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Other scenarios include that as his return date got nearer, his anxiety increased, causing him to start smoking again, or that he has a family member on Tiwi who relies on cannabis, let's say ill/terminal for the sake of theorising.
Willie is goaded into bringing some weed back home to help out his family member (he seems a real family man) and is assured in the process that he'll never be checked, he's a footy star after all so they get luxuries the rest of us don't.
His actions are inexcusable but I suspect that comment from him and the punishment has taken into consideration what his intent may have been, and much like the urine sample fiasco, we don't have all the facts.
dont think so, i dont smoke weed and i can see how it benefits society. take a look at some of the studies on kids with epilepsy.
After that he's all good.
He still was going to get suspended. He got 2 years for tampering with the sample, not the dope in his system
I think given the result in court it's probably better for the club to keep him in the fold at this stage.
There isn't much to lose by trying to get him on the right track before it is all too late. But as we have seen from plenty of past players, if they cut him loose and he spirals in any way it still hurts the club every time his name comes up regardless of what the club does right now.
Question is really whether he's willing to commit to that effort and to do the work to rebuild the trust with the club and the other players - but I think it makes sense to give him a final chance.
There isn't much to lose by trying to get him on the right track before it is all too late. But as we have seen from plenty of past players, if they cut him loose and he spirals in any way it still hurts the club every time his name comes up regardless of what the club does right now.
Question is really whether he's willing to commit to that effort and to do the work to rebuild the trust with the club and the other players - but I think it makes sense to give him a final chance.
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Thought you were dead.
He has to be given at least four weeks suspension from the afl under the three strikes rule. Pasted Below for reference. It will be whether they deem this his third strike as he was currently suspended. There might even be a 4th strike that didn't make it out as it doesn't have to be public.
Strike 1. Failing to submit sample to drug testers
Strike 2. Testing positive on another test.
Strike 3. The Airport possession.
A strike is issued to any player who possesses, uses or deals an illicit drug, returns a positive sample or refuses to submit a sample to AFL drug testers.
Under the new policy, a player will receive a $5000 fine for a first strike while also undergoing counselling and target testing.
On the second strike a player's name is made public and he serves a four-match suspension. A third strike incurs a 12-match suspension."
Thanks mate.
Who says I'm not?!
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Don't **** with me man.
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Willie will hold on for max 11 weeks and 6 days. I'd say ASADA should review his ban and push it forward allowing him to play next week. How is that for a twist??
If the ball is a 50:50 Willy would generally win it, if his opponent was favoured by the kick Willy would halve it. I rated him as a gun and one of the most important on the list. Getting Kelly to west coast didn’t fill the hole that Willy left. I rate him above Kelly and we need the pair of them on the park to contend.
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On good behaviour bond: 'Ashamed' Rioli pleads guilty to drug possession
Willie Rioli has avoided a conviction after being caught with cannabis at Darwin Airport
www.afl.com.au
Some more details here.
Says the Taped weed actually fell out from his shorts during the screening.
Guess he wasn't using 3M Gaffa tape then.
On good behaviour bond: 'Ashamed' Rioli pleads guilty to drug possession
Willie Rioli has avoided a conviction after being caught with cannabis at Darwin Airport
Some more details here.
Says the Taped weed actually fell out from his shorts during the screening.
That’s such a coincidence, I heard his brain fell out the back of his head on the way to airport too.
The guy is falling apart.
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Willie would have gotten a few years in prison if this happened in the US.
They gotta pump their incarceration numbers up to appease the private prisons after all.
Or if he was in California he could simply get a medicinal licence.
Judges also have to be seen as tough on
It's such a messed up system. As with most things over there.
"Shame, loss, humiliation, grief. That's how Mr Rioli feels," lawyer Mark Thomas said during sentencing submissions.
"He is truly ashamed and regretful for what has occurred".
Clearly didnt feel enough shame and humiliation over his AFL ban to stop him from taping weed to his thigh and attempting to go through an airport.
Angry and disappointed. Imagine if this was how you p*ssed your life away - paid hundreds of thousands of bucks a year to kick a ball around, family can lean on one of the richest organisations in the country for support at any time, the opportunity to set your kids up for life is laid at your feet, but nah hey its more important that I can toke up whenever I want to. On something thats not even that hard to get FFS!
Stupid. Didnt understand it when Ben did it, dont understand it when Willie does it.
"He is truly ashamed and regretful for what has occurred".
Clearly didnt feel enough shame and humiliation over his AFL ban to stop him from taping weed to his thigh and attempting to go through an airport.
Angry and disappointed. Imagine if this was how you p*ssed your life away - paid hundreds of thousands of bucks a year to kick a ball around, family can lean on one of the richest organisations in the country for support at any time, the opportunity to set your kids up for life is laid at your feet, but nah hey its more important that I can toke up whenever I want to. On something thats not even that hard to get FFS!
Stupid. Didnt understand it when Ben did it, dont understand it when Willie does it.
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