WHATELEY_INTERVIEW_HIRD

Walkley Awards 2015
Best Interview
AFL360: The Hird Interview

[@VirtualR]

Funny how everyone will blame everyone except Dank, Dank caused this. Doesn't matter who hired who, in the end the person who made the decisions and did the actions was him. Ask yourself this, is the person you blame at Essendon also to blame for the same situation the Cronulla Sharks were in at the same time regarding Dank? It's unlikely anything like this will happen again due to the changes the AFL put in place for reporting and monitoring, but it was essentially the wild west back then, and Essendon wasn't the only club taking risks with unresearched chemicals, which were primarily legal only due to the fact they were not yet banned. TB4 got banned and it appears Dank didn't know, as he made a comment promoting it at the time, that is what started all this. We may never know if it was TB4 the players were given, but the fact Dank had no idea something he was actively promoting to athletes was banned I think is still a big enough red flag to warrant the investigation and definitely the change to reporting requirements.

[@storm4743]

James Hird you have set the club back by 10 years I said this would be the case why back in 2013

[@keatesy_]

No he didnt he wasnt even involved in much of the saga ceo at the time to blame not the head coach who didnt know what dank was giving them go educated yourself please

[@storm4743]

@@keatesy_ You got to love how Golden Boy just sits there and not willing to expect fault on his behalf for what took place he knew what was going on but turned a blind eye because he was the mastermind behind it all he has always been in denial LOL🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ....... kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpu2ZaCNZZepj9U

[@jamiekelly6851]

This is a ridiculous comment

[@mprsv1]

@@keatesy_ Bring Hirdy back! #2023

[@storm4743]

@@keatesy_ Got your head in the sand have ya James Hird the Golden Boy not so clean after all You really have got your head in the sand I feel sorry for you James Hird and Steve Dank were not upfront and honest with what the players were given as for James Hird he knew what he was doing all along by going behind the back of the AFL by getting Peptides of Steve Dank those are the facts also James Hird and Steve dank had covered up any wrong doing as Essendon could not prove it wasn't Thymosin Beta-4Take a look at old footage it goes to show James Hird only ever cared about his own coaching career he also had his head in the sand.If they were not guilty as you claim then why did James Hird and Steve dank not show Documents to prove it once and for all. here are some more facts # 1 Essendon could not prove what they took back in 2012 was legal by ASDA and WADA and that's why they got fined 2 million dollars and kicked out of the final's loss of draft picks #2 James Hird was trained by Shane Charter the convicted drug trafficker so there is history there already. # 3 James Hird was warned by the AFL to stay clear of peptides that is another fact but yet he sort out Steve Dank to get Peptides any way. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jakeseymour2484]

I’d have more respect for whateley if he treated all his interviewees the same and didn’t operate on an agenda and go easier on some over others

[@TM-ym9to]

This interview was done after Essendon was cleared. Wada were not going to let such an ending of truth happen like that. They couldn't afford it! They needed Essendon to pay the price for their image sake.

[@jpw5029]

I thought they were caught juicing, didn’t Jobe have to hand his Brownlow back?

[@jpw5029]

Kinda funny how Essendon and probably the cats weee the real drug clubs, media went easy

[@markuswilmes3694]

Ask the Essendon passed players what they think of hird filthy cheat

[@_Chris_D_3004]

Bomber Thompson is the person to blame. Brought in all the main figures, dean Robinson and Dank

[@jamiekelly6851]

Exactly, I forgive him but no one fucking remembers that point. Hird was a bloody scapegoat.

[@storm4743]

Wrong Hird brought those 2 in

[@_Chris_D_3004]

@@storm4743 Wrong. Thompson did. Look it up

[@storm4743]

I already did years ago Hird is guilty as hell

[@storm4743]

I don't forgive James Hird he put the club back by 10 years and cost the club draft picks and 2 million dollars how could anyone ever forgive and forget this guy he should never be allowed anywhere near a club again