'It's too dangerous': Drug code set for big overhaul amid bombshell claims - Footy Classified
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- Опубликовано: 26 мар 2024
- The Footy Classified panel reacts to the bombshell drugs scandal engulfing the league, and Eddie McGuire details what changes to the illicit substance code are set to come in next season.
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Jimmy Bartel very quiet in this 😂
Jimmy to crew - “don’t bring up my ex or stokes” lol😂
😂😂😂
"She's had a lot on her plate" still might be my favorite headline of all time
User?
Eddie Maguire was the president of Collingwood through an era where his teams and players did whatever they wanted as long as they performed, listening to these talking heads be entirely hypocritical is borderline comedy.
As a Pies supporter I have to totally agree with you. Eddie is a corpo who believes in winning at any cost, it's a worry when you have young lads/girls at the mercy of people who are unethical. Unethical can often be equated to 'business minded.' hehehe
yup sheedy ramed Loyd with tramadol back in the day most players did im sure but its a story today woerd
"putting half of Columbia up your beak on a Saturday night" lmao Eddie
Colombia 🇨🇴
*Colombia
Eddie probably has alot of experience. You think Swan, beams, Didak Shaw etc didnt get on it?
@@YBNmarinara It would be easier to draw up a list of players at the Pies at times in their history who didn't use. I love the Pies, but ya nah, you have to be a realist. hehehehe
Imagine if this type of scrutiny and interest from the public was applied to our MPs and the shitty legislation they pass through parliament.
They do get scrutinized, they don't get elected!
It is. All the time.
@@sotiriosnovatsis4529 okay, how much actual change in policy is happening to the degree that white collar crime is actually punished? Because that's basically what we're talking about here.
@@sotiriosnovatsis4529 but nothing happens about it. Those involved reject and deflect, those who are supposed to scrutinised are paralysed by corruption and the people who vote for these clowns are at best completely ignorant to it and at worst encouraging of it. This isn't just about the AFL, it's reflective of the society that Victoria has become.
I'd like a society where it was not legal to have a full time job and take drugs. Also, no cash welfare. Bring that on.
We all know that Jimmy if not for his footy talent would have been another standard grammar school real estate agent doing a couple bags a week 😂
His ex has a pretty regular supply.
If i use any illegal substance i lose my job no questions no second chances no if no buts. yet if i play for any AFL team i can use these drugs and still get paid large amounts of money without. Explain to me how that is fair?. stop protecting them and start setting an example to the community that this behavior will not be tolerated no matter what your name is
What do you do for a job
im a cook in elderly health care. we get tested before and during employment. mining industry same. hospitals i imagine the same. why can our sportsmen hide behind their drug use. @@jordonsmith7022
@@jordonsmith7022i work in hospitality as a chef
Can anyone believe this guy actually said that ? At Xmas if your sister gets a bigger toy than you do you cry ? It’s not fair everything should be equal … I can’t believe you said that
@@jordonsmith7022 the industry I'm in has a zero tolerance to drugs, now that being said yes there are rogue workers out there that use but does that mean they are above the law and except from the rules ...hell no, if and when they get caught they get tossed out the door.
This is yet another example of the AFL Media never being prepared to go far enough in questioning and calling to account the AFL on what is going on and why because the AFL determine their access, this is why there needs to be a seperate body responsible for accrediting sports media and not the sports themselves. We also need a full Royal Commission into all of Australian sport
Adopt WADA policy, do random testing at any time of the year and if a player is caught then like the rest of the professional athletic world, that player is named and banned. Obviously said player has right to the appeals process. Why are AFL players so protected. This is my view and happy to be corrected if out of order here.
This isn't the Olympics, there is no requirement for the AFL to affiliate with WADA and follow their rules. They can and should have their own independent policy that is better than the current. I for one don't want to see players banned for 4 years for a bit of booger sugar. I agree with the AFL protecting their players from this result and not allowing them to play with any such substance in their system.
