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- About the 2006 Premiership trophy being awarded to the West Coast Eagles?
Many are saying that it was a tainted win by them, given the well documented drug issues during that period. They beat Swannys by a point in the GF - would they have won without the drugs?
The following was part of an article in the West Australian newspaper today
(20/11/07):
"WA Institute of Sport medical chief Dr Carmel Goodman has urged West Coast fans to abandon the perception that drugs consumed by Ben Cousins were solely recreational and not performance enhancing.
Although Cousins has not failed a match-day test, his acknowledged drug habit is said to involve cocaine and crystal methamphetamine, or ice.
Sports medicine experts are divided on whether cocaine consumed recreationally will benefit subsequent competition performance but are unanimous methamphetamine does.
?It increases the heart rate, promotes a sense of invincibility and decreases the perception of fatigue,? Dr Goodman said.
?Make no mistake ? methamphetamine is a performance enhancer, even if not taken for that reason. Depending on when it is taken, there may be a physiological benefit but there is a definite psychological benefit.?
I am p****d off - Given all the volumes of evidence available (the entire Cousins story, Kerrs phone calls, Fletcher flatlining and so on and so on), Its ABSOLUTELY IRRESPONSIBLE and PROFESSIONALLY NEGLIGENT of the AFL not to be investigating this matter. WCE shouldn't be let off the hook any longer, they should have the 2006 Premiership cup taken off them as they clearly didn't win it fair and square. What do you think?
Many are saying that it was a tainted win by them, given the well documented drug issues during that period. They beat Swannys by a point in the GF - would they have won without the drugs?
The following was part of an article in the West Australian newspaper today
(20/11/07):
"WA Institute of Sport medical chief Dr Carmel Goodman has urged West Coast fans to abandon the perception that drugs consumed by Ben Cousins were solely recreational and not performance enhancing.
Although Cousins has not failed a match-day test, his acknowledged drug habit is said to involve cocaine and crystal methamphetamine, or ice.
Sports medicine experts are divided on whether cocaine consumed recreationally will benefit subsequent competition performance but are unanimous methamphetamine does.
?It increases the heart rate, promotes a sense of invincibility and decreases the perception of fatigue,? Dr Goodman said.
?Make no mistake ? methamphetamine is a performance enhancer, even if not taken for that reason. Depending on when it is taken, there may be a physiological benefit but there is a definite psychological benefit.?
I am p****d off - Given all the volumes of evidence available (the entire Cousins story, Kerrs phone calls, Fletcher flatlining and so on and so on), Its ABSOLUTELY IRRESPONSIBLE and PROFESSIONALLY NEGLIGENT of the AFL not to be investigating this matter. WCE shouldn't be let off the hook any longer, they should have the 2006 Premiership cup taken off them as they clearly didn't win it fair and square. What do you think?
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