Ok, was just looking up Tim Watson's coaching and came across this on the same page...
"** The Port Adelaide club are seeking to settle the dispute with John Cahill out of court. A proposal has been put before Cahill and his legal team to end the disagreement which had its roots at a June meeting when the Port club suggested the former coach and club legend had provided sensitive player information to rival clubs."
What is this?
Rings a bell, think it happened in 1999.
From Kevin Taylor's footy stats diary site where he has archived every season both his stats and newspaper articles back to 1992. He has backed off the last couple of years he is ill and about 85.
http://footystats.freeservers.com/Special/1999review.html
ROUND 13 — Fri-Sat-Sun, June 25-26-27.
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PORT & CAHILL HEAD FOR COURT
JOHN CAHILL, one of Port Adelaide’s famous sons and the club seem headed for the Supreme Court over allegations Cahill leaked confidential player information to rival clubs.
Cahill after playing 267 matches with the Magpies coached Port for 18 seasons, including 10 SANFL premierships and was their inaugural AFL coach when they entered the national competition in 1997. He was replaced at the end of 1998 and presently works in the media with Adelaide radio station MMM.
The Age newspaper confirmed two clubs, Geelong and Fremantle had written to Port Adelaide in relation to John Cahill.
Cahill's lawyer Greg Griffin said he expected defamation proceedings would commence against Port on Thursday.