The AFL is aware that James Hird’s appeal in the Federal Court has failed this afternoon.

Despite the fact that it’s a vindication of our investigation and shows how silly he was all along to pursue it, we will not gloat in public.

No, all our gloating will be done behind closed doors and in a calm and orderly manner.

I’m gloating as I write this but I won’t be telling anyone.

Andrew Dillon respectfully chest bumped a few people earlier and Gillon did a measured version of Brett Lee’s ‘the chainsaw’ in the staff room on the second level.

Probably the funniest bit was when Mark Evans almost hit an AFL Commissioner with the cork from a champagne bottle.

We all laughed until we discovered they were seriously hurt. A bit of ice from the caviar spread should fix that.

Publicly though this is no big thing, were just happy a proper legal process was followed and all that stuff.

Now we just need to win the tribunal and our conspiracy to destroy the Essendon Football Club and James Hird is complete.

Whoops, I’ve said too much. Must be all the Moet.

Anyway, this has obviously been a tough time for all of us and we will not be making any further comments today as we’re off to the pub to celebrate.