http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-to-investigate-claims-some-western-bulldogs-players-allegedly-backed-team-to-lose/story-fni5fazt-1227270076759

EXCLUSIVE: THE Western Bulldogs are at the centre of an explosive betting scandal in which punters, including some players, allegedly backed the Dogs to lose.

The Herald Sun understands the AFL is investigating claims some Dogs players were involved in a suspicious betting plunge on the Demons-Bulldogs match in Ballarat on 14 March.

Melbourne won by seven points.

It is believed up to ten people, including players, may have taken part in the suspicious betting.

One player in particular will be more seriously scrutinised.

An AFL spokesperson said the leagues policy was not to comment on integrity related matters.

Good luck proving that, they almost came back from 45 points down,

The bets may have been placed earlier in the week before the teams were announced. If the Dogs players had inside information on team selection, a betting plunge on Melbourne would be suspicious. The punters would have been sh#tting themselves in the last few minutes.

Good luck proving that, they almost came back from 45 points down,

maxwell and shaw got fined and suspended for giving info re player positions at the start, first goal kicker

Foolish.

Obviously the message isn't getting through. If true big example needs to to be set.

Strike me dead. We finally bloody win a game and we find out the other team took a dive!

I give up.

*pushes desk over, and walks out*

The Hunter has now become the hunted.....

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

Good luck proving that, they almost came back from 45 points down,

A whole lot of people, including some on here, say we tanked after being in front when the final siren went...

The part of the The Australian article that I find ludicrous is that it states that the players self reported. You'd only self report if you were already under investigation and know you are about to be caught. There should be no lesser penalty for self reporting.

Footy just gets sillier and sillier! I no longer get it!

A whole lot of people, including some on here, say we tanked after being in front when the final siren went...

Yeah don't ya hate it when that happens

A whole lot of people, including some on here, say we tanked after being in front when the final siren went...

Let's hope we don't sucked into this controversy somehow!

Would make sense if you had the inside info. We were paying close to 2-3 bucks before the teams came out then the odds quickly swapped sides.

According to purple on the footy show, Lachie hunters betting account was used by a Footscray vfl play to place a multi bet which one of the bets was against the dogs in the Melbourne game

Fair dinkum, Purple is an absolute [censored].

his main story tonight after THAT summer of drugs etc is Lamumba having a meeting 2 years ago asking what would happen if he tested positiive to marijuana after possibly passive smoking it.

no suggestion he did smoke it.

is he [censored] kidding? what a story out of nothing. honestly.

Fair dinkum, Purple is an absolute [censored].

his main story tonight after THAT summer of drugs etc is Lamumba having a meeting 2 years ago asking what would happen if he tested positiive to marijuana after possibly passive smoking it.

no suggestion he did smoke it.

is he [censored] kidding? what a story out of nothing. honestly.

It was a very weird angle from purple. Lumumba had done nothing wrong so it was a non-story before it began. Waste of time.

According to purple on the footy show, Lachie hunters betting account was used by a Footscray vfl play to place a multi bet which one of the bets was against the dogs in the Melbourne game

Sounds like a convenient excuse. For starters, who the hell gives out their account number and password on their betting account?

As an aside. Mark Hunter (Lachy's old man) was the bookmaker who took Damien Oliver's bet that led him to be suspended. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Barrett could have put up the Lumumba rubbish to take the spotlight off Bulldogs c up.

That's the way they like to wallow in it. Almost like adrenalin...

seriously how dumb are some of these players. Before the season and when your career begins you get a talk on betting and how its not on. Everyone knows you cannot bet. and to bet on your team to lose, thats even worse.

If the only dirt Barrett has on Melbourne is Prince has rastafarian mates,then we must be on the right track.

Good luck proving that, they almost came back from 45 points down,

Err we were accused of tanking in a game where we were ahead at the final siren....

Just saying...

What's the bet the player involved gets a bigger penalty than the bombers players

What's the bet the player involved gets a bigger penalty than the bombers players

No one will take that bet wattsup

Err we were accused of tanking in a game where we were ahead at the final siren....

Just saying...

And were found not guilty. Just got fined for not tanking...