Players aren’t banned if they have illicit drugs in their system before or after game day. It only happens if they test positive on game day. The issue here isn’t performance enhancing drugs, that positive result will still lead to whatever procedures and processes that exist. If players test positive for illicit drugs like meth, coke, heroine, weed; they shouldn’t get banned they should get treatment and that’s what WADA does (as long as it’s not game day, they don’t even test for illicit drugs - only performance enhancing).
@@farcanaussieWhy shouldn’t they come down harder on these players? Whether they want to be role models or not, they are getting paid very large sums of money to be exactly that.
If you want to be a high profile athlete and make the high profile money, then you have to follow the strict rules in the process. There are plenty of professions in the world that follow these strict guidelines, mine included.
@@farcanaussiethey should go harder at this it’s beyond a joke
@@farcanaussiemate I can't enter the gate at work if I'm 0.02. Yet I'm legally allowed to drive to work over that. You want big boy money, you have to play by the big boy rules. You can decide to play AFL, or decide to take drugs and be the local hero that never was.
Yet we can glorify drinking alcohol and gambling... Cos they never ruin lives. Just get on with playing footy.
Underrated comment!
Yeah spot on mate, every time I watch the footy I'm having gambling and alcohol advertising forced down my throat. Gambling, drugs and alcohol all go hand in hand.
I am so bored of hearing about drugs and concussion. We get it, lots of the players take recreational drugs and getting hit in the head repeatedly is dangerous.
You’re bored of hearing about it because it keeps on happening.
Only have to be bored for another 30 weeks 😂
Actually, the numbers don't add up. If you look at how many people have actually become full-blown problematic users we don't use the term addict anymore in the field that I work in. If you actually look at the numbers of people that have actually had a real problem from drugs it is very very minimal compared to mainstream society. So you can criticise the AFL for their policy however their policy has led to very low numbers of what we call problematic users that means people that actually use continually what we are saying is very simple in my view clubs, introduced skinfold test and hydration test into players in recovery sessions. So essentially when you come back to the recovery session the next day you are often skinfold tested and you are then also hydration tested. This is led to players not being able to consume very much alcohol. Probably only one drink and that's it and while on that might seem okay on the surface of it could you imagine being told you can only have one alcoholic drink and then that's it so what do you think they're going to do in response to that they want to go out and let their hair down because they are young men in the prime of their life. And please don't mention how much money they get paid, because at the end of the day lawyers and are paid much more and they are honestly doing more drugs than AFL footballers if we're going to start going down the line of drug testing then you need to drug test everyone including the coaches and people that run the game. There would be people at AFL House popping pills all the time I guarantee you because this is what happens in society if you're going to bring in mandated drug testing for all people in the AFL, then test everyone every single day. No I'm gonna back off on that because I actually don't think that is the right thing to do, but it does seem crazy that you're targeting a certain group of people. If you actually look at the numbers of how many people that have had a drug problem in the AFL, it is still incredibly low compared to mainstream society I would say gambling is a bigger issue in the AFL than what drugs are. There are players that have lost houses and families over their gambling addiction yet the AFL continues to gather sponsorship from gambling companies so doesn't really care. But as soon as the word drugs are mentioned, everyone goes into a tailspin we're not talking about people doing lines of stuff before games. We are talking about guys probably taking one line or doing one thing on a Saturday night to let their hair down. Maybe we just need to move the times decriminalisation in the drug world is coming and thankfully it should be here. I would even allow them to smoke a joint as well. They could chill out and relax and laugh like the rest of us, but we have this Draconian policy that we think that we need to have everyone squeaky clean, robot clean. I'm sorry, but the money is not as good as what you think it is given that the average career only last 3 1/2 years and most of those aren't on top money initially let's factor that in. The average AFL career is 3 1/2 years. What you will also say is that if people can't let off steam they will gravitate towards other things that provide relief and that will be gambling pornography and other things because unfortunately human beings that are squeezed and constantly under pressure need something for a release and I will do stuff I guarantee you that's human nature. If you ever work in the field that I've worked in, you will understand what pressure does to people and you might be fixing one problem, but I guarantee you you will be creating another. I still look at the numbers and the numbers say that the AFL does not actually have a huge stroke problem it might have it quite a few people dabbling every now and then to let us steam but it doesn't have a full blowin list of people who are using all the time that is just crazy, so you're reacting to one story again.
