Mega Thread Port Forum 'General AFL Talk' Thread Part 11

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No. No it wasn't. I'm going to continue calling out people posting this incorrect opinion until I stop seeing it.

McDonald-Tipungwuti was taken with the 22nd pick of the 2015 rookie draft. He was available to be drafted by any and every team, including ours. The WADA sanctions hadn't even been announced at the time, they weren't announced until a month later. His entry into the AFL happened to coincide with the supplements scandal, but the two are entirely unrelated.
Yes I agree with your McDonald-Tipungwuti point. However I think the AFL messed up the club penalties.

The fact that the club and player penalties were off set essentially meant Essendon traded stripped draft picks in 2013 for the 2016 number 1 pick.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think the player suspension was all “long term pain.” They have been pretty successful with recruiting lately, likely borne from 2nd order effects of the salary cap relief drawn through having a team suspended for a year.

Bombers likely came out on par or ahead on the the field.... in say that though, they still cheated.
 

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