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Here we go.......again.

Quigs

Quigs

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Click2000 said:
This might be better to get out of the way now, over and done with... As long as it's not Graham and Gallen i can live with it.... Then they can move on to other clubs mid season!!

Such a bad thing not just for the Sharks but for sport in general......

They should be investigating our disgraceful govt and Gillard thats the biggest blight on our country!!
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Okay lets make it political....

At least the Government doesn't cover up and support pedo priests

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Poss

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Sharks shouldn't be punished: O'Farrell

Cronulla players who didn't know they were taking banned substances shouldn't be punished, says NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell.
Sharks players were meeting club officials on Thursday to discuss their next move after some were reportedly given an option to accept six-month suspensions over alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs.
As many as 14 players are believed to be implicated.
Mr O'Farrell said he was concerned by reports the substances given to the players weren't illegal in 2011 when they were taken.
"I am concerned at allegations that players who didn't know they were taking these substances are going to be punished, not the people who provided them," he told reporters in Sydney.
"My argument all the way through has been those who are guilty should have the book thrown at them.
"I think once again the issue has been mishandled and I am incredibly sceptical about the timing of these revelations on the eve of the beginning of the NRL season."
Mr O'Farrell said the federal government had mishandled the press conference last month about the use of peptides in Australian sporting codes.
"I don't know whether there is now an attempt by some of the agencies involved to get some self-justification," he said.
"But my concern is that it looks as though those who are allegedly innocent are being singled out rather than those who are responsible."
The premier said the rumours needed to end.
"My point is if there is evidence, charge people, if there is evidence, take people to court.
"But this trial by rumour, this trial by innuendo, and this trial which apparently involved declaring illegal today things that weren't illegal two years ago, I don't think passes the commonsense test or looks particularly fair."
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/sharks-shouldnt-be-punished-ofarrell-20130307-2fmw0.html
 
madunit

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Quigs said:
You call this a bad week for Labor.... do the right thing and get your arse over to the Qantas thread.

There are enough Tory farkwitts making claims in here.

Have a look south of the Murray, north of the Tweed, and over in NT. Worst week for Labor my arse.
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When it comes to politicians Quigs, I hate them all equally.

Gillard had a bad week. It had nothing to do with Abbott, he's too stupid to orchestrate anything to damage the government.

Her poll figures were not good and a seperate poll of Western Sydney showed she was next to no hope of winning any Labor seats out there. That's all I'm going off.

Politicians are all merkins I support none of them, f**k em all! I pay taxes, I shouldn't have to help decide which of these two merkins I want running the country when I have no faith that either of them could do the job, even to the high levels of "poor"
 
Qld-Sharkie

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Poss said:
Sharks shouldn't be punished: O'Farrell

Cronulla players who didn't know they were taking banned substances shouldn't be punished, says NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell.
Sharks players were meeting club officials on Thursday to discuss their next move after some were reportedly given an option to accept six-month suspensions over alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs.
As many as 14 players are believed to be implicated.
Mr O'Farrell said he was concerned by reports the substances given to the players weren't illegal in 2011 when they were taken.
"I am concerned at allegations that players who didn't know they were taking these substances are going to be punished, not the people who provided them," he told reporters in Sydney.
"My argument all the way through has been those who are guilty should have the book thrown at them.
"I think once again the issue has been mishandled and I am incredibly sceptical about the timing of these revelations on the eve of the beginning of the NRL season."
Mr O'Farrell said the federal government had mishandled the press conference last month about the use of peptides in Australian sporting codes.
"I don't know whether there is now an attempt by some of the agencies involved to get some self-justification," he said.
"But my concern is that it looks as though those who are allegedly innocent are being singled out rather than those who are responsible."
The premier said the rumours needed to end.
"My point is if there is evidence, charge people, if there is evidence, take people to court.
"But this trial by rumour, this trial by innuendo, and this trial which apparently involved declaring illegal today things that weren't illegal two years ago, I don't think passes the commonsense test or looks particularly fair."
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/sharks-shouldnt-be-punished-ofarrell-20130307-2fmw0.html
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Send the bloke a life membership & a signed jersey.
 
ratsack2

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so they are guilty, confess, thats right confess to doing something that wasn't illegal, as Barry said doen't pass the test of common sense.
who here smoked a joint in the 60s, was it illegal back then?? (not sure just clarifying as i was a baby) anyway point is, if smoking pot wasn't illegal in the 60s and is now, well f**k me fill up all the prisons with 60s pot smoking junkies
 
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As was posted earlier in the thread, those two particular substances weren't illegal, but taking anything that manipulates natural hormone levels was. e.g. the Marion Jones case.

Plenty of people going off half-cocked. Wait til those that know- i.e. ASADA, the NRL or the Club- speak.
 
Poolshark

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Business as usual boys. Just focus on the job at hand, go out and take your frustrations out on the Titans and give them a right royal flogging and send a message to all other teams we are not to be f#$ked with any more. The gig is up!!!
 
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Poss

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Titans expect fired-up Sharks

Gold Coast players are preparing to meet a full-strength and fired-up Cronulla in their NRL season-opener on Sunday amid speculation a number of Sharks players could be stood down.
As many as 14 Cronulla players have reportedly been urged to accept six-month suspensions over an Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency (ASADA) investigation which stems from the report the Australian Crime Commission released last month.
Betting has been suspended for Sunday's match because of the uncertainty.
Titans players and officials said on Thursday they knew no more than anyone else about how their opponents would line-up on the weekend.

But veteran backrower Ashley Harrison warned his teammates not to take anything for granted despite the possibility of facing a severely-understrength Sharks team.
"You have a look at all the teams that have faced a bit of adversity in the past, they usually come out on the weekend and play some really good footy," Harrison told reporters on Thursday.
"We have to be right on our game, whoever they throw on the paddock."

Titans chief executive David May said prop Luke Douglas and halfback Albert Kelly, who were both at the Sharks during the 2011 period under investigation, had not been contacted by authorities, nor had the club, and there was nothing to suggest they had cause for concern.
"There's nobody at the club, be it myself, any of the executives, any players past or present or any coaching staff who have been contacted by anybody," May told ABC Radio.
"Nobody's been contacted, whether it's by the police, ASADA, the ACC (Australian Crime Commission) or the NRL."

Titans fullback Will Zillman said he had full faith in the club and believed he and his teammates should be confident any supplements they were given were within the rules.
"You can't turn a blind eye to it but the Titans are great, all the protocols they follow are spot on and I've never had to second-guess anything," Zillman said.

http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/news/titans-expect-fired-sharks-004126380.html
 
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blacktip-reefy

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AB129* said:
As was posted earlier in the thread, those two particular substances weren't illegal, but taking anything that manipulates natural hormone levels was. e.g. the Marion Jones case.

Plenty of people going off half-cocked. Wait til those that know- i.e. ASADA, the NRL or the Club- speak.
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Sugar has a direct & immediate effect on hormone levels.
 
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Ryan McGoldrick

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Fox Sports Lunch just had a bloke from the Tele on saying that Trent Elkin could potentially be a 'whistle blower', releasing detailed documents to ASADA. Or at least someone with access to detailed records has handed them over. Also saying the club is desperately trying to find out what ASADA actually does know. I wasn't believing any of this until I saw that. Worried there could actually be some players in strife.
 
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