1.50pm: Take this for what it's worth: a Docklands barista, who has allegedly been making coffee for all the key players in this affair, has been telling anyone who will listen that he has it on good authority that:
- The AFL will give its final offer to Essendon at 3pm; - The Bombers will have two hours to either accept or decline the penalties; - If they decline, the offer will be off the table.
Let's call it 'The Barista Rumour'. Will it prove to be true? Time will tell.
