Essendon Bombers could face 12-month bans

By Roy Masters
Updated September 20 2014 - 12:13pm, first published September 19 2014 - 11:45pm
Judgment day: Essendon coach James Hird and chairman Paul Little on Friday. Photo: Justin McManus
Judgment day: Essendon coach James Hird and chairman Paul Little on Friday. Photo: Justin McManus
Judgment day: Essendon coach James Hird and chairman Paul Little on Friday. Photo: Justin McManus
Judgment day: Essendon coach James Hird and chairman Paul Little on Friday. Photo: Justin McManus
Judgment day: Essendon coach James Hird and chairman Paul Little on Friday. Photo: Justin McManus
Judgment day: Essendon coach James Hird and chairman Paul Little on Friday. Photo: Justin McManus
Judgment day: Essendon coach James Hird and chairman Paul Little on Friday. Photo: Justin McManus
Judgment day: Essendon coach James Hird and chairman Paul Little on Friday. Photo: Justin McManus

Any hope that Essendon players would receive the same deal, or even better, than the month sanctions given to past and present Cronulla players evaporated on Friday when Justice John Middleton handed down his judgment in the Federal Court.