Mega Thread AFL to investigate Essendon for controversial fitness program - PART2

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Holy crap...everyone listening to the press conference? Looks like Essendon, among other teams, are in deep, deep shit.

I'm worried about West Coast, it's known we've had bandages covering up particular parts of players bodys
I think everyone should be worried while we wait for more information on this!
 

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As long as Collingwood were there, it wouldnt matter what Melbourne team they were playing, they'd still get a full MCG crowd
The ANZAC game is a very important and significant game in the AFL fixture

The AFL should schedule two quality teams or the grand finalists to play on that day.

Its inappropriate to allow a team such as Collingwood to play in that game when you consider the appallingly disgraceful record it has in Grand Finals.

I am fairly certain that the diggers and our defence forces honoured our brave and elite personnel.
 

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Wow

Performance enhancing drugs
Illicit drugs

Administered by

Doctors
Sport scientists
Coaches
Sports staff

To

Players across the league
as well as whole teams
And codes.

Match fixing also mentioned, but not code specific. Investigation is much more widespread than drugs in the AFL.
 

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Yeah I agree. It will probably come down to being an economic decision of how much funding the AFL lose from the government versus how much damage Essendon sitting out costs them. Its a no win scenario, I just think its appalling that the players will get with this when there is evidence that they have done nothing wrong and have been proactive in checking that they weren't doing the wrong thing. I'd also query how prepared any politicians in this country would be prepared to cut off AFL funding given how many voters they'd be disenfranchising.
The Australian Sports Commission that divides up the Federal government money has a strict policy that for a sport to receive any financial assistance from the federal government they must be signed up to operate in accordance with WADA. I beleive that this is also applied to one of funding grants for infrastructure now as well.
 

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Reading lots of stunned expletives, any chance of an update for those of us not listening?
Heads of pretty much every major sport are at the presser behind the sports minister. Crime Commission has uncovered doping links to almost every sport in the country, at both the athlete and team level. Use of peptides.

Rest is just fluff about the ongoing investigation by ASADA.
 

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Wow

Performance enhancing drugs
Illicit drugs

Administered by

Doctors
Sport scientists
Coaches
Sports staff

To

Players across the league
as well as whole teams
For some reason this made me think of Keith Richards administering heroin to AFL players at a secret location.

Also, I don't have access to the Presser right now, any update available?
 

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Heads of pretty much every major sport are at the presser behind the sports minister. Crime Commission has uncovered doping links to almost every sport in the country, at both the athlete and team level. Use of peptides.

Rest is just fluff about the ongoing investigation by ASADA.
Well............................... At least the damage to the AFL brand will be minimal.
 
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