Michael Hurley

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Michael Hurley

Wishful thinking. The AFL will cover it up and the AFL sanctioned media will look the other way, rather than risk biting the hand that feeds them.

Couldn't agree more. It needs an expose from a 4Coners type of program who are happy to take on the powers that be, and lots of people annoying talk back radio. I wonder what Brian Waldron thinks about his career being ruined, stained and ended over salary cap cheating while watching others get rewarded for it. The mainstream media will be threatened to have their accreditation cancelled if they go near this corruption story.

[1eyedog]

Re: Michael Hurley

It would only take one whistle blower to unsettle the masses. Once the masses get hold of it the journos would have a field day. They know what side their bread is buttered on.

[Sedat]

Re: Michael Hurley

The Bombers list is good. The players have had a huge burden on on their mind the past few seasons, and I think it's very naive to assume this hasn't had a big effect on their ladder position.

This list got them precisely zero finals wins even at their artificially enhanced peak from a few years ago. I'm not sold on them suddenly becoming a finals threat, let alone a top 4 threat, in the next few years. Theoretically, their salary cap will be stretched to breaking point when their talented youngsters are next up for contract.

[Bornadog]

Re: Michael Hurley

We need to get Barrett on to them.

[Twodogs]

Re: Michael Hurley

Wishful thinking. The AFL will cover it up and the AFL sanctioned media will look the other way, rather than risk biting the hand that feeds them.

Maybe a little bit of wishful thinking, but...

The AFL will react to whichever way public opinion leads them to. If people like Patrick Smith can whip up enough baclash to this then Essendon go from teachers pet to The dunce very quickly.

From what I can see Essendon have solved one problem with a whole lot of other problems. That very rarely works. It often looks to have worked at first blush but scratch just a little and it all comes apart at the seams,

[hujsh]

Re: Michael Hurley

I think we're clutching at straws to try and justify or lessen the blow of probably being left at the altar..
The Bombers list is good. The players have had a huge burden on on their mind the past few seasons, and I think it's very naive to assume this hasn't had a big effect on their ladder position.

I am really miffed that out of this disaster the Bombers created, they are actually going to come out of it in a stronger position. They've retained their most important players and the player ban this year has ensured they will finish last and thus will receive a number 1 pick in both national and pre-season draft.
So not only have they retained their talent, but because of this fiasco, they're now in a prime position to inject (pardon the pun) top level talent to the club...and will I fear, quickly become a force greater than what they would've been prior to their punishment.
Without the bans, they would not have ever been in a position to get number 1 pick. The AFL should've intervened before the start of the season and make an adjudication that Essendon would not be eligible for the 1st pick. And maybe capped their draft position based on last year's ladder position.
What a punishment...

One thing in the favour of justice is the AFL's tendency to just do whatever it decides it wants to do. So if there's enough push to do 'something' about Essendon profiting from this whole fiasco then presumably 'something' will be done

[ledge]

Re: Michael Hurley

This year their salary cap percentage would have been very low I imagine so they would have banked for this year

[Bornadog]

Re: Michael Hurley

This year their salary cap percentage would have been very low I imagine so they would have banked for this year

Still paying banned players plus top up. I wonder how the AFL worked that out? Doesn't add up.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Michael Hurley

Still paying banned players plus top up. I wonder how the AFL worked that out? Doesn't add up.

They will fully ignored it citing extraordinary circumstances. Next year is not extraordinary nor unplanned.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Michael Hurley

I can't seem to find any info on their membership numbers. It was supposed to have gone up at the start of the year.

[Bornadog]

Re: Michael Hurley

I can't seem to find any info on their membership numbers. It was supposed to have gone up at the start of the year.

2015 - 60,818

2016 - 57,566

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Michael Hurley

2015 - 60,818

2015 - 57,566

That includes forcibly sending out memberships to thousands and thousands of former members who didn't want one.

[Twodogs]

Re: Michael Hurley

That includes forcibly sending out memberships to thousands and thousands of former members who didn't want one.

Really? Do you know how many got memberships they didn't BT?

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Michael Hurley

Really? Do you know how many got memberships they didn't BT?

Question for Greystache. He mentioned his better half was sent one. I'm assuming there was a heap for those numbers being steady.

[azabob]

Re: Michael Hurley

2015 - 60,818

2015 - 57,566

Which one is 2016? I am assuming the top figure?