ASADA issues show-cause notices to Essendon players

[Twodogs]

Re: ASADA issues show-cause notices to Essendon players

The biggest thing that needs to come out of this is that Footy club culture, and that includes grassroots clubs as well, needs to be absolutely turned on its head.

It has almost become a cult mentality whereby any little advantage that can be gained over the opposition is taken, risks or consequences be damned.

Where young men are indoctrinated from a young and impressionable stage in their life that the footy club is what matters most and that you need to 'do the right thing by your mates'.

Its that mentality that has allowed this saga to unfold. It has allowed coaches at grassroots clubs to have their players taking ice before a big game to pick them up. It has turned a blind eye to young men risking permanent pain and disability to 'get through the next game'.

The game's ruling bodies need to start pushing back a lot harder on the clubs that tiptoe on the edge of the rules.

You and can agree to disagree about a lot of this saga but there is no way in the universe that sort of crap should be going on. I agree 100% with what you say there. That shit ain't right in any way

[Topdog]

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How Rohan Connelly and Mark Robinson kept their jobs is astounding, the fact they expect the public to give them any credibility going forward is even more laughable.

I heard him speak a few times last year and he was often very critical of Essendon. I'm a bit surprised that you include him in this. Was he very pro Essendon prior to this?

[Bornadog]

Re: ASADA issues show-cause notices to Essendon players

Story here: AFL does not fear legal action over 'Essendon 34' bans

[GVGjr]

Re: ASADA issues show-cause notices to Essendon players

How the hell did Hal lose the case and have to pay court costs?

Essendon have withdrawn on their threat to charge him with court costs.

[azabob]

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I heard him speak a few times last year and he was often very critical of Essendon. I'm a bit surprised that you include him in this. Was he very pro Essendon prior to this?

My only recollection of Rohan Conelly is being critical of the whole saga.

[Rocket Science]

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Agreed, everything I've seen from Connolly on the saga's been fairly even-handed.

As for just-anointed Quill award winner Robinson however ...

[westdog54]

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You and can agree to disagree about a lot of this saga but there is no way in the universe that sort of crap should be going on. I agree 100% with what you say there. That shit ain't right in any way

The only reaction I had in me when I heard about the ice thing was "holy *!*!*!*!..."

[Twodogs]

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You and can agree to disagree about a lot of this saga but there is no way in the universe that sort of crap should be going on. I agree 100% with what you say there.

The only reaction I had in me when I heard about the ice thing was "holy *!*!*!*!..."

I can remember players snorting speed in local footy back in the day and thinking how stupid they were for thinking it was going to make them play better. Sweat more, sure. Risk a heart attack, most likely. Play better, no.

[jeemak]

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We'd ingest pseudo via sudafed in the early 2000's, personally I only did it twice when I hadn't slept well or was a titch cold ridden. I hated it.

To think anyone would condone hitting a glass BBQ before a game is a bit much.

[Twodogs]

Re: ASADA issues show-cause notices to Essendon players

We'd ingest pseudo via sudafed in the early 2000's, personally I only did it twice when I hadn't slept well or was a titch cold ridden. I hated it.

To think anyone would condone hitting a glass BBQ before a game is a bit much.

It happens. Surely it's more maintaining than a performance enhancer though. Ain't too many people with a casual aquaintance to ice.

[jeemak]

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It happens. Surely it's more maintaining than a performance enhancer though. Ain't too many people with a casual aquaintance to ice.

I've always maintained the position that anything dose wise that is able to get you high can't be performance enhancing.

Ice is different however, and I can understand how its affects would be adopted by the social classes of footy now more than ever. It doesn't make you silly (unless you have too much - much like any drug), and it's relatively cheap and readily available.

[Remi Moses]

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It just defies description the arrogance of Essendon .
It's truly beyond words.
Connolly isn't as bad as the Cookie Monster Slobbo .
Mark Fine's another one who somehow defends them, but I think he just plays the "I'm a pain in the arse,ring and abuse me" card

[Sedat]

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Not sure if anyone was watching the Ch 7 post-match broadcast last night. Just as it was finishing, CAS confirmed that Jared Tallent will be awarded gold in the 50km walk from the 2012 Olympics. There was not a hint of irony from the deadshits at Ch 7 cheering wildly at this news and yet turning a blind eye to Watson, also a CAS confirmed doper, being allowed to keep his ill-gotten Brownlow from 2012.

Only Russians cheat

[Sedat]

Re: ASADA issues show-cause notices to Essendon players

Just listened to the ABC Grandstand interview between Gerard Whately and Brent Prismall from earlier today. Didn't think it was possible to despise the EFC more but that interview did the trick.

[Bornadog]

Re: ASADA issues show-cause notices to Essendon players

Did you see the appeal will only be in written submissions and no one will actually be in court. Highly unusual, and not good for the appeal.