Comments on: Blood bin: Akermanis V Braun

By: Club Troppo » Friday’s Missing Link - on Friday!

Club Troppo » Friday’s Missing Link - on Friday! — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:11:21 +0000

[...] As is his wont, Phil Gomes is terrific on drugs in sport, with a thoughtful examination of Akermanis’ contribution. [...]

By: dj

dj — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:22:49 +0000

I see most of the response of the AFL as similar to that of the various cycling teams and sponsors – largely about protecting incomes and maintaining appearances.

I can’t imagine that there are *not* AFL players involved in one form of doping or another. The physical demands of the sport and the money involved are such that it would be highly surprising if there were not. Which is not to say that the number of these players would be high, just that given the histories of other sports, it would be amazing if AFL did not have its share of players seeking that extra bit of help from the medicine cabinet.

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:31:26 +0000

Actually Conor, I’ve see a lot of guys deny the obvious right to the end in cycling, wake up, sport is in danger and Akermanis does have it’s best interests in mind…..and by the way, he did not name anyone, Channel 7 did. Akers was only speculating in the context of what has happened in cycling and drawing some parallels. And he would be in a position to judge based on past efforts.

By: Conor

Conor — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 03:34:08 +0000

I don’t believe Jason Akermanis should be congratulated. If he merely wanted to raise the issue of performance enhancing drugs then he could have done so without making unsubstantiated claims about a particular player. He is a headline grabbing attention seeker who has, to a certain degree, sabotaged his own public image a number of times through his actions. This is yet another example. It is irresponsible of him to set about destroying other playersâ€™ image without proof or justification. I do not believe in doing what he has done he has the best interests of the game at heart.