Newsflash: Essendon found guilty of salary cap breach

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Originally posted by dougthelegend
and this is not a rort, it was a legitimate business transaction approved before it even took place
Then why the need for Essendon to have a hearing?

And my a*se it's legitimate. You may get away with it, but it sure ain't legit.
 
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Originally posted by The Spornstar
Then why the need for Essendon to have a hearing?

exactly my point, the fact is the club consulted the afl before making the deals and were given the ok, why has it changed all of a sudden?

it is legitimate because it was approved, otherwise it wouldn't have occured!
 

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Originally posted by dougthelegend
exactly my point, the fact is the club consulted the afl before making the deals and were given the ok, why has it changed all of a sudden?

it is legitimate because it was approved, otherwise it wouldn't have occured!
uh - why have charges been laid then?
 

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Originally posted by dougthelegend
and this is not a rort, it was a legitimate business transaction approved before it even took place
Then why do Essendon have to appear before the AFL commission???

...but don't worry, I'm sure Uncle Ronny (only I can cheat) Evans will look after the Bummers.

BTW Where is Fatprick (I barrack for Essendon) Smith this time. Will he call for the Bombers to be deregistered for a year like he did for Carlton a year ago???
 

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Originally posted by sp-mac
Ahhhhh yes. While the Pies are watched and scrutinized by all and sundry over every little move they make ("was Buckley paid to be on the footy show?" "did they rig the tribunal to get Holland off" "i reckon Eddie's destroying footage of his players hitting blokes" and so forth,) The Bombers have now joined the Blues as cheating mongrels whose supporters had better just keep their traps shut about Eddie and his "shifty ways."

Salary Cap offences by Essendon: 1
Salary Cap offences by Carlton: lost count
Salary Cap offences by Collingwood: 0

We'll be the only honest team left soon.....
Good point (except I think you seriously understated the number of bomber cheating offences!)

Goons on BigFooty and radio talk back are forever going on about Eddie, Collingwood and dodgy deal. Not one of the stupid allegations has ever been remotely proved - yet we have 3 Melbourne clubs will a well-documented history of trying to gain advantages by breaking the player payment rules. Let's get some perspective. Yeah we lost the GF and we were embarrassed by our performance but at least we can "lie straight in bed"
 

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Originally posted by Macpie
Good point (except I think you seriously understated the number of bomber cheating offences!)

Goons on BigFooty and radio talk back are forever going on about Eddie, Collingwood and dodgy deal. Not one of the stupid allegations has ever been remotely proved - yet we have 3 Melbourne clubs will a well-documented history of trying to gain advantages by breaking the player payment rules. Let's get some perspective. Yeah we lost the GF and we were embarrassed by our performance but at least we can "lie straight in bed"
Just make sure you take a nice 'Eccie' tab for your dreams before you do :p
 

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Originally posted by Macpie
only one lot of fans looking for tissue by the time this episode plays out!

As there is speculation that it was not behind the AFL's back, I hope you are willing to cop it if we get off. I for one am going to really give it to you and your unhealthy Essendon obsession. You should see a psychologist.
 

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Originally posted by skipper kelly
Is the AFL going to investigate Channel 9 contracts and include them in the Salary Cap.
I dont think it matters. One person concerned with appearing on the show, soft**** woewodin was a contributor to their shameful GF offering. Pull out of another one you weak ****.
 

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But the thing i want to know is why Essendon didn't ask the AFL for approval to go ahead with the internet fiasco instead of going on with it unoticed.
Essendon say they got approval from micheal easy .....The AFL obviosly think otherwise. Somebody is bull****ting
 
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lol dumm fuc*ing carlton supporters..

You guys made a deliberate act to completely annihilate the salary cap by over a million dollars. Deliberate all the way up to the top.

From the news so far, this is just a misunderstanding as to what consitutes the salary paid by the club for football, and the pay for the internet ****. Not deliberate, rather accidental and minor- if guilty. So shut ya traps and stop trying to compare the two just because you are sour your club is **** and u wont be a top 8 side for at least 5 years.
 

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Carlton are recidivist salary cap cheats. They lied and cheated and copped a huge, and in my opinion quite unfair penalty which has consigned them to the foot of the table for years.

Essendon a recidivist salary cap cheats who once again have breached the salary cap.

The AFL made an example of Carlton because they wouldn't stop cheating. If they dont make an example of Essendon in the same way their Carlton penalties and the message it sent will be worthless.

How many times can you continue to breach the salary, either by systematic and repeated deliberate breaches by Carlton, or systematic, repeated, deliberate breaches by Essendon - plus a breach that seems to have a modicum of legality to it.

If found guilty, Essendon should be kicked out of the draft just like Carlton.

The three biggest cheats are Carlton essendon and Melbourne. The Dees seems to have stopped cheating, the other two cant help themselves.
 

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I have never liked mcmahon. He is way too mouthy for my liking. Essendon leaders just get on with buisness , nice and quiet. I feel we will be ok on this one, mcmaon has stated , frequently, that an Essendon , under his leadership would never knowingly go over the cap, he has repeated this , ad nauseaum. He knows the penalties would be very severe if we were found to be out of order with this internet thing.
He will look the complete ****stick if we cop any draft penalty. He is leaving at the end of this year, i am not sad to see him go, a very arrogant man.
 

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lol.

Who gives a flying **** if they take drafts pick off Essendon. It wont be as bad as what Essendon copped in '97 and then had no effect on the playing list in the proceeding years.

Everyone seems to think that we are suddenly going to turn into Carlton but it aint goin to happen.

Fine Essendon all u like, theres 7 million to go around.
 

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Originally posted by Deej
After the **** we copped I would not be happy if they aren't fined at least a million dollars and suspended from the next 3 drafts, considering they have now breached 5 times which in case people didn't know is more than what Carlton have.
Deej lying again. Essendon have not been over the salary cap five times.

My suspicion is with Ron Evans the former essendon prez who will also decide essendon's punishments in charge they will get a small fine and slap on the wrist.

**** the AFL, corrupt, inconsistent, vindictive, blatantly anti-carlton.
Tissue?
 

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Originally posted by sp-mac
Salary Cap offences by Essendon: 1
Salary Cap offences by Carlton: lost count
Salary Cap offences by Collingwood: 0
Premiership seasons essendon has exceeded the cap: 0
Premiership seasons collingwood has exceeded the cap: 1

What was that about "honesty"?
 

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Originally posted by gobombers
From the news so far, this is just a misunderstanding as to what consitutes the salary paid by the club for football, and the pay for the internet ****. Not deliberate, rather accidental and minor- if guilty. So shut ya traps and stop trying to compare the two just because you are sour your club is **** and u wont be a top 8 side for at least 5 years.
Not deliberate! OK, convince me that your committee are lame-brained, neanderthal ******s and maybe it wasn't deliberate. Then again, we are talking Essendon here, maybe they were that stupid.

And their is no such thing as minor cheating. That is like being a little bit pregnant or only just dead.
 
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