Essendon under investigation by the AFL

[Lance Uppercut]

looks like we can't help ourselves

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...thout-permission/story-fni5f22o-1226770470421

THE AFL is investigating whether Essendon breached league rules for allowing rookie draft candidates train with the club ahead of yesterday's draft.

The Bombers face more scrutiny from the AFL - and potentially more fines - after allegations up to 12 players may have trained with the club ahead of the rookie draft.

 

[Matthew_Lloyd]

I give it a few hours until Caro blames this on James Hird

 

[Jade]

Somebody lynch Hird.

Got to be his fault.

 

[Jobe Watson]

Can we do anything right?

 

[Doss]

After the year we've had- big woop.

 

[Shermy]

Sheeeeeeeet, Bomber will be suspended for sure this time

 

[Jade]

 

[Autobahn]

The clubs bad boy attitude would've suited Garlett.

Bring him in!

 

[Zach Package]

posted it in the other thread, may as well post it here as well.

Several feels atm, we're definitely not the only club that does it, I walked past gosch's paddock this time last year when the pies were having a session and saw at least 4 blokes i didn't recognise from their list, in addition to ben hudson, who was on the official 'permission to train list'. also i'm pretty sure eth-dog said he had a mate down with the dogs this year who wasn't on the list either. this happens very frequently IMO, I just pulled up last year's list and Kommsy wasn't on it, and he was definitely training with us.

Secondly, it's likely just a miscommunication issue or something of that nature, there's no real advantage gained from it, so we probably just forgot to send over a form or something like that.

thirdly, I'm inclined to take a 'stuff em' attitude with this, they showed us blatant disrespect this year, they can take their chump change and shove it as far as i'm concerned.

After the year we've had- big woop.

tldr: ^

 

[DonsRule]

It was coming after this wsa spotted with Dordoro's little vid yesterday.

Hirdy's non negotiable.

Or something along those lines.

 

[EnolaGay]

"An AFL spokesman today confirmed the investigation was underway to ascertain whether multiple players - some who were subsequently picked up by rival clubs - had been training with the Bombers without permission."

I think the sombreros on the training track gave them away.

 

[scyth]

 

[Howard Moon]

but we had the permission slips! we gave them to dank to give you you!

 

[daz17]

I'm predicting a special edition of Footy Classified tonight and an ABC exclusive interview with Dodoro.

 

[baz_machine]

Welcome to the offseason......

 

[Matthew_Lloyd]

Most importantly, what do John Fahey and Richard Ings think of this?

 

[DapperDon]

Goodbye 2014 premiership points.

 

[Burzum]

Wow, what a huge scandal.

 

[Tassieboy]

In all seriousness, however minor, it'd be good if the club actually got it's shit together. The last 10 years have been fairly tedious.

 

[Howard Moon]

is this designed to get 'coward' buckley off the front/back of the paper?

 

[Zach Package]

go on Melbourne, buy yourselves a new bag of footies and some gatorade *tousles hair*

 

[HirdyLannister]

Love it!

 

[Howard Moon]

srsly, whats the AFL coming to?

what if we dressed potential rookies up as water boys and had them running drills and passing the water bottle around a few times.. would that sneak past them?

Talk about over controlled and over scrutinised.

lucky they didnt find out about the guys training with Hird

disrepute anyone?

 

[Jade]

srsly, whats the AFL coming to?

what if we dressed potential rookies up as water boys and had them running drills and passing the water bottle around a few times.. would that sneak past them?

Talk about over controlled and over scrutinised.

lucky they didnt find out about the guys training with Hird

disrepute anyone?

Howard Moon, please forgive me, but I'm taking that to the main board and claiming it as my own...... too good not to.......

 

[yaco55]

Thought the boys were training with the VFL team.