I have locked horns with plenty of guys on here like Hampster, WAMF etc and there a re a myriad of different ideas on this issue with plenty of good arguments on both sides. I must admit that this Telegraph driven bus is out of control and starting to get ridiculous and blocking out any clear analysis(and lets not make this thread about why it is out of control and who is to blame, that has been dealt with ad nauseum).
In my opinion the likely result will be a small number of guys get caught cheating and a few will be found to have contravened without knowledge.I think we all hope the guys who had no knowledge get the most lenient penalty possible due to their lack of intent. In the end our game will survive as it is the most resilient game on earth.
The real question is what happens going forward and what procedures are put in place and this chaos has seen no attention paid to that.So it was with interest I heard today that the AFL have already absolutely banned injections for AFL players (other than short term pain killers and valid medical reasons)).It is already absolutely illegal to inject players and there is already systems being put in place to enforce it.I don't think anyone would argue that there is no reason why players should be subjected to mass injections of these so called cutting edge compounds,whether legal or not. The comments by Inglis and Crocker and many other players suggest the majority of players agree with this.
As much as I cant stand the smarmy Demeterio there always seems to be a level of calmness and forethought in the way the AFL goes about their business regardless of whether you agree with them(and there is plenty I disagree with).We just seem to be the same old reactive and disorganised unit we have been under Gallop despite a new commission and CEO.I know our clubs are not wealthy and lack the professionalism of some of the big Melbourne clubs but geez it would be nice to see some forward looking stuff coming out of the NRL and not just a mob putting out bushfires. I know this is extremely difficult but I still don't get a confident feel about those who run the game.I get the feeling they will just run around until all or any charges are laid over the next 6 months without doing anything meaningful in regards to making the game better.
In my opinion the likely result will be a small number of guys get caught cheating and a few will be found to have contravened without knowledge.I think we all hope the guys who had no knowledge get the most lenient penalty possible due to their lack of intent. In the end our game will survive as it is the most resilient game on earth.
The real question is what happens going forward and what procedures are put in place and this chaos has seen no attention paid to that.So it was with interest I heard today that the AFL have already absolutely banned injections for AFL players (other than short term pain killers and valid medical reasons)).It is already absolutely illegal to inject players and there is already systems being put in place to enforce it.I don't think anyone would argue that there is no reason why players should be subjected to mass injections of these so called cutting edge compounds,whether legal or not. The comments by Inglis and Crocker and many other players suggest the majority of players agree with this.
As much as I cant stand the smarmy Demeterio there always seems to be a level of calmness and forethought in the way the AFL goes about their business regardless of whether you agree with them(and there is plenty I disagree with).We just seem to be the same old reactive and disorganised unit we have been under Gallop despite a new commission and CEO.I know our clubs are not wealthy and lack the professionalism of some of the big Melbourne clubs but geez it would be nice to see some forward looking stuff coming out of the NRL and not just a mob putting out bushfires. I know this is extremely difficult but I still don't get a confident feel about those who run the game.I get the feeling they will just run around until all or any charges are laid over the next 6 months without doing anything meaningful in regards to making the game better.