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.
The swimming great says performance-enhancing substances could have fatal consequences for athletes and the idea of an event that celebrates their use is “borderline criminal”.
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?
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.
Melbourne’s Joel Smith,already provisionally suspended after failing a drug test last year,has now been accused of trafficking cocaine by Sport Integrity Australia.
Australia’s former swimming star James Magnussen says that for a seven-figure sum he would come out of retirement to compete in an Olympic-style event that allowed doping.
Melbourne utility Joel Smith has failed in his attempt to have his penalty for testing positive to cocaine on match day set at three months.
Carlton underwent a rigorous process before deciding to recruit Elijah Hollands,who today avoided conviction after pleading guilty to cocaine possession in a Queensland court.
Clayton Oliver says he would never have voluntarily left but would have agreed to a trade if Melbourne had indicated they did not want him to stay during the trade period.
Melbourne are facing scrutiny after forward Joel Smith returned a positive drug test,but Max Gawn is confident the club will overcome the adversity.