Anyone/any other organisation that receives government funding and looks to publicly profit from their image should be held to a higher standard.
The AFL receives millions in grants for upgrades and developments. Players are paid overs. Any higher standards and transparency is a must.
The current policy doesn't pass the pub test or parent test. Human nature means any ambiguity or weaknesses will be gamed.
There should never be off the books drug tests by either club or the AFL. That is just a strategy to help players beat drugs tests. Utterly ridiculous to have the governing body complicit in helping players get away with it. Same as allowing players to escape consequences by self reporting when they know they are about to be exposed through a positive test. Nasty text messages to women however need to be tackled with gusto even though unlike illicit drugs they aren't actually illegal. The woke AFL has some strange priorities.
Adopt the US NFL & NBL policy, one positive test result .. career over.
Done? Absolute crock. They're just gonna say it's overhauled but will make it even more secret. If they've not been transparent up until now, what makes you think they still will. They're just saying it's gonna be "all-season" just so people don't now look at sudden random "injuries" and suspect drug use which would be the common theme.
This strengthens my suspicion of Lance Franklin, when he pulled out of AFL the week before the 2015 Finals series with " mental health" issues. I have always thought that was a cover-up...
That's what immediately came to my mind at the time.
dude, that was the most obvious cover up in AFL cover up history, they just banned him for 1 finals series right? lmfao that was amazing
dayne beams was another hilarious case of pretending a meth head has mental health issues
Franklin would have gotten 300 strikes if the afl were legit.
Great views as always I love footy classified on Wednesday
The thing I can't get my head around is. Players put in such a big effort to play with nutrition training etc
Why would you then take drugs?
I asked my mates this. Obviously coke is performance enhancing as well.
If u want to play afl and get the big money fame treated like a king just don't take drugs those r the rules when u get drafted😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😊
Exactly. 👍🏼
I agree. The AFL went soft when people started talking about mental health of players. Plenty of people get drug tested for their job, and get fired if caught. If you want to play professional sports, and get the money you need to be drug free.. Any player who takes drugs is not playing at their best.
Is there any chance you can post a comment on an AFL football video without the use of 75,000 emojis? Like seriously
@@tubester4567
Well said👍🏻
@@bless7942 Thank you. Its not as if they cant have a couple of beers and go out but using illicit narcotics as an elite athlete is crazy. Those drugs can crash your fitness in a short time. They are also role models for millions of kids and the sport. They get paid millions and plenty more from sponsors because of their image of health and elite performance. If I was a coach I would have a zero tolerance approach. I would trade him before he dragged down other players in the team.
Jimmy very queit
He loves a drug bender
He had a line just b4 they come on air😅😅😅😅
Don’t forget he’d NEVER heard or seen it 😂
im sad to speculate that his position at the club had him in the know
Heavy handed on the dramatic music...Can barely hear what they're saying.
Drugs are bad, mmmkay.
For years the AFL has said that the number of AFL players who take drugs is far less than society. I would frame it another way. T
he number of players who do take drugs is far higher than society for the population who get paid within their pay scale.
And I would go further and have hair testing which would tell them if they took drugs in the last 6 months as a positive result. If players are wanting over half a Millions dollars for wages why cant they be professional enough and have a zero tolerence.for players.who thumb their nose at the sport.
Why should the Members and Sponsors of clubs that pay with their hard earned money the players wages be disrespected by unprofessional players.
who gives a damn if a player takes some drugs, as long as they can play.
