Mega Thread AFL to investigate Essendon for controversial fitness program - PART3

[stugots]

And now this:

Damian Barrett ‏@barrettdamian
The footy department boss of @Richmond_FC, Craig Cameron, about to quit. More on http://afl.com.au soon

UTG, where for art tho?....


wot?? it's on twitter, must be true

 

[the distributer]

Tiges should be allowed to take PEDs IMO.

 

[Ancient Tiger]

only big 4 in the eyes of victorians.ever heard of adelaide and west coast and pies. no way richmond are big 4.

Pretty close when it comes to memberships in Victoria. Facts are facts.

 

[Super Hans]

only big 4 in the eyes of victorians.ever heard of adelaide and west coast and pies. no way richmond are big 4.

In terms of supporters they are. Richmond are a big club.

 

[Powerade 08]

k. so will i def get this letter. what will happen

Mate you might want to turn your comp off or the cops can trace you.

couldn't be Richmond. UtG said his sources said so.

UTG is a lawyer, so he knows his stuff.

 

[76woodenspooners]

The story thus far ...

(1) Collingwood have had problems with players taking illicit drugs then turning up to their doctor's office in the morning and saying "Ooops, I made a boo boo last night, sorry! "

(2) Essendon, acting on some hitherto unknown information, asked ASADA to drop down to the bowling club at Windy Hill for a beer and a chat. Essendon didn't really understand why, because they didn't think they'd done anything wrong, but they figured ASADA might have a better idea. Hird is shocked. "The weapon" has been stood down. Some bloke called "Dank" who was sacked at the end of last year has been horribly defamed in the media without a shred of evidence is inconsolable and has been receiving councilling by his lawyers.

(3) The ACC (with the coercive powers of a standing Royal Commission) released a report that was the result of a 12 month top secret investigation (where they had the coercive powers of a standing Royal Commission). They they found out (with the help of coercive powers equivalent to a standing Royal Commission) that there were huge numbers of teams and players employing organised criminals to administer illegal image enhancement drugs that had not yet been tested on humans. Takeaway message: "We don't care if you didn't inhale, 'fess up before we kick your front door down."

(4) A very brief period of hand wringing was followed by hand washing (credit to ABC's Offsiders for that line). ASADA's vast Indian call centre was filled with the sound of crickets for three days. Nobody, it seems, called in to 'fess up. The AFL grew frustrated that its brand was being trashed and called a press conference to admit that there were only two separate cases of PED usage in the AFL. Or is that two cases of using illegal anti-aging facial cream? Don't know, but after this crazy week nothing would surprise us. We do know Essendon are one of the accused. Oh, and separate to all of this, there could still be a whole bunch of clubs involved in illicit drug taking or organised crime.

Stay tuned for the next exciting episode ...

 

[yodellinhank]

Why's that? maybe McVeigh's singing a tune more comfortable to your ears.

McVeigh would know a lot more due to being a senior player and part of the leadership group. He also had a closer relationship with the senior coach of the club.

 

[Buzz/Sticks/bryce]

i didnt know. what will happen?

Welcome to Bigfooty. Confident. Assertive. Brilliant start.

 

[TerryWallet]

couldn't be Richmond. UtG said his sources said so.

small prizes are sometimes very sweet eh Lance.

 

[Cristiano Ronaldo]

?

Just don't post for a couple of days

 

[Senatorguesty]

Nothing. Just saying if its not Martin and someone tells him of this posting he could take you personally to court. That is all.

Lols.
Would never happen.

 

[FishJohnWestReject]

Sold.

No mention of "administering"?

So you are...yet again...assuming that he just GAVE these drugs to Essendon without wanting payment. What do you think his supposed business partners would think of this?

 

[Ancient Tiger]

Lols.
Would never happen.

Unlikely to happen.

NOT impossible though!

 

[love_balls]

Stay tuned for the next exciting episode ...

 

[Lance Uppercut]

small prizes are sometimes very sweet eh Lance.

dunno, I'll ask your girlfriend... ZING!

 

[matwt73]

Looks like Dank's action is in NSW Supreme Court. Does that suggest it is related to NRL claims or do the 'media outfits' have their offices there, or is it merely forum shopping.

Having said all that. Saying you will sue, is not suing, and suing doesn't mean the case has merits. More 'sit back and wait' guys.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Aw but Moe. The dank. The dank!

 

[jonbe54]

Welcome to Bigfooty. Confident. Assertive. Brilliant start.

Yeah big footy where everything is about image - forget substance, just make it look good lol

 

[Bestbird]

They did. It is why the forms were issued.

That brings up some interesting questions then.

1. That Hird and other Senior coaches were aware of there being a possible problem and were OK with the Waiver/Consent forms
2. Suprised that all the Managers were OK with the signing the Waiver/Consent forms and that it didn't get out into the Media
3. That the Medicos weren't doing there job properly in regards to questioning Dank (particularly in regards to the health issues)
4. That the Players Association were OK with the Waiver/Consent forms

 

[Messenger]

That ought to go well.

 

[Hard_to_Beat]

Looks like Dank's action is in NSW Supreme Court. Does that suggest it is related to NRL claims or do the 'media outfits' have their offices there, or is it merely forum shopping.

Having said all that. Saying you will sue, is not suing, and suing doesn't mean the case has merits. More 'sit back and wait' guys.

The fact that Dank has issued defamation threats over the Sydney business, and nothing else, says something also.

 

[a_shot_on_ehlo]

Not sure if mentioned already but Richmond FC Football boss Craig Cameron about to quit.

Damian Barrett ‏@barrettdamian
The footy department boss of @Richmond_FC, Craig Cameron, about to quit. More on http://afl.com.au soon

 

[Lance Uppercut]

preseason 2013: Danks for the memories

 

[BlueTouchPaper]

What sporting organisation will employ him in Australia now though? Even if he's found completely innocent, nobody would touch him now.

What's the average lifespan of a sports scientist in AFL? Does he value his services at 250,000+ p/a for 20 years?

He's not a barrister on retainer. I'm interested in how he has quantified his losses so quickly, though.

I wonder what they think has been defamatory. He'd definitely have quite a bit to present to a court.

 

[Buzz/Sticks/bryce]

Yeah big footy where everything is about image - forget substance, just make it look good lol

Just congratulating the N00b on getting stuck straight into it. I wasn't commenting on Bigfooty.