AFL targets Essendon Royalty

[westdog54]

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-new...821-2sasc.html

Do yourselves a favour and read Doc Reid's letter to Hird/Hamilton in Jan 2012.

It is in the Charges, word for word.

I was gobsmacked reading it.

I don't think James Hird or Danny Corcoran will ever work in football again after this. I'm not even sure Hird will be able to fall back on the management business he had going prior to returning to the club. His reputation will be in tatters.

[Greystache]

Hird has to tell us what the side effect he suffered was. Until he does, i'm assuming brewers droop.

I'm willing to bet it was the exact opposite side effect. Melanotan II is is a cure for such issues.

[bornadog]

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-new...821-2sasc.html

Do yourselves a favour and read Doc Reid's letter to Hird/Hamilton in Jan 2012.

Surely gawn

[The Pie Man]

AFL 360 should be intriguing viewing this evening.
I was astonished by their AOD revelation last night - today has clearly overshadowed this.

[bornadog]

Press conference just finished, both Hird and Little keep saying they have done nothing wrong and AOD964 isnot (or wasn't a banned substance) and that the AFL knew in Feb 2013, Essendon players were taking it and the AFL said nothing till now.

[bornadog]

Charge Sheet from AFL

Page 30 contains this:

In late May 2012 Dank discovered that the Thymosin he had been providing the players (Thymosin Beta-4) was in fact prohibited.

[Remi Moses]

Hird and Little went on about how the AFL say on the news that AOD wasn't a bad substance.
One might say its also not approved for human use.
You'd also say that there are other substances at play here also.
Essendon conveniently forget to fill in the blanks in their flimsy defense.

[LostDoggy]

Hird has to tell us what the side effect he suffered was. Until he does, i'm assuming brewers droop.

I am of the understanding it was enlargement of the auricles

[anfo27]

Had a read of Dr Reid' letter & know wonder the bombers couldn't find it. How bloody convenient that letter went missing!!! Essendon Football Club is a disgrace.

[bulldogsman]

Charge Sheet from AFL

Page 30 contains this:

I hope they ban all 38 players. I still can't believe how stupid they were getting themselves injected and not knowing what it really was. Why wouldn't you find out?

[Throughandthrough]

I'm not a lawyer, but I really can't understand what Essendon are trying to archive by going on he attack back. How could it possibly help? Oh and lol at Hird playing the victim

[ReLoad]

I think the bombers are in real danger of being de-registered.

[SonofScray]

Throw them out.

[Hotdog60]

If all the clubs want them delisted and the AFL agree do they have a legal leg to stand on. It maybe cheaper on the lawyers then fighting it out with Essendon.

[LostDoggy]

Unbelievable. Reading the charge sheet now.

My uninformed non-lawyer/non-medical professional take on it:

• Reid's loyalty to Essendon has really cost him here.
• Hird, Corcoran both were as “wilfully ignorant” as you can get.
• They didn't even follow their own protocols on the drug use.
• They even criticised their own staff member, Benita Lalor, for having reservations. Basically insulted her intelligence.
• Robinson will never work again.
• Hird is FUBAR.
• Essendon will never recover from this. Yeah, they might keep playing footy, but this will hang on their heads forever. White Sox-style.