SALADA/VladFL: Slap on the wrist. - STRICTLY ESSENDON SUPPORTERS ONLY

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cwootton.. all jokes aside..

these 'bad things' we did last year.. honestly are being 'done' in nearly every business in Australia. As someone who has worked in HR/Policy and Process for a long long time... it is disgusted the short cuts etc etc that employee's and employer's take in every workplace around this country.

The AFL should be careful before pointing fingers.. I would have a strong wager that there isn't a SINGLE club out there that isn't guilty of a little 'bad governance' from time to time on lots of little things. A register not maintained here, a list not typed there, a reference missed, no reference required because you are an ex club legend, not enough hours in the day etc etc..

So BHP got defruaded for around 800K about five year ago by a 'rogue' accounts person.. does BHP get charged for that? No, of course not.. the individual does. ASIX doesn't then come in and charge BHP for 'bringing the stock market into disrepute' because the person who was meant to check X didn't etc etc.. I mean plzzzzz.

100% of the 'issues' we had last year have been rectified.. end of story. This thing needed to be sorted out with a simple fine back in March this year and everybody move on.

Paul Little: The AFL is determined to punish the Essendon Football Club – and four individuals personally – as though we were drug cheats.

And that is the WHOLE problem. The AFL want to hand down punishments like we DID take drugs whilst saying "oh it is just for poor governance".. which you just can't do.
 

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It hasn't been for awhile. The weekend game is a respite from the reality.
Look at the Game Day threads the banter has gone.
Only the most ardent of haters actually give a ****


I was ecstatic yesterday morning (pre Garnham bombshell) that the EFC saga WAS NOT the first story on the 6:00am news!

Everyone is over it, can these little boys take there silly games to the supreme court with some privacy with neutral media who will actually report the story unbiased (im talking like Mike Reilly - Ch7 political reporter and the barefoot investor guy as neutrals who don't give two hoots). Sick of EVERYONE having an opinion thrown into there 'report'.

Even Mick Malthouse (who might I add said he wouldn't respond after his initial comments 3 weeks ago) said he wouldn't comment, but continually bloody does.
 

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As much as the golden boy James Hird is

any one else get a serious tingling feeling that he was looking right through you with laser eyes when he looked at the camera early in his statement?



Just over it now.. Seriously.. IT IS NOT FOOTBALL ANYMORE!!
Yes man... It surpassed my ethical belief in people today... I fn lost it at certain points i would usually consider to be just human pissery... I am now sedated by Wild Turkey and 2000 AFL replays...

No one i know understands... o_O
 

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cwootton.. all jokes aside..

these 'bad things' we did last year.. honestly are being 'done' in nearly every business in Australia. As someone who has worked in HR/Policy and Process for a long long time... it is disgusted the short cuts etc etc that employee's and employer's take in every workplace around this country.

The AFL should be careful before pointing fingers.. I would have a strong wager that there isn't a SINGLE club out there that isn't guilty of a little 'bad governance' from time to time on lots of little things. A register not maintained here, a list not typed there, a reference missed, no reference required because you are an ex club legend, not enough hours in the day etc etc..

So BHP got defruaded for around 800K about five year ago by a 'rogue' accounts person.. does BHP get charged for that? No, of course not.. the individual does. ASIX doesn't then come in and charge BHP for 'bringing the stock market into disrepute' because the person who was meant to check X didn't etc etc.. I mean plzzzzz.

100% of the 'issues' we had last year have been rectified.. end of story. This thing needed to be sorted out with a simple fine back in March this year and everybody move on.

Paul Little: The AFL is determined to punish the Essendon Football Club – and four individuals personally – as though we were drug cheats.

And that is the WHOLE problem. The AFL want to hand down punishments like we DID take drugs whilst saying "oh it is just for poor governance".. which you just can't do.
Interesting way you put that rines

Caught the Cronnulla CEO (name alludes me) saying "yeah, last year we stuffed up. But we have rectified our policies and process' and will cop our due course"

As brutal as it was to their supporters, it was probably the best thing for them. They have admitted fault, and are now going to pay there due course.

I know the situations are parallels apart but I applaud Cronnulla for coming out and taking ownership. We are acknowledging and vehemently denying these allegations hence the MASSIVE media circus carrying on.
 

