Drugs use and criminal influence in Australian sport

[Quigs]

Sacked Essendon sports scientist worked for NRL premiers

THE sports scientist at the centre of a probe into AFL club Essendon was part of the medical team for the Manly Sea Eagles during its 2008 NRL premiership-winning season.
Essendon today called on the AFL and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority to help investigate the club's 2012 fitness program, after receiving new information about supplements given to players.

Stephen Dank, a sports scientist implicated in administering supplements at the club, will be at the centre of the investigation.

He was sacked by the Bombers in 2012.

A Manly Sea Eagles spokesperson confirmed to news.com.au that Mr Dank had been part of the Eagles’ sports science staff. There is no suggestion Mr Dank was involved in any wrongdoing at Manly.

An article published in Sydney’s Daily Telegraph in 2008 reported that Mr Dank was a "suited Sydney physiologist who attends every Manly training session".

Mr Dank "travels the globe, employs three assistants and refuses to share his knowledge with anyone," the article said.

Essendon sacked Mr Dank amid concerns about his conduct with players.

The Bombers received information over the past 48 hours about supplements used in 2012 which club chairman David Evans said was "concerning".

Mr Evans called on ASADA and the AFL to assist an investigation into the use of the supplements.

In 2012, the Bombers slipped from second to 10th on the AFL ladder in 11 weeks.

Mr Evans said: "Of course this is a very distressing time for our club, we believe as a club we have done everything right to be compliant with the AFL and ASADA.

"We have moved quickly to call the AFL and ASADA to seek a clean bill of health."

Bombers coach James Hird said he was disappointed with the situation.

"As a coach I take full responsibility for what happens in our footy department," Mr Hird said.

"It's my belief we've done everything right."

Article sourced from news.com.au

 

[Frenzy.]

Give us a fargen link.

 

[Quigs]

It's there somewhere

 

[Quigs]

THE LINK.... ITS HERE

 

[Eion]

Looks like Givney might have helped us dodge a real bullet with this one......

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...afl-drug-scandal/story-e6frexnr-1226571172109
In 2011, Dank did some consulting for Penrith and also took his expertise to the Cronulla Sharks.
Regularly dressed in a suit, he helped the Sharks source the best GPS technology and remodel their new gym at Sharks Stadium.
When the season started he became more involved in dealing with players individually, which concerned Sharks doctor David Givney.
According to a Sharks insider, some players began to display mysterious bruising after being given Warfarin to thin their blood and aid the flow of oxygen.
A fall-out between Givney and Dank led to the sports scientist leaving the club. He did some consultancy for the Gold Coast Suns before arriving at Essendon last year.

 

[Frenzy.]

Warfarin?

FFS what sort of phuckwit would give the players that and where would he get it? It's prescription only and you have to have regular blood tests to make sure you are not at risk of bleeding out.

It is the active ingredient in Ratsak. Maybe the spastic fed the players on that.

 

[coolumsharkie]

Warfarin?

FFS what sort of phuckwit would give the players that and where would he get it? It's prescription only and you have to have regular blood tests to make sure you are not at risk of bleeding out.

It is the active ingredient in Ratsak. Maybe the spastic fed the players on that.

Do they go away to die?

 

[Frenzy.]

Do they go away to die?

Exactly. It causes internal bleeding in the rats and they go off somewhere where doomed rats go and bleed out.

It's generally only given to people with heart arrythmias, valve replacement or severe chronic clotting problems like pulmonary emboli or persistent DVT.

There is no place for giving it to healthy people. No advantage at all. I'm glad Givney cottoned onto the merkin.

Here's another thing. If a player got a rupture injury. Ligament, muscle or tendon for example it would be worse because it would bleed more. I wonder if this was a contributor to players not recovering well. Makes me wonder if criticism I and others have made of the injury management was justified if this sort of shyte was going on.

 

[Quigs]

I believe I heard tonight that the Bombers had a lot of problems with the player roster and soft tissue injuries.

Could that be what you are on about Dr Cap'n

 

[Frenzy.]

I believe I heard tonight that the Bombers had a lot of problems with the player roster and soft tissue injuries.

Could that be what you are on about Dr Cap'n

Absolutely Quigs.

