AFL tick for Tony Abbott on doping
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 6:00 am
The PM appears to be impressed with Vlad and the AFL's commitment to fully support the battle against corruption in sport. No surprise that the NRL didn't bother to attend. NRL chiefs are too busy still trying to cover up the many problems their code has when it comes to integrity. Shame NRL shame.
AFL tick for Tony Abbott on doping
Date February 13, 2014
Caroline Wilson
Caroline Wilson
Chief Football Writer for The Age
Tony Abbott and Andrew Demetriou. Photo: Wayne Taylor
One year after the so-called ''blackest day in Australian sport'' AFL chief Andrew Demetriou has offered the federal government the competition's full support for its beefed-up integrity resources in the battle against corruption in sport.
Emerging from two days of talks in Canberra where Demetriou met Prime Minister Tony Abbott, the league boss is understood to have endorsed the appointment of retired Federal Court Judge Garry Downes who will review the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority investigation into Essendon and the Cronulla Sharks.
Outlining the recent appointment of two former senior Victorian police to its now 14-strong integrity department, Demetriou told government ministers he supported the decision to expedite the ASADA investigation into the Essendon supplements program.
He also offered the benefit of the AFL's integrity resources and intelligence to the government in the proposed continued crackdown on corruption.
Demetriou was tight-lipped on the detail of his first official meeting with the federal Coalition but had a private briefing on Wednesday with Sports Minister Peter Dutton before joining a contingent of Australian sports chiefs to meet Mr Abbott and Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull, along with Mr Dutton.
Demetriou, flanked by his legal counsel Andrew Dillon, held separate talks on Tuesday with Mr Turnbull's staff on prospective changes to the anti-syphoning laws governing the broadcasting of sport.
He was in Canberra along with the national chiefs of cricket, netball, tennis and soccer as part of the Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports overseen by Malcolm Speed.
Wednesday's meeting focused upon the fight against corruption in sport, anti-doping, ticket scalping and anti-syphoning.
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