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Caro's byline copping a beating lately, she should stick to her Oped/gossip and leave the reporting to those who respect accuracy.

Hird has been sacked. (False)
Hird to be removed in coming days. (False)
Thompson has been sacked. (False)

The Thompson claim is so stupid because he publically stated he doesn't want to go back to being an assistant anyway.
 

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Caro's byline copping a beating lately, she should stick to her Oped/gossip and leave the reporting to those who respect accuracy.

Hird has been sacked. (False)
Hird to be removed in coming days. (False)
Thompson has been sacked. (False)

The Thompson claim is so stupid because he publically stated he doesn't want to go back to being an assistant anyway.
She's completely lost the plot lately. Even when it has nothing to do with Essendon, all logic and coherence has gone by the wayside.
 

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http://heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/i...ves-same-results/story-fni5f22o-1227135533734
THE WHISPER


Some wealthy Essendon supporters have been approached about investing in a documentary about the club’s drugs saga.

It’s believed music guru Michael Gudinski, who was behind the successful Ben Cousins documentary which was a ratings winner for Channel Seven, is involved.
http:/heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/ice-baths-could-become-thing-of-the-past-as-new-study-shows-warm-water-gives-same-results/story-fni5f22o-1227135533734
 

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This can go here too: www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/fate-of-essendon-coach-james-hird-and-bombers-board-could-be-decided-by-members/story-fnp04d70-1227136098058

ESSENDON chairman Paul Little plans to put the fate of coach James Hird, and Little’s board, to Bombers members if players are found guilty of doping.

An emergency meeting where the members would “have a say on the future direction” of the club’s leadership and coaching would be necessary, Little has told the Herald Sun.

In an exclusive interview, Little said he would not resign and indicated Hird would not be sacked if the players were found guilty. That would be up to the club’s 60,000 members.
Maybe yaco will get his EGM after all.
 

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http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl...m=twitter&nk=ffd4f030cd599272e3c50273c4540e98
Parents of Essendon players involved in doping saga briefed on on-going fight

Essendon players during pre-season training. Source: Robert Prezioso / Getty Images

PARENTS of the 34 current and former Essendon players facing doping charges were told their sons had become pawns in a political game at a meeting at the club’s’ Tullamarine base on Tuesday night.

The briefing, chaired by David Grace, QC, on behalf of the AFL Players’ Association legal team, brought the parents up to date on matters surrounding the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal hearings tentatively set for December 15.

MEMBERS COULD DECIDE HIRD, BOARD’S FATE

Q&A: LITTLE DENIES ATTEMPT TO SACK HIRD

The case is expected to take about three weeks to run.

It is understood Essendon officials, including chief executive Xavier Campbell were present at Essendon’s training base, but did not sit in on the meeting in order to preserve the anonymity of the players.

Chairman Paul Little and football department boss Rob Kerr were also expected to be on site.
http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl...m=twitter&nk=ffd4f030cd599272e3c50273c4540e98
 

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Hope it;s ok to lift stuff from Francis's posts on BB - I hadn't heard of this before, has got me scratching my chin...

AFL Medical Officer, Dr Peter Harcourt

On 19 October 2011 (the first day of 2012 pre-season training), Dr Bruce Reid phoned the AFL’s medical officer, Dr Peter Harcourt, and told him that Dean Robinson had given the Essendon players a substance called Tribulus without his permission. Dr Reid was not only concerned that he had been marginalised but that Tribulus was a WADA prohibited substance. Marginalising Dr Reid was a possible breach of the AFL’s Anti-Doping Code, and Dr Harcourt was required to report the possible breach immediately. Clause 4.6 of the AFL’s anti-doping code says: “Where reasonable and as soon as the AFL becomes aware that apossible [my emphasis] Anti-Doping Rule Violation may have occurred, the AFL will immediately advise ASADA of the possible violation. The AFL will provide ASADA with all information pertaining to the possible Anti-Doping Rule Violation.”

Dr Harcourt failed to report the matter to ASADA. Like Clothier’s inertia, if Dr Harcourt had fulfilled his responsibilities, the whole saga may not have occurred.
Tribulus is the stuff naturopaths give legally to boost libido - often called horny goat weed I believe. Not banned by WADA as far as I know but is an exotic (erotic for David Evans) supplement.
 

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Little said a win would enable Hird to do a long-awaited interview about the wretched 2012 season and it’s aftermath.

He conceded Hird had been gagged by the club.

“You couldn’t have everyone giving their views on what did and didn’t happen when we were in an environment where we didn’t know what happened and we didn’t know where it was going to end,” he said.

“We were trying to control the messaging and one of the downsides of that is James hasn’t had the chance to re-engage.”

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl...cided-by-members/story-e6frf3e3-1227136098058
 
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Farewell to the most useless Sports Minister in modern political history. Unfortunately her government entitlements will last long after this ASADA debacle is but a distant memory
Kate Lundy ‏@KateLundy
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I have just told @Canberra_Labor members at our annual dinner that I will not be contesting the next election: http://bit.ly/1uVrdEO
I have no doubt she was acting under direction but I'll never vote Labor again regardless.. which leaves me in a tight spot since I hate the Liberals.
 

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I have no doubt she was acting under direction but I'll never vote Labor again regardless.. which leaves me in a tight spot since I hate the Liberals.
Seems a bit of a trivial reason to sway your voting IMO...

EDIT: I should clarify this because I'm the last person in the world to say football is trivial to me - I moved 3000kms for the sport.

What I mean to say is that it seems a bit trivial to sway your voting because a political party was playing politics. Yes, it was bad politics and it didn't help our situation, but our situation was our own doing and not the doing of a desperate government trying to play politics to deflect attention from their inability to sell the message of their policies. Just my opinion but political parties actually have influence on people's lives, I don't think choosing a party because they played politics over sport is the way to go... Plenty will disagree with me, but that's my thoughts on it.
 
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Has the world gone crazy - Does it matter whether EFC paid part of Bomber's fine - It's not important enough to issue a press release to rebut Caro's article - members to decide if Hird continues to coach - Surely there is a clause in Hird's contract that covers players being suspended - This is the whackiest idea !

The world is turning into pumpkins in this off-season.
 

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I knew you'd say something like that. :D

To me it outlines the corruption inherent in the whole system. I've been a life long Labor voter but never again. They're all the same. Career politicians.
Fair enough. See my edited post btw :)

I personally think a lot of politicians go into politics because they have a purpose and a passion to change things. It's the job that turns them into career politicians because you have to play politics to stay elected.
 
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