Aside from the occasional rumour,during my AFL career I was never aware of a player being pulled on match day over a drug test during the week.
Coach John Longmire and chief executive Tom Harley – both former AFL players – have been quick to distance themselves from explosive claims made by federal MP Andrew Wilkie.
AFLM players take cocaine. Local footy players take cocaine. So do teachers,lawyers,doctors. Why do we so enjoy the stupidity of a young man in the public eye being caught out consuming a drug a vast number of Australians also indulge in?
The Demons have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons this off-season but Max Gawn says their main motivation is to redeem themselves for losing four straight finals.
Standing proudly in front of a large mural of himself three years ago,Tarryn Thomas seemed to be at the forefront of North Melbourne’s rebuild and a player long-suffering Kangaroos supporters could embrace.
Melbourne’s once overflowing midfield cabinet has suddenly become disconcertingly shallow.
North Melbourne have axed Tarryn Thomas after the AFL found he had threatened a woman in direct messages multiple times,imposing an 18-match ban.
Melbourne is flying blind without any knowledge of what Joel Smith did or did not say to his teammates in his text messages,and no control of an external investigation.
Melbourne Football Club is under pressure to conduct a “deep dive” investigation into its culture after police became involved in allegations of drug trafficking against AFL player Joel Smith.
The AFL has confirmed the Demons forward is facing three doping violation allegations for the alleged trafficking,or attempted trafficking,of cocaine.
Magpies defender Brayden Maynard missed training after he was involved in what Collingwood described as a minor car crash. But his teammate Brody Mihocek did,however,make a positive return to the track.