We don't feature in the 'Mark of the Round' top three much.....this week, twice!
Mark Of The Year - Round 6
Heen's was typically gutsy, Howe of Collingwoods was typically flashy but for a classic 'hanger', Fox gets my vote......
Titus O'Reily had some great withering commentary on the state of football this year. Eg for this game:
"The first half was like both sides had thrown down the gauntlet to see who could destroy the hopes and dreams of their fans the most.@
Fittingly, both sides fumbled picking up that gauntlet for the entire first half until the Bombers emerged in the second half with it firmly in hand."
Reading his summaries leaves you with the feeling that about half the teams in this year's comp are total rubbish. Might be true.
Sad news about Bomber Thompson......seems to have not handled the Essendon 'drugs' scandal fall out well at all. Charged today with drug trafficking offences. Real sad......
Why did it take from January to May to act on this ?
I think that is pretty quick. The police do the investigation and put together a brief of evidence which then goes to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The ODPP then has to study the brief and decide whether there is sufficient evidence to lay charges which have a reasonable prospect of conviction. These two steps need to be rigorous for charges to be sustained. I would not have been surprised after the raid in January if it had taken longer than four months.
I don't condone what he has done, but there is another point of view:
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/...02-p4zcws.html
He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)
Thompson has been charged with some serious crimes but, at this stage, charged is all he is.
Please don't make allegations on RWO that go beyond what he has been charged with. It's potentially libellous.
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