Lord Eagleton
Bencher
Because they are looking for rugby league players down at Cronulla. Thats majority of their 1st grade team goneski...i guess the 2 year bans will kick in within a month or two?
IN an amazing climax to the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority’s (ASADA) inquiry into the use of prohibited substances in two football codes, almost 60 players are facing possible sanctions.
According to a report in Fairfax newspapers, 17 players from Cronulla’s 2011 NRL squad and up to 40 from AFL club Essendon’s class of 2012 will be issued with show-cause letters as early as this week.
With new chief executive Ben McDevitt set to start in his role on Monday, ASADA are reportedly ready to act — 15 months after the ‘darkest day’ in Australian sport press conference. if the breaches are upheld then it’s certainly the worst-possible scenario for both the NRL and AFL.
The receipt of a show-cause letter is a preliminary step towards a player being banned and any player issued with such a notice has a right of reply. Should the player fail to show cause as to why they should not be charged, ASADA then places them on its register of findings. At this point the NRL and AFL will be expected to issue infraction notices.
Any player issued with an infraction notice for the use of a prohibited substance will face a mandatory two year ban.
more to follow
IN an amazing climax to the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority’s (ASADA) inquiry into the use of prohibited substances in two football codes, almost 60 players are facing possible sanctions.
According to a report in Fairfax newspapers, 17 players from Cronulla’s 2011 NRL squad and up to 40 from AFL club Essendon’s class of 2012 will be issued with show-cause letters as early as this week.
With new chief executive Ben McDevitt set to start in his role on Monday, ASADA are reportedly ready to act — 15 months after the ‘darkest day’ in Australian sport press conference. if the breaches are upheld then it’s certainly the worst-possible scenario for both the NRL and AFL.
The receipt of a show-cause letter is a preliminary step towards a player being banned and any player issued with such a notice has a right of reply. Should the player fail to show cause as to why they should not be charged, ASADA then places them on its register of findings. At this point the NRL and AFL will be expected to issue infraction notices.
Any player issued with an infraction notice for the use of a prohibited substance will face a mandatory two year ban.
more to follow