Essendon players guilty! Bans til November 2016!

[Dave The Man]

If Essendon finish last this season will they get the number 1 selection in the next draft?

Yep - The AFL said they won't as they are weak as water.

Why should the Profit from Cheating?

[Dave The Man]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/t ... 5e6902b7af

So Robbo has to come back and Defend his Best Mate who destroyed the Club he Barracks for.

How is he such a Senior Jurno?

Guess he then Rooted James After the Interview

[Johnno75]

Looks like it's officially over. Essendon appear to have accepted the verdict of CAS, no appeals this time.

[Dave The Man]

Looks like it's officially over. Essendon appear to have accepted the verdict of CAS, no appeals this time.

Well People in the Media think players where Hard Done By and Should be able to Appeal.

Real Boys Club

[droversdog65]

Looks like it's officially over. Essendon appear to have accepted the verdict of CAS, no appeals this time.

Well People in the Media think players where Hard Done By and Should be able to Appeal.

Real Boys Club

Dave it won't happen, AFL agreed to be bound by WADA's rules, players agree to be bound by AFL.

WADA sent it to CAS therefore its a done deal, no appeal is possible.

[Dave The Man]

Looks like it's officially over. Essendon appear to have accepted the verdict of CAS, no appeals this time.

Well People in the Media think players where Hard Done By and Should be able to Appeal.

Real Boys Club

Dave it won't happen, AFL agreed to be bound by WADA's rules, players agree to be bound by AFL.

WADA sent it to CAS therefore its a done deal, no appeal is possible.

I know that but the Media and People in the AFL Industry will try and make it look like the Players got the Raw End of the Deal

[69 years a MAGPIE]

Reading the AFL website am I correct in interpreting what is said:
1. suspended players will still get paid
2. 5 rookies to be upgraded
3. 10 supplementary players to be added
4. AFL to give EFC extra money to meet payment of supplementary players
Why 1 and 4? Is that normally the case. Are Keefe and Thomas treated the same way?

[Dave The Man]

AFL and the Peptide Bummers have come out of this looking like a Laughing Stock in the Sports World

[Dave The Man]

Reading the AFL website am I correct in interpreting what is said:
1. suspended players will still get paid
2. 5 rookies to be upgraded
3. 10 supplementary players to be added
4. AFL to give EFC extra money to meet payment of supplementary players
Why 1 and 4? Is that normally the case. Are Keefe and Thomas treated the same way?

Nope - because the play for Collingwood and not the AFL Favourite Victorian Team the Peptide Bummers

[Daicos Mullets]

Interestingly, the background at Essendon's press conference had only Essendon logos.

https://twitter.com/EssendonFC/status/6 ... 4197909504

Does that confirm that the sponsors have jumped off-board, or are at least seriously considering their options? Given the massive costs that Essendon have incurred so far, loss of sponsors would be a crippling blow, particularly on top of additional payments to top-up players and highly likely legal action against the club.

[Jezza]

Interestingly, the background at Essendon's press conference had only Essendon logos.

https://twitter.com/EssendonFC/status/6 ... 4197909504

Does that confirm that the sponsors have jumped off-board, or are at least seriously considering their options? Given the massive costs that Essendon have incurred so far, loss of sponsors would be a crippling blow, particularly on top of additional payments to top-up players and highly likely legal action against the club.

That generally happens in a time of crisis at most clubs, with us being no exception when the story about Keefe and Thomas first escalated in the media and when Maxy and Shaw were implicated in the betting saga in 2011.

Lindsay Tanner and Xavier Campbell seem to indicate that the club had been in constant dialogue with the club's sponsors and they were confident that these sponsors would maintain its support for the club despite today's events.

[4everpies]

Reading the AFL website am I correct in interpreting what is said:
1. suspended players will still get paid
2. 5 rookies to be upgraded
3. 10 supplementary players to be added
4. AFL to give EFC extra money to meet payment of supplementary players
Why 1 and 4? Is that normally the case. Are Keefe and Thomas treated the same way?

Not sure whether the suspended players get their full pay. I think there are some WADA rules regarding the payments.

Really peed off that not only Essendon, but the other clubs with cheats playing for them are allowed to upgrade rookies. We were not allowed to upgrade any rookies to cover the spots of Keeffe and Thomas. I imagine Eddie and Perty will be on the phone asking the AFL why.

[Dave The Man]

Bombers should Write Hird the Turd out of there History Completely after this

[Dave The Man]

So ASDA was pretty much calling the AFL a Joke and they got them off on Purpose while Knowing they Cheated?

[Jezza]

For the sake of this sport, this decision had to inevitably be delivered.

What we saw at Essendon in 2011-2012 can never be repeated and must serve as a warning to other clubs that they risk the consequences if they choose this path. It's a good day for those who care about the integrity and dignity of this sport.

Seeing Essendon suffer is a bonus but I'm more pleased that the sport still has some credibility left, albeit I have lost faith in the AFL to handle difficult matters such as this.