AFL targets Essendon Royalty

[boydogs]

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points lost for both the AFL and VFL teams

Don't think they are stripping points just banning them from finals, the distinction being their finishing position for later draft rounds

[G-Mo77]

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I'd rather them banned from the league for good.

Seriously I feel for their fans, especially members who have given their money to the club. They should be refunded every dollar they paid for this season or given a free membership in 2014. I'd be fuming if I was a member.

[LostDoggy]

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hold on that is still just suspected at the moment.

The Age are reporting that it's done.

[LostDoggy]

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How anyone can continue to stand up for Hird and Essendon is beyond me. Bomber Thompson talking about how "generous and kind" the Club are being in accepting these sanctions is an admission of guilt. Simple as that. Why would Essendon even be entertaining discussions if they'd genuinely done nothing wrong? Unless the powerbrokers are all masochists...

[Maddog37]

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I hope they have several important players walk out on principle and coupled with their reduced draft picks they spend years in the wilderness.

Their behaviour since this all came out has been worse than their behaviour at the root of the problem. Who would have thought that was even possible!

[LostDoggy]

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Watching AFL360, Maguire said (paraphrased), “Their ultimate would be to bring the premiership cup back to Windy Hill and justify it”!!!!!

Un-freaking-believable that a code reaches a point where the majority, it now seems, just don't get it.

[LostDoggy]

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Press conference with AFL at 2015

[Webby]

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They can trade into the Draft. That's bullsh1t IMO!

Not happy with that.

[Hotdog60]

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They can trade into the Draft. That's bullsh1t IMO!

Not happy with that.

We shouldn't trade with Essendon for Crameri

[G-Mo77]

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They can trade into the Draft. That's bullsh1t IMO!

Not happy with that.

In theory that punishes every other club to stop them from trading into it. If they offer a very good player for our 2nd round pick as a Bulldog supporter I'd like to give our club power to make that deal.

I've got no problem with that clause.

[Greystache]

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They can trade into the Draft. That's bullsh1t IMO!

Not happy with that.

They also get a pick at the end of the first round of the draft in 2014. So while it's stated they lose 1st and 2nd round picks for the next 2 years they actually don't.

[Webby]

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In theory that punishes every other club to stop them from trading into it. If they offer a very good player for our 2nd round pick as a Bulldog supporter I'd like to give our club power to make that deal.

I've got no problem with that clause.

You can't see that that is a MASSIVE, MASSIVE concession to Essendon?
Theoretically, they can trade a few disgruntled players for pick 1. The Boyd pick..

[azabob]

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2 million bucks is a lot of coin. Especially considering they would have had to pay out Robinson, and trying to fund their new home base.

[Webby]

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They also get a pick at the end of the first round of the draft in 2014. So while it's stated they lose 1st and 2nd round picks for the next 2 years they actually don't.

I'm disgusted. It's a sheep in wolf's clothing! How can the AFL say its all about player welfare and not declare them free agents? They're effectively saying "you can leave the club who injected you like a lab rat, but they get to make the call and it'll be on their terms and their price!"

What's more, Essendon can turn it into a positive by trading a bunch of players who will no doubt want to leave! Melbourne would surely be listening!!

Incredible.

[LostDoggy]

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Wait for ASADA. All Essendon players are damaged goods until such time.