Ryan Crowley - Found guilty, banned for 12 months, backdated to September 25 2014

[ManWithNoName]

 

[thegerman]

Hmmm 12 months. Wonder if WADA sees this as inappropriate.

 

[mrpez]

Eligible to play in preliminary final week

 

[Moist Biscuit]

Dunno whether he will play again.

 

[waldino]

Dunno whether he will play again.

one would expect him to not play for freo again, but could be a possibility on another team

 

[tigerdan]

Careful, Lance will get cranky that you are posting stuff that isn't Essendon related!

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Surprising result to be honest - seems worse to me than what Saad did.

 

[thegerman]

Surprising result to be honest - seems worse to me than what Saad did.

Yep.

 

[Satan]

Pies boys hearing up next ?

Very lucky it was 12 months ,wade lees would pissed.Will Asada appeal? we needa time clock

 

[Ancient Tiger]

one would expect him to not play for freo again, but could be a possibility on another team

? Essendon...

 

[Engimal]

Deserves longer, the cheat.

 

[Jaeger]

ASADA's suspensions are harder to predict than the MRP's.

 

[Moist Biscuit]

Deserves longer, the cheat.

Cheating is what that flog Boomer did on the weekend.

 

[hoianbulldog]

Surprising result to be honest - seems worse to me than what Saad did.

Agree, and didnt wada appeal that without success?

 

[The Falcon Strike]

ASADA's suspensions are harder to predict than the MRP's.

This isn't an ASADA suspension - is is an AFL doping tribunal suspension - ASADA can appeal it though I believe

 

[Engimal]

Cheating is what that flog Boomer did on the weekend.

Gaining a 50m penalty is nowhere near taking banned drugs. Please stay on topic.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Agree, and didnt wada appeal that without success?

Wada no... ASADA yes

 

[clogged]

Surprising result to be honest - seems worse to me than what Saad did.

How? Saad took a stimulant with performance enhancing effects. Painkillers are banned under the code because of addiction risks, not because they confer any performance enhancement.

 

[telsor]

ASADA's suspensions are harder to predict than the MRP's.

Not ASADA, AFL Tribunal...

I agree it should have been longer. 2 years should be standard, with reductions only for rare and exceptional cases. (and higher for blatant ones)

 

[telsor]

How? Saad took a stimulant with performance enhancing effects. Painkillers are banned under the code because of addiction risks, not because they confer any performance enhancement.

Painkillers are also performance enhancing...They can help yourself push harder, etc.

 

[clogged]

Painkillers are also performance enhancing...They can help yourself push harder, etc.

How? Opiates negatively impact athletic performance.

The reason why opiates are banned is because of their addictive affects.

 

[RustyHawk]

Effectively his football career is over. The AFL should offer him immunity to reveal all about the other drug cheats at Fremantle.

 

[fishardansin]

A whole year out for taking a pain killer. Seriously ridiculous.

 

[telsor]

How? Opiates negatively impact athletic performance.

The reason why opiates are banned is because of their addictive affects.

WADA doesn't care about addictive, if that was all it was, it wouldn't be on their list.
The AFL is the one with the illegal/recreational drugs policy.

 

[BF Tiger]

With hindsight would the Bombers have been happy with 12 months running through season 2013, thus avoiding three (or more) years of turmoil, the potential for future bans still a possibility, millions of dollars wasted and still having Albert as coach?