Way to harsh on the bombers.
They'll want LeBron James, Christiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi
There is, and always was, a bit of a problem with this Crameri trade
THE Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority is preparing a slew of infraction notices against Essendon players and club officials that could result in lifetime bans from all sport.
Essendon coach James Hird, people and development manager Danny Corcoran, former high-performance manager Dean Robinson and sports scientist Stephen Dank, as well as players involved in the injecting scene, are all in ASADA's sights....
ASADA officials are preparing the legal paperwork to issue infraction notices to at least seven AFL players and officials but the final numbers of those who may be implicated may be more than a dozen.
The Australian has learned that the first tranche of infringement notices will be issued at the conclusion of the current AFL season, marking the "first step" in several sanctions that will be sought by ASADA. Players and officials face bans of up to two years for taking the supplements, but it is believed ADADA is looking at issuing some of the infraction notices with trafficking infractions, which could bring about a life ban.
- See more at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spor....HqWOb37S.dpuf
The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.
FWIW, I've heard tonight that NRL is prepared for the Cronulla team being rubbed out. Word I heard is that ASADA is waiting for the season to end, and the NRL will strip the flag from Cronulla should they win it (unlikely to be premiers).
The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.
Interesting DR.
One would assume our club (and others) will be doing their due diligence as best as possible. You would think that Crameri would have an idea as to whether or not he may be guilty.
Having said that, it could get messy and you'd want some clarification as soon as possible. If it isn't done before the commencement of trade week, it's concerning.
I know these kinds of processes take time but the AFL should be encouraging ASADA to get this done before such trade/draft periods.
The Dons are not helped by also having an NRL team and its players in the gun.
Rumours I've heard suggest that some Cronulla folk may have been much naughtier than the Dons folk, inviting serious sanctions.
If that happens, I dunno that ASADA will look good hitting one code with much heavier sanctions than another. Consistency may not be the Dons' friend here.
The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.
Surely the governing body would have some plan in place if a club did trade for one of their players.
It should make the trade invalid!!
Has to be in his contract that it's void if banned any longer than six months.