In a recent post about the tough year endured by Essendon and its supporters, we provided a link to an article by Mick Ellis on SEN’s Inside Football Extra. Is anyone cheering for the truth looked at the hysterical reactions of some sections of the media and introduced the psychological concept of conformational bias.
Ellis has been worrying his computer keyboard again and has penned a new piece, AFL’s mystery bus tour rolls through Essendon, where he shares some fascinating ideas about the drawn out saga that was the 2013 Essendon supplements affair.
[Spoiler alert] Ellis makes out a compelling case that the AFL’s game plan, including the charges against the four individuals, was designed to avoid infraction notices against Essendon players, an eventuality he describes as potentially catastrophic. [/end spoiler alert]
In other posts, AussieRulesBlog has asked why players being “jabbed up” with local anaesthetic to get through a game isn’t considered performance enhancing. Ellis asks another question about this practice following on from questions asked about the Bombers’ supplements program, namely: “How about multiple pain-killing or anti-inflammatory jabs to get players on the field for big games? Do we understand the long-term health effects of that practice?” We’re not consuming much footy media at present, but we suspect no-one else is considering these questions.
Perhaps we do something about the long-term effects, at least to the extent that former players report arthritic joints.
Ellis, as a Barcodes supporter, is no natural friend to Essendon, though he is prepared to park his prejudices at the door before beginning to write. Would that some of his mainstream media colleagues could try to emulate him.
AussieRulesBlog recommends these articles heartily to anyone prepared to consider the issue dispassionately.
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