Up to the club and the leadership group, I would say
Well drugs are illegal to take in which the afl is complicate in covering up and hiding from wada should be a much bigger issue then the media is letting on
@@danielkelly4487 swimming at a beach was illegal in aus at some point.
@@sonjakozman1699 bit of a difference between swimming in a beach and snorting cocaine mate
@@danielkelly4487 oh wow, no shi Sherlock! Point being made is that there are some laws that work and some that don't, being that you aren't harming anyone but yourself leans me towards them being less serious laws.
But it takes a lot of numpties to usher in the nanny state and you've clearly played your part
Just advise Player Name - Out - Code of Conduct. Provides public clarity that there is a sensitive private barrier being addressed (drug/alcohol, behavioural, lifestyle, sexual harassment, misconduct etc…) without the exposure to lead to unnecessary scrutiny.
You can still put a timeline off weeks as guidelines to identify the seriousness and put accountability on the player to respond.
Bloody hell, they put players' mental health above everything. The whole Essendon Club out for a year, denied draft picks, and club completely destroyed for a decade as a competitive force. Careers, lives and the mental health of many players and staff wrecked, even though there were no positive tests to any banned substances. Found not guilty under ASADA, then the AFL brought in WADA to cover their arses. Still no proof but found guilty and suspended anyway. Caroline Wilson as the main media protagonist carried on like a dog gnawing at a bone to get the last morsel of raw meat out of the story. She must be pleased winning an nice award for the mantle at home at the expense of so many peoples' wellbeing. If they (The AFL) are serious about drugs in the sport, they need to go the FULL WADA route for testing AND reporting. Can't have rules for most but workarounds for others. These are highly paid professional sportspeople who sign contracts with specific no-drug-use clauses. Time for Caro to be as vocal about this saga as she was about Hird, Thompson, Watson and the Essendon Club.
What I want to know is if this is all patient confidentiality why they doing secret tests and the afl is covering it up. If its confidential how do the afl know or are there doctors breaking confidentiality by informing the league? This is just way too murky all around.
Bartel's statement is one of complete deference, we ask the AFL what their policy... so, internal policies are irrelevant? The 'director' not knowing the specifics of an injury is either incompetence, or wilful ignorance of, don't tell me, I don't want to know, so I don't have to lie about it... not just Bartel, but think about the 'white house press secretary' among other political press positions... sometimes they are not told things, specifically, so they don't have to lie about it... difference here is, Bartel has to know, therefore does know, therefore, did, or could be put in the position to lie about it... goes for everyone else... how many footy trips and parties have a 'no phones' policy... I don't care if they are doing drugs, I just don't like the double standards of the esteem that players are held in if it is false...
8:28 think a gambler will accept this as a justification... or, can bets be refunded if such actions are taken... this does impact more than just an acknowledgement... and beyond that, if you're saying a player is out with a drugs exclusion, and the cops aren't involved, then the double standard is too evident to be waving such issues around... legalisation of drugs across the board would make more sense, as a country, therefore you can make that testing to say whether it's in the system or not at that point... masking drugs and others and what not tho, the legalities are the curious factor here, because you hear none of this...
@4:05. It is important to note the use of the term 'illicit substance' to the censorship of 'performance enhancing'. If their is subversion of the rules here, is it likely there is such behavior is employed to beat anti-doping tests for PED?
13:50 concussions are one thing, noted here about the drug use, and general alcohol use, either by itself, or compounded with concussions... is there clear evidence for CTE for concussion in players, and, this is the and, the exclusion or inclusion of drug and alcohol use, as determining factors as to the severity of the condition... concussions are bad, clearly, but, distinguishing this, which does include distinguishing blame as well... doc puts them off for 2 weeks post a concussion, do they have a drink, in any of that time, not that it can be proven...
All the AFL mouth pieces are working overtime. Eddie, Barrett and co running the company PR
AFL has always been out of line with average Australians, support for the rejected voice is a prime example. How can you have a cover up program that aids the profits of organised crime indirectly? It’s terrible news for this game which is just going more corporate and soulless each year.
