Sharks receive show-cause notices: report

For once I agree with your sentiments Mr F.

Pointless constantly referring to Armstrong: 1. He had wins to actually strip. 2. Everyone he had beaten had already tested positive years earlier. 3. By the time they got round to doing something about it (years after he retired), it was the world’s worst sercret that he had been doping the whole way through (obviously). 4. The Tour de France has a history of doping going all the way back to the early years. In this particular case, we've had political grandstanding and interference from the very start, and ASADA trying to come up with something, anything, to justify the hoopla - completely at odds with the way they are meant to go about their business. The fact that ASADA is now sitting down to cut deals with Cronulla tells you everything you need to know.

1. He had wins to actually strip. 2. Everyone he had beaten had already tested positive years earlier. 3. By the time they got round to doing something about it (years after he retired), it was the world's worst sercret that he had been doping the whole way through (obviously). 4. The Tour de France has a history of doping going all the way back to the early years.

Not 10 days Craig,48 hours.They (the players)have to decide by Friday 22nd Aug 9am with legal opinion. Yet ASADA had the"information/facts on hand 1st November 2013,and needed all this time(9 months) to explore all legal angles . I'll say it once again despite the guilt/innocence of the players ,the whole thing from day one,with the political announcement,dragging all sports through the mill,the generalisations made ATT,the politicial interference,the amateurish behaviour with an under resourced ASADA.,the alleged deals offered to another code is/was a complete shambles.With rent a quote Ings(former ASADA) making conflicting statements adding to the utter schmozzle.With the naming of players by the D.T before any final decisions,adding further unnecessary fuel to the fire.A couple who in fact were not involved. Fahey summed it up pretty well.

How did we get to blaming the media?

My spin on it is wrs theres smoke theres fire. If lance armstrong was doing it the best athlete on earth you dont think footballers would not do it ppppplllllleeeeeaaaassssse. Im not saying there guilty or not and it doesnt change my opinion of the people involved. Rugby league is the most physical sport on earth . Why woudnt you try and take something to cope with stress the bodies under there not murderers. I blame silly bloody admisistaters and mug oaches for expecting these blokes to be beyond human

after an 18 month investigation and the players get only 10 days to respond? that is ridiculous!

What bikies sold ? , which games were fixed ? Name the crime groups involved , the govs media conference gave the impression this was wide spread , amongst many sports ! What other sports , and finally were are you hiding the former monkey that was the worst PM in Australia's history ?

Penrith paid for sandor earls peds treatment yet...... sharks are just pawns in a political stunt.... why did dank cross the road? Cuz he was running away from gutted sharks fans cuz he screwed theyre club!!! And yes we are gutted.

ASADA may also be well aware of the ongoing mental state of the players over the last 18 months of the well publicised naming ,innuendo and speculation has provided,and taken that into account in determining possible suspensions. We can all sit back and call penalties farces,but unless we know the full story that ASADA allegedly knows, not hearsay or media dribble ,we are whistling in the wind. Throwing up a few out of left fielders as a mere sideline spectator.. Remember these players have less than 48 hours to make a decision on the matter of the show cause letters,which they admit liability or fight it.That is a huge dilemma for any player. Is this due to the fact ASADA needs to get a quick result so they have a proven precedent.? Or to get bigger fish quickly? Or do they want a result for the NRL which shows they are on the ball and put pressure elsewhere ? Why are they not given time til the court case result in Sept? Is it due to all parties in the NRL wanting a quick resolution? My guess the latter. Fahey the former head of WADA has slammed the Govt and ASADA as to the way the whole shebang was handled.

I asked a solicitor mate about all this today and he was more or less useless, said he knew very little about it, but he did suggest the Essendon case in front of Justice Middleton may be very important because it will create some legal precedent for what powers ASADA actually have. My guess is the players will probably end up having to choose between copping six months or heading to court.

Being Paul Gallen is punishment in itself.

ASADA Gallen has taken doses of angry and grub pills. Being Paul Gallen is punishment in itself.

Just curious, what are your thoughts about Lance Armstrong being stripped of his Tour wins?

Bikies - partners in Dank's clinic. Organised crime, see above. Systematic fixing, see the VPL's Southern Stars. Any more points to make ?

And the bikies ? Organised crime ? Systematic fixing of games ? "The blackest day in government behaviour" is closer to the fact

The reported suspensions to be handed out are a farce. If the players accept a deal the best case scenario is they miss the rest of the season. That is also on the proviso that they weren't aware what they were taking was a banned substance. A slap on the wrist.

Wrong it took 18 months because they had no proof and still don't and they are clearly inept.

Clearly you're not across doping controls...the absence of a positive result does not mean that an athlete cannot be found to have used prohibited substances. many athletes around the world have been banned (Armstrong; Jones and many others) where no positive result was found. Also many athletes have been banned with the use of biological passports...for Cronulla players to have been given SCN means that ASADA believes that a banned subtle has been used based on circumstantial and other evidence they have found...hence why it took 18 months

The Cronulla doctor did not tell any player to do whatever was alleged.that has been made plain and clear.He acted when he found out .