Certified Legendary Thread Sympathy for *essendon - congratulations on '16 Wooden Spoon (RIP The Scales)

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Absolutely wrong. Cheating is most definitely not about obtaining an unfair advantage. It is all about intent. You are just plain wrong to claim otherwise.

If cheating was only about obtaining an unfair advantage, it would be possible to do it accidentally. If you don't agree that it is impossible to accidentally cheat then you don't know what cheating is.
Boomer is a cheat then. He intends to cheat with the toxic shit he drinks before each game. He is intending to gain an unfair advantage.

Do you really agree with this sentiment?

OK, there is a few cells different here and there, but the premise is the same.
 

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Of course I would have been, but they didn't cheat us, Hamish missed and we lost.

Cheating is about obtaining an unfair advantage.

They cheated and went nowhere.

Ben Johnson is a cheat.
Jobs Watson is not.

I couldn't give a shit about their intent, I deal in actuality.

Anyway, I'm out, we are different people who live different lives. If the ban had been immediate, I would have loved it, but 3 years later is unjust, whether they intended to cheat or not, their performances over the last few years have been a cautionary tale against cheating for the entire competition. And that for me is enough.



My point was the entire competition has suffered, we have suffered.

If you can't see that, then so be it, but this my only concern.

As for the racist remarks, please mate. We are in Australia, the sport is only played here professionally and should be governed by Australians. Not some two bit operation who couldn't organise a root in a brothel.
It only dragged on so long because of them. Not sure what that message sends?! stall, stall, stall...and you're free to go!
 
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Boomer is a cheat then. He intends to cheat with the toxic shit he drinks before each game. He is intending to gain an unfair advantage.

Do you really agree with this sentiment?

OK, there is a few cells different here and there, but the premise is the same.
Except it's legal :drunk:

The components have been tested on animals and humans and deemed safe.

Class A drugs on the AIS website tell you all you need to know. Their stuff...yeah not so much.

Caffeine, inorganic nitrates, creatine, protein...all safe. Anyone can use it and guaranteed they all do, so it is not unfair.
 
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It dragged on because they never tested positive.

Don't re-write history.
Unfortunately, it's not always that black and white. Production of illegal substances will always be ahead of testing procedures. Always a game of catch up because tests need to be tested over and over again and the money is substantially less.

They shouldn't get off because they covered their tracks and made it difficult. Until it is tested and deemed an option it is banned. Simple really.
 

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I haven't said hello to you good folk in a while.

Nothing's been happening in the world of Essendon recently, so I imagine you're all incredibly bored and disillusioned and completely devoid of sympathy.

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Yep, this preseason has been so boring, we're all grumpy over here.

Any grumpiness out Tulla way?
 

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I haven't said hello to you good folk in a while.

Nothing's been happening in the world of Essendon recently, so I imagine you're all incredibly bored and disillusioned and completely devoid of sympathy.

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Haha welcome back Doss. I'm sure this has been the easiest week of your moderating life so I'm surprised it's taken you this long to make your way over.

How's things on the essendon board? Much sympathy for James after his "everyone is at fault but me" article?
 

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I haven't said hello to you good folk in a while.

Nothing's been happening in the world of Essendon recently, so I imagine you're all incredibly bored and disillusioned and completely devoid of sympathy.

:rainbow:
Does the verdict make you feel like there is or will be closure or that this is just never ending?
 

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Haha welcome back Doss. I'm sure this has been the easiest week of your moderating life so I'm surprised it's taken you this long to make your way over.

How's things on the essendon board? Much sympathy for James after his "everyone is at fault but me" article?
Not a lot, no. Personally I'd rather he keep his trap shut, it's not like it changes anything.
 

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By Arjen's logic, if your missus goes out trying to hook up behind your back, trying her best to get it on with every bloke in town but has no luck, it's ok because she wasn't successful.
I'm weird.

There are plenty more hot South Americans in the sea. If your wife does this to you, then that's a positive as she clearly isn't the one and not worth your time.

Mine has it too good at home, the only thing she complains about is having to go to the beach too much.

I have a bad feeling about this discussion.
I'm leaving, you can go back to celebrating. I had avoided this thread for years and I should have stayed out of it.

I'm a strange cat, I hate essendon so much that I dont want them to have excuses when we beat them.

I haven't said hello to you good folk in a while.

Nothing's been happening in the world of Essendon recently, so I imagine you're all incredibly bored and disillusioned and completely devoid of sympathy.

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I've tried, but your board doesn't exist on my bigfooty for some reason!
 
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