NO professional setting in Australia would condone illegal drug use. Anyone in a regular job would lose their job if they were found to have taken illegal drugs. If you're gonna be a professional athlete who is in the spotlight, with industries depending on who plays, then you shouldn't EVER taken illegal drugs.
We've known about this for ages and Eddie was one of the ones as president who would cover for his players probably the most 🤷♂️ funny how he changes his tune depending on the day...
Not on the same level as the Essendon saga for one simple reason Mick - players are using drugs for recreational rather than performance enhancing reasons. If Billy Bob wants to smoke some cones on a Tuesday and still play on the Saturday more power to him - I can legally purchase CBD oil and take some to help with insomnia, but god forbid I am a professional sportsman - in that instance, for "integrity" reasons I guess I'll just have to suck it up. These are kids who suddenly come into good money in their early 20s and are not immune from wanting to enjoy their success or having a fun time. As long as they are not actively affected (which, unless they are racking lines right before the game almost certainly isn't the case), they shouldn't be viewed any differently than a lawyer or businessman enjoying their paycheck and nostrils. AFL and WADA need to face reality - prohibiting recreational substance use won't actually stop people using it - just means that people will develop strategies for evading detection.
It’s still money from members and spectators going to the hands of organised crime which is far worse. It’s an elite sport and Melbourne need to be punished for the coverup. The fact also the labor party is giving money to the AFL for Tasmania team which will indirectly fund drug use is not a good look.
Money issue is a non-starter. You ever met a government worker (directly funded) who didn't love getting on the sauce? So it's just the legality, and so we find ourselves back at the root cause - there is a single way to reduce the influence of organised crime in vice. Ten years ago, one might have bought weed by the sandwich bag from a guy who was known by a guy. These days, I buy it from a pharmacist.
He was referring to the fact Andrew Wilkie claiming that AFL doctors and officials sweeping drug use under the rug, not the drug use itself.
Pay attention mate
@@mytwosense9135 the "sweeping" is only required due to the drug use, big brain boy
@@cwh77lol😅
"Hear no evil see no evil. " .An future legal minefield for the AFL?
Who would have thought that the AFL had governance issues?
There’s a concept of “misprision of a felony”, “concealment of a crime” or the equivalent in most jurisdictions. I don’t get the coverup of what is an illegal/criminal offence. I get the concept of patient confidentiality for doctors under certain circumstances but others also know about drug use by footballers including their employers. If you or I are caught by the police in possession or under the influence of cocaine driving a car, for example, we have to face the consequences. Why the coverup on well paid footballers? Why should they be treated differently to anyone else who uses illegal drugs in their work/workplace?
Can someone simply summarise whats going on because I have no clue 😅. Is it something to do with a loophole in the current policy?
yes, players can go to the club doctors and do a confidential drug test and if they test positive they are instructed to fake an injury until they test negative and are protected from player doctor confidentiality
This is such a basic thing to solve. If a player tests positive for drugs, he gets fiend and suspended. If the club try to keep it hush, they get fined $1 mill when it comes to light. Make it $5 mill then so they work think about doing it. Easy
Some players and media knows this. It's the public that needs to wake up. As for Dusty his secret hiding will come😅
I think it matters what the drug is. Obviously, positive tests for performance enhancing drugs should be reported, but something like weed is probably not an issue as far as reporting or suspension goes. If a player is on weed, that's an issue the club can deal with.
Honestly, who cares if the players rack some lines. The game is absolutely stuffed.
I'm with you.
Independent means that. So much conflict of interest, even Eddie doing a brilliant I’m appalled but can’t whistle blow cause all in the industry. Guy can talk under water, not name drop anybody.
I added this in comments:
Kept a straight face 😐 n acting 🎭 was brilliant. Suttle way of we don’t like what you guys are doing/taking so we’ll “air it” to public put pressure on players.