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Apparently Fitzpatrick didn't learn from his first attempt at time-wasting against the Bombers....
And we got to see the best of Neale Daniher that day,if only he hadn't done his knee.He was truly Hirdesque,If any of you gen y ers haven't seen that game ,you really should have a look at it.The game was at Princess park in 81 I think,5 mins to go and we are 5 goals down,i wont spoil it for you.
 

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Interesting way you put that rines

Caught the Cronnulla CEO (name alludes me) saying "yeah, last year we stuffed up. But we have rectified our policies and process' and will cop our due course"

As brutal as it was to their supporters, it was probably the best thing for them. They have admitted fault, and are now going to pay there due course.

I know the situations are parallels apart but I applaud Cronnulla for coming out and taking ownership. We are acknowledging and vehemently denying these allegations hence the MASSIVE media circus carrying on.

The NRL has never suggested that Cronulla will lose it's points.. never suggested that Cronulla needs to lose all its staff and players UNLESS doping charges are proven.

The NRL hasn't attempted to slander everything Cronulla for 7 months.

Bit of a difference.

I'm pretty sure that if the NRL had come out and said "Sharks likely to lose all their points and draft picks even if they didn't take anything banned" then the media would be having a circus just as bad up there..

If you get my drift.
 

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I'm confused Mr. Finnis, if you actually gave a **** about the health and welfare of the players, why didn't you do anything when a player was destroyed by the media after taking a substance which wasn't prohibited? Why didn't you say anything about the AFL and their knowledge of AOD? Why did you do **** all when the players and Jobe in particular were destroyed about AOD?

Your attitude disgusts me. Your lack of concern for the health and welfare of our players the last 6 months has been pathetic. You did nothing to stop the media from harassing, and publishing untrue shit about the players. You did nothing for Jobe when he was battered for not taking anything prohibited. Your lack of action following the AOD admission was disturbing, it led to the media inflicting unnecessary trauma on Watson, which then spilled onto the crowd. And now Jobe has to put up with booing almost every week, this isn't good for him or his confidence. I'm sure he has been taunted outside of football aswell for doing nothing wrong, because of your lack of action.

Next time, look at your own backyard before you go and accuse a club of failing to look after the welfare of the players. Take Vlad and the AFL's dick out of your mouth and face reality, you are just as culpable as the people you accuse of possibly exposing the players to harm. You ******* hypocritical tool
 

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Yes man... It surpassed my ethical belief in people today... I fn lost it at certain points i would usually consider to be just human pissery... I am now sedated by Wild Turkey and 2000 AFL replays...

No one i know understands... o_O

I'd never usually drink during the week but these cold Draught stubbies are going down a treat with a steak or parma and chips these days..
 
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Interesting way you put that rines

Caught the Cronnulla CEO (name alludes me) saying "yeah, last year we stuffed up. But we have rectified our policies and process' and will cop our due course"

As brutal as it was to their supporters, it was probably the best thing for them. They have admitted fault, and are now going to pay there due course.

I know the situations are parallels apart but I applaud Cronnulla for coming out and taking ownership. We are acknowledging and vehemently denying these allegations hence the MASSIVE media circus carrying on.
I heard at some point today that the NRL have unearthed emails which allegedly point to salary cap breaches and under the table deals. So how will the NRL community and media deal with that?
 

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The NRL has never suggested that Cronulla will lose it's points.. never suggested that Cronulla needs to lose all its staff and players UNLESS doping charges are proven.

The NRL hasn't attempted to slander everything Cronulla for 7 months.

Bit of a difference.

I'm pretty sure that if the NRL had come out and said "Sharks likely to lose all their points and draft picks even if they didn't take anything banned" then the media would be having a circus just as bad up there..

If you get my drift.
If it were Melbourne though...



I do respect the Sharks for coming out and admitting the wrongs and are now trying to right them :thumbsu:



I still can't believe the AFL want to be prosecutor, judge and jury in this whole saga.

When will they learn? :cool:
 

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I heard at some point today that the NRL have unearthed emails which allegedly point to salary cap breaches and under the table deals. So how will the NRL community and media deal with that?
yeah heard on the radio for a short amount of time that the CEO was organising a "seperate bank account to try and raise funds for Gym equipment".
 
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