Despite losing his appeal in the Federal Court, James Hird has not ruled out a High Court challenge.

Here we look at the pros and cons of him appealing to the High Court.

Cons

• Expensive
• No chance of winning
• It will be embarrassing
• Everyone else wants him to stop, including the players
• Did I mention it’s really expensive?
• Even I think this is a bad idea and this has given me more material than I could have ever dreamed of
• The High Court is in Canberra
• Distracts from Essendon’s season
• How good do you want to make Justice Middleton look?
• It’s beyond crazy
• Even if he wins, ASADA just restart the process
• The board can’t sack him while his appeal is on foot
• The amount of The Castle memes it will generate is beyond comprehension

Pros

• Nil
• Seriously, there are none
• It’s just bonkers on every level
• He can't really be considering it, can he?
• You're right, he did appeal the Federal Court decision and that was looney tunes
• These aren't really pros are they?
• They just looked so sparse compared to the cons
• I'll stop now

Prediction

On current form, he’s totally going to appeal.