THE BOMBERS' DOPING SAGA - THE FAT LADY SINGS

[beelzebub 22,591]

9 minutes ago, george_on_the_outer said:

Well they didn't have any clout as it turns out:

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/supplements-saga/essendon-supplements-saga-push-for-senate-inquiry-rejected-says-greg-hunt-20170303-guqeyl.html

awwwwwww 

[Wrecker45 3,378]

On 02/03/2017 at 6:48 PM, Diamond_Jim said:

 

So very true

Cannot help but wonder if in a few years we will be reading about all the disqualifications from the recent Rio Olympics.

The performance of a certain female swimmer definitely raised my eyebrows and sent me off looking for her past performance record.

On the Wiggins affair just like the Bombers it needs to be made an offence for the player  to ingest something without proper records. This might stop the fiasco of the dog ate my homework excuse.

Finally what does this say about the recent dominance of the UK in track and road cycling. Naively I was thinking that the sport had cleaned itself up.

I'm glad I'm not under that scutiny. I,ve ingested some late night souvlaki's that have left me wondering.

[monoccular 16,516]

5 hours ago, Unleash Hell said:

I know this is stating the obvious but, Regardless of the Pro EFC chest beating  and investigation into ASADa it doesn't change the facts Easendon don't have records what they injected players with nor the fact ASADAs investigation was found legal in the high or supreme court (sorry for my ignorance) nor the fact they were found guilty in the swiss high court. 

Just sour grapes and im enjoying it.

 

Personally im still waiting for james horss truth to come out that will prove essendon innocent......

..........or do have but will not produce them because they are incriminating.

Edited March 3, 2017 by monoccular

[biggestred 4,410]

Dons accused of asking Gatto for help

Aaahahahahahaha holy [censored]

"DDispute resolution specialist"

Im done????

[Whispering_Jack 28,097]

9 minutes ago, biggestred said:

Dons accused of asking Gatto for help

Aaahahahahahaha holy [censored]

"DDispute resolution specialist"

Im done????

Just when you thought it couldn't get any more ridiculous this story keeps on giving.

[biggestred 4,410]

Can we actually disband this cheating group of criminals?

Id love to go to tassie to watch the dees v tassie devils

[beelzebub 22,591]

Somehow ...THEY ... Don't bring the game into disrepute !!

Me think it 'mazin !!

[Hellaintabadplacetobe 4,138]

Didn't Shane Charters make a last minute decision to not provide details to ASADA during the investigation ?? Might have had a chat with the dispute specialist ??

[biggestred 4,410]

25 minutes ago, Hell Bent said:

Didn't Shane Charters make a last minute decision to not provide details to ASADA during the investigation ?? Might have had a chat with the dispute specialist ??

I remember at the time thinking there was something dodgy about him suddenly shutting up shop. 

And something improper too. He met with someone or some influential supporter. Im sure i read it in the paper. 

 

 

Edit

Found it

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/meet-the-millionaire-who-struck-bombers-peace-deal/news-story/b30ff3ac4ea996beb233ddd652d3268f

Sounds like some mick gatto style dispute resolution might have been involved too

 

Edited March 8, 2017 by biggestred

[Hellaintabadplacetobe 4,138]

17 minutes ago, biggestred said:

I remember at the time thinking there was something dodgy about him suddenly shutting up shop. 

And something improper too. He met with someone or some influential supporter. Im sure i read it in the paper. 

 

 

Edit

Found it

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/meet-the-millionaire-who-struck-bombers-peace-deal/news-story/b30ff3ac4ea996beb233ddd652d3268f

Sounds like some mick gatto style dispute resolution might have been involved too

 

Good get! Sounds dodgy as hell..... join the dots!

[Wells 11 4,959]

6 hours ago, biggestred said:

Dons accused of asking Gatto for help

Aaahahahahahaha holy [censored]

"DDispute resolution specialist"

Im done????

Im not sure if the author actually expected us to believe that line but I, like you, read that incredulously and laughed out loud. 

lets see, they injected their players with PED's en masse for a full season.  They then had a viral spate of soft tissue injuries that completely gave the game away. They were tipped off ( a move the AFL must regret daily)  They then burned the records, denied everything and hired a hit man to shut everyone up. They then tried to run both ASASDA and WADA out of town , shame them as much as possible and just litigate the crap out of everything that moved on the story. Hird who at the VERY least was a part of it if not the instigator, took the heat. But not before it was made clear to us all that really the AFL was to blame and going on air for an hour to say how innocent he was. 

