its all a smoke screen for this completely useless government. all we hear about now is the asada scandal and nothing about the government ( have we forgotten about craig thompson and slipper ). asada have even themselves admitted that the press conference was handled wrong and that the government should not have taken control of the conference like they did.
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its all a smoke screen for this completely useless government. all we hear about now is the asada scandal and nothing about the government ( have we forgotten about craig thompson and slipper ). asada have even themselves admitted that the press conference was handled wrong and that the government should not have taken control of the conference like they did.
I don't know about it all being about nothing or a smoke screen, it appears well documented that Cronulla players were injected and given creams etc during the the time of Steve Dank. I don't even think the players themselves are denying that, their argument is they don't believe that the substances were illegal or contained anything illegal and the fact there is no positive tests makes them believe they are innocent.
I believe the interviews were cancelled as it was obvious that no one was going to roll on a mate and ASADA would gain nothing by conducting the interviews, so why waste the time.
If ASADA can prove that the substances were illegal then yep its going to get messy, very messy and they wont need the testimony of any players. So its simply down to ASADA proving the contents of the supplements.
To me it is more about; are the Cronulla players or the Club itself culpable? If it is the club watch out for some interesting court cases as the club gets its ar$e sued to within an inch of its existence.
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I believe the interviews were cancelled as it was obvious that no one was going to roll on a mate and ASADA would gain nothing by conducting the interviews, so why waste the time.
If ASADA can prove that the substances were illegal then yep its going to get messy, very messy and they wont need the testimony of any players. So its simply down to ASADA proving the contents of the supplements.
To me it is more about; are the Cronulla players or the Club itself culpable? If it is the club watch out for some interesting court cases as the club gets its ar$e sued to within an inch of its existence.
Ross
The most laughable aspect of the whole deal was the fact that they announced (some months ago) that any player that came forward / gave themselves up would be afforded certain leniencies. Smacked of a mob with no evidence calling the players' collective bluffs.
Needless to say, no one came forward. Seems to me that the players are as much in the dark, having taken or been given certain substances on the advice of "professionals" hired by the clubs. Just like anybody going to see a doctor.
The whole thing is a farce and the fact that it has dragged on for this long is a disgrace.
Needless to say, no one came forward. Seems to me that the players are as much in the dark, having taken or been given certain substances on the advice of "professionals" hired by the clubs. Just like anybody going to see a doctor.
The whole thing is a farce and the fact that it has dragged on for this long is a disgrace.
No they weren't..
Peptides are classified as a Schedule 2 (S2) prohibited substance on the WADA Prohibited List and are therefore prohibited for use by professional athletes both in and out of competition. Peptides have been a WADA prohibited substance since at least 2008.
As noted in the Australian Crime Commission report.
http://www.crimecommission.gov.au/p...-sport/performance-image-enhancing-substances
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Weyman to the Knights?The longer the haggling over Michael Weyman's future goes, the greater the chance of the big fella linking up with his old mentor Wayne Bennett in Newcastle. Weyman is happy enough at the Dragons but the club hasn't been able to meet his terms. Weyman played his best footy under Bennett a few seasons ago and a reunion is looking on the cards if the Dragons don't up their offer in coming days.
Weyman to the Knights?The longer the haggling over Michael Weyman's future goes, the greater the chance of the big fella linking up with his old mentor Wayne Bennett in Newcastle. Weyman is happy enough at the Dragons but the club hasn't been able to meet his terms. Weyman played his best footy under Bennett a few seasons ago and a reunion is looking on the cards if the Dragons don't up their offer in coming days.
It's a known fact that Gus loves Benji and he would love the chance for him to be the face of the academies they are building post football e.g. What they wanted Thurston for...but I'd rather not spend that much (what he would be looking for) on Benji given the point in his career.
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