Drugs in the AFL

[The Sleeping Giant]

Who cares if these blokes wanna dabble in the odd recreational activity!!!!

I'm quite happy for the 17 other clubs to turn a blind eye. Go for it lads.

[The Sleeping Giant]

Caro needs a bullet.

How dare she share what she knows

[Dutchy]

Sacking him if there was truth to it would surely be the easy option for Collingwood, another team would pick him up in a flash, the hard decision would be to keep him and work with him thru the issues, if there was issues at all, but that wouldnt make a good headline...

[Booney]

Caro needs a bullet.

Why? She clearly has access to information that many dont and what amazes me is that her source(s) continue to give her the detail over and over again.

She is simply doing her job, and pretty bloody well IMO.

[stan]

Sacking him if there was truth to it would surely be the easy option for Collingwood, another team would pick him up in a flash, the hard decision would be to keep him and work with him thru the issues, if there was issues at all, but that wouldnt make a good headline...

Agree with this point. The hard work would be to keep him and work through the issues.

[whufc]

Caro needs a bullet.

Why? She clearly has access to information that many dont and what amazes me is that her source(s) continue to give her the detail over and over again.

She is simply doing her job, and pretty bloody well IMO.

Is there any truth to the Dane Swan part though?

[Hondo]

She's on the money most of the time

[Booney]

Caro needs a bullet.

Why? She clearly has access to information that many dont and what amazes me is that her source(s) continue to give her the detail over and over again.
She is simply doing her job, and pretty bloody well IMO.

Is there any truth to the Dane Swan part though?

My spin on that :

She'd have a very good source and even better legal advice.

[Q.]

I think players are fair game during the season, their private lives can fall under the microscope to an extent. However, I think that during the off-season, when these blokes are basically on holiday, then what they do with their time is totally off-limits. The fact that their private lives are coming under scrutiny during this period is complete muckraking and is a total reflection of the insidious nature of journalists like Wilson.

[am Bays]

I think players are fair game during the season, their private lives can fall under the microscope to an extent. However, I think that during the off-season, when these blokes are basically on holiday, then what they do with their time is totally off-limits. The fact that their private lives are coming under scrutiny during this period is complete muckraking and is a total reflection of the insidious nature of journalists like Wilson.

So it's OK for AFL footballers (or anyone else for that matter) to partake in alleged illegal activity as long as it is done in their own time. Noted.

[Q.]

I think players are fair game during the season, their private lives can fall under the microscope to an extent. However, I think that during the off-season, when these blokes are basically on holiday, then what they do with their time is totally off-limits. The fact that their private lives are coming under scrutiny during this period is complete muckraking and is a total reflection of the insidious nature of journalists like Wilson.

So it's OK for AFL footballers (or anyone else for that matter) to partake in alleged illegal activity as long as it is done in their own time. Noted.

It's not illegal to have drugs in your system.

[am Bays]

But to have them in your system at one stage they we're in your possession, which is illegal.

[Dogwatcher]

and that's a police responsibility, isn't it?

[Q.]

But to have them in your system at one stage they we're in your possession, which is illegal.

Not if someone else gave the drugs to you.

[am Bays]

Not to mention the fact that recreational drugs such as speed, ice etc are performance enhancing (pseudo-ephedrine) allows them to train better. And yes they do train in their "break".

[Q.]

Not to mention the fact that recreational drugs such as speed, ice etc are performance enhancing (pseudo-ephedrine) allows them to train better. And yes they do train in their "break".

Clutching at straws now.

Pretty sure Swanny wasn't doing any training when he went and watched Steve Aoki in Las Vegas!

[Booney]

Not to mention the fact that recreational drugs such as speed, ice etc are performance enhancing (pseudo-ephedrine) allows them to train better. And yes they do train in their "break".

Clutching at straws now.

Pretty sure Swanny wasn't doing any training when he went and watched Steve Aoki in Las Vegas!

Might not have been "training"...but what was he doing?

[Q.]

Not to mention the fact that recreational drugs such as speed, ice etc are performance enhancing (pseudo-ephedrine) allows them to train better. And yes they do train in their "break".

Clutching at straws now.

Pretty sure Swanny wasn't doing any training when he went and watched Steve Aoki in Las Vegas!

Might not have been "training"...but what was he doing?

Dancing. Dancing and drinking lots of water. Gotta stay hydrated at these gigs.

[am Bays]

Not to mention the fact that recreational drugs such as speed, ice etc are performance enhancing (pseudo-ephedrine) allows them to train better. And yes they do train in their "break".

Clutching at straws now.

Pretty sure Swanny wasn't doing any training when he went and watched Steve Aoki in Las Vegas!

*chuckle*

Far from it, merely pointing how allegedly any AFL footballer in that predicament could be breaching the terms of his employment contract on two counts.

The same as I could be in my role - taking illegal substances.

Just wondering why their behaviour precludes them from any professional scruitiny?

[The Sleeping Giant]

I think players are fair game during the season, their private lives can fall under the microscope to an extent. However, I think that during the off-season, when these blokes are basically on holiday, then what they do with their time is totally off-limits. The fact that their private lives are coming under scrutiny during this period is complete muckraking and is a total reflection of the insidious nature of journalists like Wilson.

Well explain the fact he turned up at training "disorientated" during the season, and subsequently suspended for 2 weeks. Don't forget many people working get drug and alcohol tested every day. And they don't get 3 striked. I don't feel sorry for anyone on that type of money. Pay me that much and you can scrutinise me as much as you like.