Toast Ryan O'Keefe

[swansfan51]

Absolutely fantastic to see one of our best players, a 250 game champion, come out so strongly against banned drugs in sport and Essendon's conduct. Well worth watching the Fox News footage if you haven't already. Massive thumbs up to Ryan for taking a stand when the AFL has refused to.

 

[The King!]

He will probably be the first player sanctioned in the saga

 

[MF]

Very strongly worded and completely right.

The bombers players are all scrambling for someone to blame, but at the end of the day if they are found to have had banned substances in their system they are responsible and should be punished severely.

 

[S120]

Absolutely fantastic to see one of our best players, a 250 game champion, come out so strongly against banned drugs in sport and Essendon's conduct. Well worth watching the Fox News footage if you haven't already. Massive thumbs up to Ryan for taking a stand when the AFL has refused to.

What did he say? I can't find it online

 

[MF]

What did he say? I can't find it online

"If it's a banned drug it's a banned drug regardless of whether its for anti-obesity, skin colour or whatever. If it's a banned drug you can't take it, regardless of the circumstances."

"If you've taken a banned substance, it's banned. Everyone else isn't doing it, you've got an unfair advantage over your competition then that's unfair for the players around the league that are doing everything by the book."

"if you have taken a banned substance you are going to have to suffer the consequences."

 

[Bonz]

"If it's a banned drug it's a banned drug regardless of whether its for anti-obesity, skin colour or whatever. If it's a banned drug you can't take it, regardless of the circumstances."

"If you've taken a banned substance, it's banned. Everyone else isn't doing it, you've got an unfair advantage over your competition then that's unfair for the players around the league that are doing everything by the book."

"if you have taken a banned substance you are going to have to suffer the consequences."

Really hope they post it online later on in the day, Sounds like a ripping interview.

Is he the first player to really take a stand?

 

[Jack Lord]

There's no player in the league that better exemplifies the idea that results come from hard work and dedication. Nice one, Ryan. Stick it to 'em.

 

[baja]

In what forum did this happen? I mean was it a result from a question or did he hold a presser himself?
As good and true as his intentions are I am a little surprised, usually we keep things like this in house. Not that I don't agree with him.

 

[The King!]

Fox sports i believe

 

[baja]

Fox sports i believe

yeah I just seen it, didn't seem as dramatic as I first thought when I saw a thread on it, his comments were pretty straight forward not that hard hitting at all. My question though was more about how his comments came about, was he asked specifically to do a presser on it but after watching it I think they have isolated one question from something bigger and tried to make his answer a bigger story than it actually is.

 

[The King!]

Imagine if they take essendons points, hope they dont give them to the teams they beat

Then the ladder is

Hawthorn
Fremantle
Geelong
Richmond
Collngwood
Sydney
Carlton

Port adelaide

 

[Superstar swan]

Interesting to see if he gets worded up about it from vlad

 

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Imagine if they take essendons points, hope they dont give them to the teams they beat

Then the ladder is

Hawthorn
Fremantle
Geelong
Richmond
Collngwood
Sydney
Carlton

Port adelaide

They won't go that. They'd let the teams that have beaten Essendon keep the points and give every other team the points for when they were supposed to play Essendon.

 

[Sanecow]

They won't go that. They'd let the teams that have beaten Essendon keep the points and give every other team the points for when they were supposed to play Essendon.

I'm hoping they let them play for points in the regular season but they miss the finals. 9th place will qualify instead. Richmond will finish 10th.

 

[kickthething]

They won't go that. They'd let the teams that have beaten Essendon keep the points and give every other team the points for when they were supposed to play Essendon.

I dont think this will happen, if it did happen I would be sure all that would happen is Essendon would lose their points with no other manipulations. Keep an eye for wooden spoon betting, if there is a plunge on the Bombers.....!

 

[Bonz]

Thought I may as well post this here.

vonn recently (As in yesterday) did an interview with Ryan O'Keefe and posted it on a sports website we both write for.

Thought everyone here might want to read it, it gives a pretty dam good insight to the person that is Ryan O'Keefe and talk about his aspirations after football.

http://www.undisputedsports.com/2013/06/exclusive-interview-with-sydney-swans-champion-ryan-okeefe/