Archive for August, 2012
The Godfather part 4
The demise of Brett Ratten sent shockwaves through the AFL’s underworld. In a dark corner of a café in Ascot Vale, three wizened old men sipped lattes and spoke in hushed tones. The contract had been executed. The coach had been terminated. Order had been restored.
‘He was my trusted lieutenant and I loved him,’ Steve Kernahan said. ‘But he had to go.’
Underdog spirit – part two
Now, I got no fight with any man who does what he’s told, but when he don’t, the machine breaks down. And when the machine breaks down, we break down. And I ain’t gonna allow that in any of you. Not one.
– Sergeant Barnes – Platoon
