- Sep 20, 2006
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Do you really think Eddie would give a fats rats clacker if we were going to pick up a kid like Klemke or redraft Gourdis? Of course he wouldn't, but because we may pick up one of the best midfielders in the last decade he is on the radio within the hour beating his chest saying the Pies will not be voting for it.
I also have no doubt in my mind that if it were the Pies who were making the application he would have been on the radio stating the clubs case as to why they should be given the opportunity to give Cousins a second chance... stating that they have his best interests at heart. However because of the advice of Comissioner Nixon they dropped Cousins like a hot potato when they had all but agreed to take him.
Finally, as far as I know Richmonds position is still the same it was in the paper last weekend where Cameron came out and stated catergorically that we weren't going to take Cousins in the PSD.
Bloody oath I do.
Same process would've occurred:
1.Richmond applies to AFL
2.AFL asks other clubs for opinions
3.Eddie chips in
Granted, Eddie acted swiftly tonight - but in my opinion (and apparently yours as well) Eddie would kick up a stink about any extra pick any club had for (almost) any reason.
He didn't like Sydney and Brisbane getting some dosh on the side, he doesn't even like subscribing to the alternate strip policy. Anything that has the smallest chance of rocking his Collingwood boat is shot down pronto. As you say:
I also have no doubt in my mind that if it were the Pies who were making the application he would have been on the radio stating the clubs case as to why they should be given the opportunity to give Cousins a second chance...
This is beginning to get into Eddie-bashing rather than the issue in any case.