05-06-2021, 01:59 AM
(05-06-2021, 01:29 AM)LP link Wrote:In what way?
MBB is right.
Straight from wikipedia :
Essendon was fined $2 million (staggered over three years). This was the largest fine imposed on a club in the history of Australian sport.
Essendon forfeit its place in 2013 AFL finals series and be deemed to have finish in 9th. The club was on track to qualify for the finals in seventh place.
Essendon was prohibited from exercising draft picks in two drafts. In 2013, its first and second round draft picks were prohibited; in 2014, Essendon was prohibited from exercising the first and second round draft picks it would have received based on its finishing position, but was granted the last draft pick in the first round.
Senior coach James Hird was suspended from involvement in any football club for twelve months, effective 25 August 2013.
Football operations manager Danny Corcoran was suspended from involvement in any football club for four months, with a further two-month suspended sentence, effective 1 October 2013.
A fined $30,000 was imposed in relation to Mark Thompson. Ultimately, Thompson personally paid $5,000 of the fine, with Essendon covering the balance.
On top of all that, player suspensions, long drawn out legal processes, court cases, uncertainty and all the rest. You can't possibly say we were hit harder than they were.