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The Straight Dope: the Inside Story of Sports Biggest Drug Scandal Pdf FREE THE STRAIGHT DOPE: THE INSIDE STORY OF SPORTS BIGGEST DRUG SCANDAL PDF Chip Le Grand | 277 pages | 01 Nov 2016 | Melbourne University Press | 9780522870275 | English | Carlton, Australia The Straight Dope: Inside Story of Sport's Biggest Drug Scandal Chip Le Grand | eBay Try to Download directly 3. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. In Februarythen Labor ministers Jason Clare and Kate Lundy lined up at a press conference with the heads of the major sporting codes, and the Australian The Straight Dope: The Inside Story of Sports Biggest Drug Scandal Commission. They delivered a bombshell - announcing that multiple athletes across multiple codes were using illegal, performance enhancing drugs, and that organised crime was involved. Thirty-four current and former Essendon The Straight Dope: The Inside Story of Sports Biggest Drug Scandal are still waiting for their case to be re-heard by the World Anti-Doping Agency, after the AFL tribunal cleared them in March. All three are at play in his new book, The Straight Dope: the inside story of sport's biggest drug scandal. Audio Player failed to load. Play Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Download The Straight Dope: the inside story of sport's biggest drug scandal 3. It was dubbed 'the blackest day in Australian sport'. Two years on, that black day remains very grey. And in the interim, we've seen reputations trashed, and friendships destroyed. News Limited journalist Chip Le Grand has covered sport, crime and politics for 20 years. Duration: 7min 17sec Broadcast: Tue 23 Junam. Credits plus minus. Producer Jane Shields. The Straight Dope: The inside story of sport's biggest drug scandal by Chip Le Grand Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. The greatest drugs scandal in Australian sport goes well beyond who took what. What happened at Essendon, what happened at Cronulla, is only part of the story. From the basement office of a suburban football club to the seedy corners of Peptide Alley to the polished corridors of Parliament House, The Straight Dope is an inside account of the politics, greed and personal f The greatest drugs scandal in Australian sport goes well beyond who took what. From the basement office of a suburban football club to the The Straight Dope: The Inside Story of Sports Biggest Drug Scandal corners of Peptide Alley to the polished corridors of Parliament House, The Straight Dope is an inside account of the politics, greed and personal feuds which fuelled an extraordinary saga. A football club and coach determined to win, a sports scientist who doesn't play by the rules, an AFL administration hell bent on control, an anti-doping authority out of its depth, a generation of footballers held hostage by scandal and an unpopular government that just wants it to end; for two tumultuous seasons this was the biggest game of all. Get A Copy. Kindle Editionpages. More Details Other Editions 3. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions The Straight Dope: The Inside Story of Sports Biggest Drug Scandal The Straight Dopeplease sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on The Straight Dope: The Inside Story of Sports Biggest Drug Scandal. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of The Straight Dope: The inside story of sport's biggest drug scandal. Apr 15, Adrian rated it really liked it Shelves: historynon-fictionsportsjournalism. The best unsatisfying book I've read. Facts what little of them are fairly detailed and no obvious bias held by the author apart from sticking up for his journo brethren in a minor subplot. Would recommend to any Australian sports follower. Oct 13, Zac rated it really liked it. I chose this book because my Grandpa recommended it for me. I know a bit about what this book is based on, so I am expecting the book to say that James Hird gave the players drugs. I am also expecting to learn a lot about the bits of the drug scandal that I didn't understand before. I am expecting it to be interesting. I expect it to be deep and extravagant and have twists and turns that take me down dark paths, underlining the plot at Windy Hill from until The Straight Dope: The Inside Story of Sports Biggest Drug Scandal I demand reasons for the pu I chose this book because my Grandpa recommended it for me. I demand reasons for the punishments given to my football club. Stephen Dank was an ignorant, problematic person, who ruined people's careers and, if not, put them on hold. Hird probably should have been more aware of what was going on at his football club, The Straight Dope: The Inside Story of Sports Biggest Drug Scandal the supplements program should have just been a minor part in The Straight Dope: The Inside Story of Sports Biggest Drug Scandal main focus: winning on the footy field. I honestly don't fully understand the whole tip-off scandal, but I know that if the allegations are true, Andrew Demetriou was very unlawful and dishonest. I feel for Jobe Watson because he was harshly booed during the game against West Coast following his admission of taking AOD, which, at the time, he believed was legal. I like Jobe Watson, but none of the other people that I have mentioned above. After reading the book, I feel satisfied that the bits of the complicated story that were previously unknown to me have been clarified. I feel embarrassed by the ugly truth of what Stephen Dank implemented into the Essendon Football Club. The book has met my expectations, and it said Stephen Dank gave the players drugs, and he was being supervised by Dean Robinson, who was being supervised by James Hird. It was interesting, deep and extravagant and it had twists and turns that took me down dark paths, underlining the plot at Windy Hill from until Overall I liked the book because it fed my knowledge of my football club, which takes up quite up a lot of time on my weekend. View 1 comment. Jul 24, Jennifer JC-S rated it really liked it. Two years later, the supplements scandal continues to reverberate. But what really happened, and what lessons can be learned as a consequence? In this book, his first, he provides context for the supplements scandal as well as some of the detail missing from various media coverage of the case. While I was interested to learn more about the supplements scandal and the likely motivation of various participants, my real interest is in what government and the various sport administration bodies intend to do to prevent such events occurring in future. I hope that this book helps sports administrators work out what needs to be done to improve management of player welfare, governance and accountability for the future. And for Esssendon, at least, the case continues. Jennifer Cameron-Smith I have a couple of complaints: - the author is determined to tell the story in the present tense, but he can't keep this up consistently. The result is sometimes annoying, and sometimes confusing. In this updated edition, t I have a couple of complaints: - the author is determined to tell the The Straight Dope: The Inside Story of Sports Biggest Drug Scandal in the present tense, but he can't keep this up consistently. In this updated edition, the section covering that development is kind of tacked on; the majority of the book builds to one conclusion, and then right at the end things go in a completely different direction. This might reflect reality somewhat, but it's a little disorienting. I'd have to read the relevant chapter again to be sure, but I got the sense that he basically praised the NRL and Cronulla for doing their best to keep the truth from coming out. That may have been a good defence strategy, but it's hardly admirable. Aside from those complaints, I really like the book. It's deeply researched and does a pretty good job of making a complex, confusing saga digestible. It's very readable, despite the present-tense silliness. It doesn't seem to reflect any overwhelming biases, though of course I'm not really in a position to make that judgment. Few people come out of the story looking particularly good, but most are portrayed with nuance and at least a smidgen of sympathy. Jul 14, Andrew Garvey rated it really liked it Shelves: non-fiction. The resulting scandal, whose effects are still being felt five years later, are examined in great detail by sports journalist Le Grand in this excellent book. As Le Grand makes clear, an unpopular government looking to appear strong and resolute, sticks its unwanted nose in. An anti-doping outfit ASADA systematically fails to carry out a proper investigation and, worse, jumps into bed with an overbearing league the AFL to carry out a highly questionable joint quest to nail the entire Bombers organization to the crucifix of public opinion. Detailing the personal consequences of the never-ending scandal — the friendships destroyed and betrayed, the players, clubs and officials left fighting for their reputations — Le Grand does a fine job in making this less a story about illicit chemicals and procedures, and one real about human beings.
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