Tanking back on the radar

Capper · October 30, 2012, 06:40:44 PM

This still wont go away and now it looks like it will head to court

QuoteMELBOURNE is receiving legal advice after the AFL has uncovered a "secret meeting" back in 2009 where the importance of losing matches - in order to gain early draft picks - was discussed, according to The Age.

The alleged "secret meeting" has come to light during an AFL investigation of Melbourne, sparked by recent claims the club tanked back in 2009.

During that season Melbourne suffered some unusual losses where players were played out of position, including a four-point, after-the-siren loss to Richmond.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/tanking-affair-returns-to-haunt-melbourne-demons-and-afl-chief-andrew-demetriou/story-e6frf3e3-1226506826926

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/150497/default.aspx

Purple 77 · October 30, 2012, 07:39:40 PM

I do have concerns, but IMO if Melbourne get busted surely Carlton will as well?

tbagrocks · October 30, 2012, 08:01:13 PM

Quote from: Purple 77 on October 30, 2012, 07:39:40 PM
I do have concerns, but IMO if Melbourne get busted surely Carlton will as well?

GWS ::)

Capper · October 30, 2012, 08:18:16 PM

choose your tank

Looks like upto 10 members of the Dees footy club have caved in

Ziplock · October 30, 2012, 08:41:58 PM

Quote from: tbagrocks on October 30, 2012, 08:01:13 PM
Quote from: Purple 77 on October 30, 2012, 07:39:40 PM
I do have concerns, but IMO if Melbourne get busted surely Carlton will as well?
GWS ::)

I know you're not too bright, but trading for high draft picks doesn't constitute tanking.

we still field our best 22 every week to try to win as many games as possible.

Unlike adelaide, we actually haven't cheated.

so stfu.

Grazz · October 30, 2012, 08:50:48 PM

Lets not make it personal, surely we are all above that.

tbagrocks · October 30, 2012, 08:51:37 PM

Yeah cos I'm the dumb one.

Was talking about the players rested against the GC but I don't think your to bright enough to get it! To bright enough for your ass!

Ziplock · October 30, 2012, 09:00:56 PM

Quote from: tbagrocks on October 30, 2012, 08:51:37 PM
Yeah cos I'm the dumb one.

Was talking about the players rested against the GC but I don't think your to bright enough to get it! To bright enough for your ass!

yeah, cause 'too* bright enough for your ass* makes sense.

What, with 3 injuries? You could argue gold coast was tanking as well considering they made 6 list changes.

that's a very specific example, sorry I presumed it was the mini draft trading you were talking about- since that's the only time I've heard you mention us tanking.

That being said, you were wrong on both counts, so yeah, you're* still not bright enough.

PowerBug · October 30, 2012, 10:16:44 PM

whoa whoa guys, tone it down, c'mon. :)

tbagrocks · October 30, 2012, 10:26:10 PM

Quote from: Ziplock on October 30, 2012, 09:00:56 PM
Quote from: tbagrocks on October 30, 2012, 08:51:37 PM
Yeah cos I'm the dumb one.

Was talking about the players rested against the GC but I don't think your to bright enough to get it! To bright enough for your ass!

yeah, cause 'too* bright enough for your ass* makes sense.

What, with 3 injuries? You could argue gold coast was tanking as well considering they made 6 list changes.

that's a very specific example, sorry I presumed it was the mini draft trading you were talking about- since that's the only time I've heard you mention us tanking.

That being said, you were wrong on both counts, so yeah, you're* still not bright enough.

Well since you're talking mumbo jumbo and I don't follow play school, Maybe you think you're smarter than me, well keep tryin buddy, maybe you might get there some day ;D

Ziplock · October 30, 2012, 10:30:18 PM

it's not play school mate, it's literally primary level grammar.

tbagrocks · October 30, 2012, 10:35:24 PM

Quote from: Ziplock on October 30, 2012, 10:30:18 PM
it's not play school mate, it's literally primary level grammar.

Because intelligence is confirmed by the the level of English class you attended, stupid moron ::)

Ziplock · October 30, 2012, 10:53:20 PM

nah it's not. But as a generalisation, more intelligent people generally complete higher levels of education, and also attempt to use proper grammar, because otherwise sentences are literally just wrong and can convey the wrong meaning, or at best are technically nonsense, even if decipherable.

17'2 l1K3 Wr171N' l1K3 7H12

it's technically decipherable, doesn't mean you want, or should have to read it.

that being said, someone's getting a bit defensive... why, didn't you finish primary school? that's nothing to be ashamed of mate. It doesn't mean you're stupid, just that you're in the bottom 0.1% of society :)

tbagrocks · October 30, 2012, 11:15:04 PM

Look out world, because the type of person you want to be will be juged by an impartial moron like ziplock, does not matter how you see life or the world as long as you know your abc's you'll be given a head start.

That sound right to you Zip? oh and if your not to much of a person you will reveal you profession, as you claim to be one of the top echelon of society, not that has anything to do with anything,

Did you know Zip that 47% of the world do not have clean drinking water, so how's hour nazi grammar award looking now?

Ziplock · October 30, 2012, 11:38:44 PM

Yeah dude, oddly enough, people who get educated do get given a head start. It's not really a head start though, since you do technically have to work at it to achieve it- without education our society wouldn't be progressed much beyond chimpanzees. The rest of your comment was just crap.

technically I suppose I'm a student, since I'm at USYD studying advanced science... so unless you count student, I don't really have a profession.

For the record though mate, that does put me, intellectually, in the top echelon of society. As you said though, that doesn't really have anything to do with anything.

I presume that your comment on fresh water is just supposed to indicate that there are bigger problems than grammar. Which is true.

However, at the same time, 50% of the population are below average intelligence, and therefore can be classified as stupid. If I had to pick stupidity or clean drinking water to 'cure' first, I'd pick stupidity- because if everyone was flowering intelligent countries wouldn't degenerate to the point that they do, or if they did everyone would stop being pricks and help them out.

Seriously though, almost none of that entire comment had anything to do with anything.

I don't know if you're actually stupid or not, all I know is that I've been watching post the most biased bull crap for the last couple of months, and it's really flowering annoying. Try to see the world without your Adelaide tinted glasses for a change mate.

To prove my grammar point 'how's hour nazi grammar award looking now'
This is why you have to be careful what you type. Literally doesn't make sense. I'm not even sure if that's supposed to be 'our' or 'your', which makes a technically large amount of difference.