I just love the democratic traditions of the AFL. The boys club ( plus token female) just selects one of the boys club to run it for the next 10 years. Selects the members of the commission to replace any that retire. Of course then the commission extends all the “usual” delegations to the chairman to act on a range of “day to day” issues without requiring a full meeting of the commission… Of course the commission will meet every so often to consider the matter of interchange, that disappointment which vexed Fitzpatrick so much during his incumbency.
Hunt thinks Fitzpatrick did a good job, look forward to him getting a seat on one or other of those government boards. See his statement of 10 Feb on Health Dept site:
health.gov.au
Reported in the Rage that Goyder to chair Woodside Petroleum . No conflict of interest so far.
Hunt thinks Fitzpatrick did a good job, look forward to him getting a seat on one or other of those government boards. See his statement of 10 Feb on Health Dept site: health.gov.au
Its all about networking. The chairman gets to invite whoever he likes to the AFL corporate box and pre-game dining.
Running the football code ? They only have make one or 2 good contacts . That gives them entre to boardrooms, government institutions, quangos, and enquiries. Smart career move.
Be bitter about it all you want, but unfortunately this is how the world works.
Be bitter about it all you want, but unfortunately this is how the world works.
Thanks man, we never would have understood that if you didnt point it out
no problemo
Funny that this conveniently happens after Richard Colless makes some unfavourable comments about Farkhead Fitzy
Swans slapped with $20k fine over drugs breaches
Ben Guthrie February 23, 2017 4:53 PM
No second-year blues in sight for Swan Mills
SYDNEY has been fined $20,000, with half of it suspended, for failing to disclose cortisone injections taken by Luke Parker and Lance Frankin during last year’s finals series.
Parker and Franklin were both fined $5000 for not completing the required paperwork under the AFL’s treatment rules.
According to the League, the Swans failed to keep and maintain a complete, accurate and up-to-date Register of Controlled Treatments in the AFL’s Controlled Treatments Register.
The breach does not concern any WADA rules and all treatments used by the players were WADA approved.
In both cases, Franklin and Parker received anti-inflammatory treatment cortisone, a WADA-compliant treatment, but inadvertently failed to declare this as required by the rules.
“In this case, the AFL notes that the club doctor maintained his own thorough medical records of treatments legitimately provided to players,” the AFL said in a statement.
"However, clubs must also maintain such records on the Controlled Treatments Register database to enable the AFL to proactively monitor industry trends and target test players as required.
“The AFL took into account that the club’s failure in this case was an oversight during an intense pre-and-post Grand Final period, and that the club otherwise had excellent medical procedures.”
The AFL Treatment Rules were introduced in 2013 to go above and beyond the WADA Code and ensure the League can effectively monitor football related supplements and medications provided to AFL players.
Parker went into last year’s Grand Final against the Western Bulldogs under an injury cloud after injuring the posterior cruciate ligament in his knee in the preliminary final against Geelong.
Franklin hurt his right ankle in the opening term of the premiership decider and was off the ground for five minutes receiving treatment.
The superstar forward, who was also battling a shoulder problem, returned to the field but was clearly limited throughout the majority of the match.
And; isn’t it a wonderful sight to behold. I am comfortably satisfied Carlton won’t play finals for awhile yet Mikey.
Taking Cortisone for an injury is not performance enhancing it is performance enabling. Or, is it the other way around. Which ever way it is was Mikey, you didn’t like Richard standing up to you and telling it how it was.
So you punished him, the club and the players. Compassion and Empathy 101, try it Mikey.
You have always been and will always be a poonce of the highest order.
I love it, once a Carlton cheating c*** always a Carlton cheating c***
Same with Gil, was on their list too, no surprise.