Yeah, indefinate suspension for a player who has played top level football since he was 16 is a real slap on the wrist.
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Should the WCE be penalised?
- Thread starter One-Eye-Pie
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Yeah, indefinate suspension for a player who has played top level football since he was 16 is a real slap on the wrist.
Alphanumeric
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What edge??
The guy has been a gun since he started playing though.
If he was just an average player in 2005, then all of a sudden in 2006 he started to average 30 touches then I would agree with you.
But he has been a good consistent player for years.
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No.
There is no evidence that it has enhanced the teams performance on the field. Thus making it irrelevant whether it was a football player, a rugby player or a cricket player.
The only punishment that should be dished out is to Ben Cousins.
There is no evidence that it has enhanced the teams performance on the field. Thus making it irrelevant whether it was a football player, a rugby player or a cricket player.
The only punishment that should be dished out is to Ben Cousins.
The Majestic
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I'd hate to tell you this but Benny C has been a star way before this drug stuff happened, I am no drug expert but I don't think coke, or ice would help you much during a game.
Even if they did, he was playing that well way before even taking a drug, if there are drugs at play here from day one of his AFL career I say we find his dealer and give some Collingwood players some.
WCE have already been penalised, their best player is not playing until after the mid season break.
The Majestic
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Working on a deal as we speak.
Chicky wont pick up his damn mobile.
Send Embers over that'll fix him.
Correct. Even the possible effects that people are talking about would only be possible if taken on the day of the game, maybe the night before.
Given Cousins tested negative 4 times in the back half of last season, I think even a 'head in the sand' West Coast supporter can safely assume that he wasn't using drugs on game days. Totally different to steroids etc that will aid recovery between events and therefore are 'performance enhancing' no matter when taken.
The Majestic
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Thank you, I'd say good luck but you guys probably won't need it, but hey good luck, I hope it's a good game like the last time we came to play you in WA.LOL.
I want Embers to play this wekk for WCE, not the Royal Perth Hospital team!
Seriously good luck on the weekend Im sure we will abuse each other but more importantly the umpires!
The AFL probably should penalise a player for testing positive, as the ARU did. From a personal perspective, I disagree with the harshness of that penaly on Sailor, however that is not the point. Ben has not tested positive, so what is the relevance of this? A player admitting he has a problem is not the same as a positive test. Blame the system mate, not the player or the club!
Make sure you finish school mate, trust me, it's well worth it.
Now get back to your homework!
Haha, or maybe not, I reckon Embers would return only with a black eye.
Under the current agreement, those that have tested positive are not known in name by the AFL. Blame the AFL and the AFLPA for that ridiculous arrangement which I believe potentially puts players in danger of major health issues because they may walk into a training or playing scenario and have major cardiac failure.
I wonder if it ever came out that a player that has tested positive and trained or played under the influence of drugs and did have a cardiac episode, I wonder if that would be the biggest furore in AFL history? When this ridiculous two strikes and still remaining anonymous and without sanction contributed to the whole incident.
Don't think many disagree with you here FuManchu. The system is a farce.
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Sure is.
But, AFL and the clubs have a duty of care.
maybe ALL clubs should do inhouse massive testing like the broncos do.
Maybe they dont want to
But, AFL and the clubs have a duty of care.
maybe ALL clubs should do inhouse massive testing like the broncos do.
Maybe they dont want to
One-Eye-Pie
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Make sure you finish school mate, trust me, it's well worth it.
There iss no need to insult my intelegence? I finished school a long time ago, I'm 36.
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Don't worry about it, they called me a janitor before.
Read that thread....in your case harsh....looked like that thread just got a little too heated and some silly things were said......in one eyed pies case, he has proven in just a few days to be a first class boofhead.
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oh ok.
Wooshavich
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No argument from me Fu, but I think you can see how ridiculous it would look if the AFL sanctioned a player who has not returned a positive test ever, while at the same time taking essentially no action against 28 who have.
I think you'll find the clubs do want to do their own testing, it's the current arrangements concocted by the AFL and AFLPA that do not allow them.
- Dec 7, 2001
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Yep.So they can keep their player draft. In to bed together, AFL and AFLPA.
NRL clubs have the Asada testing as well as massive inhouse testing.
So much better for the actual player affected, and the club.
I normally don't do that, but in this case it seemed more than justifiable! You brought up an example which although may seem similar, is totally different. It is my understanding that in that case the ARU suspended him because the test fell into what the AFL would consider "in season". As such, they had no choice but to hit him with a 2 year suspension. All the positive drug tests in the AFL so far have been "out of season", meaning the AFL could apply it's own 3 strikes policy. Ben has not even returned a positive test. So comparing the two is laughable.
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