Eddie ur the best mate 😘
This should include politicians, magistrates, judges, police. Everyone !! Start testing now, something is wrong with them!
Just ask Ben Cousins
Eddie loves the bags this guys outta control
Look how stage managed all the guilty parties answers are. This is a coverup and a disgrace. The AFL may as well let drug affected players drive to Dans self injecting room
Drug testing is useless. It's so easy to use drugs and still pass drug tests.
It's inevitable, players are going to use drugs. All you can do is try and make it harder for them to do it without getting caught.
AFL mandated an experimental vaccine for these players. Maybe they thought further experiments in drugs is not that big a deal.
10:00 highlighting these is dumb, as stated, because there were police involvement, but considering the players go through constant testing, the clubs are fairly aware, of who could be next on the front page... these highlighted don't destigmatize it, it makes it worse because the whole concept is hush hush... once again, double standards with the community...
No wonder Gil scarpered off…..
Eddie says he went to a presidents meeting and brought up illicit drugs, and no one knew anything about it... that is, the definition of wilful ignorance, or a coverup... genuinely, playing dumb... isn't specifically a shock, but it is ridiculously, annoying, i want to say, for those super stars who were paraded around as role models, and received all manner of accolades and resultant sponsorships for their associated clubs... i'd prefer an open policy, doesn't specifically set a good example, however, it does set a realistic example for those of a similar age... does neglect young kids who watch it, not the greatest example, but, the image must be protected, not the integrity itself, just the appearance of such...
Just Another kick in the face , not the guts to the ordinary fan who loves and supports his team no matter what….. but this is probably a bridge too far for some….. this game is dying a slow death in front of us …. This and all the stupid rule changes has turned fans off big time ….. time to stop lying to the everyday fan and start telling everyone the truth before people desert this game in droves.
Voices of the people, saving the game when Essendon were hang, drawn and quartered. Nothing from Barrett or Wilson now though. Selective integrity.
My guess is that the AFL is probably not the only sport doing this.
Mick Malthouse clutching his pearls, please
Are the panel here and all there mates on tv putting there hand up to be tested all footy season to. Bit of a double standard going on
what about off season... shhhh, don't worry about it...
Drug testing for under 17s ?? .. These guys have lost the plot.
Don’t do drugs, pretty simple
Exactly no coffee ☕ so bad 😅
Hypocrites! They will ban a 19 yr old kid for smoking weed or doing a line of coke but advertise alcohol in the ad breaks. Turn it up!
The 3 strikes policy is embarrassing and mickey mouse from the AFL. The only reason the AFL brought that in was because so many players use prohibited drugs. It needs to be if any player test positive for a banned drug, 4 year ban. Full stop. End of.
If a lot of players get banned so be it. It will clean the game up.
Using mental illness as an excuse to take drugs is a cop out.
Test everyone including coaches and game day staff weekly and if they’re tested positive, suspend or even ban them imo.
If you can’t follow rules, you can’t play.
Players and their parents should sue the AFL, class action, enabling drug abuse and causing drug addiction
The powders are in and out of your system fast , give you euphoria and self confidence, and a side effect is there an appetite suppressant so helps gaining weight.
bring back Doc Larkins, and every club doc for that matter for a deposition...
What drugs though? Weed shouldn't be looked at like coke or other stimulants.
NFL, NBA don't test for weed anymore.
comes down to... who knew what... and everyone's a liar...
I think Eddie should remember the movie " The club" ..(great movie btw) Lets be honest - this is being told like clubs are happy for everyone to be on the nose beers .. but the reality is clubs would be very upset if players come in saying "I can't play because I had a big night" .. better putting them on the bench for a week and telling them to get it together than throwing them on the front pages so the media and the public can scream self righteous rubbish .. this is the world we live in now .. show me a story
Seagulls have never looked better
@@paulweston285 indeed .. pass it on da left han side
@@7star7storm7 " And stick ya thumb up his bum "
AFL is Teflon. Nothin ever ever sticks. They love the code so much and it runs Vic and they are so arrogant. Great game and love it, but wow my experience in Victoria for 5 years was surreal. Nothing will ever effect that game. Why did Buddy have so many games off…….!
