Essendon 2013

[Farbs]

the advertiser has just reported that Essendon and AFL are in talks to resolve the matter which could see Hird stand down as coach, Essendon lose their premiership points for 2013, but they will retain their draft picks.

I think that'll be weak by the AFL if the only penalty the club get is a loss of points for this year...given that they are now struggling to win games and will prob lose their first final in any event

[valleys07]

If that is the case then that is poor imo.

[Jim05]

the advertiser has just reported that Essendon and AFL are in talks to resolve the matter which could see Hird stand down as coach, Essendon lose their premiership points for 2013, but they will retain their draft picks.

I think that'll be weak by the AFL if the only penalty the club get is a loss of points for this year...given that they are now struggling to win games and will prob lose their first final in any event

Melbourne media are running with this story.
They have said thats why Hird wasnt at his presser today, the rumours are that 2013 points lost, Hird 12 months suspension, Reid and Corcoran 6 months and Bomber let off.
Would keep draft picks.
I cant see this happening, why would the AFL dish out a lesser penalty than what was reportedly offered weeks ago

[Farbs]

the advertiser has just reported that Essendon and AFL are in talks to resolve the matter which could see Hird stand down as coach, Essendon lose their premiership points for 2013, but they will retain their draft picks.

I think that'll be weak by the AFL if the only penalty the club get is a loss of points for this year...given that they are now struggling to win games and will prob lose their first final in any event

Melbourne media are running with this story.
They have said thats why Hird wasnt at his presser today, the rumours are that 2013 points lost, Hird 12 months suspension, Reid and Corcoran 6 months and Bomber let off.
Would keep draft picks.
I cant see this happening, why would the AFL dish out a lesser penalty than what was reportedly offered weeks ago

Who knows what the AFL will do....i just hope they don't lighten the penalty too much for want of getting over and done with. One of the harshest penalties that can be handed down is loss of draft picks, so if Essendon get away with that, I think they'll jump at it.

[Johno6]

I heard Hird heard that his head will be on the chopping block.

Hird hird hird, a hird is the word!

[Magpiespower]

Essendon lose their premiership points for 2013, but they will retain their draft picks.

Jump at that you bastards!

That was actually Turbo that wrote that if you look back through the posts. It was also Turbo who stuffed up when he hit quote, then had to delete some quotes to submit his reply which then made it look like me saying pusillanimous, vexatious & apocryphal. I'm the one who submitted F@#$en what. I've got no idea what those words mean.

This thread is awesome...

[daysofourlives]

the advertiser has just reported that Essendon and AFL are in talks to resolve the matter which could see Hird stand down as coach, Essendon lose their premiership points for 2013, but they will retain their draft picks.

I think that'll be weak by the AFL if the only penalty the club get is a loss of points for this year...given that they are now struggling to win games and will prob lose their first final in any event

Melbourne media are running with this story.
They have said thats why Hird wasnt at his presser today, the rumours are that 2013 points lost, Hird 12 months suspension, Reid and Corcoran 6 months and Bomber let off.
Would keep draft picks.
I cant see this happening, why would the AFL dish out a lesser penalty than what was reportedly offered weeks ago

If that was to be the case i cant imagine Adelaide, Melbourne and Carlton being too pleased. Essendon at the very least deserve a good 10 years at the bottom like Carlton got. This is by far the worst thing any club has done and if the AFL cave in the commission needs to be sacked.
Hird and Corcoran deserve life just on their text messages alone, how can those messages be defended?

[Turbo]

Perhaps what you need to do for future reference is to think before commit to posting pusillanimous statements, knowing the history in other threads your vexatious nature and your apocryphal posts

F@#$en what??????????????

"That you cracka? Turbo here. Just because you swallowed a f@%king dictionary when you were about fifteen doesn't give you the right to pour a bucket of s#!t over the rest of us."
- paraphrasing of Paul Keating ripping Labor comrade Jim McClelland over the phone.

That was actually Turbo that wrote that if you look back through the posts. It was also Turbo who stuffed up when he hit quote, then had to delete some quotes to submit his reply which then made it look like me saying pusillanimous, vexatious & apocryphal. I'm the one who submitted F@#$en what. I've got no idea what those words mean.

Bloody tapatalk. No explanation of how that happened other than...bloody tapatalk!!!!!

[Turbo]

I heard Hird heard that his head will be on the chopping block.

Hird hird hird, a hird is the word!

Forecast for Hird:...lugubrious!!!

[Dog_ger]

Regardless.

This should not be happening.

Someone is in the wrong here.

Would the average mother or father be happy with injecting anything into their son...?

This is serious.

Disgraceful.

Essendon should get a 10 year ban, maybe a life ban.

Would anyone line their son up for the next injection.

Oh it's ok now, but what in 10 years...?

Comment Wedgie...

Essendon should be banned from football.

Full Stop.

What will be in the next injection...?

[Jim05]

Reports that a deal has been finalised
- Loss of 2013 points
- $2.5m fine
- Hird 6 month ban
- Corcoron 12 month ban
- Reid, Thompson fines

[FOURTH ESTATE]

IF THAT IS THE DEAL THAT IS PI$$ WEAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


IT SHOULD BE

$3 MILLION FINE

LOSS OF 2013 POINTS

REID - RETIRE

THOMPSON 1 YEAR BAN

ROBINSON - LIFE

DANK - LIFE

CORCORAN - LIFE

HIRD - LIFE

LOSS OF DRAFT PICKS 3 YEARS

NO TRADING FOR DRAFT PICKS

THEY SHOULD HAVE THE BOOK THROWN AT THEM!!!!!

[tigerpie]

How can a deal be done when Andy has consistently said there has been no pre-determined judgement of the penalty or indeed guilt?

[Jim05]

IF THAT IS THE DEAL THAT IS PI$$ WEAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I dont believe that deal will happen.
Just what they are reporting.
Id bet that we lose 2 years picks aswell

[tigerpie]

IF THAT IS THE DEAL THAT IS PI$$ WEAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Agreed! Both Hird and Corcoran should be banned for life.

[Jim05]

How can a deal be done when Andy has consistently said there has been no pre-determined judgement of the penalty or indeed guilt?

Think both sides just want it done now
The AFL definately doesnt want it dragging through the courts for months more

[locky801]

What do you expect, anything to keep the boss of the AFL out the spotlight if these are the penalties they stink of corruption right across the board

[daysofourlives]

Reports that a deal has been finalised
- Loss of 2013 points
- $2.5m fine
- Hird 6 month ban
- Corcoron 12 month ban
- Reid, Thompson fines

Surely this is a joke, sets a very bad precedent ie, do something wrong just deny deny deny, crap on about the process not being fair, start taking court action, AFL backs down and hands you a whack over the head with a wet lettuce leaf.
Disgraceful from the commission if true

[tigerpie]

ASADA/WADA set the penalty dont they?

[Jim05]

Reports that a deal has been finalised
- Loss of 2013 points
- $2.5m fine
- Hird 6 month ban
- Corcoron 12 month ban
- Reid, Thompson fines

Surely this is a joke, sets a very bad precedent ie, do something wrong just deny deny deny, crap on about the process not being fair, start taking court action, AFL backs down and hands you a whack over the head with a wet lettuce leaf.
Disgraceful from the commission if true

As I said this is what is being reported.
I for one dont think this will be the outcome, I expect worse.
Maybe Hird really does have something on Andy D and the AFL
Perhaps part of any deal will be that Hird stops any court action