Three players set to be targeted by ASADA over use of banned peptide CJC-1295

[jbb/james]

You are right susan , this is a mess for cronulla all ways you look at it. Until we find out what transpired with the drugs its difficult to imagine where grahams head would be. If the club had assured them all it was fine and legal and given assurances , then the players find out later they are in the firing line i would believe this would affect what wade feels is his responsibility to the club

The clubs leadership is questionable at best and its hard to blame a player for a culture created at the top. I just feel this is a massive over reaction to his attire and the guy needs a fair go.

Plenty of offf field idiots have been great on field captains. I didnt tackle the bottle shop attendant captained Australia
Does anyone know what ASADA was wearing on the day ? probably wouldnt make much of a story

There is a lot in this but I reckon Wade Graham has had more than his fair share of criticism for something trivial.

As for cronulla's long term position. I feel sorry for the sharks too. They have forever been playing catch up ever since the sorensen boys and the prince of centres retired but you sensed from the new bargaining agreement the other day something isnt right

The clause that states the NRL will cover a players wages of players if a club struggles financially, but will be made to play for whatever team can acomodate them as long as the NRL pays re locations costs. I sense this team may be on the move in future.

Maybe WAMF will get a home game and a certain 2 points

 

[susan]

I hope you are wrong about relocation JBB.I know they are our arch enemies but I would honestly hate it if they couldn't survive somehow in the shire.It is pure league country down there and they deserve a team to support.

I wonder what happened with all that hype about the new development etc.If that could come to fruition then they could invest in an entirely new management structure and upgrade the quality of their board.A firm hand at the tiller and some cash injections and we could look forward to killing off the sharks premiership hopes for years to come.

 

[jbb/james]

I hope you are wrong about relocation JBB.I know they are our arch enemies but I would honestly hate it if they couldn't survive somehow in the shire.It is pure league country down there and they deserve a team to support.

I wonder what happened with all that hype about the new development etc.If that could come to fruition then they could invest in an entirely new management structure and upgrade the quality of their board.A firm hand at the tiller and some cash injections and we could look forward to killing off the sharks premiership hopes for years to come.

I have no inside info susan. When i read the new clause the sharks came to mind. Its tailor made for a club with no dollars.

 

[globaleagle]

Born down in a dead man town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
Till you spend half your life just covering up

Born in the u.s.a., I was born in the u.s.a.
I was born in the u.s.a., born in the u.s.a.

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[niccipops]

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GE are you on the crushed moose antlers again?

 

[globaleagle]

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GE are you on the crushed moose antlers again?

Yes 🙁 and I've been told it's bedtime!

12.23 AM (in the morning) here.

*drags ball and chain

@[niccipops]

 

[Ralphie]

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GE are you on the crushed moose antlers again?

Yes 🙁 and I've been told it's bedtime!

12.23 AM (in the morning) here.

@[niccipops]

Hmmm, as opposed to 12.23am (in the afternoon)??????

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Getting off topic again folks 😀

 

[niccipops]

Getting off topic again folks 😀

Right. Let's get back on drugs. 😛

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

Where's Mr Garrison when you need him

 

[Wolfpack]

Drugs could be a solution that works for everyone in regards to the ASADA investigation.

If they find any proof of a player using performance enhancing drugs then rather than suspending them for a year just force them to take some LSD before every game for a year.

It'd be champagne comedy. Imagine the ratings boost!

 

[manlyfan76]

Like that pitcher in baseball? No wait he throw a no hitter.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Where's Mr Garrison when you need him

Do you mean Mr West?

 

[Rex]

According to Hadley, when the coalition get elected in Sept who's appointed to head up ASADA? The guy who shot from the hip with the "blackest day in Australian sport" quote. Quid pro quo?

 

[Jatz Crackers]

Ministers on carpet after drugs in sport drama

The head of the Australian Crime Commission believes the high-profile drugs-in-sport operation has been "misunderstood" and would still be a success even if no criminals are caught.

The comments reveal a softening from the rhetoric used by Justice Minister Jason Clare and Sports Minister Kate Lundy in the February media conference dubbed "the blackest day in sport" when the ministers promised to hunt down criminals and drug cheats.

Fairfax Media can also reveal a heated cabinet meeting in which Labor ministers criticised Mr Clare for using "overblown rhetoric" and tarring thousands of sportspeople with accusations of widespread drug use. Colleagues advised Mr Clare to step away from the investigation until there was more evidence, a cabinet source said.

Two other cabinet sources confirmed the account. Mr Clare declined to respond but said he did not regret the dramatic press conference, which had already helped to clean up sport.

The controversy began on February 7 when Mr Clare, Ms Lundy, the Crime Commission and heads of Australia's sporting codes held a media conference to release a report of a 12-month investigation into drugs in sport.

Mr Clare told a packed room they had discovered widespread doping among "multiple athletes across a number of codes" and links between nameless sports stars and organised crime. Everyone in sport became a potential suspect. The announcement made news around the world.

"The media response, I think, was more than what I thought it was going to be," said Crime Commission chief executive John Lawler, who defends the way he handled the release of the report.
Three months later, with no prosecutions, the government argues the main sign of success is "behaviour change" rather than catching criminals.

Mr Lawler said the public and media had "misunderstood" the announcement. He said it would "be good if people are arrested and charged". But if even if no arrests were made the operation had succeeded because sporting codes had improved their integrity units and more people knew about the threats of drugs and organised crime.

But many in the sporting community are coping with the fallout of widespread reputation damage.
"The way this issue was announced, and the fact so many questions still remain unanswered, has undoubtedly had an impact on many athletes around the country," said Paul Marsh, chairman of the Australian Athletes Alliance, the peak body for Australia's eight elite players' associations.

The chief executive of the Rugby League Players' Association, David Garnsey, said players tarred by allegations were under "immense stress" and there was no sign of when the suspicion would clear.
Coalition spokesman on scrutiny of government, Jamie Briggs, said it "increasingly seems that the Labor government saw the ACC report as an opportunity to divert attention away from their political troubles".

http://theage.com.au/opinion/politic...#ixzz2UeVtDTdE

 

[voicefromthehill]

"The media response, I think, was more than what I thought it was going to be," said Crime Commission chief executive John Lawler, who defends the way he handled the release of the report.

Just what reaction did he expect to garner when the heads of Australia's major sporting codes were made to stand stern faced while the media conference took place?

But I am glad they cleared that up - I didn't realise it was simply an awareness piece!

 

[Brissie Kid]

Nice one from our government here & agencies. Who will restore Australian sport reputation? Who will make up for lost sponsorship $? They just focus on their own objectives and seem oblivious to impact elsewhere. No team won a NRL competition on drugs so who really cares about this rubbish.

 

[Ralphie]

There is nothing in that article that most of the sensible moderate fans didn't already know. It was only the few hysterical drama queens that were desperate for there to be something to it.

This whole thing will quietly go away on the pretence that they have averted a major catastrophe by their honourable actions.

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

Just flicked on ESPN to see that there is talk of 20 major league Baseball players may be getting banned for involvement with performance enhancing drugs, including a couple of huge names

 

[MWSE]

Just flicked on ESPN to see that there is talk of 20 major league Baseball players may be getting banned for involvement with performance enhancing drugs, including a couple of huge names

Biogen investigation. HUGE players in the game are gonna get done in this. Including one player who is getting paid $29,000,000 a YEAR.