What is the most controversial saga that has bought the game into disrepute?

[🏅Dooks]

What is the most controversial saga that has bought the game into disrepute?

For this, we are looking at generally off field matters or decisions made off the field.

Please feel free to elaborate on why you voted a certain way over other options

[Mr Magic]

The Bombers 'supplement scandal' has brought the game into disrepute more than anything I can remember.

[The Big Richo]

I went with 'other'.

The racism issue changed the nation.

[Judge Roughneck]

Fitzory

[mightytiges]

The Essendon drug/supplement saga has done the most damage to the game's image than anything else I can remember.

To add to list of farcical moments - Essendon being handed the 1924 flag on percentage from Richmond despite Richmond beating them in the last game of the finals and ending up on equal wins.

[tdy]

While I went with the drugs scandal at Essendon, the Ben Cousins scandal and absolute blinkers the entire West Coast football club put up was disgraceful.
Blind Freddy could see they had a drug culture problem. Gees the rumors made it back to Melbourne of the Perth nightclubs and Weagles players.
Worsfold and co put premierships ahead of principles by a long way for a long time.

Dishonorable mention to the Stephen Milne alledged sexual miconduct. St Kilda just seem to have a problem with, to quote Milny himself, “footy sluts”.