Australian sports corruption report

Not a good day for sports in this country although none of this should be a surprise to anyone:

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/probe-finds-widespread-use-of-drugs-in-sport-crime-links-20130207-2dzw1.html#ixzz2KAP2stPp

No surprise but also no code or club names.

skully wrote:No surprise but also no code or club names.

The report:

http://www.crimecommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/organised-crime-and-drugs-in-sports-feb2013.pdf

This from the SMH blog:

11:06am: New NRL boss David Smith says more than one player and more than one club mentioned in the ACC report.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/sportsday-live/sportsday-live-thursday-february-7-2013-20130207-2dzkm.html#ixzz2KAeTGhcR

"The biggest scandal in the history of Australian sport"

Really? Didn't hear anything about this being on the horizon, apart from a couple of AFL clubs being under a cloud.

So what would be the most extreme outcome? Several AFL/Rugby League Clubs kicked out of the 2013 competition? Season start delayed until a full investigation is carried out and concluded with clear perpetrators named?

JGK wrote:This from the SMH blog:

11:06am: New NRL boss David Smith says more than one player and more than one club mentioned in the ACC report.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/sportsday-live/sportsday-live-thursday-february-7-2013-20130207-2dzkm.html#ixzz2KAeTGhcR

The Nooz said there is a 2nd confidential report that names names, but the report you posted contains none.

I remember reading an article on Alfie Langer that showed how he became such a strong little bugger. He took massive amounts of "body/muscle enhancing" supplements. Modern AFL, NRL and ARU players are all way more built and cut than stars of past years. Maybe they are ALL on peptides?

Henry wrote:"The biggest scandal in the history of Australian sport"

Really? Didn't hear anything about this being on the horizon, apart from a couple of AFL clubs being under a cloud.

Yeah, I thought "meh, the Govt is carrying on like this (the drugs bit) is some massive surprise". Still, the organised crime connection is a bit of a worry.

On a related note, I see Lance Armstrong has been voted the most despised US "athlete".

Who was last year's 'winner'? Lebron James?

Henry wrote:Who was last year's 'winner'? Lebron James?

Some bloke I've never heard of:

Most Hated US Athletes (July 2012):

1. Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)
2. Tiger Woods (Golf)
3. Plaxico Burress, New York Jets (NFL)
4. Ndamukong Suh, Detroit Lions (NFL)
5. Kris Humphries, New Jersey Nets (NBA)


Lebron James came in at 6.

Michael Vick did time for organising a dog fighting ring

back in the NFL after a 21 month holiday

Yorkie Jill would put him through the mincer if she could (and justifiably)

Cheers A. I couldn't even be bothered Googling him.

Tiger would've made it into the most loved sportsman too, or at least the most made love to sportsman

I think it was just "work" for them cougars, t.

Suh stomped an opponent in the thanksgiving game in 2011

Followed it up in Thanksgiving 2012 by kicking the QB in the groin

Burress did time for a felony weapons possession charge ...had a gun in a night club and managed to shoot himself in the thigh with it

Classy. It was the peptides that made 'em do it.

And Kris Humphries? Tiger is the only one in the top 5 I'd heard of.

Humphries was Mr Kardashian

PMSL. Is it racist that I assumed he was an AfAm?

Isn't one of the K-Sluts married to/shagging a darkie NFL/NBA player? Apologies, I don't hover in that region of Foxy very often.

skully wrote:

Henry wrote:Who was last year's 'winner'? Lebron James?

Some bloke I've never heard of:

Most Hated US Athletes (July 2012):

1. Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)
2. Tiger Woods (Golf)
3. Plaxico Burress, New York Jets (NFL)
4. Ndamukong Suh, Detroit Lions (NFL)
5. Kris Humphries, New Jersey Nets (NBA)


Lebron James came in at 6.

Any YTs in the top 10?

skully wrote:PMSL. Is it racist that I assumed he was an AfAm?

Isn't one of the K-Sluts married to/shagging a darkie NFL/NBA player? Apologies, I don't hover in that region of Foxy very often.

Kym ...the ex Mrs Humpries is pregnant with Kanye West's baby

JGK wrote:

skully wrote:

Henry wrote:Who was last year's 'winner'? Lebron James?

Some bloke I've never heard of:

Most Hated US Athletes (July 2012):

1. Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)
2. Tiger Woods (Golf)
3. Plaxico Burress, New York Jets (NFL)
4. Ndamukong Suh, Detroit Lions (NFL)
5. Kris Humphries, New Jersey Nets (NBA)


Lebron James came in at 6.

Any YTs in the top 10?

Top 10 - 2011-12:

1. Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)
2. Tiger Woods (Golf)
3. Plaxico Burress, New York Jets (NFL)
4. Ndamukong Suh, Detroit Lions (NFL)
5. Kris Humphries, New Jersey Nets (NBA) .
6. LeBron James, Miami Heat (NBA)
7. Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers (NBA)
8. Terrel Owens, Free Agent (NFL)
9. Alex Rodrigues, NY Yankees (MLB)
10. Kurt Busch (NASCAR)

The past 12 months Most Disliked US Athletes

1 - Lance Armstrong (Cycling)
2 - Manti Te'o (College Football)
3 - Tiger Woods (Golf)
4 - Jay Cutler (NFL)
5 - Metta World Peace (NBA)
6 - Alex Rodriguez (Baseball)
7 - Michael Vick (NFL)
8 - Kurt Busch (Nascar)
9 - Kobe Bryant (NBA)
10 - Tony Romo (NFL)