Essendon players ready to listen to ASADA deal offers

[scon]

The players have been obviously very naive but I would like to see a favourable deal for them. The important thing is that Hird is never ever let near the club again in any official capacity.

Why would you restrict it to Essendon and official capacity??

 

[PetterdHoisted]

The players have been obviously very naive but I would like to see a favourable deal for them. The important thing is that Hird is never ever let near the club again in any official capacity.

This.

 

[PetterdHoisted]

I've lost faith in ASADA going hard at them. If the players want to deal then ASADA will deal. It'll be six months max, I reckon.

2 years, 6 months, suspended, whatever, it's still Cotchin's/Mitchell's Brownlow.

 

[Experimental]

The important thing is that Hird is never ever let near the club again in any official capacity.

Or near the AFL in general. In fact, he should stay in San Francisco or * off back to France.

 

[davis_756]

Stuff them, minimum 12 month bans they were happy to fight this hoping it would get thrown out now they can cop their whack.

 

[ManWithNoName]

You have to wonder to what extent the club was putting pressure on them, for all this to come out now.

 

[IanW]

You have to wonder to what extent the club was putting pressure on them, for all this to come out now.

I dont think the club was pressuring them per se - just giving them a very very optimistic view on what was likely to happen.

 

[qman]

Why would you restrict it to Essendon and official capacity??

Seriously?

 

[ManWithNoName]

I dont think the club was pressuring them per se - just giving them a very very optimistic view on what was likely to happen.

Pressuring/misleading them, call it what you like.

 

[FootyGeek]

Pressuring/misleading them, call it what you like.

The correct term is bomberblitzing them.

 

[IanW]

Pressuring/misleading them, call it what you like.

Knocking back the 6 month deal is June was still the height of stupid.

 

[ManWithNoName]

The correct term is bomberblitzing them.

Not enough signs.

 

[Saint Shags]

Pressuring/misleading them, call it what you like.

Think it comes down to the fact that they fully believed the club and that the Federal Court was going to throw the case out. Pity for them that they trusted the club fully again.

 

[Boxhead_31]

I'd hope the deals are off the table now that they've ignored them until now.

Although McLachlan told Little last month that the players could choose to take voluntary suspensions as an insurance to any future anti-doping bans, that proposal was never put to the players.

The players were offered a deal from ASADA boss Ben McDevitt in June which would have led them to serve a suspension involving four home-and-away games and finals in 2014, returning for round one next season. That deal expired in July and was taken off the table.



Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...eal-offers-20140921-10k2ew.html#ixzz3DxbT7Fki

 

[scon]

Seriously?

Yup.Standard sentencing practice:zero remorse=increased severity of sentence.

 

[ep2018]

I reckon ASADA will put the 6 months back on the table, with half of it being served in the off season.

I'm jealous of whoever gets to play Essendon in the first twelve rounds next year.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

I reckon ASADA will put the 6 months back on the table, with half of it being served in the off season.

I'm jealous of whoever gets to play Essendon in the first twelve rounds next year.

They'd lose Anzac Day for sure...

The bottom 6 sides should get first leg up

 

[Armchair Critic]

You have to wonder to what extent the club was putting pressure on them, for all this to come out now.

I would say more False hope than pressure

 

[ep2018]

They'd lose Anzac Day for sure...

The bottom 6 sides should get first leg up

They will, GWS, Melbourne and Saints will probably have their double up games with Essendon all in this twelve week period too.

 

[Peacock]

ASADA wont do anything.

Their new CEO is a complete soft %$#%

2-3 game penalty max

 

[Underdog]

Although McLachlan told Little last month that the players could choose to take voluntary suspensions as an insurance to any future anti-doping bans, that proposal was never put to the players.

The players were offered a deal from ASADA boss Ben McDevitt in June which would have led them to serve a suspension involving four home-and-away games and finals in 2014, returning for round one next season. That deal expired in July and was taken off the table.



Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...eal-offers-20140921-10k2ew.html#ixzz3DxbT7Fki

Has there been any actual evidence that these deals existed? I'm sure I read that ASADA flat out denied any deals.

It's hard to believe that the Essendon players would knock that deal back.

 

[Underdog]

ASADA wont do anything.

Their new CEO is a complete soft %$#%

2-3 game penalty max

How has he been soft?

 

[Farang83150]

After all the disruption caused, moneys spent etc ASDA have no choice other than to go hard on them.

 

[Farang83150]

ASADA wont do anything.

Their new CEO is a complete soft %$#%

2-3 game penalty max

Please explain?

 

[Suit]

They will, GWS, Melbourne and Saints will probably have their double up games with Essendon all in this twelve week period too.

Yep, they should then play Fremantle, Sydney, Port Adelaide, Gold Coast, and Geelong (all being away games) in the second half of the season.