But no "tanking" is what REALLY bring the game into disrepute. Now we are endlessly bombared with "returning heroes" stories and "Jobes new love"stories and "Poor Hird" stories..like they were all set upon for no reason. This story is THE biggest scandal in the AFL in my lifetime, perhaps in its entire history ...and somehow its all swept away now. The club should have been  suspended for a year. 

[Whispering_Jack 28,097]

53 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

The club should have been  suspended for a year. 

... but instead, the AFL took no steps to sanction the club in any way whatsoever after the final CAS decision found the 34 EFC players and former players guilty of an anti doping rule violation.

In fact, the AFL had an immediate plan in place to lighten the club's burden during the period of the players' suspension by allowing it to supplement its list with top up players (with no assistance to other clubs that had lost players who had in the interim transferred from the EFC). Within that plan was its decision that notwithstanding that Essendon's record in 2016 would inevitably be adversely affected by the unavailability of players, most of who would be returning in 2017, this factor would not be taken into account in determining the club's position in the 2016 AFL draft. Hence, a gift of the first pick in that draft and improved position in other rounds in a draft already tainted and skewed by the academy system.

Well done AFL. It was the least you could do after all those years and in particular the way your own Tribunal stuffed up the initial hearing into the doping saga.

[Lucifers Hero 37,462]

Someone was certain to spill the beans at some stage.  Looks like it is only just starting!  Wallis has always played mean not caring who he hurt in the process.  Hasn't changed.

Just hope our coach is not brought up in the allegations related to staff injecting.  The AFL declared him innocent so not a problem but that wouldn't stop media making a fuss if they want to deflect attention.  Goodwin is now the most senior ex Ess person still in the AFL so would be an easy target.  It would be a terrible distraction for us.

 

[Demon trucker 1,788]

On 03/03/2017 at 10:41 PM, george_on_the_outer said:

Well they didn't have any clout as it turns out:

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/supplements-saga/essendon-supplements-saga-push-for-senate-inquiry-rejected-says-greg-hunt-20170303-guqeyl.html

It was never going to happen, if there was a secret tape of a asada  meeting talking about how they were going to stich the bummers up, of course no tape exist, because the 34 are a bunch of cheating lying, why would anyone need to lie about having vitamins injections. 

[Fork 'em 6,608]

31 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

   Goodwin is now the most senior ex Ess person still in the AFL so would be an easy target.  It would be a terrible distraction for us.

 

Well ..... It would serve us right.
We should've stayed a million miles away but no.
We traded in their drug taking players and made one of their dodgy assistant coaches our senior coach.

 

Edited March 8, 2017 by Fork 'em

[jnrmac 19,414]

So the latest "bombshell" from Slobbo is that Wallis and Elliott are suing the club. Their evidence includes how the club ripped off the medicare system.

It's amazing how in some cases how clear transgressions like the allged abusing of the Medicare rebate for the thousands of injections just simply get ignored.

If Worksafe came to my workplace I would be heading to the slammer had I done the same thing as the EFC. Why do authorities look away?

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,534]

Having just read Mick Warner's story I am very dubious. I think its very dangerous to assume that the claims of the "disgruntled employees" are necessarily accurate. Essendon has apparently stated that the claims are false and have been reported to the Police. I'm not sure what the Police involvement is about although if the Essendon FC position is correct, perhaps it is to investigate whether the employees have made fraudulent claims to WorkSafe. If any part of their claims can be proven to be false it would then bring into question the rest of their statements, whether they are accurate or not. While this never-ending saga has conditioned us to believe that anything the club did is beyond imagination, just maybe what's being written about here did not actually happen.

And who amongst ever thought the the AFL-linked John Elliott who would get into the most trouble would be this particular one?

 

[rjay 24,126]

33 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Having just read Mick Warner's story I am very dubious. I think its very dangerous to assume that the claims of the "disgruntled employees" are necessarily accurate. Essendon has apparently stated that the claims are false and have been reported to the Police. I'm not sure what the Police involvement is about although if the Essendon FC position is correct, perhaps it is to investigate whether the employees have made fraudulent claims to WorkSafe. If any part of their claims can be proven to be false it would then bring into question the rest of their statements, whether they are accurate or not. While this never-ending saga has conditioned us to believe that anything the club did is beyond imagination, just maybe what's being written about here did not actually happen.

