Thomas, Keeffe reportedly test positive perf enhancing drugs

[Pete 70]

If any of you have read my rantings over the years, you may have detected that I can be a tad sentimental - I do love this club. And hate the way the media will put the boot in. My son started playing afl this year for a team in Sydney. Their jumper is based on the Collingwood one, their theme song is based on "Good old Collingwood, etc...". He got his jumper last week. Presented by a couple of Swans players (dont worry he bleeds B&W). The number on his jumper is 23. Yep. He asked me last week who 23 was, and I started this "really good up and coming player, tall like you are Harry, etc ...". Now I just have this sense of sadness. This isnt up there with the really bad stuff in life, but just a sense of not being able to say to him ... there's the guy with your number to an excited 10 year old. I will support them until the very end (but if this is not some unfortunate mistake, or inadvertance then it is time to go).

[Culprit]

Let's say they confess into taking Cocaine which they were unaware had been cut with the other drug. Now this opens a can of worms as I read it will fall under the 3 strikes policy where the player/s cannot be named. Under the 3 strike rule they cannot be sacked for a 1st offence they need 3.

Thoughts?

[John Wren]

[Cam]

Yeah, they might get a discount but thats all. Like Heater and Maxy, the Pies will be whacked to set the precedent :/

[Lazza]

[woftam]

[Piesnchess]

AT least our two lads, if guilty, know what they took. What about the silly Dons players, celebrating, yet NOT KNOWING what they were injected with ??. Arent they more concerned about that, I cant believe they have not been told by the Bummers medicos, especially that old Doc whose been there for decades. Whose to say there aren't serious side effects down the track, like unable to have kids, or serious illnesses, from these quirky drugs they got injected with, it could marr them badly later in life. The Dons could be hit hard down the track with lawsuits from these players, they are far from out of the woods yet. I know if I was a Dons players parent id be furious with the club, not knowing what the hell they put into my son. No doubt many parents have sought legal advice, so coach Hird and co have serious issues perhaps down the track.

[Magpietothemax]

Whatever the circumstances surrounding our two boys, Keeffe and Thomas, their actions pale into insignificance in comparison to the actions of Hird and his accomplices who presided over a secret, undocumented drug injection program across an entire club, knowing that one of the drugs in question had no identification test in place and so could not be detected.
This is sickening to the core. If moreover it turns out that Keeffe and Thomas had the drug in their system inadvertently (due to use of recreational drugs), it will be truly heart wrenching to see them driven out while Hird contemplates a life long coaching career at Essendon.

[Piesnchess]

[David]

[Jezza]

I'm struggling to believe that contaminated meat in New Zealand is the cause of the reason why they tested positive to a banned substance but let's see where this goes before completely writing off this aspect of the investigation.

The story about cocaine usage is more plausible in my opinion but of course there's nothing to suggest that unless the players openly admit to using illicit drugs.

One way or another I suspect they're in massive trouble especially if the B sample test results come back 'positive' again and the investigation in New Zealand fails.

[Bob Sugar]

[Piesnchess]

[Lazza]

[Bob Sugar]