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

[1858 224]

Does anyone here believe AD's claim that Essendon didn't know this report and press conference were coming????

No.

lol at Sheedy commending Essendon for coming out on the front foot.

[rpfc 27,591]

The rumour might have been flying for some months. And she wasnt breaking news but assessing the implications of the EFC reactions. And she raised a pertinent questions about Hird's alleged ignorance of goings on and implications for the Club and the AFL.

She did cover the Adelaide issue and bucketed both Adelaide and Trigg for it. And rightly so.

I am not sure MFC for all its comedic efforts in so many areas was deserving of good starting article. Just remember not everyone buys your we were the victims of circumstance.

Of course she 'writes' on these things - she is the Chief Football Writer for The Age.

I am talking about leading the reports and finding the information (that Fan/BB says she is so good at). Quayle had the Adelaide story and Robinson seems to have 'broken' (or about to break) the possible doping with the AFL.com fellas going and finding stories since it broke (McVeigh, the Doctor that spoke to Dank, Carrazzo 'online' purchases).

And Caro does a 'would you let your son do this?' piece...

Do what, Caro? I don't know because you haven't found out and reported it yet.

She led ours with rapture, and 'our comedic efforts' happened TWO YEARS ago so that laughter must have gone on for some 18 months for it to impact her 'starting article'...

[sue 8,470]

Does anyone here believe AD's claim that Essendon didn't know this report and press conference were coming????

Did he actually say that? I didn't know comedy was part of his job description.

[Sir Why You Little 34,730]

This is just beautiful. Essenadol are building their new facilities out at Tullamarine. Big $$$.

Their case is looking more dodgy by the hour now that the ACC are involved.

How are they going to pay for this new training centre once the sponsors dry up?

That picture on the back of todays HUN is great.

Essendon Football Club...A pile of dirt.

Anybody who went to Windy Hill decades ago will show them no sympathy.

Ignoarance is no excuse.

A pile of dirt.

[monoccular 16,306]

Does anyone here believe AD's claim that Essendon didn't know this report and press conference were coming????

Did he actually say that? I didn't know comedy was part of his job description.

Maybe the leak didn't come from the AFL, after all they have an Integrity Department, so couldn't possibly happen. :-)))

How about the ACC leaking too?

[daisycutter 28,655]

hmmm.....i wonder if our marketing department are talking to essendopes current sponsors

[1858 224]

Maybe the leak didn't come from the AFL, after all they have an Integrity Department, so couldn't possibly happen. :-)))

How about the ACC leaking too?

Either way somebody leaked. That Bomber press conference was a shambles. They were under prepared, didn't know what to say, gave nothing of substance. They looked like three stunned mullets who had been pushed onto the stage at the last minute and told to dance. An appearance for the sake of an appearance after an 11th hour tip-off to get in first.

Bradshaw and Riscitelli looked less dumbfounded when crazy Vossy put them on a plane to go tour Visy park after giving them just enough notice to pack.

[mjt 640]

This is just beautiful. Essenadol are building their new facilities out at Tullamarine. Big $$$.

Their case is looking more dodgy by the hour now that the ACC are involved.

How are they going to pay for this new training centre once the sponsors dry up?

That picture on the back of todays HUN is great.

Essendon Football Club...A pile of dirt.

Anybody who went to Windy Hill decades ago will show them no sympathy.

Ignoarance is no excuse.

A pile of dirt.

Your like a vulture circling a straggler in the desert, i love it. B)

[sue 8,470]

Maybe the leak didn't come from the AFL, after all they have an Integrity Department, so couldn't possibly happen. :-)))

How about the ACC leaking too?

No serious leak here. You don't assemble the heads of the major codes, ACC, ASDA heavies etc, the Minister for Sport etc with 2 days notice and without first giving them a fair amount of detail, even the report. At that point there are so many involved that you know it will leak and no point in fingering anyone. Though I wonder if the ACC would be annoyed about the Bomber press conference occurring just before.

[mjt 640]

I dont see how this is hilarious...

The supporters dont deserve this, Imagine if it was us in there position.

Go read bay 13 on big footy about tanking then get back to me, they deserve everything coming there way.

[Pates 9,537]

At the beginning of this saga I was just glad to see the focus of the blood-thirsty media personalities turning to another club. I'm still glad of that but this issue could really hurt the games image.

I really feel sorry for the bombers fans, I know they can be real [censored] but end the end of the day they love their club like we do and they don't deserve the sh!t that's raining down on them.

[The Chazz 4,077]

At the beginning of this saga I was just glad to see the focus of the blood-thirsty media personalities turning to another club. I'm still glad of that but this issue could really hurt the games image.

I really feel sorry for the bombers fans, I know they can be real [censored] but end the end of the day they love their club like we do and they don't deserve the sh!t that's raining down on them.

Pates, don't lose sleep over it mate. It's not just the AFL that is in the sh!t with this one, most sporting codes in Australia are in strife.

[Demonsterative 2,038]

Bring on the footy I say. Politics is taking over the game. Cant wait, till the game speaks for itself after each weekend

[Sir Why You Little 34,730]

I really feel sorry for the bombers fans, I know they can be real [censored] but end the end of the day they love their club like we do and they don't deserve the sh!t that's raining down on them.

you never went out to Windy Hill did you?

Or never had a housemate who was also a fanatical Essendone supporter did you?

Don't give the bastards an ounce of Sympathy.