And who amongst ever thought the the AFL-linked John Elliott who would get into the most trouble would be this particular one?

 

Apparently they are suggesting blackmail...

Unfortunately for Wallis he played the party line during the scandal.

His relationship with the truth and his record keeping in the past will not help him in this case.

Have to agree with you about 'disgruntled employees'...seeing what Robinson picked up on the way through might have been a factor.

[Lucifers Hero 37,462]

The AFL website article: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-09/dons-deny-club-reached-out-to-underworld-figure  It quotes Lindsay Tanner as saying: "Allegations of ... dealings with Mick Gatto are false. Inappropriate demands and threats made upon Essendon Football Club have been reported to the AFL integrity department and on its advice, Victoria Police have been contacted."

Elliot's allegation is reported to be a request for a meeting with Gatto, not 'dealings' as Tanner puts it.  Elliot is not alleging a meeting or 'dealings' took place so he may be correct.

I could guess what the 'demands and threats' were!  Does anyone else get a sense those were made some time ago and the Worksafe claim is a result of no satisfaction from EFC. 

Wallis and Elliot are disgruntled.  It seems most other people walked away with a bit of coin in their pockets but they didn't.  A Worksafe claim for stress is their way of getting it.  The bombers should have paid them off as well. 

Popcorn time again!

[Bluey's Dad 3,419]

4 minutes ago, rjay said:

Apparently they are suggesting blackmail...

Unfortunately for Wallis he played the party line during the scandal.

His relationship with the truth and his record keeping in the past will not help him in this case.

Have to agree with you about 'disgruntled employees'...seeing what Robinson picked up on the way through might have been a factor.

 

Although one could also look at Robinson's payment as hush money. If you take that track, then these two 'disgruntled employees' might be saying the very things Robinson was paid not to say, instead of looking at a big compo cheque and saying "me too please".

It's all conjecture for now. TBH I wouldn't put anything past the EFC though.

[Sir Why You Little 35,248]

I knew this mess would keep giving. 

Until documented records and reciepts are produced it will keep on giving

Goodwin better be clean in any of this, he was tight with Hird right through the madness.

[Engorged Onion 9,549]

You'd hope its false, yet more importantly, for Wallis and Elliot to put this forward, they'll need plenty (and I mean conclusive) evidence that these things occurred - and I hope their advisors have got multiple copies... otherwise it's all seen as conjecture. 

[Lucifers Hero 37,462]

 

1 hour ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Having just read Mick Warner's story I am very dubious. I think its very dangerous to assume that the claims of the "disgruntled employees" are necessarily accurate. Essendon has apparently stated that the claims are false and have been reported to the Police. I'm not sure what the Police involvement is about although if the Essendon FC position is correct, perhaps it is to investigate whether the employees have made fraudulent claims to WorkSafe. If any part of their claims can be proven to be false it would then bring into question the rest of their statements, whether they are accurate or not. While this never-ending saga has conditioned us to believe that anything the club did is beyond imagination, just maybe what's being written about here did not actually happen.

And who amongst ever thought the the AFL-linked John Elliott who would get into the most trouble would be this particular one?

The police! May as well have reported it to the janitor!

Leading Essendon connections/supporters:

• Current EFC Club Chairman: Ex Federal ALP Minister
• Current EFC Club Director: Ex Chief Commissioner of Police, Victoria
• Victorian Premier
• Victorian Governor
• Past No 1 ticket holder: Ex Federal Liberal Treasurer/Deputy Prime Minister

I don't have much confidence the Police finding concrete evidence to support Wallis or Elliot's worksafe claims. 

But they may well find sufficient evidence to support Tanner's complaint of 'inappropriate demands and threats'.  

The little guys don't usually win when faced with the might of the big end of town.

Edited March 8, 2017 by Lucifer's Hero

[Engorged Onion 9,549]

2 hours ago, jnrmac said:

So the latest "bombshell" from Slobbo is that Wallis and Elliott are suing the club. Their evidence includes how the club ripped off the medicare system.

It's amazing how in some cases how clear transgressions like the allged abusing of the Medicare rebate for the thousands of injections just simply get ignored.

If Worksafe came to my workplace I would be heading to the slammer had I done the same thing as the EFC. Why do authorities look away?

Again JMAC, only clear transgressions if there is evidence, otherwise its heresay...

[dazzledavey36 49,587]

Just [censored] nuke the joint.