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After nearly three years of waiting for a verdict, the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport has found the 34 current and former AFL players embroiled in the Essendon doping saga guilty, handing out 12-month bans for all current players.
Of the 34 players originally charged, just 12 still remain at Essendon, while five are active at rival clubs.
More:
» Essendon players found guilty, will miss 2016 season
» Essendon doping saga: Full list of players to miss 2016 AFL season
» Read CAS’s statement regarding the Essendon finding
» Potential top-up Bombers: Could Kelly, Stokes or Lake return?
» Essendon players guilty: Social media reaction
» Hey WADA, you got the wrong man
The complete list of 12 Essendon players from Essendon to miss 2016 are as follows:
– Jobe Watson (200 games)
– Brent Stanton (248 games)
– Cale Hooker (133 games)
– David Myers (85 games)
– Michael Hurley (119 games)
– Michael Hibberd (84 games)
– Tayte Pears (70 games)
– Tom Bellchambers (79 games)
– Travis Colyer (57 games)
– Dyson Heppell (106 games)
– Ben Howlett (117 games)
– Heath Hocking (124 games)
The five players that have moved clubs are from the Western Bulldogs, St Kilda, Melbourne and Port Adelaide.
Port Adelaide players to miss 2016:
– Angus Monfries (210 games)
– Paddy Ryder (188 games)
Western Bulldogs players to miss 2016:
– Stewart Crameri (97 games)
St Kilda players to miss 2016:
– Jake Carlisle (85 games)
Melbourne players to miss 2016:
– Jake Melksham (114 games)
Essendon must now look to replace over 1400 games worth of AFL experience and numerous players from their best 22 before their first game, against the Gold Coast Suns, on March 26.
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