GWS and Lachie Whitfield - Drugs Investigation

[comrade]

Re: GWS and Lachie Whitfield - Drugs Investigation

Sets a nice precedent. I wonder how many players will be on an alleged bender when they should be available for testing.

NOTE to ALL Players

If you find that you have ingested any substance that may be on a banned list, inadvertently or other wise, please find alternative accommodation until it has cleared your body. It will also be of assistance if you do not officially inform your club as this will also avoid the possibility of others being found complicit.

Take a cycle of PEDs and hide for a few weeks, then blame it on some weird mix of girlfriend troubles and party drugs.

Even better, do it prior to a finals series, help your team win a flag and at worst you'll get a 6 month ban...18 months later.

[Twodogs]

Re: GWS and Lachie Whitfield - Drugs Investigation

Sets a nice precedent. I wonder how many players will be on an alleged bender when they should be available for testing.

NOTE to ALL Players

If you find that you have ingested any substance that may be on a banned list, inadvertently or other wise, please find alternative accommodation until it has cleared your body. It will also be of assistance if you do not officially inform your club as this will also avoid the possibility of others being found complicit.

But only if you play for GWS. Don't expect that sort of consideration if you are silly enough not to play for one of the AFL's golden children.

[GVGjr]

Re: GWS and Lachie Whitfield - Drugs Investigation

It doesn't sound like they will lose the picks.

[LostDoggy]

Re: GWS and Lachie Whitfield - Drugs Investigation

It doesn't sound like they will lose the picks.

What an absolute disgrace!!!!

[hujsh]

Re: GWS and Lachie Whitfield - Drugs Investigation

Official they won't lose any this year.

It was decided that it wouldn't be fair since there's no time for them to argue their case against the decision.

Who was it that dragged the whole thing out this long again? I wouldn't be the people who don't want to penalize them in the first place would it?


They can still lose picks in 2017 (when they will have no first round pick)

[Bornadog]

Re: GWS and Lachie Whitfield - Drugs Investigation

They can still lose picks in 2017 (when they will have no first round pick)

and it will be all but forgotten and therefore not happen.

[Twodogs]

Re: GWS and Lachie Whitfield - Drugs Investigation

Are we stupid or do hey just think we are that stupid or does it not really matter because they got away with it?

[choconmientay]

Re: GWS and Lachie Whitfield - Drugs Investigation

GWS intend to fight the charges ...

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/gws-giants-to-contest-charge-handed-down-by-afl-over-lachie-whitfield-affair/news-story/4e2d653ed2d013036b4ff8fe3d36adac?from=public_rss

League chief executive Gillon McLachlan earlier in the day said there had been “amicable discussions” between the Giants and the AFL.

The AFL tried to do deal under the table but GWS with arrogance ignore the request to deal with them.

The club regards any potential sanction stemming from this charge as unwarranted and inappropriate given the admissions by the former staff members that they acted outside their authority.

“As a result, the Giants intend to contest this charge at a hearing with the AFL Commission on December 13.

If my kids are breaking the law and I am refusing vehemently to have any responsibility for them I would be publicly shamed and charged �� but since this is the love child of the AFL, they can get away with everything and anything.

[Greystache]

Re: GWS and Lachie Whitfield - Drugs Investigation

What's the chances the end result after a "lengthy and at times hostile hearing" is a substantial fine is issued against GWS, say in the order of $2mil. Then in unrelated news the AFL increase their funding to GWS by $2mil.

And the AFL announces this penalty shows how tough they on teams flirting with the rules around performance enhancing drugs.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: GWS and Lachie Whitfield - Drugs Investigation

What's the chances the end result after a "lengthy and at times hostile hearing" is a substantial fine is issued against GWS, say in the order of $2mil. Then in unrelated news the AFL increase their funding to GWS by $2mil.

And the AFL announces this penalty shows how tough they on teams flirting with the rules around performance enhancing drugs.

If you ever want to waste years of your life, I think you can do a Ph.D. on AFEL (mis) management & (dis) honesty.

[choconmientay]

Re: GWS and Lachie Whitfield - Drugs Investigation

I quite like what Grant Thomas has to say about Gil ...

“Don’t hide behind deals and the stuff you do with your former AFL staffer Dave Matthews at GWS. It’s just pathetic.

“They treat us like imbeciles. Tell the truth, it doesn’t hurt. If you’ve made a slight error in judgment, people forgive very quickly. We don’t care. But don’t pee down our back and tell us it’s raining. It drives me insane, why do we put up with that?”

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/grant-thomas-has-accused-afl-chief-executive-gillon-mclachlan-of-treating-public-like-imbeciles/news-story/ed8cec94c33aecbe916e1743e1bd78d9?from=public_rss

[bulldogtragic]

Re: GWS and Lachie Whitfield - Drugs Investigation

4 picks inside 20 & Brett Deledio. The AFEL must be thrilled it did nothing.

[G-Mo77]

Re: GWS and Lachie Whitfield - Drugs Investigation

4 picks inside 20 & Brett Deledio. The AFEL must be thrilled it did nothing.

Yeah worked out well for GWS. Glad they weren't disadvantaged.

[LostDoggy]

Re: GWS and Lachie Whitfield - Drugs Investigation

Yeah worked out well for GWS. Glad they weren't disadvantaged.

Can't have them disadvantaged as they're doing great things for the AFEL in the ever burgeoning Western Sydney Suburbs AFL support base.

[Greystache]

Re: GWS and Lachie Whitfield - Drugs Investigation

4 picks inside 20 & Brett Deledio. The AFEL must be thrilled it did nothing.

And 3 of them have already had their cars stolen.

Welcome to the Great Waste landS