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and despise the Pies, the Blues, and the Injectors.
They shouldn't have been able to profit from crime!SaintPav wrote:The last few years should not have given the cheats the opportunity to rebuild.
Unfortunately, Essendon are considered untouchable and I'm not talking about individuals.
Some clubs are just considered more equal than others.
Too big to fail.
Absolutely. Carlton lost their priority picks after they were penalised. I thought that would have been the standard punishment for any club trying to rort the system.longtimesaint wrote:They shouldn't have been able to profit from crime!SaintPav wrote:The last few years should not have given the cheats the opportunity to rebuild.
Unfortunately, Essendon are considered untouchable and I'm not talking about individuals.
Some clubs are just considered more equal than others.
Too big to fail.
They should not have been allowed no 1 draft picks due to their drug suspensions.
That's easy for you to say.IanRush wrote:3aw today talking about spat with Caro and Liz lukin, mick warner have attack at afl as well mentioned Essendon saga and how the afl bullied the story and lukins involvement .... Caro and others saying she is bullied
Just a real disappointment for the Saints that we have had some kind of stability for almost four years- same coach, yet the druggies come out after oblivion and play a top brand of footy to get in the finals. We should have been in the eight now, but too many systems have failed this season. They basically have developed their players quicker, and developed and implemented their team game quicker than us over a short period.Saint_J wrote:what pissed me off last year is they got pick one, they should not have been rewarded for being punished.
other than that they have a strong team and play a good brand, some of the pick ups they found have worked out well for them. Kelly Tippa ect. Woosha is a good coach and has run with the B grade boys that showed something, developing them further.
bar the pick 1 bullS%$t they've done an enviable job and recovering and makes think why the f%$k can't we do it?
We have the same amount of wins from a much harder draw.spert wrote:play a top brand of footy to get in the finals. We should have been in the eight now, but too many systems have failed this season. They basically have developed their players quicker, and developed and implemented their team game quicker than us over a short period.
Pick 1 is designed too give the club with the worst list the opportunity to pick the best talent. Essendon were bottom because they cheated AND were always going to have the addition of 12-16 seasoned AFL footballers coming back to their list.dragit wrote:I hate Essendon more than anyone but they were building a pretty decent list prior to the saga, so we shouldn't be too surprised that they have won a few games this year.
They lost 1st and 2nd round picks for both 2013 & 2014, with one pick added at the end of the 1st round in 2014.
drafted really well in 2013
zach ferret with 26 (crameri trade)
fantasia with pick 55
If you finish bottom the you get pick 1, not sure what we can complain about there.
I wouldn't worry too much, plenty of their core will retire before long.
Kelly, Watson, Goddard, Stanton, Baguley, Hocking, Leuenberger, Howlett, Bird - all past their best. Hooker will be 30 next year, Bellchambers 29.
They will be mid table for a few years to come IMO.
Yeah banning them from the draft in the year where they were missing all of the players would have made more sense I guess.Selhurst Saint wrote:Pick 1 is designed too give the club with the worst list the opportunity to pick the best talent. Essendon were bottom because they cheated AND were always going to have the addition of 12-16 seasoned AFL footballers coming back to their list.
In the words of Mike Fitzpatrick..."We need to make Essendon strong again".
