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banco said:
Pretty technical argument they are running. Not so much a profession of innocence but the regulator messed up the investigation.
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Maybe we should just take the medicine. If I didn't respect Little so much, I would consider this action a bad move. Not sure.
 
Knobby22 said:
Maybe we should just take the medicine. If I didn't respect Little so much, I would consider this action a bad move. Not sure.
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Interesting email between afl and ASADA early last year.

Feeling better with this legal action. Very easy for other clubs, other supporters and other commentators ( Caro) to say "do the time". I wouldn't without strong evidence I broke the law. Go Paul Little.

Duckman
 
Loved the game yesterday. Bombers working themselves into some form. They have stood up in their last three games against Geelong, Port and Collingwood. They had every chance to win against Geelong and arguably it was one of their best players in Heppell's poor decision to kick down the line rather than spot up a player that caused the turnover.

Was Essendon THAT good or was Collingwood THAT bad??

Anyway - who do you leave out for Hibberd and Goddard? The backline was brilliant. We have Colyer and D'olio, but I like Colyers speed. We were missing one more good forward - for mine that person is Goddard. But the backline looked very settled and comfortable.

Great to see Myers, Merrett, Winderlich, Ambrose and Dempsey playing such consistent, strong footy. The highlight for me was the way they didn't take the foot off the throat. Essendon sides for many years have not had that ruthless "finish them off" mentality. They might not have won by 100 points but the way in which they dominated the game and mentally fried them was even better.

Hope they keep it up.

(What a difference the 3 games they lost this year after being in front with 3 minutes to go, would make in the final ladder!)



Duckman
 
Cant believe how our players are holding up. Again. I'm torn about James poking His head in later this year. Could the Bombers supporters go wild and the players truly believe He is the messiah, and grow a few inches? Or, internally, are they pissed off He created this and want Him gone?
 
kennas said:
Cant believe how our players are holding up. Again. I'm torn about James poking His head in later this year. Could the Bombers supporters go wild and the players truly believe He is the messiah, and grow a few inches? Or, internally, are they pissed off He created this and want Him gone?
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If the Bombers were missing out on finals action and Mark Thompson didn't look like he wanted to be there - ok welcome back James. But the way Bomber has them developing and playing for each other - stay away James. Either way,James will never again be seen by the faithful as Sir James.

Duckman
 
Hi Everyone

For those that like a punt on the football, I'm just letting you know the result of tomorrow night so you can get a bet on.

1) Bombers win by 74 points
2) Daniher 3 goals, Windy 3, Chapman 2, Bellchambers 2 Ryder 2
3) Heppell 34 disposals, 4 tackles and BOG
4) Watson 29 disposals and 1 goal
5) Essendon lead by 7 after Q1, 24 at half time, 46 at three quarter time before going on with the job in the fourth.
6) Howlett to cover Swallow and Hocking to blanket Ziebell
7) Ryder with 38 hitouts the dominant tall on the ground

First score - behind to Essendon

Carn the Dons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:xyxthumbs

Duckman
 
Duckman#72 said:
Hi Everyone

For those that like a punt on the football, I'm just letting you know the result of tomorrow night so you can get a bet on.

1) Bombers win by 74 points
2) Daniher 3 goals, Windy 3, Chapman 2, Bellchambers 2 Ryder 2
3) Heppell 34 disposals, 4 tackles and BOG
4) Watson 29 disposals and 1 goal
5) Essendon lead by 7 after Q1, 24 at half time, 46 at three quarter time before going on with the job in the fourth.
6) Howlett to cover Swallow and Hocking to blanket Ziebell
7) Ryder with 38 hitouts the dominant tall on the ground

First score - behind to Essendon

Carn the Dons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:xyxthumbs

Duckman
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Hope you didn't bet the house
 
What a debacle. Natural justice can't be served if the key witnesses can't be cross examined. It almost turns into a he said she said trial. While TB4 may have been the Thymosin administrated, there needs to be more than a circumstantial string of evidence. ASADA is a joke.
 
So now that we have to find random players from outside the club (who James has never coached, and don't know our game or other players names) we are smashed for seeking such players. What a debacle. What a sham. Why does the AFL demand we field a team when they suspend it? Money in their pockets. The worst managed 'Blackest day in Sport' ever. :banghead:
 
All 34 players cleared ... NOT GUILTY !!

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/es...-supplement-saga/story-fndv8gad-1227285913343

NOT GUILTY!!!
Michael Warner and Mark Robinson
THE Essendon 34 have been found not guilty by the AFL anti-doping tribunal.
Tribunal chairman David Jones informed the players and their legal teams of the verdict this afternoon, 785 days after the drugs saga began.
The tribunal determined that there was insufficient evidence to uphold the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority's belief that the 34 past and present Bombers were injected with the banned drug Thymosin beta-4 during 2012.
The ruling means 18 players still at Essendon are free to play in Saturday night's season-opener against Sydney.
Former Bombers Angus Monfries and Paddy Ryder, now at Port Adelaide, and Western Bulldogs forward Stewart Crameri have also been cleared of doping.
ASADA and the World Anti-Doping Agency have 21 days to appeal the decision.
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Logique said:
Somebody better tell Caro.
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I'm waiting up for Footy Classified tonight just to see her backtrack. And I'll be one of the first to get The Australian in the morning just to read Patrick Smith's article. For the past 2 years his articles have been dripping with conceited judgemental arrogance.

Great interview on 7:30 tonight with ex ASADA boss Richard Ings who basically said ASADA need to have a complete review of their processes and procedures. This failure is unprecedented in the world. Ben McDevitt has a lot to answer for. Don't forget before he took over, the investigators for ASADA advised that the case be dropped due to lack of evidence. It was McDevitt that ensured the players received infraction notices.

Even in his comments this afternoon proves he doesn't get it.........." It wasn't a supplements program but an injection regime". Just because injections were involved doesn't mean it was automatically illegal. Sorry Ben, but to quote Richard Ings.....ASADA had two years to gather evidence, they had 4 weeks to present their case, and they could not get the very experienced and well credentialed tribunal members to find even one player out of 34 guilty of taking an illegal substance.

Duckman
 
Just our luck to get you lot this afternoon. Good luck, but not too much of it.

90% chance of rain, must be a Swans game.
 
Hirds gone at last. Good riddance.

Hopefully we can renew and become a strong club again.

My son stopped barracking for them.

And the name of this thread now has a second meaning.
 
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