Come back in 5 yrs for the findings 😂
There needs to be a complete clear out of AFL house. These are all ex footballers who are and always will be a part of the problem. Hire real business and governance specialists
No freaking way. We need people who've played and understand the game. Businessmen don't have a clue and will ruin it all.
Test for PEDs only, it's not the AFLs job to police players private behaviour that doesn't affect the integrity of the game.
Whats with the over dramatic music? 😂
Could not care less if they take rec drugs, performance enhancing is a different story
So you'd be ok if someone you worked with turns up to work every day drugged up to the eyeballs. I wouldn't and I'm pretty sure no one would.
what a joke. the AFL continually think they can fix tbe worlds issues. meanwhile the game is getting worse and more contrived. All they need to do is have a in competition policy and that is it. stay out of it.
“It’s not worth it covering up for a few party boys acting the goat”. Eddie Maguire - March, 2024.
Was he trying his hand at some satire there? Eddies memory of running Collingwood lawfully must include some epic works of fiction…
Anyone else feel Eddie’s rising tension over his own club’s concerns?
They all have no idea...even if they are at the same parties...Sgt Schulz would be proud.
For once I agree with Ed!!! Unheard of!!
When you walk out of Play football your set up to fail 🤷♂️ what does this mean 🤔
Players earn a awesome dollar and are grown ups shouldn’t get more exemptions
White line fever 😂😂
The music jesus christ calm down Nine
The AFL’s always been a law unto itself……
If I tested positive for drug use at work I'd be fired. Why are footballers given a pass?
Who cares if players wanna blow off steam with some blow. Its normal for people with money, get over it
Nobody is saying kids or even anybody should do it, but its not for sports leagues to police anything other than PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS
Young blokes getting paid ridiculous amounts of money with way too much time on their hands. What could possibly go wrong?
And if we get caught at work with drugs we get fired if an afl player gets caught ohh poor you it must be your mental health
They kick balls between sticks eh? Shouldn’t we be testing the people that actually represent us in society
Too easy to throw in the mental health card
Dane Beames????
Sports bett8ng results are involved when players can fake injury and be last minute no shows.
Betting corruption opportunity takes regulation jof this out of the hands of the AFL.
Look what you did to Ben Cousins, no happy what's so ever with his drug problem..
Have a look at jimmy hahahhaha bloke loves it
Most players are kids in their 20s. Dumb mistakes are made all the time. Just saying
McGuire has a combination of the Messiah complex and rampant narcissism. 'I did this, I led that, this was my idea'. Give me a break.
Yeah right Eddie. This bloke is so full of it. He is one of the biggest cover up and zero accountability merchants in this whole sport. A sport that is up to its eyeballs in problems atm. It’s all lip service.
Simple
Test every player before every games
Not rocket science
Players hav lots spare time
AFL hav lots money
Stop dancing around it
Drugs are bad, m'kay.
The afl is slowly becoming a massive joke imo.
Eddie is bunging on his political A game here. The reality is that nobody in the AFL gives two stuffs about this stuff UNTIL it becomes public. FWIW, I don't believe AFL players should be held to a higher account than anybody else in society, it's just that everybody else in society has relatively no impact on automobile, alcohol, gambling, bank loan, insurance, supermarket, and fast food marketing & sales. AFL footballers effectively become marketing property the moment they sign an AFL contract.
lots of people in 'society' on a lot less money get tested and held accountable to the result.
Kept a straight face 😐 n acting 🎭 was brilliant. Suttle way of we don’t like what you guys are doing/taking so we’ll “air it” to public put pressure on players.
Eddie ur the best mate 😘