or he's just got a severe drug issueTerrible news for Tom Doedee. Tearing his ACL again just a few days before his return. Looks like another long lay-off ahead for him.
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or he's just got a severe drug issueTerrible news for Tom Doedee. Tearing his ACL again just a few days before his return. Looks like another long lay-off ahead for him.
It just a storm in a teacup. There will be no implications as it is all covered by legal and medical jargon. Nothing to see here, move on, it's getting boring all this illicit drugs and Melbourne talk. And honestly who cares, it's so rife that as long as players turn up, are professional during working hours, not making a fool of themselves publicly, and not getting pinged on gameday then i could not give a stuff anymore.Melbourne look to be in alot of trouble.
Goodwin and the whole board, along with alot of support staff can't survive this.
The playing group will likely be decimated.
Sponsors will run to the hills.
They are gone for 2024.
Only thing that can save them if other clubs are implicated. Geez I hope we're clean although I'm nervous given what Lexie and Paige have been up to..........
It just a storm in a teacup. There will be no implications as it is all covered by legal and medical jargon. Nothing to see here, move on, it's getting boring all this illicit drugs and Melbourne talk. And honestly who cares, it's so rife that as long as players turn up, are professional during working hours, not making a fool of themselves publicly, and not getting pinged on gameday then i could not give a stuff anymore.
They're not playing so it doesn't matter. Avoiding it gets put down as private medical reasons and that's it.WADA may disagree as cocaine is classed as a S6 stimulant and banned for all competitions.
If they are shielding them from game day and the subsequent tests then there is a large issue.
It will depend on what the media, politicians and sponsors have to say........They're not playing so it doesn't matter. Avoiding it gets put down as private medical reasons and that's it.
That's the biggest issue - reputation. The source of MONEY. All the stuff about society and health etc etc etc is nothing compared to the hundred of millions of sponsor and TV dollars plus bums on seats.It will depend on what the media, politicians and sponsors have to say........
That is the culture. From the CEO down through the fans & media... The whole state has this chip on it's shoulder actually. It's an entitlement that I've never quite understood... They constantly play victim but at the same time proclaim how much "better" they are. It's just screams insecurity to me.Victim mentality. They're never going to improve when they think the world owes them.
They're not playing so it doesn't matter. Avoiding it gets put down as private medical reasons and that's it.
I don't really care if players use illicit drugs, to be honest; it's their choice.
Stuff like cocaine is pretty rife amongst professional athletes throughout the world, I've no doubt. I know it's a stimulant, but is it really something that gives you a competitive edge if you are only taking it on a Saturday night after a game, then nothing until your next game?
Have to draw a line somewhere and it's probably a good thing it's banned anyway. But still...
AFL has a PR nightmare on their hands here.
Haha, they will no doubt try. I think this one feels like it might blow up a bit over the coming days.They have a big rug and a broom ready
Or they are trying to stop players breaking the WADA code by not participating while on performance enhancing drugs.I have to disagree with that.
The organisation is trying to circumvent WADA and the players are doing the same. Bit of an issue there.
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Brandon Jack self admitted he used Coke while he was at the club.
Wth?
Or they are trying to stop players breaking the WADA code by not participating while on performance enhancing drugs.
If someone drives to the pub, gets shitfaced, but then leaves his keys with the publican and gets a ride home, we don’t think he’s dodging the DUI law. We think he’s doing the right thing (though might think less of him for getting shitfaced in the first place).
I profess to having no idea of the effects of cocaine, or how long these effects last. I’m happy to bow to the view of WADA that they can only be deemed to be performance enhancing if still detectable on game day. So WADA doesn’t care if athletes take cocaine when they are not in competition.
What these revelations shine a light on is the AFL’s illicit drug policy and what it is really trying to achieve. If known regular drug users are allowed to keep playing unless they are stupid enough to use recreational drugs too close to game day, it’s not achieving what I thought it was meant to be achieving of saving players from themselves. I have mixed feelings about whether they should be doing that anyway, but if they say they think they should, they should actually do it.
AFL... well actually what he said, was true.. Take what a politician says with a grain of salt ...