Talking Footy

Xman wrote:

Raiderdave wrote:

Xman wrote:

Essendon have been under investigation for longer than the sharks, yet no charges have been laid or players banned. In fact they grow more confident they did nothing wrong every day.



3 days longer then the Sharks
& Danks was further into their operation then he ever was with the Sharks

anyone who thinks Essington is out of the woods is a deluded fool

Danks lasted 6 months at Essendon.

Raiderdave wrote:

Xman wrote:

Danks lasted 6 months at Essendon.

yep
twice as long as he was at Cronulla
like I said
the .... oh we thought it was ok ... defence
won't wash

ASADA ... on their way to Essenmond

Xman wrote:

Rumour spreading ASADA will announce ped use by 30 NRL players from 6 clubs tomorrow




Steve Price ‏@StevePriceMedia
NOW: Ray Hadley breaks the news that as many as 30 players, across 6 clubs are now implicated in the #NRL ASADA investigation @2GB873

The former head of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority says the future of the National Rugby League is under a cloud.

Richard Ings is calling for five key NRL (National Rugby League) clubs to follow the lead of the Cronulla Sharks and investigate whether their management has put them at risk of committing doping offences.

On the opening weekend of the NRL season, the Cronulla Sharks have sacked or stood down five key staff members, including their popular coach Shane Flanagan.

The Sharks are one of the six NRL clubs named in an Australian Crime Commission report into organised crime and drugs in sport, which is currently under investigation by the anti-doping authority.

The preliminary findings of an internal review by the Sharks found significant management failures, prompting the mass exodus that we saw yesterday.

Former Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) boss Richard Ings claims the doping scandal fallout at Cronulla could be a blueprint for what will happen at other NRL and AFL clubs.

The most dramatic week in the Sharks' chequered existence came to a stunning crescendo on Friday night when four key staff members were sacked and coach Shane Flanagan stood down, just two days out from their opening game of the season.

The move was made as a result of "serious management failures" during the three-month period in 2011 when sports scientist Stephen Dank worked at the club.

The sackings came just days after as many as 14 players were reportedly offered six-month bans for - unknowingly or not - allegedly taking banned substances.

With five other NRL clubs along with AFL club Essendon also named in the Australian Crime Commission report into the widespread use of drugs in sport, Ings told the Nine Network on Saturday that the happenings at Cronulla could be just the beginning.

"Maybe not over the next week or two but over the next month or two, you're going to see the Cronulla situation as a blueprint for what is likely to happen with several other clubs in the AFL or the NRL," Ings said.

"You'll see players who will either admit to being involved in doping or be prosecuted for doping offences.

"This is not trivial. It is a very serious doping matter being investigated and there will be sanctions for those involved."

UPDATE: THREE Manly players are in the crosshairs of anti-doping authorities over banned performance-enhancing peptide CJC-1295.

The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority has told the Sea Eagles there is evidence to suggest three NRL stars face bans of up to two years.

ASADA has offered to reduce the ban to six months in exchange for the players providing "substantial assistance".

In a statement today, Manly denied receiving requests from ASADA to interview their players. But News Limited has been told Manly have been red-flagged by ASADA because three players allegedly sourced CJC-1295 away from the club's headquarters and without its consent or knowledge.

"We have made it clear to ASADA from the outset that we will cooperate with them in every way and they have said only that they may want to question players and club staff as part of their wider investigation at some time,” Sea Eagles general manager David Perry said.

Rabbit wrote:

http://www.nrl.com/portals/nrl/RadEd...mithLetter.pdf


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It is also important to remember the ASADA investigation is looking at other codes, not just us.

Although it might seem like it, we are not the sole focus of its attention

Rabbit wrote:

http://www.nrl.com/portals/nrl/RadEdito ... Letter.pdf

Rabbit wrote:

15 of the 16 NRL clubs had been cleared of being involved in systemic doping.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... z2O2rvkqGu

THIRTY-ONE rugby league players will be interviewed as ASADA steps up its investigation into alleged doping in the NRL.

But that number may swell considerably once the interviews get under way, concedes ARLC CEO Dave Smith.

"As they (ASADA) get into the detail, things may change," Smith said at a press conference today.