News Jnr Rioli - He’s back.

[Freight Train]

The biggest what-if, and I put no blame on him for the bigger picture of this, but what-if Rioli doesn’t do dumb s**t and end up indefinitely suspended.

How do the 2019 finals play out, and how does the 2020 season play out. In my opinion, he is the biggest gap in our squad, and has been irreplaceable.

What if...

 

[MaxHunt]

The biggest what-if, and I put no blame on him for the bigger picture of this, but what-if Rioli doesn’t do dumb s**t and end up indefinitely suspended.

How do the 2019 finals play out, and how does the 2020 season play out. In my opinion, he is the biggest gap in our squad, and has been irreplaceable.

What if...

Yep. This is the part on the ground where the club has actually gone backwards from 2018.

 

[Barrybran]

Any chance Willie is back next season by way of an 18-month on-paper suspension? I would have thought this was an open and shut case for the full suspension but I haven't heard boo about him this season so I'm wondering if he's just copped it on the chin as part of a deal to satisfy WADA/ASADA being able to make an example of him.

 

[Shifty1]

I blame Willie all the time for things that have gone wrong on the field this season. He's a game changer like Ryan. What a waste of talent.

 

[Patron]

The biggest what-if, and I put no blame on him for the bigger picture of this, but what-if Rioli doesn’t do dumb s**t and end up indefinitely suspended.

How do the 2019 finals play out, and how does the 2020 season play out. In my opinion, he is the biggest gap in our squad, and has been irreplaceable.

What if...

An actual sliding door. So no way Barrett will ever mention it. I reckon we probably win an extra flag.

 

[ChampRevesby]

No excuse to leave it this long, its been a year ffs. Do a Zoom hearing or some s**t morons.

 

[FreeTK]

No excuse to leave it this long, its been a year ffs. Do a Zoom hearing or some sh*t morons.

The club asked for the hearing to be held at the conclusion of the season.

They wanted to avoid an October surprise.

 

[FreeTK]

The biggest what-if, and I put no blame on him for the bigger picture of this, but what-if Rioli doesn’t do dumb s**t and end up indefinitely suspended.

How do the 2019 finals play out, and how does the 2020 season play out. In my opinion, he is the biggest gap in our squad, and has been irreplaceable.

What if...

We would have beaten Geelong in last years semi final, I know that much.

 

[ChampRevesby]

The club asked for the hearing to be held at the conclusion of the season.

They wanted to avoid an October surprise.

Plenty of time preseason 2020 or post 2019 or even mid way through 2020. No excuses for the delay.

 

[FreeTK]

Plenty of time preseason 2020 or post 2019 or even mid way through 2020. No excuses for the delay.

I meant once it got to a certain point the club asked for it to be done after the season.

To be fair, Rioli was able to have the matter expedited, but he chose not to exercise that right.

No matter what happened around the timeliness of the hearing, Rioli wasn't playing this year.

He will get a penalty and it will be greater than 12 months.

 

[ChampRevesby]

I meant once it got to a certain point the club asked for it to be done after the season.

To be fair, Rioli was able to have the matter expedited, but he chose not to exercise that right.

No matter what happened around the timeliness of the hearing, Rioli wasn't playing this year.

He will get a penalty and it will be greater than 12 months.

Ok thats news to me, when was the reported?

 

[FreeTK]

Ok thats news to me, when was the reported?

It was reported shortly after the season ended.

A right to an expedited hearing is just part and parcel with anti doping.

 

[Broken_Chairs]

Irritates me slightly that an alleged pot smoker was not allowed to play tonight, while an alleged sex pest took the field

 

[Freight Train]

Irritates me slightly that an alleged pot smoker was not allowed to play tonight, while an alleged sex pest took the field

the system is broken, my dude.

 

[Cuzz09]

Hope we hear something this off season.

Needs a decision either way.

keep on or delist.

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[WCFaithful]

Is there any chance things might start to progress a bit quicker now that our season is done?

 

[Cuzz09]

Is there any chance things might start to progress a bit quicker now that our season is done?

Hope so but doubt it.



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[Sammy J]

Wish we somehow did convince Cyril to come out of retirement to rep the Rioli name while Willie gets this s**t sorted.

 

[Cuzz09]

At least get Cyril on board as a tackling/pressure/have a go coach

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[plays tall 1]

Pathetic by WADA or ASADA, whichever’s stalling. And pathetic by the Eagles to be so passive about it. About time they got angry and went public.

This is a case about declining to provide a sample, it’s not Bell Resources. What evidence do they need? How many witnesses? FFS!

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Pathetic by WADA or ASADA, whichever’s stalling. And pathetic by the Eagles to be so passive about it. About time they got angry and went public.

They’ve said they’re expecting it to come around November. I.e after our season finished (earlier than we hoped) and before list lodgments are due.

So maybe the club is being “passive” about it because the timing is actually pretty ideal.

How pathetic of them.

 

[Cuzz09]

They’ve said they’re expecting it to come around November. I.e after our season finished (earlier than we hoped) and before list lodgments are due.

So maybe the club is being “passive” about it because the timing is actually pretty ideal.

How pathetic of them.

wht not last november?

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[FreeTK]

wht not last november?

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Because there were concerns about Willies mental health and wellbeing and his ability to go through the process in an expedited fashion.

"Technically there are provisions for an expedited hearing but my understanding is (it won't be)," McLachlan replied on 3AW on Friday when asked if there was any chance the investigation could finish before the Grand Final.

"The priority for West Coast and for us is Willie's mental health ... that's not something that's in contemplation.

"He has been provisionally suspended while ASADA continues their investigation and the case comes to a head.

"These things take some time and this is clearly something that's different from the standard ones so I'm sure it will take some time."

Rioli hearing unlikely to be expedited, 'priority is mental health'

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan feels for Willie Rioli, but has warned West Coast to prepare for a lengthy investigation

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[Ochre]

wht not last november?

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Why not last October?

Why not the day after it happened?

 

[Ochre]

Rushing ASADA and getting a favourable result would easily be the best way to get WADA interested, and seeing as they've shown to be harsher than ASADA previously, maybe not the best idea.