Jobe Watson - not good

[Bentekezzz]

@FOXSportsNews: Essendon captain Jobe Watson admits to taking banned substance AOD-9604 but insists he has done nothing wrong #AFL

[_wato]

That is huge news! When did this come over?

[kilbluff1985]

It's banned now wasnt back then

[Bentekezzz]

That is huge news! When did this come over?

Said it On the Couch

[Jukes]

He won't get in trouble; he told ASADA about him taking this ages ago, if he was going to be banned it would have already happened most likely.

Pretty sure it's just a growth hormone too not an anabolic steroid as has been reported.

[_wato]

It's banned now wasnt back then

Yes but although it wasn't banned it wasn't endorsed by the AFL so there's a fine line they're cutting. We'll all find out soon enough though through ASADA won't we!

[stew42]

David Culbert ‏@Culbert_Report 5m
In almost every other sport Jobe Watson would be banned immediately after admitting taking a banned drug. He can't possible play this week.

[Vinny]

But.... :( I was going to trade him in this week.

[stew42]

Luckily my current bench cover is Titchell and KMartin.
But Barlow and Watson might be on the pine soon...  :(

[Mat0369]

But.... :( I was going to trade him in this week.

So was I but had a couple of other issues. If he misses this week it could work to my advantage

[Blues Blues Blues]

My opponent this week has Watson  8)

[Keeper27]

"AOD9604 is banned by WADA since 1 January 2011.
It's use is a doping violation"

I don't think it matters if jobe told anyone. you'd reckon that the WORLD anti doping agency trumps the Australian one.
if found guilty the Bombers should be stripped of their points. Jobe lose his Brownlow. Large fine. no first round picks for 5 years or more.

This is some serious sh!t.
This isn't something small like a salary cap breach

not denying his work rate or that he isn't a gun.
but he won a competition for the best and "fairest"

[kilbluff1985]

Melbourne get a fine for tanking

Crows give up a couple of picks for salary cap cheating

And you think Essendon will lose first round picks for 5 years.? Your dreaming

I'm sure he told ASADA the same thing is not stupid enough to say otherwise on TV

It wasnt banned when he was taking it either

[ts_its_me]

Can't actually be convicted of something that wasn't illegal at the time you did it.

[Keeper27]

It wasnt banned when he was taking it either

"AOD9604 is banned by WADA since 1 January 2011.
It's use is a doping violation"

he admitted to using AOD9604 in season 2012, so yes it was banned.

salary cap breaching while yes its wrong and cheating is no where near the level this is under.
spending more money allowed than another club is not the same as giving your players an unfair advantage over every other c*nt out there who worked their asses off.

you're right the AFL probably won't do sh!t coz they're weak but it's wrong nonetheless.
at the very least strip the Brownlow off Watson if not don't call it the best and "fairest" anymore