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Australian Crime Commission investigation into sport
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He said purity of the game not of the comp
Public Enemy No1
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This report is still a lot of 'huff and Puff'.
Implicate every club in Australia...Widespread use...We are on to you..blah blah
But then still relying heavily on 'Whistle blowers' to make any convictions because basically they have 'suspicions' only.
Classic scare mongering in the hope some guilty people will come forward.
Implicate every club in Australia...Widespread use...We are on to you..blah blah
But then still relying heavily on 'Whistle blowers' to make any convictions because basically they have 'suspicions' only.
Classic scare mongering in the hope some guilty people will come forward.
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Someone earlier hit the nail on the head, when the CEO of hte comp is as greedy and arrogant as Vlad, it filters down all the way to the players and even fans. I reckon there's an analogy to Australia as a nation in here.
How long have we had to put up with idiots justifying a compromised competition all for 'growth' (which really means profit)? Any different from having the Victorian Libs attacking workers rights lately whilse slashing jobs?
Of course, the AFL has its whipping boys (Dogs, Port and Roos) to serve as the equivalent to how 'boat people' are used by our pollies i.e. "These poor people are the reason you're less rich! Blame them! Not our compromised competition/society!"
Then its found how corrupt and immoral the whole thing is: AFL designed for the powerful to indivdually profit at the expense of a fair competition, Australia designed for the powerful to individually profit at the expense of the general public.
Its just another capitalist rort that's having its chickens come home to roost. No tears to be shed here.
How long have we had to put up with idiots justifying a compromised competition all for 'growth' (which really means profit)? Any different from having the Victorian Libs attacking workers rights lately whilse slashing jobs?
Of course, the AFL has its whipping boys (Dogs, Port and Roos) to serve as the equivalent to how 'boat people' are used by our pollies i.e. "These poor people are the reason you're less rich! Blame them! Not our compromised competition/society!"
Then its found how corrupt and immoral the whole thing is: AFL designed for the powerful to indivdually profit at the expense of a fair competition, Australia designed for the powerful to individually profit at the expense of the general public.
Its just another capitalist rort that's having its chickens come home to roost. No tears to be shed here.
Yes, Comrade!
I suspect if it was completely systematic, happening on a big scale at all clubs, and officially sanctioned by management, there'd be more whistleblowers than just Kyle Reimers. All 800-odd AFL players + hundreds of staff can't all be blackcat 's Type-A personalities that will do whatever it takes.
But there'd be plenty of players (or groups of players) who'd be right into this stuff of their own volition, for sure. Often working with a team sports scientist or two, I reckon.
But there'd be plenty of players (or groups of players) who'd be right into this stuff of their own volition, for sure. Often working with a team sports scientist or two, I reckon.
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Just saw Goodesy on the news, Glass and Embley today too.
A few clubs pretty confident they're fine.
Only time will tell. At the moment it's only Essendon likely in the shit though.
A few clubs pretty confident they're fine.
Only time will tell. At the moment it's only Essendon likely in the shit though.
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I never said it hadn't. Suggested these problems were pretty much non-existent before the ultra competitive modern day athlete we see now.
So it's on the cusp of ruining our sports then? Or do you have facts to support that it's only a 'select few'?
That's a very pie-in-the-sky interpretation of my post. You must be studying, or have studied, sports science.
Public Enemy No1
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Does not actually mean much. Mark McVeigh did the same yesterday which was basically worthless
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So from the report they have enough evidence to convict people ? Why hasnt it been done yet ?
Sweet why don't we join so that makes 47 and it looks like we nearly make half of the flags ever won.sweet - 32 flags!!!
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Even at such clubs there may be individuals
johnthegardener
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I think that the most logical thing for the AFL to do would be to ban the clubs from having/employing sports scientists then issue a comprehensive list of allowed supplements. It's much easier to announce what you are allowed to take than to announce the one's you're not allowed. That would make everything quite clear cut and the onus is then on the AFL if any approved supplements were found to be dodgy.
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Very true.
Although the others were calm and rational and did not refer to off-site injections.
But you're right that nothing means anything except for the evidence they have, which is still far from clear. Although I think it's reasonable to say that the bombers are most likely to be done. No guarantees mind you. You never know, it could be the eagles.
Doping isn't about size, it is about recovery. So therefore it is beneficial to any sport.
You recover quicker, you can work harder in the next session.
If you want to build size, this means you can lift heavier sooner, getting bigger quicker.
If you want to build endurance, this means you can work hard sooner, getting fitter quicker.
Remember the sport with the worst doping history is cycling which is based around endurance not size. A lot of the stuff cyclists use would be of some benefit to AFL players considering the amount of running at pace they do nowadays.
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Yeah very true. Could be anyone. Whoever they are, they're cheats and they should be punished.
Public Enemy No1
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Good point
I actually think Demetriou has been possibly the best administrator the AFL has seen. He's not perfect, but I'd like to see some of you fat bastards running the comp!
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Gai is terrific ..... the Waterhouse bookmaking genes produced Toms Dad Robbie ... google him !!
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I'm not fat, you bastard.
Whilst I agree with Chief's point that large organisations will always be reactive to situations like this, Demetriou has been adamant on many topics, including this particular issue. And by adamant, I mean that he has either denied its existence or claimed that the current policies were sufficient.
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It doesn't say much for the previous administrators.
