Michael Talia

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: Michael Talia

The AFL have proven that they indeed have a magnificent grasp on justice.

Anything that is or can be destroyed(deleted/shredded) can never have really happened and anyone who questions that must be at least misguided.

If only the AFL integrity unit could be used to investigate criminal activity, we could dispense with prisons all together.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Michael Talia

Despite the article, it is a better scenario than a mere delisting.

We have given Sydney a pick we were not going to use and have one in 2016 that we may well use.

So from our end Talia for Sydney 4th round 2016 and whatever happens with his career, it is not a loss for us as he had to go regardless.

Also in a stronger draft pool

[Remi Moses]

Re: Michael Talia

Richard Nixon and Watergate have more credibility than this organisation .

[Bornadog]

Re: Michael Talia

The AFL have proven that they indeed have a magnificent grasp on justice.

Anything that is or can be destroyed(deleted/shredded) can never have really happened and anyone who questions that must be at least misguided.

If only the AFL integrity unit could be used to investigate criminal activity, we could dispense with prisons all together.

It's a handy shredder, used by Essendon as well.

[GVGjr]

Re: Michael Talia

Does anyone have good photoshop skills? We really need a poster of an AFL remake of the Jim Carrey classic movie Liar Liar with the Australian star Kyle 'It was me' Cheney cast in the starring role. An AFL Integrity Unit production

[Twodogs]

Re: Michael Talia

Richard Nixon and Watergate have more credibility than this organisation .

The poor old Watergate. It was just a standard hotel plugging along and minding it's own business until Nixon came along and infected it with his paranoia and criminality. Now by association it becomes on of the most perjorative words in the English language. Anything that is a bit suss gets the suffix "-gate" added to it.

[Greystache]

Re: Michael Talia

The poor old Watergate. It was just a standard hotel plugging along and minding it's own business until Nixon came along and infected it with his paranoia and criminality. Now by association it becomes on of the most perjorative words in the English language. Anything that is a bit suss gets the suffix "-gate" added to it.

It annoys the shit out of me. Do they think the Watergate saga centered around water? People just use a cliché without having any idea why. I don't want to shoot Bambi or the proof is in the pudding are right up there too.

[Sedat]

Re: Michael Talia

They've had 2 months to concoct a plausible story to make this issue go away, and that is the best that City Hall can come up with? Cheney sheepishly saying "aw shucks I was joking all along", and by the way all the potentially incriminating text messages are now gone.

Cue George Costanza......"it's not a lie if you believe it"

[GVGjr]

Re: Michael Talia

They've had 2 months to concoct a plausible story to make this issue go away, and that is the best that City Hall can come up with? Cheney sheepishly saying "aw shucks I was joking all along", and by the way all the potentially incriminating text messages are now gone.

Cue George Costanza......"it's not a lie if you believe it"

Or the Al Bundy classic, 'It's only cheating if you get caught'

[Twodogs]

Re: Michael Talia

They've had 2 months to concoct a plausible story to make this issue go away, and that is the best that City Hall can come up with? Cheney sheepishly saying "aw shucks I was joking all along", and by the way all the potentially incriminating text messages are now gone.

Cue George Costanza......"it's not a lie if you believe it"

The more I think about it the more I'm convinced that Kyle Cheney and Dick Cheney are related.

[S Coast Simon]

Re: Michael Talia

The AFL are insulting people's intelligence once again. This is just simply not a good enough lie. I am very disappointed they have not managed to come up with a better story than it was a joke. Two months and that's it. They're not even trying anymore.

[Twodogs]

Re: Michael Talia

Or the Al Bundy classic, 'It's only cheating if you get caught'

They have all been caught. Therefore they are cheating. And lying at the same time. At least somebody must be. Everybody in this process (which was established to find out the truth) seems to be telling a different story that suits their own purposes. Even the guy who has owned up to not telling the truth appears to be not telling the truth about not telling the truth.

Justice hasn't been served, the truth hasn't come out, the messenger (us) has been shot, it took ages to come up with a story I wouldn't believe from a four year old, nobody has learned a lesson (except Kyle Cheney has learned that telling the truth gets you in hot water), Talia has got the transfer he wanted even though it was our trade week that was impacted from effectively not being able to barter with clubs over him, our coach looks like a fool who can't tell when people he's known for years are lying to him and the AFL think that's a good outcome?

We haven't heard the end of this.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Michael Talia

It is interesting that the AFL was going to release the findings Friday, but there was dispute as to the wording, with interested parties refusing to sign off on the final statement. 2 observations:

- The fact that the parties need to sign off shows what a mockery the whole process is. If you are doing a legitimate impartial investigation, you investigate and release your findings, the parties being investigated don't get a say in the wording of your 'findings'.

- I hope we are the primary party kicking up a stink. The reported facts are farcical, if we roll over and sign off on what is being reported, it will damage our long term credibility as an organisation. Dare I use such esoteric terms, but it will be a stain on our club's soul.

[westdog54]

Re: Michael Talia

They've had 2 months to concoct a plausible story to make this issue go away, and that is the best that City Hall can come up with? Cheney sheepishly saying "aw shucks I was joking all along", and by the way all the potentially incriminating text messages are now gone.

Cue George Costanza......"it's not a lie if you believe it"

My exact thoughts also.

It's Yes Minister-type stuff

[Twodogs]

Re: Michael Talia

I wonder if as members of the football club we have the legal standing to appeal the findings of this tribunal? There must be a due process that allows for the findings to be appealed or the findings have no real legal standing? Is that DP in a nutshell? keeping in mind that "nutshell" doesn't mean a ver batim reciting of the DP definition. It means short.