From what I understand the Dank sales pitch was exactly that, a drug regime to speed up recovery times. I believe that's what Essenden and Cronulla were trying to achieve and I never believed Cronulla were trying to use peptides to cheat. I think both clubs were naive with their faith in slick talk, science babble and medical qualifications.
I agree in a sense. Systemic cheating as Melbourne did is, in my opinion at least a great deal worse than a 6 week course of drugs designed specifically for faster recovery. I do not consider them to be equal in any sense other than the offence of 'being outside the rules'. Anyway, it's all ancient history now. Anyone who thinks both clubs, Melbourne and Cronulla are on an equal footing is I believe plainly wrong. I agree both deserved punishment and I think the differing punishments fitted the crimes.
Gallen even managed to lift the Origin shield while suspended. Quite a feat.
Errr, $1,000,000 fine, coach suspended and banned, lost revenue from sponsors and enormous bad publicity not to mention the stigma attached. That actually is punishment. Also they didn't win a premiership in 2013 when the offence occurred but three years later they did win a premiership and I'm pretty sure the six week course of recovery drugs back in '13 had worn off by then!!!! Contrast that to Melbourne and the systematic rorting of the salary cap. Sorry, they were punished even if you don't agree. It was punishment that fit the crime as was Melbourne's.
If that's punishment then sign the Broncos up for a double.
That’s right, they weren’t on drugs when they won their premiership, they were rorting the cap the year before and the year after premiership glory. Oops.
Mmmmm, I could point out that the stigma of being called a cheat, the loss of endorsement power and the mountains of abuse they endured including the intrusion into their lives, the financial scrutiny might be a punishment but I won't
They committed the offence in 2013, they won a premiership years later. Not sure what one has to do with the other. No amount of crying is going to change the past but I recognize that people have a right to continually bleat about injustice and make ludicrous links to drugs. I'm sure it makes one feel a little better each time.
You may be right about that but in this crazy day and age you need evidence to charge a club or person. Makes you wonder doesn't it? I mean, I wonder if there was evidence of wrongdoing. Evidently not.
Okay but I'd argue that rather than deliberately 'flaunting the rules' they may have been too trusting and somewhat mislead especially when the process was fully endorsed at the higher levels. It seems to be a reasonable conclusion given that 30 nrl players and what, 40 odd afl players all took the same path.
Apparently he failed the first test and passed the second so he hasn’t been charged. They are waiting for a proper result from the lab. His license was expired as well.
Expired licence apparently.
