GWS and Lachie Whitfield - Drugs Investigation

[Happy Days]

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Don't listen to her she's a crazy lady. We just made up a story about him maybe cheating a drug test because it was the only way to get away from her. Honest.


CASE CLOSED

Just had to know the "bitches be crazy" story was coming eventually. The AFEL has spent pretty much their entire existence leading their supporter base to accept that it is never, ever the fault of the players if a woman can be implicated.

Women's round though.

[GVGjr]

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Just had to know the "bitches be crazy" story was coming eventually. The AFEL has spent pretty much their entire existence leading their supporter base to accept that it is never, ever the fault of the players if a woman can be implicated.

Women's round though.

It's an interesting angle they are very likely to aggressively pursue but she took it upon herself to contact the club because she had concerns about his welfare. Allan, Lambert and Whitfield have all come up with the same story which is now supposedly an act of deception and one that used a very serious admission that threatens all their careers. Could the stooges not have come up with another fabricated story that didn't put all their careers in jeopardy?

[Topdog]

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It's an interesting angle they are very likely to aggressively pursue but she took it upon herself to contact the club because she had concerns about his welfare. Allan, Lambert and Whitfield have all come up with the same story which is now supposedly an act of deception and one that used a very serious admission that threatens all their careers. Could the stooges not have come up with another fabricated story that didn't put all their careers in jeopardy?

but if the girl was actually overseas at the time doesn't it just shoot the whole story down before it even starts.

It honestly feels like a dog ate my homework style of excuse.

[comrade]

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Good point. We made a story up about hiding from drug testers but we're not making up a story that we made up a story.

[GVGjr]

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but if the girl was actually overseas at the time doesn't it just shoot the whole story down before it even starts.

It honestly feels like a dog ate my homework style of excuse.

Two experienced football people plus a young player are running with the 'it was a fabricated story because of her' story. If she wasn't in the country at the time as Caro suggests it just means it was a dumb story by the 3 Stooges.

I don't know if this legal assassin that Allan has hired will attack her credibility but she was worried enough to contact the club about Whitfields welfare which should be enough to say she had some genuine concerns.

I'm a little sick of grown men in a professional environment pointing the blame elsewhere and lying to cover up the truths. The fact that Allan asked for an email to be deleted because he had 'fixed it' should mean there is another trail of how the matter was dealt with. The fact that all stooges have deleted their relevant text messages highlights it was a co-ordinated effort to rid some of the evidence. GWS also placed some sanctions as well meaning they weren't happy with the process Allan oversaw and the AFL sat on the story and only got involved when the journo's raised it.

Another blight on the AFL industry.

[Topdog]

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I don't know if this legal assassin that Allan has hired will attack her credibility

I have absolutely no doubt that he will. In fact the story has been heading down the path of a woman with no credibility from day 1.

[GVGjr]

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I have absolutely no doubt that he will. In fact the story has been heading down the path of a woman with no credibility from day 1.

Day 1? Oh you mean once the AFL were made aware by the journos that the issue was indeed important enough to escalate. How long after the incident was that?

Chucking a young lady under the bus because the GM of footy at GWS signed off on a fabricated story. Proud day for all concerned.

[bulldogtragic]

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Two experienced football people plus a young player are running with the 'it was a fabricated story because of her' story. If she wasn't in the country at the time as Caro suggests it just means it was a dumb story by the 3 Stooges.

I don't know if this legal assassin that Allan has hired will attack her credibility but she was worried enough to contact the club about Whitfields welfare which should be enough to say she had some genuine concerns.

I'm a little sick of grown men in a professional environment pointing the blame elsewhere and lying to cover up the truths. The fact that Allan asked for an email to be deleted because he had 'fixed it' should mean there is another trail of how the matter was dealt with. The fact that all stooges have deleted their relevant text messages highlights it was a co-ordinated effort to rid some of the evidence. GWS also placed some sanctions as well meaning they weren't happy with the process Allan oversaw and the AFL sat on the story and only got involved when the journo's raised it.

Another blight on the AFL industry.

I completely agree. But it's the AFELs own making. When they clear Essendon drug cheats, because paperwork is missing despite the dishonesty. When they clear the brothers because text messages are deleted, despite the dishonesty. Anyone in this industry, like these guys, are simply following the proven path to exoneration from serious allegations & consequences. After the AFELs recent disgraceful manipulation of serious allegations, it's no wonder everyone is going to pull this. And when bugger all happens in this case, the next issue to go the same way.

[jeemak]

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Day 1? Oh you mean once the AFL were made aware by the journos that the issue was indeed important enough to escalate. How long after the incident was that?

Chucking a young lady under the bus because the GM of footy at GWS signed off on a fabricated story. Proud day for all concerned.

How the AFEL employed Dave Matthews can possibly survive this if that's what happened is beyond my comprehension.

[Sedat]

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Grubby Allan certainly doing justice to his nickname.

What a shambles, but as others have pointed out it is no more or less shambolic than Talia-gate or tanking or Essendon doping, etc.. The good news out of this for the Bulldogs is that this issue at the very least will destabilize a fellow contender in 2017, or at worst Whitfield, a very good young footballer, might even miss out on a chunk of next season.

As for the AFEL, they will be wearing their pink ribbons for women's round next year so all will be good

[Topdog]

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LOL Caros article headline today sums it up nicely.

Lachie Whitfield drugs saga: When in doubt, blame a woman

[1eyedog]

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LOL Caros article headline today sums it up nicely.

Lachie Whitfield drugs saga: When in doubt, blame a woman

It's not an escape clause anymore.

[MrMahatma]

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Hopefully a few of the mum's at GWS get upset with the welfare of their sons and tell them all to move back to Melbourne.

GWS losing another 4 or 5 players next year would be good for the game.

[GVGjr]

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Had Whitfield copped to taking drugs and been prepared to be tested it's very likely it never would have seen the light of day or at worst just a minor sanction imposed.

[jeemak]

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Had Whitfield copped to taking drugs and been prepared to be tested it's very likely it never would have seen the light of day or at worst just a minor sanction imposed.

It's part of the entitlement culture that permeates everything to do with GWS. They've as players - especially the high draft picks of the group - have had sunshine blown up their arses since they've been part of the game. Why would they think they'd need to play to the same rules as everyone else when GWS as a club has not had to be affected by the same rules as everyone else?

It goes back to the way their list was set up and their first drafting and trading periods. Instead of trading in experience for the low draft picks they had at their disposal (which was a cornerstone condition for the existing clubs allowing the concessions in the first place) they stockpiled elite junior talent over multiple years, with the AFL claiming they had no oversight or control over their decision to do so.

Their playing group plays as if it's Hawthorn. Unsociable and arrogant, without having achieved anything other than an arm chair ride into finals contention because of the leg-up they've been given by the competition's governing body.

At what stage could we expect their players and management to be humble enough to take the hard road instead of the easy one?