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[jambo]

Football has been a business since the late 80s, like most professional sports around the world.

No more day jobs and then driving down from Bendigo for training nights.

 

[Omikron]

Essendon players guilty. 12 month suspensions.

 

[Jables Swan]

It's going to be a weird season without them. Will Jobe get to keep his Brownlow?

 

[PhantomZone]

This is a fantastic day, the sun is shining, birds are singing, Hawthorn are threepeat defending premiers and Essendon finally get done for being drug cheats.

 

[bomma_man]

Rip lemmy
Rip bowie
Rip the essendon football club

 

[jambo]

So much for Ryder and Monfries this year =X

A good decision in the end.

 

[Rezbit]

12 months is a pretty huge penalty. Honestly thought it would all be suspended at this point because it has been so long. But if sports movies have told me anything it's that you can put together a team of misfits, including a fallen star who never hit his potential, then by the end you win the Super Bowl and get the girl.

 

[Yagharek]

When will we see the test results?

 

[Omikron]

When will we see the test results?

lol


edit: you should read the report vince. it's pretty damning tbh.

 

[AxeMan]

What a great day. Made all the more better because Essendon, through the legal avenues, extended the pain. It could have been over a few months after it started if they fessed up and took it on the chin. But they had to continue to be arrogant.
I couldn't care less if the club went under.
And I also laugh at Hird's response to this

“I am shocked by this decision,” he said.

“I firmly believe the players do not deserve this finding.

“They do not deserve to face a twelve month suspension from the sport.

“This is a miscarriage of justice for 34 young men.

“I will not be making any further comment today. I intend to make further comment later in the week.”

Read the CAS statement Hird. They are of the opinion that the players were 100% complicant in the cover up
And now would be a good time for Watson to hand back the Brownlow; before it's stripped of him

 

[Yagharek]

lol


edit: you should read the report vince. it's pretty damning tbh.

No shit it's a damning report as it argues and calls for a ban. But the actual test results would be kind of relevant to know and Dank needs to be called to account too.

 

[Omikron]

No shit it's a damning report as it argues and calls for a ban. But the actual test results would be kind of relevant to know and Dank needs to be called to account too.

There is a whole section that goes through a test that was conducted...

 

[jambo]

May as well kick this off early

AFL 2016 OT

 

[Yagharek]

There is a whole section that goes through a test that was conducted...

Link to the section in question? Would much rather read that relevant bit than wade through depressing reality.