Melbourne in the clear from AFL on governance issues
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Well that's going to ruffle a few feathers.
Phew... a clean bill of health from the AFL.
Was this a joint investigation with ASADA?
Was this a joint investigation with ASADA?
Dan Cooper
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I have no idea, but a question to you:
Are the MFC under investigation ?
'Nothing to see here' as an outcome suggests it was an afl only investigation.
Dan Cooper
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There was no need for Vald to tip them off and suggest they self-report then?
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No joint investigation, but ASADA is still processing evidence and may yet take action, which would probably force the AFL's hand.
Of course the AFL finds nothing if it can. They always try that strategy, unless/until they can't get away with it.
Of course the AFL finds nothing if it can. They always try that strategy, unless/until they can't get away with it.
Dan Cooper
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Seriously, how could the AFL penalize Melbourne?
* Ban them from playing finals? As if they are going to make it.
* Fine them? Have they got any money? Probably not? So who ends up paying the fine?
* Take away draft picks? The AFL simply can't afford to make them less competitive.
Yeah. I shouldn't have to pay my mortgage. If the bank repossesses my house I'll be destitute, only the super rich should. In fact, I shouldn't have to rock up to work to get my paycheque, no way my employer can sack me, it'll leave me destitute.
So they didn't tank nor had bad governance. Isn't there going to be conciliatory fine like the one they got when they didn't tank?
Any allegation of the Dee's use of "Performance Enhancing" substances would be dam hard to prove given the lack of improved performance for a looooonnnnggggg time
I am very confused. Why was Trengove not interviewed by ASADA?
I thought he had been? But its ok there was no bad governance that lead to him taking a potentially banned drug, nor by the doctor failing to disclose his relationship with Dank even after the AFL requested so.
from the article:
yeah, interesting call on the governance isn't it?
The AFL put out a request to clubs to disclose any supplement use or anything pertaining to this. Melbourne decline to say anything. Then get busted they have a relationship with the person at the centre of the scandal. But no governance issues.
Yet the AFL trumpet that no other clubs have any issues with supplements, despite the 11 clubs having no single point of accountability. Mmm, ok. Anyway, I can understand the AFL wanting it to go away.
But aren't ASADA legally obliged to follow up on something like this?
Further, where is the HTB outrage? I mean, isn't AOD a drug banned by WADA that is performance enhancing?
Where is the HTB outrag that ASADA didn't even bother to interview someone who there seems a very strong circumstantial case, took AOD?
We got the savlon , had no money for the " good stuff"
Surely they will get to him. Just like Bock. Has it been confirmed that Bock has been interviewed? I can't say for sure but wasn't one of the charges Dank faced for his time at the Gold Coast i.e. Bock?
Overall I see this as the problem with getting into bed with the AFL re self reporting. It has put the focus entirely on Essendon (which lets be honest it was going to be anyway because of the size the club + the names involved).
but they would still have to investigate him if he did use AOD as we know Dank didn't use just that. So IMO they can't go "AOD?...is that all you used?...ok then by" even if they were not pursuing AOD on its own.
Wanna bet?
maybe. I know it's just a summation by the journo, but that article said "was not interviewed", not "has not yet been interviewed". Maybe that's just in context of the AFL "investigation", but that should be nothing to do with ASADA.
Like I said, one would have thought they'd be obligated to.
It is also quite amusing the sound of crickets in this board in response to the revelation
Yeah after arguing about the AFL's involvement in this I am seeing evidence of "Who cares what they AFL may or may not have done...lets just make sure Essendon cop it" type of posting.
