Essendon face AFL probe/Players found Guilty by CAS

[gerkin greg]

Poor James doesnt want it to be about him 

[dwaino]

Poor James doesnt want it to be about him 

Leave Jimmy alone!!

[🏅Dooks]

Oh my

[Francois Jackson]

Apparently it's only from the HUN site, afl and Turd in talks now.

They are suggesting draft picks might be off the table. I hope not otherwise the AfL are a bigger joke than previously thought.

[tigs2011]

Hopefully they just use them on re drafting banned players. Or more David Myers.

[one-eyed]

Andrew Demetriou fully expects to sit on the AFL Commission meeting next Monday, despite the James Hird writ that has asked him to step aside from that role.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-08-23/chief-not-stepping-aside

Tim Watson has described as 'disgusting' claims he has become an unemotional spokesperson during the Essendon supplements saga. Watson revealed he had had a conversation with Wilson, leaving no doubt as to how disappointed he was with her article.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-08-23/fairfax-claims-disgusting-watson

[WilliamPowell]

Apparently it's only from the HUN site, afl and Turd in talks now.

They are suggesting draft picks might be off the table. I hope not otherwise the AfL are a bigger joke than previously thought.

Reports says EFC & AFL in talks not EFC, Hird & AFL

It also says under the deal they will lose their points and NOT play in the finals

ESSENDON is locked in talks with the AFL that could see James Hird stand down as coach

This morning Bombers assistant coach Simon Goodwin insisted Hird would coach against Carlton tomorrow "as far as I know" after Hird pulled out of the scheduled press conference.

But discussions with the AFL in a bid to end the dispute could result in Hird standing aside and the club being stripped of its 2013 premiership points - ruling it out of the finals.

But the Bombers could retain their draft picks under the deal, The Australian reports.

Under the proposed settlement Hird would be free to continue his legal action against the AFL and defend the charges against him.

From:
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/assistant-coach-simon-goodwin-declares-james-hird-will-coach-essendon-against-carlton/story-fnelctok-1226702085001

[WilliamPowell]

The Australian Article:

James Hird could leave Essendon in AFL deal
by: Chip Le Grand
From: The Australian August 23, 2013 12:19PM

JAMES Hird could stand down as Essendon coach under a settlement to the supplement scandal being negotiated between the club and AFL.

The Australian understands the AFL and the club are currently locked in discussions to finalise a resolution to the damaging dispute.

Under the terms being negotiated, Hird would step down as Essendon coach and the Bombers would be stripped of all premiership points for this season.

The club would retain its draft picks and the allegations against Essendon would be substantially downgraded to reflect poor management and governance, rather than doping.

Hird who would be free continue his legal action against the AFL and defend the charges against him.

Hird, Essendon football manger Danny Corcoran, assistant coach Mark Thompson and club doctor Bruce Reid would still face charges of conduct unbecoming or prejudicial to the interests of the AFL.

The agreement, if accepted, would result in the club taking no part in next month's finals series. However, the retention of draft picks will ensure the fall-out from the crisis is largely limited to this season.

The agreement would enable the AFL's case against Essendon to be resolved at Monday's AFL Commission meeting, bringing closure to the most damaging scandal the game has faced.

Hird today was this morning unable to attend a scheduled press conference with an Essendon spokesman saying he was stuck in meetings.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/pointless-bombers-lose-james-hird/story-e6frg7mf-1226702664839

[Yeahright]

Tim Watson has described as 'disgusting' claims he has become an unemotional spokesperson during the Essendon supplements saga. Watson revealed he had had a conversation with Wilson, leaving no doubt as to how disappointed he was with her article.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-08-23/fairfax-claims-disgusting-watson

Thought she made it clear she knew he was in a tough spot?

[mightytiges]

The Australian Article:

James Hird could leave Essendon in AFL deal
by: Chip Le Grand
From: The Australian August 23, 2013 12:19PM

JAMES Hird could stand down as Essendon coach under a settlement to the supplement scandal being negotiated between the club and AFL.

The Australian understands the AFL and the club are currently locked in discussions to finalise a resolution to the damaging dispute.

Under the terms being negotiated, Hird would step down as Essendon coach and the Bombers would be stripped of all premiership points for this season.

The club would retain its draft picks and the allegations against Essendon would be substantially downgraded to reflect poor management and governance, rather than doping.

Hird who would be free continue his legal action against the AFL and defend the charges against him.

Hird, Essendon football manger Danny Corcoran, assistant coach Mark Thompson and club doctor Bruce Reid would still face charges of conduct unbecoming or prejudicial to the interests of the AFL.

The agreement, if accepted, would result in the club taking no part in next month's finals series. However, the retention of draft picks will ensure the fall-out from the crisis is largely limited to this season.

The agreement would enable the AFL's case against Essendon to be resolved at Monday's AFL Commission meeting, bringing closure to the most damaging scandal the game has faced.

Hird today was this morning unable to attend a scheduled press conference with an Essendon spokesman saying he was stuck in meetings.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/pointless-bombers-lose-james-hird/story-e6frg7mf-1226702664839

The AFL is clearly trying to drive a wedge between the club and Hird but if they are the sanctions then Essendon is getting off with just a slap on the wrist  . Their season is gone and they won't survive the first week of the finals anyway so barring them from the finals is a non-event. if you want to punish a club then you take their draft picks away over more than one season. That then stuffs them up for the next 5-10 years. 

[Francois Jackson]

Apparently it's only from the HUN site, afl and Turd in talks now.

They are suggesting draft picks might be off the table. I hope not otherwise the AfL are a bigger joke than previously thought.

Reports says EFC & AFL in talks not EFC, Hird & AFL

It also says under the deal they will lose their points and NOT play in the finals

ESSENDON is locked in talks with the AFL that could see James Hird stand down as coach

This morning Bombers assistant coach Simon Goodwin insisted Hird would coach against Carlton tomorrow "as far as I know" after Hird pulled out of the scheduled press conference.

But discussions with the AFL in a bid to end the dispute could result in Hird standing aside and the club being stripped of its 2013 premiership points - ruling it out of the finals.

But the Bombers could retain their draft picks under the deal, The Australian reports.

Under the proposed settlement Hird would be free to continue his legal action against the AFL and defend the charges against him.

From:
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/assistant-coach-simon-goodwin-declares-james-hird-will-coach-essendon-against-carlton/story-fnelctok-1226702085001

i know exactly what was said WP. Its from the Australian so certainly does carry more weight, however i dont care for their removal from 2013 finals, as much as i care that Hird cops his whack and draft penalties for 13/14

This is top of my list in terms of what penalty they should cop. This is how you hurt a club. Individuals can be replaced. Money can be borrowed but the drafting of young kids, history tells us destroys clubs.

This will hurt more, withn the anticipated departure of  TBC, among others.
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[Yeahright]

If Hird told them to jump off a bridge...

[Yeahright]

Here you go bents
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FO-P2MXOUk

and another quality one 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn0gIWcXAW4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di0U8GgBAKA

[gerkin greg]

Draft picks and Hird banned or GTFO

Crows do a dodgy third party deal that doesnt even put them over the salary cap and their administrators get bans and loss of draft picks for 2 years

Essendon run an experimental drug lab and the AFL give them a wristy

FO

[mightytiges]

"I think the welfare of our players is something that we all hold in high regard and are very concerned about, so it was very concerning to hear it," Hird said.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-08-23/mums-lament-worries-hird

Yeah right!