Mega Thread Essendon/Hird v ASADA Trial - The Verdict, Today 1.30pm (stream link in OP)

[mottrain]

HIrd looks worried and also down little is moping all are departing.

 

[Taylor]

Ouch

 

[Hawthorn United]

Flight Plan, money well spent.

EFC members, please donate.

 

[SunshineBoy]

Ahaha they have to pay costs.

Flight Plan ver 2

 

[woopedazz]

That camera pan across Essendon's side... Perfect cinematography

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Costs and Dismissal - time for the champagne boys and girls


A big fat I told you so to any Hird/EFC appolgists who thought this had any chance of suceeding

 

[The_Wookie]

SEN 1116 ‏@SENNews now
In summary: Middleton has ruled the "joint" investigation as lawful and ASADA can continue to use its evidence to pursue show cause notices

 

[I Lost My Keays]

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

Ironic that 4 years ago today James Hird was denying that he was going to coach Essendon on On the Couch , and 4 years later here we are

 

[PieBeast]

Smashed to bits as expected.

My thoughts go out the Hirdites that cried injustice,hope someone checks on their well being.

 

[Albert Ross]

I'm not a lawyer but I think he's doing it to anticipate and neutralise potential issues for appeal.

He has to address all the different points of the case because it will stand as a precedent to be used in other cases.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

i wish!

That is what middleton said at the end!

 

[Crawb]

Essendon memberships to cost 10K next year!

 

[tigerwill]

when do we hear about costs awarded against Albert and EFC?

Now, they've got to pay them all.
Any appeals? Middleton just gave them a fair old walloping

 

[PattoMan99]

Chris Kaias ‏@ChrisKaias now
Middleton: Essendon and Hird to pay costs

That's just masterful trolling from Middleton.

 

[blue harvest]

Did he just order them to pay costs???

What a big FU from the Judge to the Bombers.
Now I can enjoy the game tonight.

 

[The_Wookie]

7NewsMelbourne ‏@7NewsMelbourne now
#BREAKING: Judge dismisses @EssendonFC and James Hird case. #ASADA wins. Stay tuned to #7NewsMelb

 

[threesixpio]

Chris Kaias ‏@ChrisKaias 9s
Middleton: I dismiss the applications

Time to unignore GG and Bobby. Anything to say guys??

 

[Heisenberg_]

If ASADA put the 6 months on the table again i would take it and run.

I dare say that offer is off the table now...

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

Hird and Little won't be hugging each other today I gather?

 

[Blinky Billl]

A win for the good guys.

 

[brmiau]

Whack whack and whack!

Bye bye Hirdy you dirty drug cheating prick.

 

[hong_kong_bond]

when do we hear about costs awarded against Albert and EFC?

and done.

Further 20% discount just applied on a particular Toorak mansion for immediate cash settlement terms.

 

[V_23]

Essendon have to pay ASADA's costs?

 

[QuietB]

Hardie tipped the wrong result this morning. Who would have though that would happen.

He'll have to rewrite his book