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McLachlan under real pressure, and must have a perforated dartboard in his office with Vlad's picture on it.
 
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Id I were a players and felt I had done no wrong. Seeing the evidence is the one way that I may very seriusly consider making a deal If I felt it was my b est wat out.

Even if I was not 100% convinced, but could see a strong case I was tricked, it would bet me to walk.
 
I wonder when the term aggravated comes in to play? How many times do you poke the bear before it rips your ******* head off?

Not accepting a deal is poking the bear now? Wow.
 

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Excellent, so we get to play a team that's going to be rubbed out, voluntary or not, for doping.

Yay AFL.
 
Not accepting a deal is poking the bear now? Wow.
No, more referring to the other deal the afl and Essendon discussed without ASADAs knowledge. Know it's in the wrong thread but it's kinda related! :p And in a way, rejecting offers could also stir the bear up don't you think?
 

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That is a pretty interesting article:

1) Caro suggests that the AFL & Club were not involved in the offer provided to players by ASADA- hard to see that the club was not told by the players.
2) ASADA told the players they have evidence that they took TB4- but unwittingly.
3) Players rejected the offer of the last 4 games of this season, finals if they made them and ready for round 1 next year as ASADA did not agree to show them the evidence.
4) AFLPA maybe stepping up by suggesting the players will be deciding how they will be proceeding in the matter in response to the proposed meeting between Little & Gil.

Edit - wonder who it suits to have leaked the story of this deal?
 
That is a pretty interesting article:

1) Caro suggests that the AFL & Club were not involved in the offer provided to players by ASADA- hard to see that the club was not told by the players.
2) ASADA told the players they have evidence that they took TB4- but unwittingly.
3) Players rejected the offer of the last 4 games of this season, finals if they made them and ready for round 1 next year as ASADA did not agree to show them the evidence.
4) AFLPA maybe stepping up by suggesting the players will be deciding how they will be proceeding in the matter in response to the proposed meeting between Little & Gil.
So the offer sounds remarkably like the Cronulla deal. Except evidence wasn't provided.
 

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So the offer sounds remarkably like the Cronulla deal. Except evidence wasn't provided.

Seems so. Approx 4-7 weeks plus off season suspension from my reading.

Personally feel both deals are letting the players off lightly if ASADA have the evidence.

Can only mean off field instigators are the ones in the gun.
 

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TBH I agree with the bombers here. If you truly believe you are innocent why taint your name and do a deal?
I am not sure if ASADA are doing the right thing here...

If ASADA think they are guilty and are satisfied with the evidence there should be no deal. Even if they have been duped they still took banned substances. There is no provision in the WADA code for duping. I keep hearing the only case someone got off is when they were under an anaesthetic and were given a banned substance without their permission.

So what's going on here? This is getting more bizarre by the moment!
 

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TBH I agree with the bombers here. If you truly believe you are innocent why taint your name and do a deal?
I am not sure if ASADA are doing the right thing here...

If ASADA think they are guilty and are satisfied with the evidence there should be no deal. Even if they have been duped they still took banned substances. There is no provision in the WADA code for duping. I keep hearing the only case someone got off is when they were under an anaesthetic and were given a banned substance without their permission.

So what's going on here? This is getting more bizarre by the moment!

Getting off is different to getting reduced or back dated bans.
 

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Alberto Contador did, served six months of a 2 year suspension. 18 months was backdated
However he had all his victories and titles stripped. So he lost a lot!
If there is no punishment like that what are you achieving by backdating the punishment? How could this be a punishment for Essendon apart from staining their reputation?
 
I wonder when the term aggravated comes in to play? How many times do you poke the bear before it rips your ******* head off?

It would seem the bear does not share your confidence
 

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To me they either have the evidence or they don't.
If they have good evidence most of the Essendon posters here have said they'll cop their wack.
If they don't have the evidence, they walk (no matter what we all might think).

Backdating bans to entice a guilty plea is bizarre to me, sorry!
 

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However he had all his victories and titles stripped. So he lost a lot!
If there is no punishment like that what are you achieving by backdating the punishment? How could this be a punishment for Essendon apart from staining their reputation?

But kept all his financial winnings . Who is to say the support staff will not be punished aswell
 
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To me they either have the evidence or they don't.
If they have good evidence most of the Essendon posters here have said they'll cop their wack.
If they don't have the evidence, they walk (no matter what we all might think).

Backdating bans to entice a guilty plea is bizarre to me, sorry!

Depends who they are after and who they want to look after....that being the AFL they want to look after.
 
To me they either have the evidence or they don't.
If they have good evidence most of the Essendon posters here have said they'll cop their wack.
If they don't have the evidence, they walk (no matter what we all might think).

Backdating bans to entice a guilty plea is bizarre to me, sorry!
It's bizarre to anyone. Cronulla boys saw their evidence and pretty much folded. Does that tell us anything?
 
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