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The AFL Commission will meet on Tuesday night to debate one of the final acts of the Essendon supplements saga. Darnell Savage Jr. Packers Jersey .Jobe Watson relieved the Commission of the onerous task of stripping him of the 2012 Brownlow Medal when he announced hed hand it back.I guess itll be something that eventually Ill move on from, but at the moment it hurts a bit, Watson told reporters on Monday.The 31-year-old was one of the 34 past and present players who were banned for the 2016 season for anti-doping code violations arising from the clubs ill-fated 2012 supplements program.He won the Brownlow ahead of Richmonds Trent Cotchin and Sam Mitchell - then with Hawthorn - who were tied for second.Watson gave his medal back and the Commission has to decide whether to leave the 2012 Brownlow winner blank or with an asterisk in record books or strike two new medals to give to Cotchin and Mitchell.The Commission is believed to be split on which course of action to take.Cotchin is on record as saying that he would accept the AFLs highest individual honour in the case of Watsons disqualification, while Mitchell hasnt made his thoughts on the issue public.Both were invited to make submissions to the Commission to establish a case for being awarded medals but they both declined, as did Watson, who said on Monday he didnt have an opinion on whether the pair should receive the honour.The 34 banned players have steadfastly maintained their innocence and Watson has been at pains to make it clear his decision had not been an admission of guilt.The Bombers released a statement soon after Watsons announcement, taking full responsibility for the situation and offering him an unreserved apology.Port Adelaide forward Angus Monfries told reporters he felt for his former teammate after he was allowed to speak to the media for the first time since he was suspended in January.As a friend of Jobes, Im shattered for him. Its not a nice situation for him to be put in, Monfries said.Im not sure (if its the right call). Just shattered for a friend that hes had to be put in that situation. Clay Matthews Womens Jersey . The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Lions have not announced the hiring, which was first reported by ESPN. Lombardi, the grandson of former Green Bay Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi, has been an offensive assistant on Sean Paytons New Orleans staff since 2007. Jaire Alexander Packers Jersey . 10 Texas A&Ms offence dominated as usual against SMU. http:///...kins-Packers-Jersey/ . In what the team had called a retirement, Ryan said Thursday that he is resigning as chief executive of the Rangers in a move effective at the end of this month. Who would be Charlie Whiting? Last Sunday he was damned if he did and damned if he didnt.The race director had to walk the fine line between providing a race for the bedraggled spectators around the track and an expectant audience sitting in the dry at home while, at the same time, carrying the can should something go terribly wrong.Take Kimi R?ikk?nens spin as one example. What if someone had speared through the spray and into the hapless Finn? What if that car had ridden up the nose of the Ferrari and struck the driver? What if bits of debris had flown into the pit lane or the grandstand?Hypothetical and pessimistic, I know. But its not difficult to imagine the headlines the following morning as the world - fed by a voracious media - demanded answers. In the event of a fatality or serious injury, the first question in these Health and Safety obsessed days would have been: Surely it was madness to allow the race to run in those conditions? Over to you, Mr. Whiting.As it happens, the race director and his team called it absolutely right. With one proviso. The second red flag was so much of a mystery at the time that Niki Lauda and TV commentators questioned it in public.In fact, the decision was driven by the fairly certain knowledge that the poor weather was set to continue, thus bringing further tedious safety car running as the clock ticked towards the two-hour cut-off. Far better, it was reasoned, to wait for an improvement and then get on with the racing. Which is exactly what happened. The single failure was not to relay such commendable logic to the waiting world and short-circuit the subsequent bad PR.Lauda did say that drivers should be allowed to decide for themselves whether or not to race. Its difficult to argue with the triple world champion on that one, particularly when he quit the teeming wet 1976 Japanese Grand Prix knowing that ballsy decision might assist James Hunt to the title.When discussing last Sundays fantastic motor race (to quote CChristian Horner and many others), it is worth noting that the same sentiments might have been voiced post-race at Suzuka 2014 had Jules Bianchi not had his appalling accident. Clay Matthews Youth Jersey. Without getting into a discussion about the reason behind it, the crash did highlight the difficulties facing the man with his finger hovering over the red button.Much has been written and tweeted about Max Verstappens drive (and lets not forget Lewis Hamiltons peerless performance at the front) with comparisons being made between the Red Bull drivers stunning commitment and that of Ayrton Senna at Monaco in 1984.On that day, 32 years ago, the responsibility for halting the wet race lay with Jacky Ickx, the Clerk of the Course. Here was a man who knew all about winning in the rain (think 1968 French Grand Prix at Rouen) and yet he faced calls to have this one stopped. Ickx duly showed the red flag after 31 laps -- just as Senna, driving the cumbersome Toleman-Hart, had caught and was about to pass Alain Prosts leading McLaren-TAG.Sennas first F1 win denied by an official decision? Possibly not. A look at the lap times shows the leaders being caught hand-over fist by Stefan Bellof in the nimble non-turbo Tyrrell-Ford. Sennas fastest lap had been 1:54.334 on lap 24. His final three laps were 1:55.666, 1:59.008 and 1:59.433. Bellofs final three were 1:54.978 (his fastest), 1:58.949 and 1:59.219.You will not find Bellofs lap times on the FIAs official Olivetti/Longines results sheets for 1984. His name, and that of team-mate Martin Brundle, was surgically removed after Tyrrell had been thrown out of the championship later in the year.At least we wont have that to contend with when discussing what might have happened in the championship had different decisions been made last Sunday. Then again, given this roller-coaster season, anything could happen. ' ' '