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glory be me, the AFL's hand fed lap dogs are coming out saying to ditch WADA. These were the same puppets that pushed the AFL's agenda against Hird and EFC back in 2013 and 14. Could we actually be seeing the AFL making a move to ditch WADA, or at least scare them into backing down?
 
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glory be me, the AFL's hand fed lap dogs are coming out saying to ditch WADA. These were the same puppets that pushed the AFL's agenda against Hird and EFC back in 2013 and 14. Could we actually be seeing the AFL making a move to ditch WADA, or at least scare them into backing down?
If we can get more players like Petrie to speak up then the AFL might do it.
 

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glory be me, the AFL's hand fed lap dogs are coming out saying to ditch WADA. These were the same puppets that pushed the AFL's agenda against Hird and EFC back in 2013 and 14. Could we actually be seeing the AFL making a move to ditch WADA, or at least scare them into backing down?
It's very telling isn't it. Gordon the Polisher doesn't just come out and say things without being told.

Only way I can see it happening though is if CAS find us not guilty. Imagine how poor it would look if we got found guilty only for the AFL to pack up and leave WADA.
 

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It's very telling isn't it. Gordon the Polisher doesn't just come out and say things without being told.

Only way I can see it happening though is if CAS find us not guilty. Imagine how poor it would look if we got found guilty only for the AFL to pack up and leave WADA.
In some parallel dimension, i'd like to see it just for the foam it would create.
 

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How can you be allowed to publish this rubbish? There needs to be repercussions for so blatantly getting it wrong.
 

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She finishes by saying justice may finally have it's day. Appalling bad opinion piece as usual. Oh and another chance to mention thather son ois an elite athlete. Her former journo father gave her a start in her 'career' and her News Corp chief husband keeps her in a job. Some people have all the luck.
 
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She finishes by saying justice may finally have it's day. Appalling bad opinion piece as usual. Oh and another chance to mention thather son ois an elite athlete. Her former journo father gave her a start in her 'career' and her News Corp chief husband keeps her in a job. Some people have all the luck.
I wonder if she will be the same if her son was accused for ped use.
 

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So Brendan Goddard had to apologise ( a weak and forced apology ) because aired audio of him swearing profanities at Ziebell. Strange that channel 7 chose to air this coverage as with the two crank callers on 3AW - It's very convenient that the seven second delay fails on 3AW and Goddard's swearing somehow gets put to air on channel 7.

We have warped priorities when Goddard has to apologise - Channel 7 should be apologising to Goddard !
 

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Hird's dad having his say

Essendon doping scandal: James Hird’s dad stands by his son
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...m_campaign=EditorialSF&utm_content=SocialFlow

JAMES Hird’s father has labelled the World Anti-Doping Agency’s appeal of the Essendon drugs case a “direct attack on Australian sport and our system of government’’.

Allan Hird, who was speaking independently, said the decision by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority not to appeal the AFL’s tribunal decision and instead urge WADA to act, was “an act of a coward’’.

Last week Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon said he was appalled WADA would appeal the decision, which will be heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport later this year.

WADA TO LODGE BOMBERS APPEAL

Mr Hird, who has been previously outspoken about the joint ASADA/AFL investigation, has written to the Federal Minister of Sport Sussan Ley with his concerns.


In his letter to Ms Ley, Mr Hird states his opinion that ASADA and its chief executive Ben McDevitt should be called to account.

Mr Hird argued that ASADA did not exhaust the legal options available to it and thought that Mr McDevitt flew to the Montreal headquarters of WADA to urge it do the “dirty work’’ for ASADA.

“WADA after the CEO’s lobbying then did a ‘Pontius Pilate’ and asked the other national anti-doping bodies their views,’’ Mr Hird wrote


James Hird remains under intense pressure following the WADA appeal.

“So here we have ASADA taking a domestic Australian sporting matter it lacks the courage to pursue in Australia to WADA ...”

“ASADA has continued to dud the Essendon players since 2012.

“It has allowed their rights to confidentiality ... to be abrogated, it connived with the previous government and the AFL to present a distorted and untrue picture of events that resulted in their being denied the right ... to participate in the 2013 AFL finals.

“And now it has contrived to have the international anti-doping community pursue the vendetta it itself is too cowardly to pursue.”

Mr Hird was dumbfounded that the players’ future could be “determined by a foreign body, based on a case run by another foreign body’’.

“Those 34 Australians (Essendon players) will not have the same appeal rights afforded other Australians,” Mr Hird wrote.

“What is the Parliament and the Government going to do to protect these 34 Australian and restore their rights?’’

James Hird was alerted to his father’s letter last night, but refused to comment.
 
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