Essendon

[Jim05]

CAS named all players by mistake on their website. Pulled it down very quickly though.

[Jim05]

Unless wada can get dank, charter and the other bloke ordered to testify, and have their testimony cross examined then its a waste of time and money!
Somebody justifying their job? Or do they have something?
The players surely have no case to answer.
The club, however, that's a different matter.

I think they can make them testify.
Obviously everyone wants the truth to come out but I dont reckon it ever will.

[RustyCage]

Apparently they can't directly make them testify, but they can, and regularly do, go through the courts to make people talk

[kickinit]

Unless wada can get dank, charter and the other bloke ordered to testify, and have their testimony cross examined then its a waste of time and money!
Somebody justifying their job? Or do they have something?
The players surely have no case to answer.
The club, however, that's a different matter.

I think they can make them testify.
Obviously everyone wants the truth to come out but I dont reckon it ever will.

They can make them testify and the first 2 will be the pharmacist and robertson.

[MW]

Judging by some of the names on this list, they clearly were not performance enhancing drugs

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/the-na ... 7352382547

[Jim05]

Judging by some of the names on this list, they clearly were not performance enhancing drugs

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/the-na ... 7352382547

Ive said all along it was only a placebo in the injections because it didnt do any good.
And a Crows supporter really shouldnt be throwing stones over list cloggers, half your reserves side wouldnt get a kick in D8R lol

[MW]

Can't argue against that!

[Jim05]

Can't argue against that!

The point is nearly every side would have a few in the squad that aren't up to it, we just have a few more than most

[kickinit]

Has James Hird become the new Lance Armstrong, he has lied that much he actually believes its the truth.

[stan]

Has James Hird become the new Lance Armstrong, he has lied that much he actually believes its the truth.

Are you Caroline Wilson by any chance? You hatred for Hird and Essendon is up there with the best.

[Rik E Boy]

Has James Hird become the new Lance Armstrong, he has lied that much he actually believes its the truth.

Are you Caroline Wilson by any chance? You hatred for Hird and Essendon is up there with the best.

Fair call too. He's shagged the game sideways to further his own selfish ends and is totally unrepentant about it.

regards,

REB

[stan]

Has James Hird become the new Lance Armstrong, he has lied that much he actually believes its the truth.

Are you Caroline Wilson by any chance? You hatred for Hird and Essendon is up there with the best.

Fair call too. He's shagged the game sideways to further his own selfish ends and is totally unrepentant about it.

regards,

REB

Im not arguing with what he has said. Just wondering if hes caro or not.

[kickinit]

Has James Hird become the new Lance Armstrong, he has lied that much he actually believes its the truth.

Are you Caroline Wilson by any chance? You hatred for Hird and Essendon is up there with the best.

I have absolutely 0% respect for Hird and the EFC.

[stan]

Has James Hird become the new Lance Armstrong, he has lied that much he actually believes its the truth.

Are you Caroline Wilson by any chance? You hatred for Hird and Essendon is up there with the best.

I have absolutely 0% respect for Hird and the EFC.

Thats fairly clear.

[carey]

Did I hear right that Hird missed a the week of training leading in to the bye for an extended family holiday?

Surely not. His head is on the chopping block as it is and his lucky Port are going soooooo bad or the blow tourch is well and truely on the Bombers.

[PatowalongaPirate]

From the afl website:

JAMES Hird has defended his decision to take an overseas break during Essendon's bye round last week, saying he's "not sure what the big deal is".

The Bombers coach flew to Europe on approved leave following his side's round-11 loss to West Coast and spent the week abroad to finish his business administration course at the world-renowned INSEAD business school.

The 42-year-old returned to the club's Tullamarine headquarters on Monday, just a day after returning from his trip.

Hird said his assistant coaches had more than adequately taken care of the Bombers' two sessions in his absence – last Friday and a skills session the following day.

"It was all approved leave, just some personal development overseas," Hird told Channel Seven on Monday night.

"(I missed) one training session on Saturday, I'm not sure what the big deal is.

"It happens all the time and our assistant coaches took the session, so (it was a) good session."

Essendon sits with a 4-7 win-loss record at the midway point of the season and faces reigning premier Hawthorn this Saturday.

Hird's mid-year trip raised eyebrows given the growing pressure around the Bombers after their lacklustre performances this season.

Midfielder Brendon Goddard said the playing group had "no issue" with Hird's trip abroad, but acknowledged some players were only made aware of his absence upon their return from the break.

"The players were fine, a lot of us knew where he was and what he was doing," Goddard told Channel Nine on Monday night.

"I knew that he wasn't coming back, and then for the rest of the guys, (they'd) filled us in on the Friday morning.

"On the Friday morning, the boys found out. (The) first meeting of the day, we got informed that 'Hirdy' would be back on Sunday."

Essendon club great Tim Watson defended Hird's no-show from the club last week.

"What is wrong with somebody having a break mid-season?" Watson told Channel Seven.

"It's a long season, it's a scheduled break and you know that you're going to get a period of time where you can actually just put tools down for a little while and clear your head.

"What is wrong with that?"

Hird began studying the business course last season during his 12-month AFL suspension.

[JK]

I'm not a Hird fan, but nothing to see here if it was all approved by the club, which it seems is the case

[Spargo]

They're going to have all of September off, couldn't wait until then?

[JK]

They're going to have all of September off, couldn't wait until then?

Might get longer than September off if things keep going as they have at Windy Hill under his guidance.

[Jim05]

They're going to have all of September off, couldn't wait until then?

North can come and join us, we will both be watching finals from afar