And the Essendon players can only look on from the sidelines now and dream of what might have been.

Maybe there'll be a few phone calls trying to contact the ASADA helpline this afternoon.

this new media claim of a new 6 mth offer is a press beat-up

there is no new offer

the afl has not received an offer (and why should THEY)

the show cause notices are on standby till the current court ruling

mclachlan confirmed as much on 3aw

Mr Charisma!

I dont thin Gil has the feintest idea as to wtf is going on if you ask me

I dont thin Gil has the feintest idea as to wtf is going on if you ask me

That is a fairly large group you are in there bb

And the Essendon players can only look on from the sidelines now and dream of what might have been.

Maybe there'll be a few phone calls trying to contact the ASADA helpline this afternoon.

Can imagine the call.

um yeah gurday,ahum hellommmmmmmmmm i got a slight problem,my name is eric from essendon and aaaahhhhmmmmmm i fink i could be in trouble cos i was injeeected with aaaahhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwell i dunno wot i was injected wif like.but me coach told me it aahhhhhgggmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwell it wos good like.and now i aint shaw.

Can ewes like help,mmmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttttttttttttttttteeeee.

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Whilst there's nothing officially on the table you'd think this was still a possibility as it's within the code.......

Makes you all warm and fuzzy to know the head of the game has a full and complete grasp of all things!!

Latest from Gil the Dill

Whilst there's nothing officially on the table you'd think this was still a possibility as it's within the code.......

Makes you all warm and fuzzy to know the head of the game has a full and complete grasp of all things!!

At 3.14Pm bb I am awarding the comment of the day.

Yep a regular Rocket scientist

On a different note see Bomba Thompson is the only coach not to forsake his development allowance to support the coaches association. Pretty mean spirited I would have thought. Not sure I want him at the club as seems likely.

On a different note see Bomba Thompson is the only coach not to forsake his development allowance to support the coaches association. Pretty mean spirited I would have thought. Not sure I want him at the club as seems likely.

did he give any reasons?

did he give any reasons?

self evident

did he give any reasons?

Not that I could see. Apparently didn't go over well. It was $5000. The coaches association is almost broke.

Not that I could see. Apparently didn't go over well. It was $5000. The coaches association is almost broke.

is !!

To be fair, bomber does owe the afl 30k!

Thatd put a dint in anyone's skyrocket

To be fair, bomber does owe the afl 30k!

Thatd put a dint in anyone's skyrocket

Not if you have made $30million on a property deal.

Not if you have made $30million on a property deal.

Yuk

Not if you have made $30million on a property deal.

and its his own bloody fault to boot ( owing the 30k)

Despite denials by ASADA of back room deals offered to Essendon players, the story won't go away. Greg Baum of the Age isn't impressed ~ Bans bargains, bans going cheap

Despite denials by ASADA of back room deals offered to Essendon players, the story won't go away. Greg Baum of the Age isn't impressed ~ Bans bargains, bans going cheap

Unfortunately, ASADA now look ridiculous. Here's three weeks Cronulla but Essendon, we are still going after you...well, sort of.

Unfortunately, ASADA now look ridiculous. Here's three weeks Cronulla but Essendon, we are still going after you...well, sort of.

May just be the difference between cooperating and stone-walling.

May just be the difference between cooperating and stone-walling.

Sue, I now don't think so. We have the ludicrous situation where a two year penalty for a drug violation has been reduced to roughly three weeks. Cooperation or not, the organisation in charge of ridding sport of performance drug use should not be making deals that are contrary to what they should be trying to achieve. I can't stand them but if I were Essendon I'd be bemused at whats been served up.

Sue, I now don't think so. We have the ludicrous situation where a two year penalty for a drug violation has been reduced to roughly three weeks. Cooperation or not, the organisation in charge of ridding sport of performance drug use should not be making deals that are contrary to what they should be trying to achieve. I can't stand them but if I were Essendon I'd be bemused at whats been served up.

I think the thing is the damage to reputation and the negative publicity is a punishment in it's own, the club cops the cheats tag as do the players and that doesn't wash off,

I don't think Essendon will be offered any deals because they have been blatantly trying to cheat the system to get off on a technicality

I think the thing is the damage to reputation and the negative publicity is a punishment in it's own, the club cops the cheats tag as do the players and that doesn't wash off,

I don't think Essendon will be offered any deals because they have been blatantly trying to cheat the system to get off on a technicality

Sir Paul, I'm not trying to point score but the trouble is there are Olympians wHo have suffered from loss of reputation plus time out of the sport. As pointed out in a couple of this mornings articles, this must be very hard for them to reconcile.

Sir Paul, I'm not trying to point score but the trouble is there are Olympians wHo have suffered from loss of reputation plus time out of the sport. As pointed out in a couple of this mornings articles, this must be very hard for them to reconcile.

Yeah, I think there needs to be a consistant harsh punishment personally, 1 year if they cooperate starting at week 1 of the next season, 2 if they don't cooperate

Sue, I now don't think so. We have the ludicrous situation where a two year penalty for a drug violation has been reduced to roughly three weeks. Cooperation or not, the organisation in charge of ridding sport of performance drug use should not be making deals that are contrary to what they should be trying to achieve. I can't stand them but if I were Essendon I'd be bemused at whats been served up.

You are right - I was being a bit tongue in cheek. Backdated bans with 3 weeks to go look ridiculous no matter how much cooperation was involved.

Though I could imagine someone getting off extremely lightly if they had fingered a Mr Big as part of their cooperation. I haven't followed the Cronulla thing closely, but I don't recall a Mr Big being in trouble and in any case many fingers have got a light penalty.

You are right - I was being a bit tongue in cheek. Backdated bans with 3 weeks to go look ridiculous no matter how much cooperation was involved.

Though I could imagine someone getting off extremely lightly if they had fingered a Mr Big as part of their cooperation. I haven't followed the Cronulla thing closely, but I don't recall a Mr Big being in trouble and in any case many fingers have got a light penalty.

As one of the Olympians observed, this has as much to do about revenue as anything else. And I wonder how much the AFL has muddied the waters to ensure prosecution is iffy at best. Now that Gill the Ponce McLaughlin is in charge you can guarantee this is going nowhere IMO .