Port Adelaide president David Koch says his club will seek legal compensation from Essendon and says the other 17 clubs urged the Bombers to do a deal.
"I don't think I'd be speaking out of school to say that 17 other clubs wanted Essendon to do a deal. And get on with it. Put it behind them, accept their guilt, for the good of the game and the good of all our reputations," Koch said on Channel Seven on Tuesday night.
"Basically, you had a club and a group of players who took a different view, and there was nothing the other clubs or the AFL could do about it.
"As we look at this issue in retrospect, I think that's what we need to look at as an industry. To say, if you have, for want of a better description, a rogue club, that goes against what the majority of the other clubs think is for the good of the game and the code, then there should be a mechanism that they come into line with the rest of the industry."
The Power president also said that the club will most likely seek compensation from the Bombers, with two of the club's current players (Angus Monfries and Paddy Ryder) now suspended for the 2016 season due to their involvement in the Essendon supplements program of 2012.
"We have a view that we were hoodwinked by this and we didn't know the system that was in place in Essendon," he said.
"Certainly it's been suggested that we would seek compensation from Essendon. That is on the board agenda at the Port Adelaide Football Club."
Kochie:- you’re a money hungry grabbing person… Leave Essendon alone… You got a good 3 years out of Monfries, no chance of getting anything for Ryder…. But then again you seem to stitch everyone up – look what you’ve done with your co hosts on Sunrise..
Poor fellow me!!! Power at their best/worst. Always someone else’s fault. Take responsibility for the decision you made. Monfries questionable. Ryder no way. Club clearly stated that they were ready to take the risk and it didnt come off!!! About time this club stood on its own insteD of putting the hand out all the time. Koch please do us😴😴all a favour and drop off the planet you’re embarrassing.
Since when do clubs have duty of disclosure for any & all possible future outcomes to players who are actively poached? Monfries was not traded out he was a free agent that Port actively sought & signed. As with any trade or signing it is buyer beware. Essendon had no obligation to tell Port that it was possible in 4 years time he might face a suspension – what utter nonsense. FFS Nostradamus couldn’t possibly have known in Oct 2012 what was about to transpire over the next few years. If Koch is really that butthurt, I’m sure Dylan Van Unen would be happy to go to Port as compo. Port didn’t trade pick 51 knowing what would happen in 2016, but they did choose to re-sign Monfries in full knowledge of the investigation & possible outcomes. I’d be interested to hear what value Kocie puts on 2012’s pick 51 minus what Port have already received from Monfries services. You’d have to be pretty silly to even argue Port haven’t got value.
Alot of people want your ugly pighead off our tv screens as well, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to happen.