Friday, May 9, 2014: No Tribunal acting reasonably..

Prepare the ticker tape and clear the streets. Jack Viney is free.

Last night's reversal of what was generally accepted as the worst example of injustice since Adam & Eve copped a sentence of 'the concept of sin' for simply eating a tasty Eden Apple has been celebrated throughout the football world. It is the return of common sense, an obliteration for those attempting to 'soften up' football. An arms open invitation for professional footballers to spend the rest of the season worried only about the fine line between rough conduct and manslaughter.

But what of the old tribunal? How can that position continue to be tenable? Given that last nights finding was that the original Viney decision was, and i quote, 'so unreasonable that no Tribunal acting reasonably could have reached it', how can we continue to send players to these mad men. These unreasonable sadistic kings of their own domain, laughing uncontrollably as they turn football into netball and kill the game we once loved.

Either these men must immediately be discharged, or a frank admission must come from the AFL that the rules - as they currently stand - are so utterly insane that no lawyer, acting reasonably, could even pretend to understand them.

In the news...
Kangaroo Leigh Adams has committed to the club for another two years, shunning the temptation of free agency. "It's great to have the security of another two years" he said.

Kevin Sheedy has implored former Fremantle coach Mark Harvey to return to coaching. "You're a great coach. You will be a great coach. Don't forget that" he Obi-Wan Kenobied.

And finally, as if anyone who plays Supercoach is reading this anyway, the bye-round teams are here. Have fun trying to get a functional team together, losers.