Let it rain.

Sloonie where are you? We need to crack a bottle of Red!

[Sir Why You Little 34,730]

Probably still dealing with her "lady hard on"...

hahaha!!

Been quiet today i hope she wasn't put in the cooler for a few months. Sloonie is good value.

[dees189227 10,933]

Trafficker worked with Hird in 2004

A headline I thought id never see. Lets face it essendon probably didnt give anything illegal in those injections but its funny watching essendon in the news for the wrong reasons. Sure if it was us id be shattered.

But I was getting sick of us in the papers so im glad someone has taken that off us. Plus its good to know the golden boy cant get everything right.

[rjay 23,972]

Bring on the footy I say. Politics is taking over the game. Cant wait, till the game speaks for itself after each weekend

Unfortunately the footy will now start with a big cloud hanging over it. I was really looking forward to the first game now I'm a bit up in the air about the whole thing. I would like to see the tanking thing over with, what a dog's breakfast the AFL have made of that and would like to know that we are not involved in current investigations on a federal or state level. This is going to engulf the whole competition and instead of reading some great football pieces the season is now set up for Wilson and co...even Buddy's contract is going to be relegated from the front and back page.

[olisik 4,060]

Trafficker worked with Hird in 2004

A headline I thought id never see. Lets face it essendon probably didnt give anything illegal in those injections but its funny watching essendon in the news for the wrong reasons. Sure if it was us id be shattered.

But I was getting sick of us in the papers so im glad someone has taken that off us. Plus its good to know the golden boy cant get everything right.

Still a mention of the demons in that piece....

[Jesse Christ 2,884]

I'm here. I was just assembling a flat-pack, then disassembling it because I put the panels on the wrong way. This is what happens when you put tools in a girl's hands lol.

Anyway no sympathy from me; I want all Essendrug supporters from infants to seniors to weep over the demise of their club. They deserve it.

I'll be here with my popcorn, waiting for sanctions- which I hope are swift and severe. I'm hoping 2 years out of the competition. Failing that, 5 years of no premiership points and only allowed to participate in rookie drafts. This would be enough to make me a very happy person

[rjay 23,972]

Trafficker worked with Hird in 2004

A headline I thought id never see. Lets face it essendon probably didnt give anything illegal in those injections but its funny watching essendon in the news for the wrong reasons. Sure if it was us id be shattered.

But I was getting sick of us in the papers so im glad someone has taken that off us. Plus its good to know the golden boy cant get everything right.

His first mistake was not going with his lie, "I'm not coaching the Essendon FC".

[Damo 3,012]

The schadenfreude for Essendon's woes I can understand but dont agree with.

The hatred for Collingwood is old school but Eddie has supported Demons in the recent past, even if his support is eddie centric and flawed. I have no feeling for them.

If however the club was the hawthorns, I would be high-fiving the air big time. That shwine Kennett has kicked us repeatedly. Wish it was them.

[rjay 23,972]

The schadenfreude for Essendon's woes I can understand but dont agree with.

The hatred for Collingwood is old school but Eddie has supported Demons in the recent past, even if his support is eddie centric and flawed. I have no feeling for them.

If however the club was the hawthorns, I would be high-fiving the air big time. That shwine Kennett has kicked us repeatedly. Wish it was them.

It still could be 'Frankly'.

[daisycutter 28,655]

At the beginning of this saga I was just glad to see the focus of the blood-thirsty media personalities turning to another club. I'm still glad of that but this issue could really hurt the games image.

I really feel sorry for the bombers fans, I know they can be real [censored] but end the end of the day they love their club like we do and they don't deserve the sh!t that's raining down on them.

stockholm syndrome?

[Pennant St Dee 11,367]

As a young footy supporter in the 80's my intense Hatred for the Hawks & Bombers spouted and grew. I agree with others sometimes it can be great to see other supporters wallow and cop a lot of heat over their club and my initial reaction when this was announced was thank christ we are off the back pages for a day or two.

As more news came out I realised two things we will be off the back pages for a fair amount of time, but I also like many of you understand how bad it is when you as a supporter cop it from opposition supporters. I have a lot of empathy for the Bombers fans think back how you felt when in 2007 our future looked very bleak. All I wanted then was for my two sons and hopefully grand children to have a Dees team to follow.

This is big make no mistake every Bomber fan will be coming to realise the worst case scenarios could see their club struggling for many years to come, depending upon how they fare they could even become a sponsorship no go area for years to come. That along with a massive debt and interest they will have with their new facilities could see them be looking for handouts for many years to come.

I really hope for the sake of footy in general the worst case scenario of systematic doping being uncovered, players outed for two years and Essendon being unable to field a side for two years does not eventuate. Whilst I still hate the Bombers and always will it is not good for the game, fans or sport if this happens

[Pennant St Dee 11,367]

you never went out to Windy Hill did you?

Or never had a housemate who was also a fanatical Essendone supporter did you?

Don't give the bastards an ounce of Sympathy.

Let it rain.

Sloonie where are you? We need to crack a bottle of Red!

WYL my best mate is a Bombers fanatic, his nephew played for them up until last season. We watch every game between our clubs together with our kids who also wear their our club colours.

When the Bombers get done by us he usually goes into a rage, remote controls get smashed and he becomes a sook.

I enjoy that as I do every time we beat them but this is different, this goes beyond Essendon this will harm the game