With the news on Wednesday that Jobe Watson's missing 2012 Brownlow Medal is in fact sitting in the desk drawer of AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan, and was not in fact scarfed down by the dog, AFL fans were presented with a brand new intrigue.
![AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan.](/web/20170209122433im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/b/t/k/i/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gu8uzu.png/1486605182140.jpg)
Just what else is the AFL boss keeping in that drawer?
Luckily, the people need not wonder for long. We've taken an exclusive peek at the cabinet in question and discovered exactly what is in there.
Some of the answers may shock you.
A MAP
AFL players and their union were outraged in December when McLachlan failed to show up at pay deal negotiations in Torquay.
AFL executives Andrew Dillon and Ray Gunston were in attendance, but AFLPA president Matthew Pavlich said at the time that "there were some disappointed players who have flown across the country in order to be here" only to find that the CEO had not made it himself.
Fairfax Media can now reveal that the CEO's drawer does in fact contain a map with directions to the surf coast, though it was still sitting in its plastic packet. Looked like it was being used as a bookmark. In case you're wondering, this month's book club pick is Strike Breaking: A How-To Guide.
![Roadmap to a brighter future.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170209122433im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/9/0/p/2/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x349.png/1486603489790.png)
Photo: iStock
PORTABLE GIANT SCREENS
Round one of the AFLW was a roaring success, with tens of thousands showing up at various venues across the weekend to see history being made. But no crowd was bigger than the more than 24,000 that packed into Ikon Park for the Carlton-Collingwood blockbuster.
On the recommendation of police, the AFL shut the gates with thousands left outside. Many of those locked out expressed their disappointment that there were no big screens in the park for them to watch the game there. Rumours that McLachlan was planning a movie night for the following week could not be substantiated.
![Ikon Park was packed on Friday night.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170209122433im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/6/6/j/q/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x349.png/1486337707238.png)
Ikon Park was packed on Friday night. Photo: Getty Images
UMPIRE DIRECTIVES
You've known it all along, haven't you? This only confirms it.
![We might have known.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170209122433im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/8/z/1/p/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x349.png/1486601496904.png)
We might have known.
PLANS FOR A TWILIGHT GRAND FINAL
We'd love to tell you exactly when it's coming, but unfortunately there was a coffee stain right over the crucial information. Depending on whether you're a traditionalist or not, this news might please you or fill you with despair.
The good news for everyone, though, is that "NO MEAT LOAF" has been written in all caps and underlined on the title page.
![The MCG will host footy blockbusters at Easter.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170209122433im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/1/a/v/t/j/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x349.png/1437694337704.png)
Photo: Paul Rovere
THE AFL RULE BOOK
Not such an odd thing to find at AFL House, sure. Except when you take into account all the changes scribbled in the margins in red pen!
![Tear them up.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170209122433im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/8/z/b/y/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x349.png/1486601804454.png)
Photo: Getty Images
TALENTED YOUNG PLAYERS DESTINED FOR GWS
As if giving them the Riverina wasn't enough, it seems the AFL is now handpicking young talent and hiding them away in the CEO's office in order to give first look to GWS. We knew there was something fishy about all that success the Giants are enjoying. Also ... lucky it's a roomy drawer.
![GWS Giants.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170209122433im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/8/z/9/7/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x349.png/1486601714698.png)
They're already in uniform. Photo: Getty Images