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That 12 (12!!!!) Players did not take part is the biggest smoking gun for me. It clearly says there was the option to opt out. 12 players took responsibility for themselves. 34 didn't.

That's different as there would have been a different finals series. This just disqualifies one player that has no effect on the others

Irrelevant. Award it to them as rightful winners. It's not an asterisk. Jabcheated. same as when someone was suspended and won it

Can't believe the afl didn't make it happen yesterday.

If the afl leave wada, 17 Clubs will leave the afl

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/port-adelaide-chairman-david-koch-says-essendon-hoodwinked-afl-rivals/news-story/f8a4831cf9635b47f36bc63392cf84cb?utm_content=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=EditorialSF&utm_source=News.com.au&utm_medium=Facebook Kochie let's loose

Still can't explain why the whole Club hasn't been banned given 34 players were guilty of doping.

Round 2 scares me. They're away to gold Coast or someone r1 so it's their first game in melbourne We are notorious for losing games we should win They'll be up and about trying to have a crack Their fans will come out in support because they are deluded Not ideal

The players will be sueing the club on the basis that the club didn't keep records of what the players were injected with. That's a health matter and something they've plead guilty to in court. Good luck to them trying to sue for getting the injections - they had every right to say no, as about 10 of them did if we include rookies etc.

Ess should pay his contract for this year

http://m.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/afl/essendon-player-ban-is-laughable-and-based-on-no-evidence-says-stephen-dank/story-fni5f6kw-1227706358387 Dank.

Still seeing people on Twitter saying players are innocent Club is innocent it's all a wada afl asada conspiracy. We truly live in the age of "my opinion is correct and no evidence can change that"

Na just give em pick 18, 36 etc

The thought of them getting pick 1 as a result of having 12 players suspended for drug cheating disgusts me.

Even Mike Fitzpatrick wants to have a discussion about the way the code applies to team sports. Mate if a whole Club is doping I guess you should rub the whole Club out

The AFLPA should be sticking up for, you know, the other 600odd players who didn't cheat in 2012

Well as if we didn't know it before but the AFL PA have proven themselves now to be a complete joke.

What happened to the 2 out whole team out thing? They wouldn't be riding in le tour

This absolutely blows me out of the water. So [censored] up

https://www.asada.gov.au/news/court-arbitration-sport-decision-essendon-players Whack

Because their provisional suspension over the last pre season counts, to answer my own question. Which is a joke but anyway

How can they get 2 year bans starting March 15 when they played last year?

Afl must make sure ess don't get pick 1 for finishing last this year. Also we will have their 2nd round pick. K thks bye

What happened to the 2 guilty team is banned thing?

Epic victory for clean sport.