biggestred

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/opinion/patrick-smith/james-hird-has-plotted-his-own-tragic-course/news-story/52b8eee1cdb4885b25381990e78b7283 Aaaand its a truth bomb

Their whole club should have been banned last year. 34 players guilty? Club instigated and lead doping regime? Losing 12 players, picking up 10 others and getting pick 1 wasnt much of a punishment. Whatever happened to "2 athletes in a team guilty = team suspension"? Lets not forget the previous punishments were for "bringing the game into disrepute" because they had no records...

The switkowski report was very illuminating.... they paid a guy to do a report and it came back with "pharmacologically experimental environment". I mean, their own report said that.

Except for all the text messages between him and dank.

Half of hirdys problem is that he actually believes the stuff he says

He's a bit of a Shakespearean tragedy. A flawed character. I hope he finds peace down the line.

The path to redemption is paved with brutal raw honesty.

I must admit i thought youd cracked a joke... Interesting channel 7 are reporting that and everyone else is saying "major health scare" #scum

And Jab still hasnt handed back the medal.

I think hawks fans will let them have it.... and ill be supporting them Especially if Jab hasnt "found" his medal by then

When he ACTUALLY hands back the medal. Besides - wait until the senate enquiry or someone sues because they get cancer

This "comeback story" narrative essendon are pushing makes me sick. They are gonna be rolling it out thick when they play the hawks who will have th actual comeback story playing.... roughy returning from cancer. Yuk.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38253541?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_sport&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=sport Scary stuff

http://m.bbc.com/sport/38261608 Russia should not have been allowed to compete at rio. Sad day for world sport. Of course if they were afl players theyd just be great blokes who are victims of an afl/asada lead conspiracy.

Theyre about as contrite as the kid who gets caught cheating on a test and gets an ice cream as a result.

Cant disagree. It irks me that the club the afl and the media still dont see what essendon did as wrong. "Oh they cant possibly have done it they are great blokes, it was dank he's dodgy" None of them have truely accepted wrongdoing!! Ffs!! Drives me nuts

Makes me sick Hey half your club was banned this year? You finished last as a result? The club you had a lower percentage than is actually [censored]? Here have pick 1 anyway you deserve it

I dont ubderstand why they are getting payouts. They were responsible for what went into their bodies...

Im enjoying the fact that jobe will ask for a higher compensation payout as a result of losing his brownlow. I mean wtf

Jobe, the convicted drug cheat, who earned the endorsements and extra salary as a result of cheating his way to a brownlow.

they should sue for loss of earnings/endorsements

Kyle reimers did.

Saty. The rules are written forr the exact scenario. The reality is however it got into their system they are the ones benefitting. It is why it is totally up to the player to take responsibility. They did not, wilfully or ignorantly. They are guilty. They cheated. The end

They'll squib it and let him keep it - something about him being a great bloke, been unfairly treated yada yada

From memory the afl said that they couldnt directly trace the tb4 from the factory to the chemist to dank to the club so they said there wasnt enough evidence. Didnt get beyond that. CAS went ok we cant trace it the whole way directly but everything else matches with it being tb4