Saturday, February 09, 2013

Lance avoided tests

No, not THAT Lance, the one on two wheels. The now-disgraced cyclist, Lance Armstrong, proudly retorted to those who questioned him that he had never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. That line held for a decade. So how does Andrew Demetriou imagine that the AFL will overcome the issue?

 

To be fair, we don’t yet know the extent of the problem. The ACC has smeared entire sports with a very wide brush.

 

The simple fact is, whatever the testing regime, there will always be those for whom the end justifies the means. And they’ll find ways to foil the system.

 

The ACC’s announcement was good media (for them), but of little practical use for anyone else save the media proprietors.

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Lance avoided tests

No, not THAT Lance, the one on two wheels. The now-disgraced cyclist, Lance Armstrong, proudly retorted to those who questioned him that he had never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. That line held for a decade. So how does Andrew Demetriou imagine that the AFL will overcome the issue?

 

To be fair, we don’t yet know the extent of the problem. The ACC has smeared entire sports with a very wide brush.

 

The simple fact is, whatever the testing regime, there will always be those for whom the end justifies the means. And they’ll find ways to foil the system.

 

The ACC’s announcement was good media (for them), but of little practical use for anyone else save the media proprietors.

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