No Oppo Supporters The ASADA Thread... from a Tiger perspective

[rfctiger90]

This sucks. We finally make finals (knock on wood), and all this season will be remembered for is ****ing Essendon taking drugs.

 

[Dusty Cotch]

Is Mark McVeigh not one of Hirds Best friends???...What a joke having his biased opinion. I believe Robinson over McVeighs version of what Hird told him or importantly did not tell him!!!

 

[sante]

I still don't know what to believe. Don't think I'm as far into it as the rest of you being in Adelaide but, everyone has a different outlook on what happened.

 

[Cotcho]

Holy shit! Spike Mcveigh just implied that the list of drugs that were invoiced to the club werent supposed to be there. I think I know how this is going to play out:

We thought that the players were getting this...and for free
We were surprised by that list
We dont believe any of our players were injected with that
Dean Robinson and Steven Dank used for personal use or to sell
They tried to invoice club and thus were fired.
We stress that our players didnt take anything illegal or banned.

Fuuuuuuu

 

[Grockadoc]

Is Mark McVeigh not one of Hirds Best friends???...What a joke having his biased opinion. I believe Robinson over McVeighs version of what Hird told him or importantly did not tell him!!!

Anything he is questioned that relates to Robinson, he disagrees with what Robinson says, or says he doesn't know. Then when questioned about Hird, he practically creams his pants, and defends him tooth and nail. Seriously biased.

Also, what is up with Luke Darcy on the panel. His nervous twitching and his inability to sit still looks like he is peaking on something.


These are my thoughts I posted on the Dean Robinson interview thread on the main board:

Essendon are in complete meltdown. How can James Hird in February state "He would take full responsibility" for anything that happened at the club, and yet 6 months later Dank is gone, Robinson is gone, Evans is gone, Corcoran is under fire, Hird calls his position safe and believes he will be there next year.

If he is true to his word, and takes full responsibility, this is ENTIRELY hisfault. These people were hired, directly, or indirectly by him, and as a consequence, he needs to relinquish his position. He can walk, he can get pushed, either way, no way Hird should be coach in 2014. He has been the catalyst for far too much damage to the club, and only the clubs "Save the Messiah" mentality has assured his position thus far.

 

[Dusty Cotch]

Anything he is questioned that relates to Robinson, he disagrees with what Robinson says, or says he doesn't know. Then when questioned about Hird, he practically creams his pants, and defends him tooth and nail. Seriously biased.

Also, what is up with Luke Darcy on the panel. His nervous twitching and his inability to sit still looks like he is peaking on something.


These are my thoughts I posted on the Dean Robinson interview thread on the main board:

Essendon are in complete meltdown. How can James Hird in February state "He would take full responsibility" for anything that happened at the club, and yet 6 months later Dank is gone, Robinson is gone, Evans is gone, Corcoran is under fire, Hird calls his position safe and believes he will be there next year.

If he is true to his word, and takes full responsibility, this is ENTIRELY hisfault. These people were hired, directly, or indirectly by him, and as a consequence, he needs to relinquish his position. He can walk, he can get pushed, either way, no way Hird should be coach in 2014. He has been the catalyst for far too much damage to the club, and only the clubs "Save the Messiah" mentality has assured his position thus far.

Bomber Thompson will coach Essendon next year. Take that to the bank.

 

[PHX]

Best lulz I've had for a while on the ASADA board with the Weapon interview thread.

BigFooty at it's finest. Taking the piss.


Spike McVeigh in full Essendon PR mode and squirming more and more as Mark Stevens presses him.

 

[Dusty Cotch]

Holy shit! Spike Mcveigh just implied that the list of drugs that were invoiced to the club werent supposed to be there. I think I know how this is going to play out:

We thought that the players were getting this...and for free
We were surprised by that list
We dont believe any of our players were injected with that
Dean Robinson and Steven Dank used for personal use or to sell
They tried to invoice club and thus were fired.
We stress that our players didnt take anything illegal or banned.

Fuuuuuuu

You could be onto something here. I think the Club are going to say that most likely Dank & or Robinson were up to shonky shit by trying to get the club to buy drugs that Dank would then sell for a his own gain...Either way you look at Hird etc. have been very naïve & brought the game into disrepute!

 

[Cotcho]

You could be onto something here. I think the Club are going to say that most likely Dank & or Robinson were up to shonky shit by trying to get the club to buy drugs that Dank would then sell for a his own gain...Either way you look at Hird etc. have been very naïve & brought the game into disrepute!

