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A really intelligent and articulate contribution. Thanks Andrew. :thumbsu:

I used a hypothetical to illustrate the point. Matthews' argument is a farce and will never succeed. He'd better be paying the legal bills personally if he takes this to court, as I don't want AFL money to be used to fund such a pathetic attempt to absolve himself and the club from...

The Matthews defense that the club shouldn't be punished or held responsible for this disgrace is absolutely hilarious. He is essentially asserting that people employed by the club have no authority to do anything that is against AFL or WADA rules and therefore, if they did break the rules, the...

Is the issue here not that the player missed a test, but that the player and club allegedly conspired to ensure that the player would avoid a test should one be scheduled? WADA would surely frown on that. If so, it would be a different infraction to that of missing a test. It might even be a...

Maybe the AFL investigators offered the employee a way out in order for them to get to the truth? As the sender of the email, the girlfriend has a copy of the email, so she probably produced it for the AFL. The recipient was possibly reassured by the AFL, or his own counsel, that if they...

Whately has put Robinson on suicide watch. Genuinely concerned for the big guy.

It's not a different issue! At no time did I say that WADA could level club sanctions directly under it's code ffs. Here's what I said:

WADA has changed everything by intervening. The AFL won't be able to sweep this under the carpet if the WADA appeal gets up.

I've read the Code - yes the AFL Commission has the discretion when handing out team penalties. The AFL will be held to account if it doesn't act appropriately. At no point did I say that WADA can directly penalise the club but the AFL has an obligation to uphold and appropriately administer...

The AFL Anti-Drug code is a requirement to be considered a WADA compliant sport. WADA does not write a specific code for each sport - the sports themselves write one to supplement the WADA Code.

I'm not ill-informed - the contrary. You are just engaging in wishful thinking. The AFL has an obligation to produce a WADA compliant code to meet it's obligations as a WADA compliant sport. The code allows for team penalties and WADA will expect that the AFL administers it's Anti-Doping Code...

I don't think that only EFC cheat... but I am convinced that EFC are PEDs cheats. WADA agrees. There is a difference. If you are convinced that other clubs have a systematic PEDS program then produce something to back up those claims Lance. There is plenty to suggest that EFC cheats and nothing...

Secion 22 of the AFL National Anti-Doping Code 2013 provides for unspecified team penalties at the discretion of the Commission in the event that two or more players are found to have breached the Anti-Doping provisions of the Code. The Code also allows for penalties against support staff...

So 34 EFC players get done for doping and there is no implication for the club? Perhaps it is you that needs to be educated.

Here is you last night on the Nick Maxwell thread trying to smear the rest of the competition:

If you think that footy fans' beliefs mean Jack s**t then you are delusional. The public animosity towards EFC and the key figures in this sorry saga is huge and will have a massive negative impact on your club and on James Hird in particular. In fact the negative impact has already been massive...

There is no hypocrisy Lance - nobody is smearing EFC. Your club farked up in a way that is beyond belief and the vast majority of football fans believe that your club cheated and has tried to hide it. WADA believes it and is pursuing your club - and only your club. You and other EFC supporters...

Well your strategy is so transparent Lance. The thing that you fail to appreciate is that the vast majority of football fans believe that EFC tried to systematically cheat the rest of the competition with a poorly managed and conceived PED's program. Most us actually believe that EFC cheated and...

It's the implication behind EFC supporters smearing every other club they can.

It seems that the EFC crew have decided to switch strategies. The new mantra is: "but, but, but...everyone else is cheating....why pick on us. It's so discriminatory and unfair. It's a conspiracy!

OP needs to get laid. There is no other credible explanation for such a monumental waste of time.

Are you the new Essendon high performance guru...Danky's replacement? Has it occurred to you that EFC may have used TB4 precisely because there was no test for it? There may have been better PEDS (debatable) but they may be more easily detected. If TB4 is in fact performance enhancing, and...

Come on! Tim's certainly got a point. TB4 can't be performance enhancing - Essendon are s**t.

The original tribunal did not have access to Charter and Alavi though. Presumably CAS will have. Charter and Alavi could not be compelled to attend the AFL tribunal and therefore did not defend themselves against the ASADA allegations and could not be cross examined. That will all change with...

Presumably the source information would be introduced to the CAS panel. Audio recordings or written notes of interviews. Draft statements (which they later refused to sign.) The panel members would then be forced to decide who were the most credible sources - ASADA investigators, or Charters and...

Tullamarine?

Fellow cyclist I presume?

Presumably Prendergast drew the asbestos analogy to elicit public sympathy for the players. I wonder if he still thinks that was a good idea? If I was one of the 34 players, I wouldn't want the AFLPA in my corner. In fact, Crameri and Prismall have already jumped ship and it's not hard to see why.

Wow! Put Bobby Charlton and The GG on ignore and this thread makes no sense whatsoever. Take Bobby Charlton and The GG off ignore.... and this thread makes no sense whatsoever.

Waiting for Adam Cooney to tweet that he's been appointed Captain/Coach at EFC....