Sorry Barry - I'm the first to get stuck into the AFL and its many obvious biases and inequities, but on this matter you are talking complete and utter garbage.
First, what GWS did - have two club officials deliberately and calculatingly hide a player for three days to subvert the drug testing regime - is not "a minor drug issue". It is a very serious matter and must be treated as such. Treat it as a "minor" matter and we may as well give up any pretence at having a drug testing regime for our sport.
Second, penalising GWS is not "just like the trade ban we received". There is a very important difference. I can't believe it is actually necessary to point this out, but I will ..... here goes ..... WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG AND WE GOT PENALISED FOR NOT BREAKING THE RULES! GWS DID SOMETHING (VERY) WRONG AND ARE GETTING PENALISED FOR BREAKING RULES DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE GAME AND THE HEALTH OF PLAYERS! Can you see the difference now?
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