Performance-enhancing drugs in the AFL

[MURRIMAGIC]

You just don't put kilos on some players without these "supplements" boys. Look at Heppell. Those in the arena of sports science scratched our heads at a few players last year, not just Bombers either.

[GCSkiwi]

Kyle Reimers said that they were being administered human growth hormone. If this is true then they are in serious shower.

I can't believe that they would be stupid enough to think they would get away with HGH, and I don't think Reimers would have the first clue so I wouldn't take that too seriously. SARMs would do a similar job, they don't change the levels of growth hormone/testosterone etc but make your body much more responsive to it - so the same naturally produced dose does a flowerton more...

How wouldn't Reimer know? He was in the team! ::)

He was in the team. I was subtley suggesting he wouldn't know the difference between steroids and saline - he knew he was being injected, he wouldn't have a clue what with ;)

[LF]

I think there is something pretty dodgy going on.
I thought the press conference was pretty vague and the CEO was very cagey and he didn't answer questions properly.
I just hope the players did know nothing about what was going on because it could end up a big mess for the Bombers.
I wouldn't like to see the club go down to a point where it will be hard to come back from.
Hang in there guys the media will always blow stuff like this out of proportion they are bloody vultures.

[Barra17]

Interesting, who else surprised you?

[Windigo]

They are saying it human growth hormone, a drug that has been banned for 20+ years.

Possible connections to the underworld as it is illegal to buy legally in Aust.

Bombers are in the shower.

[Windigo]

There not supplements, stated that it's human growth hormone and banned for 20+ years.

It's like the glorified version of protein shakes, only illegal.  :P

[Grazz]

Peptides really of which HgH is one, not all are illegal like HgH.

[Windigo]

Bombers had 20+ soft tissue injuries last year. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to link these together surely??  ???

[coolfugitiv0]

They are saying it human growth hormone, a drug that has been banned for 20+ years.

Possible connections to the underworld as it is illegal to buy legally in Aust.

Bombers are in the shower.

Who is saying this?

[roo boys!]

On the roids and still didn't make finals.....not a good sign :P


*I kid, I kid. Hopefully Jobe gets to keep his medal.

[My Chumps]

haha, nah, they have ashby, van unen, gleeson, kommer, gregory and hams! that's 8 players! game on :P

A finals berth on the cards! :P



Like RB said though, in all seriousness, I really hope Jobe gets to retain his medal.

[Grazz]

Bombers had 20+ soft tissue injuries last year. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to link these together surely??  ???

I was reading one of the various media reports windi that mentioned a direct link between it and soft tissue injuries.

[Ricochet]

If a WAFL player gets 2 years complete ban from competitive sport for taking cold and flu tablets... hate to see what the punishment will be on players if the blame is placed on them

[upthemaidens]

Scandle ??  maybe Scandal  ::)

[owenbond007]

If the players get banned Bombers wont have a team. ASADA will treat each case separately if the players are found to have illegal substances and a single player is banned you have to ban them all.