 

[SadShark]

This morning on Nein, Ben Fordham only named the Sharks as "NRL clubs" caught up in this scandal.

Yeah right, all the other clubs are clean & we're dirtier than Rocco Siffredi.

 

[shaggs]

Exactly. It causes internal bleeding in the rats and they go off somewhere where doomed rats go and bleed out.

It's generally only given to people with heart arrythmias, valve replacement or severe chronic clotting problems like pulmonary emboli or persistent DVT.

There is no place for giving it to healthy people. No advantage at all. I'm glad Givney cottoned onto the merkin.

Here's another thing. If a player got a rupture injury. Ligament, muscle or tendon for example it would be worse because it would bleed more. I wonder if this was a contributor to players not recovering well. Makes me wonder if criticism I and others have made of the injury management was justified if this sort of shyte was going on.

I would have thought that head injuries would be a greater issue.

Head knock that may normally be a concussion could cause a subdural. This prob wouldnt be detected for a few days or a week and then we end up with another reece williams.

bad ones need a craniotomy and drainage. Who wants to play NRL with a hole in your head and clips. No thanks

 

[Bastard Squad]

So is warfarin a banned substance ?

Just did a search, sodium warfarin not banned

https://checksubstances.asada.gov.a...resultid=1E9E8680-7DD8-4382-BE58-558233CDB3BB

 

[PHaTMaN]

Interesting
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...nk-was-with-club/story-e6frexnr-1226572124513

NRL officials believe players from at least one club were given the same growth stimulants - known as peptides - that are now at the centre of the anti-doping investigation into AFL powerhouse Essendon.
Stephen Dank, the sports science guru embroiled in the scandal, consulted for half a dozen NRL clubs before crossing codes.
He spent five seasons under former Manly coach Des Hasler, but his brief stint at Cronulla in 2011 is causing most concern for League bosses.
A Cronulla insider said peptides, a combination of amino-acids that promote the body's natural growth mechanisms, were offered to certain players during Dank's short tenure at the club.
Sharks players were also given the widely used blood-thinning agent warfarin to promote anaerobic capacity.
The scientist: Steve Dank is the link between AFL drug scandal and NRL clubs

The move, however, backfired when several Warfarin users suffered mysterious bruising that sounded alarm bells through the club's medical staff.
Sharks doctor David Givney last night confirmed Dank's sudden departure related to a falling-out between the pair over the proper administration of supplements.
"Stephen was only at the club for a short time in 2011," Givney said. "He and I didn't see eye-to-eye over several things and we parted ways."
Givney would not publicly respond to the claims of peptide and warfarin use. But it's understood his concerns related to a lack of knowledge about what substances Dank was giving the players.
"That's all I've been instructed to say," Givney added.
My blood injections: Former Manly star Matt Orford
Certain varieties of peptide appear on both the 2011 and 2013 WADA prohibited list.
Cronulla's coaching staff are confident no players ingested any banned substances and that the club abided by proper protocol at all times.
Last May, a Queensland-based rugby player and coach, Francis Burke, received a four-year suspension for possession and trafficking of the banned stimulant, peptide-6.
There's no suggestion that Sharks coaching staff - or that of other NRL clubs that used Dank - had full knowledge of his supplement program. The physiologist also consulted for Souths, Wests Tigers, Penrith and St George Illawarra.
But the bulk of his trail-blazing work was refined at Manly, now famous for trialling injections derived from calf's blood in 2008. Dank introduced the Sea Eagles to Actovegin, a form of cortisone.
Former skipper Matt Orford yesterday revealed he was injected on two occasions to help overcome a groin complaint ahead of the 2008 grand final.

 

[Poss]

There is a press conference at 10:30am about this.
MMM are saying that there will be an announcement that will rock the NRL

 

[shaggs]

Just bloody great

 

[Poss]

What happened?

 

[carcharias]

There is a press conference at 10:30am about this.
MMM are saying that there will be an announcement that will rock the NRL

good ol triple M

ALL ABOUT THE ROCK!

 

[Bastard Squad]

Australian Crime Commision are giving the press conference, effects AFL, NRL and RU apparently.

 

[Quigs]

The WWE meets Aussie Professional Sport.

Money doesn't talk is swears.

This is going to be interesting. The Presser that is.