Bomber Thompson could be banned from working in the AFL

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Mark Thompson faces ban from AFL Commission after failing to pay $30,000 fine

WO-TIME premiership coach Mark Thompson could be banned from working in the AFL after he failed to pay a $30,000 fine arising from his role in Essendon's 2012 supplements program.

Thompson's fine was due on Friday but an AFL spokesman confirmed the Bombers' 2014 senior coach had not done so.

His immediate future in the game now lay in the hands of the AFL Commission, the spokesman said.

Thompson was fined in August last year but was able to coach the Bombers this season while former coach James Hird served his 12-month suspension.

Essendon was fined $2million in total as part of the sanctions for the club's supplement program, however Thompson's fine was not to be paid by the club.

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Essendon elected not to comment on Thompson's decision not to pay the fine when contacted by AFL.com.au on Friday.

It has been reported that Thompson has not had any contact with anyone from Essendon in recent days after several meetings between he and the club in the past fortnight surrounding his role in 2015.

Thompson has stated on a number of occasions, including at Essendon's best and fairest count, that he did not wish to step back into an assistant role after being the senior coach this season.

Hird said earlier this week that he still had a good relationship with Thompson but he added that the pair had not spoken for nearly a month.


http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-10-31/bomber-could-be-banned

 

[Gavin Excell]

Really feeling for bomber and Essendon at this time

 

[vide0n]

Is he all right in the head?

 

[Tiger_man322]

Don't think he gives a flying * anymore. Worse AFL can do is not let him come back and work and he keeps $30,000.

With EFC keeping Hird on for 2015, safe to say Bomber won't be there next season anyway.

 

[Beer n Skittles]

Typo. Title says 'could' instead of 'should'.

 

[JeffDunne]

Essendon should give him a year off in France with a pay rise for thumbing his nose at the AFL.

Seems fair.

 

[Green Eggs]

It's chump change for Bomber, if he's not paying it he is either trying to get sacked or trying to send a message.

Hate to see such a champion leave the game in such a shitty way though!

 

[AndyLucimitis]

Yep - Hird gets multi-million dollar contract extension and fully funded year off in France.

Bombers stays and coaches.

Golden Balls comes back - Bomber gets the arse - and still has to pay the $30K !!

Any wonder they aren't talking.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Bomber has probably become disillusioned with the whole Essendon coaching process and will likely just walk away from the game.

 

[Kram]

Culture.

 

[Milux]

Maybe those side effects are showing earlier than one would have thought.

 

[Sherrinator]

Wo time

 

[djpaulydemon]

 

[Xtreme]

Really feeling for bomber and Essendon at this time

#standbyunpaiddebts

Meh this might be why the Gold Coast initially backed off as they knew Bomber was not truly interested in coaching again because his coaching career may be at a forced end.

 

[master bate]

#standbyunpaiddebts

Meh this might be why the Gold Coast initially backed off as they knew Bomber was not truly interested in coaching again because his coaching career may be at a forced end.

A 30k fine is not a forced end. If Bomber wanted the Gold Coast gig and they wanted him then this would get paid.

I think the same can get said for a gig at Essendon. If the gig is right he'll pay the fine and take it.

But if he's not working in the AFL then I think he'll treat this like an unpaid library fine or an overseas parking ticket.

 

[Fluro Boots]

If he's not going to be involved then sure, don't pay it. but the outstanding amount should attract interest so that it's larger if he does decide to come back.

 

[Maddhew]

If he's not going to be involved then sure, don't pay it. but the outstanding amount should attract interest so that it's larger if he does decide to come back.

With the current cash rate he should be alright

 

[MickyG]

Not paying shows a bad attitude toward the AFL. He's not a team player. This reflects the failure to take responsibility that is present in all the management of the club. Anyone associated with this needs to go and they need to start again.

 

[The Joker]

He said he wasnt paying and would fight it 12 months ago. Anything get a run in the press these days.

 

[SherbertLemon]

Yep - Hird gets multi-million dollar contract extension and fully funded year off in France.

Bombers stays and coaches.

Golden Balls comes back - Bomber gets the arse - and still has to pay the $30K !!

Any wonder they aren't talking.

He got paid for his time coaching.

It's not like he was in a ******* centrelink cue.

 

[Zerg]

Yep - Hird gets multi-million dollar contract extension and fully funded year off in France.

Bombers stays and coaches.

Golden Balls comes back - Bomber gets the arse - and still has to pay the $30K !!

Any wonder they aren't talking.

So everyone did what was agreed to over 12 months ago.

HOW DARE THEY!!!!!!

 

[rapido]

Bomber has probably become disillusioned with the whole Essendon coaching process and will likely just walk away from the game.

No doubt this is the case at moment. But given Bomba's propensity for changing his mind, it's doubtful that this will be the case a month, or six months or a year from now. What happens then?

 

[brmiau]

He'll walk back into Essendon as soon as Hird is given the boot. Which isn't too far away

 

[RUNVS]

He'll walk back into Essendon as soon as Hird is given the boot. Which isn't too far away

Only if he pays the fine the AFL gave him.

 

[Clark G]

He is possibly awaiting the outcome of Hird's appeal.