BREAKING: Essendon players have been found GUILTY of doping and will be suspended for 12 months.

[J_Moore]

Thank god it's over. I believe the best result for the good of the AFL.

Bomber fans, I know how bad you must be hurting, see you at the MCG.

I'll stand by you.

Prediction: it is not over.

 

[beta_condition]

Back dated? Surely them sitting at last years nab cup doesn't qualify

 

[teknodeejay]

Good to have Hird's dirty ways finally confirmed. Has been a cheat for quite some time.

All that's left is for Watson to be stripped of an award he won through cheating.

 

[Milux]

Is it too late to update our 2016 ladder predictions?

Essendon where already down the bottom so they should be ok.

 

[rdhopkins2]

Not over by a long way. The players now have plenty of time to brief their lawyers. How much money does Essendon have in the bank?

 

[MotleyLemon]

Surely the Cats second game vs them can now be moved from Etihad to KP?

 

[Only Forwards]

All praise Kyle Riemers.

 

[Tiger_4_Life]

All praise Kyle Riemers.

Where's vitamins mcveigh and his apology for kyle?

 

[didaksrightfoot]

Prediction: it is not over.

But is there anywhere you can appeal CAS findings to?
This side of it is done.

What happens next is for the Essendon players to sue Hird and the Bombers for this systematic doping... and I hope they take them for a whole lot. A message must be sent that this type of systematic doping is absolutely not on and must never happen again.

 

[hench]

Sounds like 12 players at the Bombers and 5 at other clubs?

 

[J_Moore]

But is there anywhere you can appeal CAS findings to?
This side of it is done.

What happens next is for the Essendon players to sue Hird and the Bombers for this systematic doping... and I hope they take them for a whole lot. A message must be sent that this type of systematic doping is absolutely not on and must never happen again.

Swiss federal court of appeal or something like that, according to the ABC this morning.

 

[Adz]

Really feel sorry for the players at the moment.

 

[didaksrightfoot]

Swiss federal court of appeal or something like that, according to the ABC this morning.

ah ok.

 

[Ricmel]

Swiss federal court of appeal or something like that, according to the ABC this morning.

I don't think there is any avenue of appeal.

 

[Slats]

Here are the 34 players who face bans:



STILL AT ESSENDON
Jobe Watson
Dyson Heppell
Michael Hurley
Brent Stanton
Tom Bellchambers
Tayte Pears
David Myers
Travis Colyer
Michael Hibberd
Cale Hooker
Heath Hocking
Ben Howlett

WESTERN BULLDOGS
Stewart Crameri

MELBOURNE
Jake Melksham

PORT ADELAIDE
Paddy Ryder
Angus Monfries

ST KILDA
Jake Carlisle

NO LONGER IN AFL
Corey Dell’Olio
Alwyn Davey
Ariel Steinberg
Alex Browne
Luke Davis
Dustin Fletcher
Leroy Jetta
Mark McVeigh
Brent Prismall
Nathan Lovett-Murray
Ricky Dyson
Sam Lonergan
Kyle Hardingham
Scott Gumbleton
Brendan Lee
Henry Slattery
David Hille

 

[SilenceOz]

While as an Aussie rules fan Im happy with the result.
As a Port supporter it sucks losing Ryder, Monfries.

However this is the reason Port tried to lowball Ryder trade deal.

 

[Gosha]

Great news.

 

[didaksrightfoot]

Really feel sorry for the players at the moment.

I think we can all agree that they have largely been a victim to the "system"... although that doesn't excuse them for allowing it to happen. They clearly should've known something wasn't kosher, and could've not complied, or reported it, at any stage.
Thats not to say that they also then don't have grounds to sue the club for unduly influencing them to take part, and from systematically doping them, and then getting rid of all the evidence.

 

[Bigeasy]

Feel for the players

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Justice for the cheats, bring it on, players were complicit, deserve everything that comes to them.

 

[Helen Wheels]

But is there anywhere you can appeal CAS findings to?

The International Court of Justice in The Hague.
But, seriously, as one of our fellow posters said, the Cronulla players copped it sweet and got it over and done with.
This whole thing has damaged our game.

 

[greennick]

Congratulations Essendon on winning the number 1 draft pick for 2016.

Ps- also good news for dees fans that we dont see Melksham play for 12 months.

Surely they'll be excluded from the draft or have the order locked in or something?

 

[Harris Specter]

James Hird, 2013: "And when the truth comes out, I think I'll be in a very, very good position, and so will this football club."

 

[greennick]

Not many Essendon fans in this thread (ie, none). No doubt a sea of tears by those who have wasted almost 4 years defending then.

 

[didaksrightfoot]

The International Court of Justice in The Hague.
But, seriously, as one of our fellow posters said, the Cronulla players copped it sweet and got it over and done with.
This whole thing has damaged our game.

^I think that was me.
To think this could've all been over and done with 2 years ago if the club and players just copped that they'd done the wrong thing.