For the AFL followers

[Brad]

Hi all,
Here is an interesting read.
This is the full report by the AFL that describes the charges against Essendon.
Wouldn't want to be one of those 4 guys me thinks.

http://resources.news.com.au/files/2013/08/21/1226701/279388-hs-essendon-pdf.pdf

 

[Soaring]

Ouch. It certainly does not read well for the Bombers.

 

[Brad]

How's the bits where the AFL talk about Essendon sourcing peptides from places like Mexico and China and via some patient with some muscular disorder.
If I was a player I would be so angry that they injected me with that stuff.

 

[Xpandafan]

Agree with the sentiments. Essendon have clearly failed in their duty of care to their players.
Whatever the legal outcomes, it's plainly WRONG and it's NOT SPORT.
I'm not a Bomber supporter, but I feel cheated. Surely no serious AFL (or sport) fan could condone this sort of nonsense. I really hope that this sickness hasn't spread to other clubs and codes.

 

[BUSH PALACE]

Its all wrong and i think called cheating , Essendon stuffed up and got caught , the others are obviously smarter so far

 

[macca]

Thanks Brad, I was looking for that.

 

[Grano n play]

Throw the book at them , I say. Afl should stop being so soft and drop a hammer on the whole club. Maybe my anger comes from the hard line they took with us in 2007 (west coast and benny ) they probably did us a favour cos I didn't realise how prominent drugs where in our culture over here. And I'm not naive enough to think it doesn't exist anymore, maybe we don't get caught anymore.. I was wondering if dustin fletchers parents had to go to the essendon parents meeting they recently had..ha ha

 

[Brad]

That heartfelt mother on the radio today was awful. Hird needs to stand down and deal with this personally cause he is demonstrating a lack of care for his players at the moment.

 

[Soaring]

Throw the book at them , I say. Afl should stop being so soft and drop a hammer on the whole club. Maybe my anger comes from the hard line they took with us in 2007 (west coast and benny ) they probably did us a favour cos I didn't realise how prominent drugs where in our culture over here. And I'm not naive enough to think it doesn't exist anymore, maybe we don't get caught anymore.. I was wondering if dustin fletchers parents had to go to the essendon parents meeting they recently had..ha ha

I agree. Carlton copped it hard with the salary cap breach a few years ago, and Melbourne got fined $500k for not tanking. Essendon needs to be taught a lesson.
BTW Grano, thanks for Benny from a Tiger fan. He was a real assets to the club, and started our membership revival.

 

[crackacoldie]

Hirdy may not find himself so Teflon coated by the time this is all over