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After five rounds of the AFL, Essendon sit on top of the ladder. However, it will be their most recent performances that would have pleased the Bombers fans the most.
An ANZAC day demolition of Collingwood and a come from behind victory away at Fremantle has fans and critics alike singing their praises.
However, you only have to look back to last season when they started with eight out of nine wins before dropping away badly towards the end of the season and missing out on finals footy.
Also, back then there was lots of talk regards the amount of soft tissue injuries the club was sustaining (I’ll let more informative people than myself comment on that).
However, this does bring us along to the elephant in the room which is looming over the football club at present.
You would have to have been on summer secondment in Antarctica not to of heard about the revelations from ASADA back in February 2013 regarding drugs in Australian sport.
On that day the picture was painted that this was the darkest day in this countries history in sport and that everyone was guilty by association.
A few months on and things appear to be a little less dramatic.
However, we’re still waiting to hear specific details but what we do know is that the Cronulla Sharks from NRL and the Essendon Bombers and Melbourne Demons from AFL are being investigated.
Hence, the elephant in the room I mentioned earlier!
While Essendon still sit on top of the ladder we are now all wondering what fate still awaits them.
The club has cooperated fully with ASADA’s investigation and even highlighted to the AFL that they had some concerns regarding certain practices at the club that may have involved illegal or banned substances.
Again, it’s unclear whether this involves one player or a group of players or even members of the coaching staff.
As the months tick by surely the AFL must work with ASADA to conclude this investigation as soon as possible and to take action accordingly. Then, the bigger question!
What if a player is found guilty? What if a group of players are found guilty? What if these players are in the current side? What if coaching staff are found guilty?
There are more questions than answers at present but the longer this drags on the bigger the headache for the AFL.
Imagine we get to finals and Essendon are in the eight and it’s still unresolved. Even worse, Essendon get to the AFL Grand Final and win!!
I feel this story has lots more to unfold yet, let’s just hope things are resolved sooner rather than later and that our great game is not tarnished forever.
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