Hmmmm I bet they argue nothing could have been done. As soon as they found out they outed them.

 

[Dusty Cotch]

Hmmmm I bet they argue nothing could have been done. As soon as they found out they outed them.

Yep...Either way Essendon & Hird are in serious trouble.

 

[BC9_]

I cant comment on this until the ASADA report is released, Mark McVeigh peel me a grape.

 

[BC9_]

 

[Dusty Cotch]

I cant comment on this until the ASADA report is released, Mark McVeigh peel me a grape.

Absolute cringe worthy was McVeigh really was pathetically biased. As has been Tim Watson whenever he has spoken about Essendon & his sons tainted brownlow.

 

[BC9_]

Absolute cringe worthy was McVeigh really was pathetically biased. As has been Tim Watson whenever he has spoken about Essendon & his sons tainted brownlow.

McVeigh knows he's biased, he even said it at the end. He knows he's a massive Wayne Kerr!

He made the coverage go downhill.

I thought Dace was very good, which is probably an unpopular opinion.

 

[Dusty Cotch]

Danny Corcoran ....gee he sounds like a great bloke ...not!

 

[Harmichael]

Hird wanted to out do Collingwood who he believed were cheating.

We all know what happened to the last club that tried to do that.

Oh the irony. Shame Bruce wasn't on hand to describe it.

 

[Tumble]

Hopefully we see in one of the next few weeks #theweapon streaking at a bombers game Max Walker 12th man style with a placard "give me my job back"

Got to love #theweapon - already got a new career a bus driver - nice work

 

[Tzatziki_Man]

I actually hope The Weapon is right.

Would be awesome to see that dirty place crumble. Hird reminds me of that cult guy from The Simpsons who brainwashed Homer's family.

 

[sregit]

Hopefully we see in one of the next few weeks #theweapon streaking at a bombers game Max Walker 12th man style with a placard "give me my job back"

Got to love #theweapon - already got a new career a bus driver - nice work

Was he called the weapon because he has helped to shoot Essendon in the arse? hahaha

Maybe should have been called the syringe for the same reason.

 

[mellowyellow]

Is Mark McVeigh not one of Hirds Best friends???...What a joke having his biased opinion. I believe Robinson over McVeighs version of what Hird told him or importantly did not tell him!!!

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His answers were liken to what Robinson alluded to in his interview "A Boys club"

 

[Schnail73]

This will go further than just the EFC and the AFL, you don't reckon in the halls of WADA they are organising "Black Ops Team 6" to OZ to take care of ASADA? The integrity of ASADA, WADA, the AFL and the EFC is completely shot to pieces after this. It's now a media farce (the weapon interview aside) that will have long and far reaching consequences.....
Has the AFL or Andrew Dometriou got a spine.......We'll wait and see.....

 

[Nostradumbass]

McVeigh is out of his depth in the media. I doubt he'll have a long career.

 

[WATiger86]

More gold from the age - Proves Dank and Essendon knew they were walking a fine line around S0. Pity WADA/ASADA think they have crossed it. Have no idea why Essendon continue to plead their innocence. Just because they don't think they cheated, doesnt mean they didn't!

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...ug-legality-20130731-2qznm.html#ixzz2adDIBgR7

 

[Tigersman]

There is just too much evidence around now for the AFL to negotiate a watered down penalty of any kind. This club needs to be made an example of. Unfortunately for the players, in previous cases players pleading naivety in being given the wrong stuff by others they trust has not been a good enough defence. I can't see why it is good enough here. Each player was given a list of what was going into them. It is their responsibility to check its all legal. It's unfortunate but that is the standard set in previous cases.

IMO reduced penalties but guilty verdicts for the players is fair.

The club and individual staff shown to have involvement should be hammered.

 

[Schnail73]

There is just too much evidence around now for the AFL to negotiate a watered down penalty of any kind. This club needs to be made an example of. Unfortunately for the players, in previous cases players pleading naivety in being given the wrong stuff by others they trust has not been a good enough defence. I can't see why it is good enough here. Each player was given a list of what was going into them. It is their responsibility to check its all legal. It's unfortunate but that is the standard set in previous cases.

IMO reduced penalties but guilty verdicts for the players is fair.

The club and individual staff shown to have involvement should be hammered.

Agree, still don't like the idea of our boys playing against a side that potentially could win a flag in the next couple of years with this background. If they do win it in 2014 as I believe they have a great chance to, the cup presented should be made of copper....it'll turn green with time and be forever tainted omongst their legitimate cups.