We should Wait for the full report otherwise it is speculation.
The press are loving it.
Most of you would have heard about doping in AFL lately, especially Essendon. Jobe Watson recently admitted to taking the Schedule 0 (unspecified, therefore banned) substance AOD-9604 which is being developed as an anti-obesity drug. Itcan supposedly mimic certain effects of HGH and encourage fat loss.
Anyone know much more about this drug?
What are you guys' opinions?
Do you consider this to be a performance enhancing drug?
Should Watson be banned?
Should he have his Brownlow medal stripped from him?
There is so many conflicting accusations and reports. I say give the dude a break. In saying that, it was pretty silly to take a drug without knowing what it was and if it was even legal. What do you guys think?
Of course, you don't ban people on speculation but if what he admitted to taking was a banned substance its time for a break jobe.
I wouldn't consider it a "performance" enhancing drug, directly anyway. Jobe is having a better season this year than he did last. Take his Brownlow, he has this one anyway - without AOD.
I think it's best to exercise innocence until proven guilty. Those to blame are the powers above who instigated it. If you're given information that what you're doing is OK from superiors and those you trust, well? Should Jobe have read 5 peer reviewed papers on every regime the sport scientist team put in place? That's not his job. I can see the argument contrary to this, but if I am an elite athlete and my coaches/doctors and team are organising my routines, supplements and regimens, I'd tend to put my utmost trust in them. What would I do, go to 3 different doctors for their opinion?
In any case, I don't know the full story and neither does anyone here. So passing judgement is stupid. Listening to the media with their innuendo and sensationalism just makes you look like a plebeian sheep.
I will await to hear information from where it matters. I agree with you though, we should give Jobe a damn break. He's a man of character and integrity, and obviously wants to get to the bottom of this. He's not hiding anything, and put himself out in the open.
I found it woefully ironic that he was being jeered against West Coast. Mainwaring, Kerr and golden crack addict Cousins, anyone? All of which were known to be doing illegal drugs willfully.
Ridiculous.
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