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

[Redleg 40,856]

Wilson has called for CS to be sacked. He was seen walking past a Bombers membership tent last year.

[jnrmac 20,055]

2 year ban for all players that have taken part. Nothing less.

Except we still get to play the, because we need the four points.....

[Bluey's Dad 3,419]

Makes a lie of the claims that the AFL are always picking on MFC.

Its actually all this is coming out and not being swept under the carpet.

And its even better that its a club other than MFC.

This was Essendon being transparent and requesting the AFL investigate. The club is the reason this isn't being swept under the rug, not the AFL. I'm not suggesting that the AFL would, just saying that in this case the transparency is coming from the club, not the AFL.

It's not like the AFL found evidence and then demanded Essendon comment on it.

Edit: Of course it could all just be damage control and they are trying to appear transparent.

Edited February 5, 2013 by Choke

[beelzebub 23,313]

The blitz must be going into meltdown. Bettet send an ARFF team to Ess fields lol

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

Wilson has called for CS to be sacked. He was seen walking past a Bombers membership tent last year.

Let's see how much vitriol and unfounded accusations are in her next piece of 'journalism' on this issue

Pathetic and disgusting

[daisycutter 29,605]

Makes a lie of the claims that the AFL are always picking on MFC.

Its actually all this is coming out and not being swept under the carpet.

And its even better that its a club other than MFC.

By the reports the AFL got involved at the request of Essendon management (if you believe it)

Mind you they may have just been trying to get in first because it was about to break

[daisycutter 29,605]

Wilson has called for CS to be sacked. He was seen walking past a Bombers membership tent last year.

with an ashen face?

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

This was Essendon being transparent and requesting the AFL investigate. The club is the reason this isn't being swept under the rug, not the AFL. I'm not suggesting that the AFL would, just saying that in this case the transparency is coming from the club, not the AFL.

It's not like the AFL found evidence and then demanded Essendon comment on it.

Edit: Of course it could all just be damage control and they are trying to appear transparent.

pft, that presser was the most obvious attempt at getting on the front foot because you know youre about to be cooked - exactly like adelaide did with the cap issue

[Bluey's Dad 3,419]

Wilson has called for CS to be sacked. He was seen walking past a Bombers membership tent last year.

I wish I could like a post twice.

[Bossdog 2,002]

Didn't Adelaide come out and report salary breeches to the AFL with the Tippet saga????

Sorry C & B I was a bit late....

Edited February 5, 2013 by Bossdog

[daisycutter 29,605]

If the players took supplements and signed documents with the full knowledge that they were sailing close to the wind, they should cop whatever penalties they are given if there are any at all. I'm not saying they are guilty but if they were aware of what they were doing they don't have much of a defence.

This is a bit more serious than fumbling the ball, or not playing a 17 year old, skinny recruit.

I wonder if Warnie's mum supplied the supplements?

[Outside fifty 967]

By the reports the AFL got involved at the request of Essendon management (if you believe it)

Mind you they may have just been trying to get in first because it was about to break

I think you may be on the money there. Apparently this story has been hanging around for the last month with the players and not the club raising concerns.

[monoccular 17,415]

What I'm going to say is completely unfounded and biased, but I believe he didn't know. He seems to me to be an ethical kind of guy. Just my opinion.

surely he would have to plead either stupidity, or incompetence if this actually happened and he did not know. Either way not exactly a golden mark on his résumé. Edited February 5, 2013 by monoccular

[Bluey's Dad 3,419]

I think you may be on the money there. Apparently this story has been hanging around for the last month with the players and not the club raising concerns.

Indeed.

Fairfax is crediting their own 'requests for information' for providing the catalyst for this investigation.

[Bluey's Dad 3,419]

surely he would have to plead either stupidity, or incompetence if this actually happened and he did not know. Either way not exactly a golden mark on his résumé.

Good point. If the allegations were true he either knew and did nothing or didn't know and is incompetent.

[rjay 24,889]

What I'm going to say is completely unfounded and biased, but I believe he didn't know. He seems to me to be an ethical kind of guy. Just my opinion.

Very ethical holding secret meetings in the Presidents office to get rid of Knights and take over his job, then denying everything.

[hardtack 10,517]

Sounds like our CEO.

This is a recording and nothing can go wron...go wron...go wron...go wrong

[Buffalo 203]

General comments around the footy traps....Essendons supporters worried it will tarnish Jobe's Brownlow....Hawthorn supporters want Brownlow given to Sammy....

[Sir Why You Little 36,989]

pft, that presser was the most obvious attempt at getting on the front foot because you know youre about to be cooked - exactly like adelaide did with the cap issue

Agreed...i heard the whole thing....Hird at least must have known this was going on at the time.

[mjt 640]

This is a recording and nothing can go wron...go wron...go wron...go wrong

Give it 48 hrs chump.

[Bluey's Dad 3,419]

Interesting article:

http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8605158

Quote from a 'former Essendon player':

" ... it does seem very odd the type of stuff we were taking.

"They admitted to us it was right on the edge of the levels you could be taking."

[H_T 3,043]

Just listening to SEN and they are saying about suppliments taken in pre season 2012

This explains why they were so good in the first half of the season then dropped off in the 2nd half

They were the same in 2011 too, up and about early - I recall the NAB Cup clash at Etihad. Not that there's anything wrong with that.....?

Both seasons resulted in a gradual increase in injury list (soft tissue).

Anyway, I call for investigator commandos to interview everyone and anyone - twice, in some cases three times. Interrogate, intimidate are the current tactics as I understand.

Time to unleash Caroline to find out what is going on. And let her give a piece of her mind. Fair is fair in the land of AFL....apparently.

[monoccular 17,415]

Age Football writer Waroline Cilson is about to release the following:

"Essendon have been inadvertently caught up in the scandalous ongoing Melbourne tanking scandal - Cameron Schwab is said to have, according to reliable sources, secretly encouraged the novice Bomber coach to force his players to experiment with body building drugs. In further breaking news Schwab has also been implicated, according to other reliable sources, in masterminding the shocking European Football (Soccer) match fixing scandal, based on his well known success in systematic match fixing at the MFC. Further investigations are underway on suspicion that he may also be part of the Elvis mystery, and the Kennedy assassination, according to sources."

[biggestred 5,016]

"see the bombers shoot up, up"

[The Chazz 4,077]

Wasn't it one of Thompson's first priorities (when he re-joined EFC) to get the players to add up to 10kg as quickly as possible?