So how does it all work Wp?
Gettin fined plus half a million for not breaking laws?
Like the dees not tanking eh
Fine Essendon $610K over safety breaches, court told
AFL.com.au
22 December 2015
WORKSAFE Victoria has asked a magistrate to fine Essendon more than $610,000 for risking its players' health and failing to provide a safe workplace during the ill-fated 2012 supplements program.
The club will be sentenced on January 28 after formally admitting to two charges of breaching the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
The court was told that two key figures at the club ignored clear protocols and sidestepped medical staff in their bid to give the team a competitive edge.
Representatives for the Bombers on Tuesday admitted in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court that players were not provided with a safe work environment despite policies and protocols put in place to protect them.
WorkSafe said Essendon, at the end of 2011 and in 2012, gave players supplements without taking necessary steps to reduce potential health risks.
After the club finished eighth in 2011 fitness boss Dean Robinson came on board to implement the new program, bringing sports scientist Stephen Dank with him.
They began a supplements program, injecting players with vitamins, amino acids and peptides, the court has been told.
Senior players and club doctor Bruce Reid raised concerns over this in January 2012, so Robinson wrote a policy giving Dr Reid the power to approve or deny the use of any substances administered to players.
Under the policy, Robinson and Dank were to provide Dr Reid with the scientific and common name of substances, clinical findings about side effects or documents guaranteeing they did not breach ASADA or WADA guidelines.
They gave him "mountains of paperwork" but it contained only information on some of the substances.
Other substances were given off-site without Dr Reid's approval.
Prosecutor Ross Ray, QC, said poor record keeping meant it was almost impossible to know what each player was given, but it is believed they had some form of Thymosin and Tribulus Forte.
"Dank and Robinson administered these substances to players without approval from the medical team," Ray told the court.
Players were ordered not to talk about the program.
Barrister Gary Livermore, acting on behalf of Essendon, conceded Dank and Robinson didn't get approval from Dr Reid for at least two of the supplements.
Ray said the club should be fined $305,350 for each of the two charges they face - the maximum monetary penalty available to the magistrate.
Essendon is also awaiting the findings of a Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing into an appeal by WADA over the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal's verdict that 34 former and current players were not guilty of doping offences during the supplements program.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-12-22/fine-essendon-610k-over-safety-breaches-court-told
A huge difference as in 1 is an investigation into a drug lab injecting regime involving 20+ young men with illegal and dangerous substances
and the other
a drunken verbal comment?
"illegal" substances? There was no investigation into "illegal" substances. It was an investigation into "banned" substances under a sporting drug code. Again there is a massive difference right there. Hird was never investigated for taking banned substances because under the WADA code he couldn't be, as a coach taking a banned substance isn't an offence. Is that parto fo the code right? Absolutely not but they are the rules. Hird wasn't stood down because the EFC didn't have the guts to do it.
His pointless legal action was not a criminal matter, he wasn't on trial; it was a civil one so right or wrong; like it or not it not even remotely close to this "chopstick" gate
Where was this hysteria when Jurrah belted his Mrs with a metal pole?
Last time I checked Jurrah ended up in jail for that "effort" as well as other acts of violence against women.. so not the best example I wouldn't have thought
Why the lack of support behind our club and player WP? Seem all you have done is play devils advocate.
I support Dusty, but I am not going to sit here and say he didn't do a completely stupid, idiotic, moronic thing. I am not going to sit here a say he is the sole victim here because he isn't. 3-4 weeks into pre-season he goes out and gets himself so smashed he can't remember what he did or didn't do, that's not smart, that's stupid
He deserves to punished for being a an idiot. Do I believe he should cop 12 months, 15 games? No but he needs to cop some sort of whack.
If it was a player that people on here can't stand or a bloke in our bottom 10 and folks want out of the club I doubt the support would be there. The posts would be "sack him"
Forgive me for not excusing his behaviour simply because he is one of best players. In this situation all players should be treated the same..
As for "our" club. The Club has handled this abysmally.
It should have been over and done with after 72 hours but no; not our club. Oh way!
If "our" club had of come out, whacked said player, punished him with the obligatory fine (max $5k per the CBA), banned him from the pre-season comp and a H&A games, this would have been over so quickly. No cops, no media lynching, no hysteria. But no the good 'ole Tigers had Dan Richardson be flippant, Benny Gale say nothing for days when normally you can't shut him up... and where are we now???
talk about stupidity 101
So yeah I am peeved with the Club, they have let Dusty down and they've let the members down (again) by handling it in such a way that they put our club in a position where it is getting whacked over and over.
