Peptides! *The * Dopers: come smell the bull****! ESSENDON FANS NOT WANTED

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They get to keep ANZAC Day, the Dreamtime game, and now have another confected "blockbuster" ("country" game v Geelong).

Some punishment for systematic doping. They pretty much have gotten away with it, and will be able to rebuild far more quickly than Carlton have been able to.

As Fitzroy fans said 20 years ago (at their last AFL game in Melbourne), F*** the AFL.
 
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They get to keep ANZAC Day, the Dreamtime game, and now have another confected "blockbuster" ("country" game v Geelong).

Some punishment for systematic doping. They pretty much have gotten away with it, and will be able to rebuild far more quickly than Carlton have been able to.

As Fitzroy fans said 20 years ago (at their last AFL game in Melbourne), F*** the AFL.
They'll keep their draft picks if they finish bottom as far as I'm aware too. AFL are a joke.
 

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What universe does Lindsay Tanner live in ?

“Our view is that Jobe should retain that medal.

“We shouldn’t forget the fact that the AFL’s own independent tribunal … actually found that they were not satisfied the players had taken (banned) substances, let alone that they were guilty themselves.”

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...n/news-story/b6a5c014556c3eb83f6ac62261faad12
Yeah, until that pesky global independant tribunal decided they had.
 
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They get to keep ANZAC Day, the Dreamtime game, and now have another confected "blockbuster" ("country" game v Geelong).

Some punishment for systematic doping. They pretty much have gotten away with it, and will be able to rebuild far more quickly than Carlton have been able to.

As Fitzroy fans said 20 years ago (at their last AFL game in Melbourne), F*** the AFL.
But but they invented anzac day and indigenous football...
 

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What universe does Lindsay Tanner live in ?

“Our view is that Jobe should retain that medal.

“We shouldn’t forget the fact that the AFL’s own independent tribunal … actually found that they were not satisfied the players had taken (banned) substances, let alone that they were guilty themselves.”

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...n/news-story/b6a5c014556c3eb83f6ac62261faad12
Stating the AFL were not satisfied the players took banned drugs like it means something, is like saying "well, Fogdog says the players are innocent, so that'll do me!".
 

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Thanks to John Worsfold last week, saying we cannot change the teams that play on ANZAC Day because it might offend Kevin Sheedy!
Here I was thinking ANZAC Day was about the ANZAC's and other Diggers, and the spirit of courage, mateship and FAIR PLAY, and how absurd it was to have a club convicted of deliberately cheating being allowed to play on this special day.
But apparently ANZAC Day is actually about Kevin Sheedy, and making money for Essendon.
My bad.
 

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Thanks to John Worsfold last week, saying we cannot change the teams that play on ANZAC Day because it might offend Kevin Sheedy!
Here I was thinking ANZAC Day was about the ANZAC's and other Diggers, and the spirit of courage, mateship and FAIR PLAY, and how absurd it was to have a club convicted of deliberately cheating being allowed to play on this special day.
But apparently ANZAC Day is actually about Kevin Sheedy, and making money for Essendon.
My bad.

In all fairness, we really should pay tribute to Kevin Sheedy.
After all, he was fighting in both World Wars and single-handedly turned the tide in the battle of the bulge.
He was the one who sent the original ANZAC's over the edge to certain death.
It was Sheeds throat-slitting gesture to the Japanese emperor that prompted the bombing of Darwin, and his scarf-waving celebrations that inspired the massacre at the Somme.
If it wasn't for Sheedy accusing Churchill of sniffing eucalyptus oil, the Allies may not have won the Battle of Britain.
It was Sheedy who flew the Enola Gay and dropped the atom bomb, and even named his footy club in honour of this historic moment.
Then as a special tribute to the Vietnam veterans, Sheeds even managed to have his club sponsored by Agent Orange for a year.
Now his tireless work at the UN has given us the peaceful world we all enjoy today, with no violence, no abuse and never ever any thoughts of cheating to gain an unfair advantage over others.
The man has done it all. Where would we be without him?
 

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In all fairness, we really should pay tribute to Kevin Sheedy.
After all, he was fighting in both World Wars and single-handedly turned the tide in the battle of the bulge.
He was the one who sent the original ANZAC's over the edge to certain death.
It was Sheeds throat-slitting gesture to the Japanese emperor that prompted the bombing of Darwin, and his scarf-waving celebrations that inspired the massacre at the Somme.
If it wasn't for Sheedy accusing Churchill of sniffing eucalyptus oil, the Allies may not have won the Battle of Britain.
It was Sheedy who flew the Enola Gay and dropped the atom bomb, and even named his footy club in honour of this historic moment.
Then as a special tribute to the Vietnam veterans, Sheeds even managed to have his club sponsored by Agent Orange for a year.
Now his tireless work at the UN has given us the peaceful world we all enjoy today, with no violence, no abuse and never ever any thoughts of cheating to gain an unfair advantage over others.
The man has done it all. Where would we be without him?
Are we sure it wasn't speedy who decided NOT to shoot hitler in WWI - seems more plausible
 

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I take it everyone saw the banner the Dopers had in amongst their cheers quad, on ANZAC DAY...

"black and red, we're not dead".

Stay classy, you dumb ****s.
May as well have been

"We're not trying to be nasty
But at least we weren't killed by Nazis"
 

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Saying this here so I don't get banned posting it elsewhere (re: Hooker committing to the club). Essendon must have brainwashed the players big time.

I know that if my employer doped me up the wazoo I would be out of there so fast you wouldn't seem me in the cloud of dust ala Road Runner.
 

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Despite the resignings there is still a chance these guys walk as a delisted free agents....

I think if they sign new contracts now they would be obliged to stay.
However the real question, as someone else pointed out, is "compensation payments" falling ouitside the salary cap. This makes it so easy for Essendon to say "we will givew you $1.2 million in compo if you then sign for 5 years at less than market rate".
It really annoys me how the AFL are doing everything they can to help Essendon, so the other 17 clubs are disadvantaged yet again.
 
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I think if they sign new contracts now they would be obliged to stay.
However the real question, as someone else pointed out, is "compensation payments" falling ouitside the salary cap. This makes it so easy for Essendon to say "we will givew you $1.2 million in compo if you then sign for 5 years at less than market rate".
It really annoys me how the AFL are doing everything they can to help Essendon, so the other 17 clubs are disadvantaged yet again.
Yes. This compo is a very obvious way for the Scum to get around the cap. I'd say Hooker didn't want to sign for Freo as they won't be a contender in his career span, but then will Essendon? Nope. The AFL has been very shady on the details surrounding the compo and if fanbois like Robbo and Connolly were actually doing their job and not being Bombers fans with a public mechanism for their voice, they'd be demanding answers to these hard questions.
If Hooker and co still have love for Essendon after they can't name what they were pumped full of, then they are stupid enough to deserve whatever health problems etc come to them down the track. Talk about selling your soul to the devil. There is no amount of money that could convince me to stick around that shittruck of a club!
 

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Stating the AFL were not satisfied the players took banned drugs like it means something, is like saying "well, Fogdog says the players are innocent, so that'll do me!".
Sportsman's lunch on 13th May at Hong King Football Club. Guest speakers, Mike Sheahan and Jobe Watson. I'm in 2 minds;

1. Attend and run the risk of not being able to stay polite when the issue of the medals comes up
2. Boycott the event, and run the risk of upsetting my friends

I'm actually most upset because I'm a member of the HKFC and we are letting scum like Watson through the door
 
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