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How daft is it for a bunch of clean players to band together and refuse to play to create some silly smokescreen to protect the privacy of some alleged drug cheats?

Same kind of solid, team spirit that tells you to allow an idiot to inject unspecified random cutting edge 'amino acid' super goop on however many hundreds of occasions.
 
The bit I don't understand is why don't other clubs with ex-EFC players have the potential to get top up players.

I doubt they'd need them for the numbers, but in terms of position/depth, it could be useful.
 

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Proper Gander said:
How daft is it for a bunch of clean players to band together and refuse to play to create some silly smokescreen to protect the privacy of some alleged drug cheats?

Same kind of solid, team spirit that tells you to allow an idiot to inject unspecified random cutting edge 'amino acid' super goop on however many hundreds of occasions.
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the same sort of team spirit that got them in this mess. the cool aide spirit is very strong and a strength and weakness - lately the game has suffered greatly from it
 
telsor said:
The bit I don't understand is why don't other clubs with ex-EFC players have the potential to get top up players.

I doubt they'd need them for the numbers, but in terms of position/depth, it could be useful.
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I'm sure if they asked, they would get. But 1 is a much smaller number than 25 so its pretty pointless of them to ask.
 
pazza said:
I want Jonathon Brown at Essendon. Have done for 10 years or more.

He fits the criteria. He'd be a great teacher for Daniher in particular.

Please Essendon...do it!!!
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Mmmmh 300k for talking on the radio or tele or 80k to play for EFC decisions decisions [emoji6]
 
Timmy from Thomastown said:
There are a million threads on this. The code says they are innocent and anonymous until proven guilty. This helps to protect the anonymity that they are entitled to. Just drop it. Its decided now.
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Just curious did Dell'olio and Hardingham have this same entitlement to anonymity before they were outted in the papers?
 
Timmy from Thomastown said:
There are a million threads on this. The code says they are innocent and anonymous until proven guilty. This helps to protect the anonymity that they are entitled to. Just drop it. Its decided now.
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There aren't a million threads on this, exaggeration isn't a good look.

Why does their right to anonymity (which I don't agree with) out rank essendon's requirement to field a team? They're opposing forces and somebody decided that one outranks the other - and that means that other clubs (vfl/sanfl, etc) are paying a price. I don't agree with that at all unless the uninfracted depth players are injured.

And if it (the anonymous until proven guilty thing) is written into the code why is there all the talk about this boycott being player led? Why should anonymity be afforded when it really isn't in any other realm investigation and potential punishment.

And why would I just drop it because it's decided? Am I expected to just like and accept every decision from the afl? Is that how BigFooty is supposed to work?
 

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Leather Poisoning said:
There aren't a million threads on this, exaggeration isn't a good look.

Why does their right to anonymity (which I don't agree with) out rank essendon's requirement to field a team? They're opposing forces and somebody decided that one outranks the other - and that means that other clubs (vfl/sanfl, etc) are paying a price. I don't agree with that at all unless the uninfracted depth players are injured.

And if it (the anonymous until proven guilty thing) is written into the code why is there all the talk about this boycott being player led? Why should anonymity be afforded when it really isn't in any other realm investigation and potential punishment.

And why would I just drop it because it's decided? Am I expected to just like and accept every decision from the afl? Is that how BigFooty is supposed to work?
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Ok theres one thread with a million posts about it. This thread is about what top up players they are allowed , not whether they should be allowed any.
 
Cat Attack08 said:
Just curious did Dell'olio and Hardingham have this same entitlement to anonymity before they were outted in the papers?
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Yes. They should be very disappointed about it too. I wont believe it till I see it though.

It could easily be an editorial error, eg "Hardingham cant be used as he was also a 2012 listed player" rather than "he has an IN"
 
NoAFLinmycomp said:
It makes no more sense, to lumber the requirement to provide the players on just these clubs/ leagues either, to top up a cheating AFL club.

One that actually has set of eligible players available to use.

Remembering also that two clubs in both the SANFL & WAFL are AFL aligned reserves teams. If the other AFL clubs aren't having to provide top-ups from their reserves teams, then I'm pretty sure they'll get themselves excluded as well.

That increases the load on the other 14 clubs - who are already struggling to retain good quality fringe players due to better $ and jobs being available in country leagues.

If it were a club devastated by illness, plane/bus crash, etc then yes you all pitch in to help.
But a top tier club that was intentuonally and knowingly pushing the boundaries; and wound up putting 34 of their players in this situation?
Nah. You reap what you sow.
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It's a really valid point you make and one I hadn't really considered; had been more focused on the AFL perspective, hadn't considered that it (obviously in hindsight) also has a significant impact on the state league clubs who would stand to lose their top players. For the players, it could be a good opportunity.
 
“I don’t think this has any bearing on the NAB Challenge, I think our fans and supporters are incredibly well educated and they know what’s going on and they understand the situation here and the reality is there is a possibility that this plays out that Essendon fielding different players may apply to the home and away season,’’ he said.

“I think people will see it for what it is, they understand what is going on and I don’t think it will have an impact on the NAB Challenge.”


I think he's trying to tell us something.
 
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