Moody Blue
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Robinson having a cry on SEN. Gold! I suppose we will see every suspended Essendon player on Fox Footy next year.
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Certified Legendary Thread 34 Essendon* Players suspended for doping violations - No opposition fans. Check OP for thread rules
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thylacine60
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Fair to say there hasn't been this many Carlton BFers logged on since Black Friday November 2002.
The following consequences are more or less givens:
1. Watson loses his Brownlow and Mitchell and Cotchin share one - this to be done quietly since it is an embarrassment but the record book must show a winner.
2. Essendon will be sued by the players and it will be an open door for the players to argue there was gross negligence by Essendon in failing to implement any proper processes to ensure precisely what the players were being injected with and to have reliable records. Each player's claim will be different. All will claim a loss of earnings. There will be interesting argument as to whether "loss of enjoyment" arising from a football contract sounds in damages and whether worry about future health consequences can be included. There will be no claims for damages for personal injury as there are not likely to be any "serious injury" as defined in workers comp legislation.
3. Essendon will be relieved of having to pay 95 per c of salary cap on the sensible ground that they will have to pay damages to the suspended players who cannot earn a football salary until November.
What is unknown is:
1. Whether Essendon might in turn sue Danks or Hird?
2. Whether there is any appeal against the Cas decision. In this regard there is a precedent in a German court that CAS decision was was set aside as biased against a German ice skater on the grounds that effectively 2 of the 3 arbitrators were WADA appointees. I doubt such an appeal would succeed but it has to have more chance than the ridiculous Federal Court referral and the even sillier appeal from Middleton's decision. And will Hird try to get involved again or has his appetite for paying legal fees been sated?
In any event there is much material for the continuing consumption of popcorn.
1. Watson loses his Brownlow and Mitchell and Cotchin share one - this to be done quietly since it is an embarrassment but the record book must show a winner.
2. Essendon will be sued by the players and it will be an open door for the players to argue there was gross negligence by Essendon in failing to implement any proper processes to ensure precisely what the players were being injected with and to have reliable records. Each player's claim will be different. All will claim a loss of earnings. There will be interesting argument as to whether "loss of enjoyment" arising from a football contract sounds in damages and whether worry about future health consequences can be included. There will be no claims for damages for personal injury as there are not likely to be any "serious injury" as defined in workers comp legislation.
3. Essendon will be relieved of having to pay 95 per c of salary cap on the sensible ground that they will have to pay damages to the suspended players who cannot earn a football salary until November.
What is unknown is:
1. Whether Essendon might in turn sue Danks or Hird?
2. Whether there is any appeal against the Cas decision. In this regard there is a precedent in a German court that CAS decision was was set aside as biased against a German ice skater on the grounds that effectively 2 of the 3 arbitrators were WADA appointees. I doubt such an appeal would succeed but it has to have more chance than the ridiculous Federal Court referral and the even sillier appeal from Middleton's decision. And will Hird try to get involved again or has his appetite for paying legal fees been sated?
In any event there is much material for the continuing consumption of popcorn.
is that you, lewis ? great party !
Delete their names, no quoting from team boards
ferrisb
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Happy 'F*** you, you cheating scum*' day, thy!
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DaniFletch for POTThread.
ferrisb
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I'm stoked to be sitting here.
Moody Blue
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Meanwhile Doc Reid will probably show up to training like nothing has happened. How can he face the group? How he is still at their club beggars belief. Would you trust anything he told you?
According to the CAS decision writeup, the players and coaches deliberately kept details away from Reid, he had very limited knowledge of what was going on.
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Cheats never prosper. Thanks Hirdy for making TRENT COTCHIN 
a brownlow medalist!
a brownlow medalist!
HBF
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Eat a turd sandwich Essendon.
Hey guys, I haven't changed my avatar in several years... no, probably 10.
I think today is a great time to change it!
I think today is a great time to change it!
lukep_86
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I have mixed emotions about this..on one hand I'm over the moon that these drug cheats are getting the punishment they deserve. And I'm rapt that for season 2016, the media will actually talk about FOOTBALL instead of this stupid saga.
On the other hand, part of me feels sorry for their fans..most of the ones I've met are pricks but knowing they won't even go watch their team is something that's pretty sad. It's also a pretty bad day for AFL overall, but it's something that had to happen.
I'd love to know how ASADA didn't find them guilty (possibly a healthy 'donation' from the AFL) and WADA did..but either way, I'm glad the saga is finally over.
On the other hand, part of me feels sorry for their fans..most of the ones I've met are pricks but knowing they won't even go watch their team is something that's pretty sad. It's also a pretty bad day for AFL overall, but it's something that had to happen.
I'd love to know how ASADA didn't find them guilty (possibly a healthy 'donation' from the AFL) and WADA did..but either way, I'm glad the saga is finally over.
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For some reason I just think Reid is not responsible here , just seems like the bloke has been lied to and kept in the dark.
Yes, that's exactly it.
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Well may we say God Save the Queen because nothing will save the Essendon* Football Club!
He should have resigned earlier then. What's Reid waiting for? Just the paycheck or the welfare of those under him?
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