Bet the Tigers dont sack him tho.

I would hope not too. Gives great ammunition for the coming season. :-)

sure does Skip, maybe we can nickname Rashard " Towlie" (South Park joke for the uninitiated...)

Would it be wrong to have the whole stadium chanting

PUFF PUFF GIVE!
PUFF PUFF GIVE!

or use Miami's idea of the crowd all wearing white shirts and waving towels while players are at the free throw line, but substitute the shirts for nice tie died hippie shirts!

Cannabis is not a performance enhancer, it is a sensation enhander! they should legalise it! itd be legal if the government could tax it in some way

They could easily tax it, but I suspect that the issues involving mental illness might prevent this from happening.

Nice call Hurley. Try dealing with someone whilst they are in a drug induced psychosis. Not the nicest experience, and yes, cannabis does bring it on.

There are enough druggies on the street without legalising anything and encouraging it.

Many reasons as to the banning: Performance debilitating when considering legalised betting, team ambitions, teammate and supporter ambitions /expectations affected. Could be an indicator of a poor abilty to deal with stress. So expect serious trash when going down the stretch in a tight match, not just of the player but of the whole club!
Still an illegal substance so corporate image a concern when your running a business.

Hey Hurley, you're a tool for being so stupid and not understanding the real truths behind illegal drugs, and the physical dangers that they cause the people using them, and more importantly, the hurt caused to their family and friends by it.

ease up John, no need to get personal and call names....

just that I've seen the real effects of "recreational" drug use, and trust me, it wasn't pretty... familys broken up, close mates dead either physically or brain dead (just as bad as physically)!!! Any person who condones the use of such dangerous drugs don't have a clue about the real world.

John, how about "each to their own" mate? No matter what happened in your life, no need to bag someone. The only right that we have in life is a right to have our own opinion. I would have thought that you would be the last person to start calling someone names on this forum....

John Lawrence....shame on you!!!

DB5 the only reason you are upset with what John wrote is because he has the guts to put his real name to all his posts.
I agree with John Lawrence on this
issue.
There is no place in sports for any kind of recreational drugs

The drugs are far more dangerous than eating burgers anon!
However you are spot on that people in australia especialy dont consider the dangers of over eating/drinking etc etc the list go's on.

I also do not condone drink driving because of the dangers are so high.

Same is for drugs
as i said far more dangerous than the odd glass of wine or tosty tosty!!!!

And an otherwise healthy , exercising , diet conscious , person that may inhale a bit of the herbal . The latter will live much longer .

Sitting back drinking my "herbal" tea with a "herbal" cookie on the side!

LG.....life's good!!!

(Geez I got the munchies!)

anon you have obviously not read my post correctly. That is exactly the point I was making. Silly to say that eating too much is as dangerous as illegal drugs:

i was replying to the anon response above which read

"I will ask this question though , what is the difference between some obese person , out of breath , struggling to walk , while inhaling a hamburger , chips , coke , etc .
And an otherwise healthy , exercising , diet conscious , person that may inhale a bit of the herbal . The latter will live much longer .

Good Guys, I guess this your real name that you attach to your posts... I never agreed or disagreed with John, I was just stating that because someone does not agree with your opinion, does not mean that they are a tool and stupid!
is John Lawrence your dad?

John Lawrence a father??????

That means he'd have to have had sex?????

The world truely is a strange place...

Non performance enhancer ? I have to say that as a relaxing thing it may calm the nerves of some players and therefore make tehm play better.

There was one import here back in the day who could not play well if he had not quitened his nerves before each game.

As Roy and HG say Asprin is a performance enhancer because it takes away pain and therefore allows you to play at a level that naturally you may not be able to.

and John is entitled to his opinion that the person is a tool - it's not like he is against any rules of the forum??? and no judging by some of his posts in the past I am certainly glad he is not my father......
I just think he should not be judged on past stupidity.

John Lawrence my father.....NEVER!!!!!!!!

This is a discrace.
Say no to Drugs!!!! People talking about taking herbs etc etc b4 playing sport are stupid.

If there are children reading these posts they will be influenced by what you write.

There is no watering it down by calling it "herbs" instead of drugs which are bad for you and will destroy your life.

John Lawrence may be a turkey and may not be your daddy but at least he has morals.

Jo Jo was on another planet the whole time! and anon #87385, you are right, there have been some very good players that do "relax" before a game....
Good Guys, i was only judging on the post made today mate...

anon was not refering to Jo Jo but another member of Team Green.

I should clarify that i dont mean Al either...

Db5.
If you were only judging on todays comments then why did you state

"I would have thought that you would be the last person to start calling someone names on this forum....
"

you have been found out my friend
I don't think John was being too insulting calling the person a tool.


anyhow I am sure he can look after himself.

Good Guys, are you a lawyer, dissecting my posts to protect someone...
anyhow i am sure he can look after himself...

Only one import Kent, I can think of more than one.

why drink drive like ben cousins when you can smoke and fly like tucks ahahaha

Well that settle it for me, The one and only John Lawrence has made clear his feelings on drugs. Given most of what John has to say, its not in the least surprising that i again disagree with him.

If young people are reading this and being influenced by it(which i doubt)Then please understand me, a little herbal occasionally is much less damaging to you and to society..than the evils of alcohol. Do yourself and the world a favour, ban alcohol, legalise dope and live a pastoral existence.

You can all argue about what is (and what is not) socially acceptable, and should (or should not) be legalised etc, and which drug you believe to be "worse".

You can make all the excuses in the world about "it relaxes me before the game", "its not as bad as doing...", "my dealer says its ok" bla bla bla.

Bottom line... anyone with a sound physiological basis will understand that taking such substances is not a wise decision by the athlete.

Taking any drugs (this includes alcohol) by any high level athelete is not a wise decision.

Everything in moderation. Alcohol is legal, Grass ain't. (lethal weapon)

I see in the news today he is claiming it is from passive smoking. This is also apparently the reason thet Melbourne decided not to sack the import.
The test was taken December 3 last year. Again I wonder why it has taken so long for this to be brought out in the open.