, system, personnel and management.

 

[Percel]

Urch?

Guaranteed premiership calibre soldier, you know this

 

[Slime Roy]

Don't talk Crap about Coach

 

[STPer18]

Slime Roy randomly woke up in a hot sweat about Geelong again!

 

[Slime Roy]

Slime Roy randomly woke up in a hot sweat about Geelong again!

Sorry, my hours are all over the place.
I've got three jobs.

 

[Elixuh]

 

[Elixuh]

Imagine what was actually uncovered. The AFL will sanction them for some low level stuff to ensure the process looks legit and sweep the rest under a moggs creek size carpet.

 

[Mr Meow]

It took him like 10 minutes to come up with that double post.

 

[Elixuh]

It took him like 10 minutes to come up with that double post.

The nets closing. Tick tock tick tock.

 

[Mr Meow]

Now it thinks it's a clock.

 

[Philhawk]

Not like this.

 

[WeaponX]

Why was it so bleeding obvious to the casual observer that Geelong was a "Players Destination" due to fraud but the AFL for all these years saw nothing ? no integrity and Geelong need to be punished like Essendon was for cheating. I say strip them of their flags in the last 20 years and premiership points this year, along with draft penalties.

 

[MF]

If they're only expected to receive fines then I assume we're just talking some really minor things like forgetting to lodge paper work and not something deliberately deceptive.

Surely they're not handing out fines for deliberately cheating.

 

[demondavey]

Not much in it. Paperwork lodgement problem. Fine issued.

Carry on.

Nice little distraction for Dillon away from umpiring and goal technology.

 

[sleep]

Well, that's us reviewed for the next 20 years — done and dusted. We've got the green light to roll out the red carpet for Reid, Butters, TDK, Cadman, Rowell, and Jackson.

All other supporters are on life support.

 

[sleep]

Imagine what was actually uncovered. The AFL will sanction them for some low level stuff to ensure the process looks legit and sweep the rest under a moggs creek size carpet.

Ha! You suckers thought you had us!

Swept into the newly excavated acres we've prepared for Reid, Butters, TDK, Cadman, Rowell, and Jackson.

"Can we interest you in an olive grove, Mr. Reid?" offered S. Hocking.

 

[STPer18]

Well, that's us reviewed for the next 20 years — done and dusted. We've got the green light to roll out the red carpet for Reid, Butters, TDK, Cadman, Rowell, and Jackson.

All other supporters are on life support.

I feel a little bad that we had to throw the AFLW player under the bus but we'll sort her out quietly. Just feels really good to be confirmed as the cleanest club in the business, y'know?

 

[sleep]

I feel a little bad that we had to throw the AFLW player under the bus but we'll sort her out quietly. Just feels really good to be confirmed as the cleanest club in the business, y'know?

A little collateral damage — a sacrificial lamb who’ll be looked after in due course with a Ford dealership.


GFC: The Teflon Club — nothing sticks.

 

[sleep]

Caro’s menopause kicked into overdrive when we slithered our way out of this one.

 

[Andyy]

For transparency I think it would be best if AFL players were only allowed to be employed by their club/the AFL, no side gigs at all.

It's 15 years of their life at best most of the time and the wages are far higher than the average Aussie.

Surely they can survive without a Cotton On job to boot.