Bombers scandal: charged, <redacted> and <infracted>

[beelzebub 22,776]

the AFL and Messendon....

totally screwed...watch and wait

http://mobile.news.com.au/sport/afl/afls-behindthescenes-tactics-in-essendon-punishment-talks-exposed/story-fndv8gad-1226774538768AFL's behind-the-scenes tactics in Essendon punishment talks exposed

Essendon bombshell: How key figures responded to Herald Sun questions

[beelzebub 22,776]

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[beelzebub 22,776]

Demetriou must resign.. He's far too comprimised and quite frankly...corrupt

[biggestred 4,438]

robbo will be going hard at the cheating bombers no doubt.

[biggestred 4,438]

These articles just basically attack the AFL and the way it has dealt with what happened at Essendon.

They certainly highlight that the AFL could have handled things better.

What EVERYONE in the media seems to be missing is that it would seem that there are multiple people at Essendon who have caused this whole thing BY SYSTEMATICALLY INJECTING PLAYERS WITH ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES.

[beelzebub 22,776]

it signals an unravelling

as an ideal, or a perspective consider how guardedly the AFL have kept everything they could, 'til now.

They know full well what else is happening they just don't want it broadcasted. It will be now.

They are just as complicit ,as an accessory after the fact , as anyone who instigated wrong in the first place.

The hierachy must have known. They thought they could contain it, control the dissemination of it. They were/are fools.

Edited December 3, 2013 by beelzebub

[Redleg 38,758]

robbo will be going hard at the cheating bombers no doubt.

Not sure if that is a sarcastic comment, as he is a Bombers supporter.

[biggestred 4,438]

Very sarcastic Redleg

[Redleg 38,758]

Demetriou must resign.. He's far too comprimised and quite frankly...corrupt

I actually think the whole Commission should. This whole affair is just disgusting from beginning to end.

[Redleg 38,758]

Very sarcastic Redleg

Wonder if Caro will call on everyone to resign? ( Yes more sarcasm ).

[Red and Bluebeard 2,050]

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You're a sick man, DC ... join the club!

[Sir Why You Little 35,383]

More meat for the grinders...Excellent.

Shall we now get the real story?

The caulfield doctor maybe.....

For starters.

[Satan 2,828]

can we ask for our half million back?

[Red and Bluebeard 2,050]

the AFL and Messendon....

totally screwed...watch and wait

http://mobile.news.com.au/sport/afl/afls-behindthescenes-tactics-in-essendon-punishment-talks-exposed/story-fndv8gad-1226774538768AFL's behind-the-scenes tactics in Essendon punishment talks exposedEssendon bombshell: How key figures responded to Herald Sun questions

Where is the FMD button when you need one? You couldn't make this stuff up, pun intended ... The AFL should change its name to "Deal or No Deal"

[Sir Why You Little 35,383]

can we ask for our half million back?

that will be petty cash when this is all done.

[Sir Why You Little 35,383]

The second of BB's Links is now a blank.

Who was lucky enough to read it??

The first one was enough!!

[rjay 24,203]

…and does anyone think Rupert wasn't p….off about the Age taking out the Walkley awards on this issue. Finally the HS have their heads out of their a…. and Robbo's gig might have been on the line. Would love to have heard the rocket he got about this one from his boss.

[rjay 24,203]

zzzzzzzzz all quiet over at the AFL site. Be interesting to see how Barrett and co chase this one down.

[Sir Why You Little 35,383]

The Aged version - Wylie's deft skills brought Essendon drug scandal to a tidy conclusion .

[Sir Why You Little 35,383]

zzzzzzzzz all quiet over at the AFL site. Be interesting to see how Barrett and co chase this one down.

they will be in the Bunker...

[Freddy Fuschia 667]

They should stand down the AFL Commission and have a Senate Committee look into the way they've been running the competition. Enough is enough.

[Whispering_Jack 28,136]

The newspaper beat up we had to have from the Murdoch press after having been embarrassed by Fairfax almost from day one.

The main story still has to play out and WADA won't accept cosy deals and cover ups. I suspect that the Bombers won't have the benefit of an intermediary to negotiate an outcome for them when that day happens.

[Hulett Packard III 166]

The US cycling authorities were said to have been involved in the cover up for Lance Armstrong but the USADA got its man in the end.

[Bedraggled Dee 336]

Not sure why this is a surprise. I would have expected the AFL to do what was required to acheive an acceptable outcome for the competion that avoided a messy and expensive trip to the courts.

The outcome the AFL acheived ensured that Essendon and Hird have paid a heavy price for the governance balls up that allowed the finals to proceed without them. If it went to cournt the finals would have been compromised. It remains to be seen whether the penalty for the AFL offences are suffcient to mitigate any ASADA acton that may or may not eventuate.

IMO Hird is to blame for this whole mess. He has failed from day one to take responsibility for allowing the clubs supplement program the Essendon themseleves admit was out of control. He was in charge of the football dept and a buck stops with him. He should have been sacked by the club rather than defended which would have avoided all this. The threats of legal action came from Hird and co, not the AFL,

Those who critisise the AFL are essentially arguring that the AFL should have allowed this to have been played out in the courts?

[beelzebub 22,776]

The second of BB's Links is now a blank.

Who was lucky enough to read it??

The first one was enough!!

Both links work fine for me