News EFC asks AFL and ASADA for probe into own training regime

[essendon2008]

The worrying thing is the quote "the club knew...", as in it was known throughout all the staff.

Pretty bad stuff really.

 

[Phone]

the weapon lives to fight another hamstring!

 

[GandalfTheDon]

oh jesus this is worrying D: will never hear the end of this if it turns out to be bad D:

 

[carnthedons]

hopefully it's just something like creatine, which AFAIK is still legal. Promotes muscle gain but often leads to muscle tears (sound familiar?)

Nathan Buckley loved the stuff, hence his continued hammy issues

 

[Shane Hird]

Surely they're not that stupid to encourage players to take something like EPO or something like that.

It can't be that bad.

But #### me if it's an issue that gets the club into deep s### I'll be livid.

 

[quotemokc]

AFL site crashed?

 

[Zach Package]

I can't even wake up without an injury or a drug scandal nowadays

 

[monty1104]

AFL site crashed?

I've still got the stay tuned message after refreshing the page

 

[Tommy08]

Genuinely upset

 

[quotemokc]

I've still got the stay tuned message after refreshing the page

Can hear background noise from it

 

[lysp]

hopefully it's just something like creatine, which AFAIK is still legal. Promotes muscle gain but often leads to muscle tears (sound familiar?)

Nathan Buckley loved the stuff, hence his continued hammy issues

Nothing wrong with creatine. It's never been illegal and afaik it's not banned in any anti-doping codes.

Maybe you're thinking of dmaa?

 

[monty1104]

Can hear background noise from it

I'm on SEN now and they havent crossed to the conference yet, so I guess it hasnt started yet.

 

[daz17]

On now.

Stream - not press conference.

 

[Towno78]

hopefully it's just something like creatine, which AFAIK is still legal. Promotes muscle gain but often leads to muscle tears (sound familiar?)

Nathan Buckley loved the stuff, hence his continued hammy issues

LOL, if you know absolutely nothing about something, best not comment.

Creatine is not and will never be illegal.
Creatine has no association whatsoever with muscle tears.
I'd be surprised if there are any AFL players not taking creatine.

 

[Kong]

"Essendon have called this extraordinary, emergency meeting today, to help clarify on a very serious matter.

Donate to the Flight Plan.

Thank you".

 

[Loonerty]

How many people are going to misread the poor guy's post?

He said "which AFAIK is still LEGAL"

Christ.

 

[Phone]

lol typo in the speech

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Sounds like Essendon started the investigation on their own accord. Don't think you've done anything wrong and in fact think you've handled it really well.

 

[mad_monkey_j]

So they've called a press conference to tell us nothing?

 

[DapperDon]

So they've called a press conference to tell us nothing?

We had to get on the front foot, media were about to explode.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

FSN doesn't know the difference between Robson and Evans.

 

[lysp]

Hird just slipped up.

"Supplements".

Sounds like it might potentially be dmaa. Or another supplement with a substance that might be against doping laws.

 

[mad_monkey_j]

Surely they could just say there's an investigation under way and then have a press conference after something has actually been discovered. At the moment they're getting asked questions and answering them with "we can't discuss this", seems pointless.

 

[Kong]

Hird just slipped up.

"Supplements".

Sounds like it might potentially be dmaa. Or another supplement with a substance that might be against doping laws.

Normally I'd point out that "supplements" can mean protein powder, Glutamine etc, but I know you know your stuff.

I'm not listening, so what makes you think he slipped up?

 

[monty1104]

Didn't like that one bit TBH. Hird seems to know more than Evans, which I dont think is great. Evans just wasnt sure about what was going on, where Hird seemed to know what was happening and he thought is was all above board. Sounds like this former player, whoever it was, went straight to David Evans with this new information, which Hird already knew. That's my take on the information from the interview.