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Play Nice WADA v Essendon 34: Guilty, 2 Yr Susp. (backdated to Mar 2015). Affects 17 current AFL plyrs.
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Following on from this-
"But there are more serious sanctions that can be taken by ASADA, with a year in jail the listed penalty for providing ''false or misleading information or documents'' to a Commonwealth entity or person exercising powers under Commonwealth law."
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/players-face-jail-if-they-lie-to-asada-20130420-2i7dp.html#ixzz3x0V3sVMW
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I think they should consider themselves very lucky. A lie by omission is still a lie.
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They might be giving him time to resolve the issue without demands: i.e hand it back voluntarily
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Good guy William Hill, what a pillar of Western socitety lol
come on mate, you've had a good day, don't ruin it by expecting miracles
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Surprised we haven't seen a complete meltdown yet, From someone close to the playing group.
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Caro pondering "The still-unsolved mystery of why no Essendon footballer in 2012 confided to anyone outside the club about the strange experimental treatment they were enduring..."
I can imagine James Hird having a Reverend Jim Jones-like hold over the playing group, with his fanatical hatred of the Hawthorn Football Club inspiring his "whatever it takes" approach, which in the end resulted in what - the ultimate worst outcome for Essendon - a Hawthorn threepeat
Nice Neil Young reference at the end of Caro's article too!
Indeed.
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He thinks he didn't but knows he did?
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Matty Lloyd has been pretty close to the melts
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It's easy most of them rely on afl funding and will do what they are told.
The clubs should be demanding a complete clean out of the commission and all senior positions at the afl but they won't because they are all on the tit.
7:30 tonight, Fox Footy
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He was gutted. I want to see someone lose it and Blame everyone and ramble incoherently at length.
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He obviously does not read Connolly.
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I think he is a bit strange. I've thought this for a bit now. I used to think he was balanced and a really good footy analyst On The Couch, but his media handling falters substantially once this blew up every time he is questioned / criticised etc. I think he has a bit of a problem with practically congenitally being incapable of really accepting fault full stop. Weird, but not totally unknown - some elements of personality disorder? It's been known.
Cool. I'm an Internet psychiatrist now
He does appear to be utterly incapable of accepting blame or admitting fault. Even now - it's not because of anything he did that the players are being banned, it is because of a miscarriage of justice. On the face of it his statement today could be a statement of compassion for the players, but looks a little close and it is also a statement that absolves him personally of any guilt or responsibility for the outcome.
There is a pattern here. He frequently makes these statements that are represented as defences of other people, or statements of support for other people but also just happen to absolve James Hird of guilt or responsibility. So he can present himself as a defender of the little guy, the poor players, the innocent. But really he has consistently acted in his own best interests. Even if you look at something like his 'resignation' presented as magnanimous and for the best interests of the club and players. If those were really his concerns he would have gone much sooner. That he waited until his position was absolutely 100% untenable shows you what his real concern is.
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Mark Robinson, come on down
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Good point. I think Jobe would be very presentable as a media personality.
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Robbo has been saying all day he thinks the players cannot play the innocent victim anymore. He wont ramble that badly I think.
