15 minutes ago, Ted Fidge said:

Have you considered that Hibberd might just be a good bloke and that he's been fitted up on absolutely no evidence by a foreign court that doesn't understand AFL?

Those boys have done nothing wrong and look at how much they've suffered already and it will be a celebration of something or other when they return to the game.

Welcome to the future.

Please no more... my GP tells me uncontrollable laughing is not good for my health.

3 minutes ago, sue said:

Please no more... my GP tells me uncontrollable laughing is not good for my health.

Funny sue mine told me the reverse.

 

8 minutes ago, old dee said:

Funny sue mine told me the reverse.

 

OD, I'm trying to work out whether "reverse" means your doctor said uncontrollable laughing is good for your health or whether your health is not good for uncontrollable laughing. If it's the latter, I think you'll need to explain a bit more.

14 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

OD, I'm trying to work out whether "reverse" means your doctor said uncontrollable laughing is good for your health or whether your health is not good for uncontrollable laughing. If it's the latter, I think you'll need to explain a bit more.

First one LDC

7 hours ago, Ted Fidge said:

Have you considered that Hibberd might just be a good bloke and that he's been fitted up on absolutely no evidence by a foreign court that doesn't understand AFL?

Those boys have done nothing wrong and look at how much they've suffered already and it will be a celebration of something or other when they return to the game.

Welcome to the future.

you need the sarcasm quotation thingees when uttering as such. 

32 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

you need the sarcasm quotation thingees when uttering as such. 

You mean there was someone who thought he was serious bb ?

8 hours ago, Ted Fidge said:

Have you considered that Hibberd might just be a good bloke and that he's been fitted up on absolutely no evidence by a foreign court that doesn't understand AFL?

Those boys have done nothing wrong and look at how much they've suffered already and it will be a celebration of something or other when they return to the game.

Welcome to the future.

This is going to happen. R1 they will have a great big celebration about getting their boys back complete with heart wrenching stories about how tough its all been

It makes me want to vomit thinking about it

[censored] drug cheats.

33 minutes ago, biggestred said:

This is going to happen. R1 they will have a great big celebration about getting their boys back complete with heart wrenching stories about how tough its all been

It makes me want to vomit thinking about it

[censored] drug cheats.

Don't forget the priority draft pick to go with Pick one and the "No Soo Ars"  fifty million dollar donation from the AFL.

Edited August 16, 20168 yr by Melbman2

7 minutes ago, Melbman2 said:

THE TRUTH IS out tHERE

Edited August 16, 20168 yr by Chook

10 minutes ago, Chook said:

THE TRUTH IS out tHERE

We didnt do it, but if we did, it was only half of us, so the other half should have been found innocent also.

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-16/athletes-with-doping-past-tell-russia-not-worth-it/7722080

Smart, professional,qualified people. Are we to think that their method of operation was to say "i will take it first to show that it is ok"

And by the way i am off overseas for a little while!

This morning brings the news that the head of that European IOC has been arrested in Rio for being involved in a ticket selling scam.

Hardly a surprise I guess but I think it is time this organisation was disbanded it is now reached the stage of high farce.

 

20 minutes ago, old dee said:

This morning brings the news that the head of that European IOC has been arrested in Rio for being involved in a ticket selling scam.

Hardly a surprise I guess but I think it is time this organisation was disbanded it is now reached the stage of high farce.

 

Maybe they could merge with FIFA?

Mafia mobs and bikie gangs don't merge. They work out lines of demarcation.

The only thing the IOC and FIFA have to offer each other are tips on various scams the other might not have thought of yet.

Sadly I have lost interest in the Olympics. The drugs, corruption and politics of the event have led me to switch off. (I did watch some of the swimming.) 

I hope that the evils that exist at Olympic level sport do not expand in the AFL beyond the EFC or I may be lost to the AFL as well.

Thankfully there is netball, perhaps one of few untainted sports.

On 7/26/2016 at 0:21 AM, SaberFang said:

Robbo blatantly intimated on 360 tonight that Essendon tanked the Lions match to ensure pick 1 was theirs.

 

All those number one picks helped Carlton. Go for it Essendon!

1 hour ago, ManDee said:

Sadly I have lost interest in the Olympics. The drugs, corruption and politics of the event have led me to switch off. (I did watch some of the swimming.) 

I hope that the evils that exist at Olympic level sport do not expand in the AFL beyond the EFC or I may be lost to the AFL as well.

Thankfully there is netball, perhaps one of few untainted sports.

I used to be an avid watcher, and recorder of Olympics and of Le Tour.........but have totally lost interest due to drugs and corruption.  Maybe I am just an old curmudgeon.   But if AFL continue to fiddle with our rules, and turn a blind eye to drugs, then I will lose interest there too. 

1 hour ago, monoccular said:

I used to be an avid watcher, and recorder of Olympics and of Le Tour.........but have totally lost interest due to drugs and corruption.  Maybe I am just an old curmudgeon.   But if AFL continue to fiddle with our rules, and turn a blind eye to drugs, then I will lose interest there too. 

You and I have the same feelings mono. Bloody sad but you have to draw the line somewhere.

1 hour ago, monoccular said:

I used to be an avid watcher, and recorder of Olympics and of Le Tour.........but have totally lost interest due to drugs and corruption.  Maybe I am just an old curmudgeon.   But if AFL continue to fiddle with our rules, and turn a blind eye to drugs, then I will lose interest there too. 

2nd level MCC members.

mmm that number 5 mmm he shows a bit mmmm Ra!

Edited August 18, 20168 yr by ManDee

10 hours ago, old dee said:

You and I have the same feelings mono. Bloody sad but you have to draw the line somewhere.

We should form a club lol

On 8/18/2016 at 8:52 AM, ManDee said:

Sadly I have lost interest in the Olympics. The drugs, corruption and politics of the event have led me to switch off. (I did watch some of the swimming.) 

I hope that the evils that exist at Olympic level sport do not expand in the AFL beyond the EFC or I may be lost to the AFL as well.

Thankfully there is netball, perhaps one of few untainted sports.

Then again wonder what Bolt is doing after the Olympics? We could put him on the Rookie list, he could just run the ball out of the backline all day!

Does anyone know if there's any drug testing of these banned players during the ban?

Considering Essendrug has now managed to turn their cheating program into a number one draft pick (and potentially priority pick), as well as an 'enhanced' salary cap, is there anything to stop the players juicing up to the eyeballs whilst training during the suspension, and then work back from the end of the ban to determine when they need to stop injections so it flows out of their system and can't be detected post-ban? The only issue would be ensuring no tests were done close to the end of the ban, by, I don't know, disappearing on a Euorpean tour, or something.

Is there ongoing testing of temporarily banned drug cheats?

44 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

Then again wonder what Bolt is doing after the Olympics? We could put him on the Rookie list, he could just run the ball out of the backline all day!

Thank goodness we've improved our trading and recruiting. Just a few years ago we'd have been more likely to end up with Andrew instead of Usain