I'm with you Daniel. I hate Carlton and Nought as many of our fellow friends on here can attest to but this saga is ripping the heart and soul of the game and has left a real sour taste. These guys are claiming they are bigger than the sport and I find it abhorrent and difficult to swallow. They have held the game and the other 17 clubs to ransom with their selfishness.
To me as a footy fan at least as bad and cheating as they are the Bluebaggers took their medicine in 2002 when they were found out and may they stay rooted in the lower reaches of the table and the 1982 GF I have never forgotten or will ever forgive, I guess when you are 7 things are hard to get over but Essendon are just destroying the fabric of the competition.
If the AFL are happy and are steadfast on all these rule changes that flow through to and from grass roots level to get the kids active, appease parents who are scared to let their kids play body contact sports and involved in AFL then they need to also ensure that the integrity of the sport is maintained so that adults can let their kids play rather than discourage their kids from playing such a corrupt sport should no action be taken against the rogue and selfish footy club.
If they get injunctions and go to court the case cannot be heard until the investigation is over in the same way that the peptides are claiming the investigation is not complete and therefore not worth the paper it is printed on. If that is the case let them go to court and I am sure the truth will be revealed. Perjury is a criminal offence and Marion Jones did go to jail for perjury as Lance Armstrong confessed rather than going to court once all his buffers withdrew their support.
In short I will openly support anyone the Essendon Football Club are playing and may the Bombers reap what they sow and fall from grace on and off the field for generations to come.
