Watson and Bombers have a 'fighting chance'

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At least we now have a hand, unlike your misguided contractual inviolability.

Mate, you came back with a case that was completely unrelated to whether or not arbitration when mandated in contracts could be short-circuited for a go at the courts.

You may as well be discussing the Eureka Stockade.
 

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Mein gott in himmel, he is...
Did the Age seriously not consider that to be information worth disclosing?
Next minute we will have an article by a well known biochemist Stephen Kand saying AOD9604 is permitted, and watch them Essendon supporters lap it up.
 
So you've ruled it out a day in court entirely?

Before or after it is heard in the CAS? If before, yes, it's ruled out, every court will reject with instruction to pursue arbitration as per your contract. If after, courts will reject outside of very limited procedural grounds.
 
Interestingly part of s0 seems to suggest the substance must have some performance enhancing affect for the player to be banned, otherwise a reprimand can be given.

Bullshit:

S0. NON-APPROVED SUBSTANCES
Any pharmacological substance which is not addressed by any of the subsequent sections of the List and with no current approval by any governmental regulatory health authority for human therapeutic use (e.g drugs under pre-clinical or clinical development or discontinued, designer drugs, veterinary medicines) is prohibited at all times.

S1. ANABOLIC AGENTS
Anabolic agents are prohibited...

S.0 Substances are not 'Specified substances' and an Athlete may be able to get off with a reprimand only if the athlete can produce strong corroborating evidence which establishes to the comfortable satisfaction of the hearing panel the 'absence of an intent to enhance sport performance'.

Remember, the clear stated intent of the program and the injections of AOD was to enhance sport performance.

They're ****ed.
 
Bullshit:



S.0 Substances are not 'Specified substances' and an Athlete may be able to get off with a reprimand only if the athlete can produce strong corroborating evidence which establishes to the comfortable satisfaction of the hearing panel the 'absence of an intent to enhance sport performance'.

Remember, the clear stated intent of the program and the injections of AOD was to enhance sport performance.

They're screwed.


What mxett is saying is that ASADA must be convinced that AOD is actually a pharmacological substance before they can entertain applying S0.

If AOD is not a pharmacological substance - then everything in these forums about AOD has been nothing but hot air.
 
What mxett is saying is that ASADA must be convinced that AOD is actually a pharmacological substance before they can entertain applying S0.

If AOD is not a pharmacological substance - then everything in these forums about AOD has been nothing but hot air.

Nice try. AOD9604 is a pharmaceutical.
 

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What mxett is saying is that ASADA must be convinced that AOD is actually a pharmacological substance before they can entertain applying S0.

If AOD is not a pharmacological substance - then everything in these forums about AOD has been nothing but hot air.
Of course it's a pharmacological substance. If that's what they are relying on, they are deluded!
 
Essendon and AFL have been working together to pressure ASADA to finish investigations before finals. ASADA's reputation is on the line. ASADA has been forced to show their hand. Let the fight continue
 
Regarding a fighting chance, Essendon can do that.

But it's double or quits. Four years.

14.5 Aggravating Circumstances Which May Increase the Period of Ineligibility
If the AFL establishes in an individual case involving an Anti Doping rule Violation
other than violations under Clause 11.7 (Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking) and
11.8 (Administration or Attempted Administration) that aggravating circumstances are
present which justify the imposition of a period of Ineligibility greater than the
standard sanction, then the period of Ineligibility otherwise applicable shall be
increased up to a maximum of four (4) years unless the Player or other Person can
prove to the comfortable satisfaction of the Tribunal that he did not knowingly commit
the Anti Doping Rule Violation.

A Player or other Person can avoid the application of this Clause by admitting the
Anti Doping Rule Violation as asserted promptly after being confronted with the Anti
Doping Rule Violation by ASADA or the AFL.24
 
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