AFL targets Essendon Royalty

[Dry Rot]

Not over yet. Anyone see the item on NRL team Cronulla on 7.30 tonight?

Different team, but interesting to see how Dank went about things. The financial off book stuff was interesting.

[Maddog37]

Seemed cut and dried re the 360 segment and Essendon being mistreated by the AFL.

That being the case though, why the offsite injections and dodgy book work not to mention the Essendon press conference with no club parafanalia in sight?

[chef]

What a stuff up.

[jeemak]

Seemed cut and dried re the 360 segment and Essendon being mistreated by the AFL.

That being the case though, why the offsite injections and dodgy book work not to mention the Essendon press conference with no club parafanalia in sight?

For those of us who missed the segment, any key points?

[Maddog37]

My reading was that the AFL has known all along that AOD 9604 was not banned by ASADA and that Edon were told this as well. The guy that instructed Edon on its use as an adviser was provided by the AFL themselves. Dank apparently has legitimate documentation attesting to this.

[jeemak]

So what of the obvious governance issues at the club, and the fact AOD 9604 isn't the only dubious substance purported to have been used on the playing group?

What has ASADA got to do with anything if WADA stick to their guns that AOD 9604 is and was banned?

[comrade]

So what of the obvious governance issues at the club, and the fact AOD 9604 isn't the only dubious substance purported to have been used on the playing group?

What has ASADA got to do with anything if WADA stick to their guns that AOD 9604 is and was banned?

From the Bombers perspective, they got the all clear on AOD9604 from the Australian governing body. Why would they go any further? Right now, it looks like ASADA and the AFL botched it up and have undertaken an almighty arse-covering expedition.

Which is standard operating procedure for Andrew Demetriou and his cronies.

[KT31]

Just watching AFL 360, if this is true, any way you look at it what a major f#$@ up.
Someones head will have to roll, hoping its Vlad's.
Litigation cases are now just a formality.

[Topdog]

AOD is still banned under S0 clarification. It is not considered fit for human consumption and therefore illegal under ASADA/WADA code

[comrade]

AOD is still banned under S0 clarification. It is not considered fit for human consumption and therefore illegal under ASADA/WADA code

It may be now but according to Gerard Whateley, Essendon and the AFL were advised by ASADA that fell under S2 clarification.

[The Adelaide Connection]

It may be now but according to Gerard Whateley, Essendon and the AFL were advised by ASADA that fell under S2 clarification.

Absolutely nothing has changed, a paid employee of the EFC has come out and said he was "told" that allegedly anyone could hammer down AOD with their corn flakes and it would be okay.

There was no revelation, it was another smokescreen thrown out by Essendon to divert attention away from the horrendous governance issues and duty of care violations. It certainly seems to have worked to a degree, convincing Whately even though the statements they were showing on 360 repeatedly stated that:

"Asada have said it was not on the s2 category, which it wasn't, but at no point advised it was not on the s0 category" and he agreed he had no reason to contend with that evidence. So what has changed? Nothing. A different bloke said what Essendon have been saying all along.

No one has provided any conclusive proof, written or otherwise, that absolves EFC giving a substance that has been banned by WADA since at least 2011 under the S0 category. Even if they do, AOD has become just a small part of the ridiculous things they were doing.

[The Adelaide Connection]

I can't wait for this to end. They might actually talk about footy on footy shows and topics like "how good are the Dogs now".

[westdog54]

Absolutely nothing has changed, a paid employee of the EFC has come out and said he was "told" that allegedly anyone could hammer down AOD with their corn flakes and it would be okay.

There was no revelation, it was another smokescreen thrown out by Essendon to divert attention away from the horrendous governance issues and duty of care violations. It certainly seems to have worked to a degree, convincing Whately even though the statements they were showing on 360 repeatedly stated that:

"Asada have said it was not on the s2 category, which it wasn't, but at no point advised it was not on the s0 category" and he agreed he had no reason to contend with that evidence. So what has changed? Nothing. A different bloke said what Essendon have been saying all along.

No one has provided any conclusive proof, written or otherwise, that absolves EFC giving a substance that has been banned by WADA since at least 2011 under the S0 category. Even if they do, AOD has become just a small part of the ridiculous things they were doing.

Its just another case of how the debate on this matter is being contaminated with half-truths and smokescreens.

Nothing has changed from the start of the week.

Essendon are turning the league into a mockery. And for what? On their current form they'll be out of the finals in straight sets.

[The Adelaide Connection]

Its just another case of how the debate on this matter is being contaminated with half-truths and smokescreens.

Nothing has changed from the start of the week.

Essendon are turning the league into a mockery. And for what? On their current form they'll be out of the finals in straight sets.

I hope they draw Richmond and they are heavily outnumbered by 70,000 tail wagging tigers fans that snap up tickets and boo their every move (and thump them, and then boo them some more).

[ledge]

Essendon should use it's brains and except it was wrong, lose all it's points this year be aide it means nothing they are shot, by stretching it out means they will probably be deducted points next year and this will hurt more than losing points this year .