News AFL Drugs Claims Bombshell

[El Doederino]

First player that comes to mind is Buddy Franklin. Mystery calf injuries.

Oliver

 

[Crow-eater]

I’m shocked to be sitting here

 

[El Doederino]

Nope.

“The allegations include the prevalence of drug abuse and other prohibited behaviour across the AFL, off the books drug-testing of players at Dorevitch Pathology in Heidelberg, facilitated by the former chief medical officer of the AFL Peter Harcourt, the resting of players testing positive in these secret tests, ostensibly on account of injury, wilful inaction by AFL chairman Richard Goyder, and former CEO Gill McLachlan….

Do they mention anything about Parvo virus?

 

[Ciao Giacomo]

We clearly don’t do it because short of losing a limb our players always play.

Our experienced players have been known to play with a fractured limb and a minor dose of Ebola. I think we may be in the clear with this drama.

 

[El Doederino]

We clearly don’t do it because short of losing a limb our players always play.

And players always leave us because we don’t tolerate this sort of malarkey

 

[Samcro24]

Maybe the AFL will make us sack Nicks as a distraction

 

[Samcro24]

And players always leave us because we don’t tolerate this sort of malarkey

We probably make ours piss twice.

 

[George Kramer]

Pity there’s no footy shows on tonight!

 

[George Kramer]

Could the AFL also be covering up coaches, might explain a few things….

 

[cleanhands]

I still think of Dale Lewis how he was outcast some years ago, he must have the biggest smile on his face

 

[Samcro24]

I still think of Dale Lewis how he was outcast some years ago, he must have the biggest smile on his face

Drugs are rife and the AFL is a crooked as a Brodie Smith kick in. Who knew.

 

[cm_perfect]

We should have tested those running band camp.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

I'm sure somehow this will end with us losing draft picks

 

[Slime Roy]

seems a bit too clever for us to do

We're still unblocking the jam in the fax machine after the Tippet documents !

 

[Peter Doherty]

Melbourne likely will lose draft picks out of this.

Goodbye McAdam pick, we hardly knew you.

 

[Slime Roy]

Imagine if details got out of the players who have done the testing.

Wonder if there will be a journalist who will go through & make a list of players who pulled out of the side late because of injury.

Paging Scoop McClueless.
He's like a dog with a bone.. when it suits

 

[El Doederino]

Paging Scoop McClueless.
He's like a dog with a bone.. when it suits

Will be silent while Sam Walsh is out with soreness awareness something something

 

[Brasher]

This ****ing league....more WWF by the day.

 

[FR0GGY]

Pity there’s no footy shows on tonight!

Were they injured?

 

[Slime Roy]

This ******* league....more WWF by the day.

I'm just glad we've got Nathan Van Erich!

 

[slice]

So the smiths are taking down everyone around them?

Brodie's form this season starts to make sense. Inside job.

 

[El Doederino]

So the smiths are taking down everyone around them?

Their music will do that

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Funny - I can’t find any mention of this story on afl.com.au

 

[FR0GGY]

Their music will do that

Never heard of them.

 

[adelaidecrows]

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/news/afl-drugs-bombshell-mp-tells-federal-parliament-of-secret-illicit-drug-tests-allegedly-authorised-by-leagues-top-medico/news-story/e5999f6f4d289e358d3fa0c4533c1a38

AFL drugs bombshell: MP tells federal parliament of secret illicit drug tests allegedly authorised by league’s top medico​

Federal parliament has been told of secret illicit drug tests allegedly authorised by the AFL’s top medico to help players evade detection on match day.

A Melbourne Football Club doctor has sensationally admitted to conducting “off the books” illicit drug tests – allegedly authorised by the AFL – to help players evade detection on match day.
The doctor-turned-whistleblower says players who confessed to having taken drugs in the days before an AFL game were given secret tests to ensure their systems were clear or were advised to “fake an injury” so they would not risk being tested and suspended for breaches of the World Anti-Doping Agency code.

Federal MP Andrew Wilkie told parliament on Tuesday night he had received a signed statement from former Demons head doctor Zeeshan Arain in which he accuses the AFL of facilitating the clandestine drug tests at Dorevitch Pathology in Heidelberg.

Mr Wilkie called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to intervene in the scandal.
In a stunning address in parliament, Mr Wilkie said: “I rise to bring the house’s attention deeply troubling allegations of egregious misconduct within the AFL provided by former Melbourne football club president Glen Bartlett, former Melbourne football club doctor Zeeshan Arain and Shaun Smith, father of Melbourne player and now alleged drug trafficker Joel Smith.

“The allegations include the prevalence of drug abuse and other prohibited behaviour across the AFL, off the books drug-testing of players at Dorevitch Pathology in Heidelberg, facilitated by the former chief medical officer of the AFL Peter Harcourt, the resting of players testing positive in these secret tests, ostensibly on account of injury, wilful inaction by AFL chairman Richard Goyder, and former CEO Gill McLachlan….

“Here is what happened as has been described to me: The AFL wants the player to play at all costs and so the cover up begins.

“If there are no illegal drugs in the player’s system they are free to play and if there are drugs in their system the player is often asked to fake an injury.

“They are advised to lie about a condition, while the results of the off-the-book tests are kept secret and are never shared with Sports Integrity Australia or WADA.

“In other words, hundreds of thousands of Australians will watch the game not knowing that the game has been secretly manipulated by the AFL and thousands of Australians will bet on that game not knowing the game has been secretly manipulated by the AFL.”

The AFL had a longstanding contract with Dorevitch Pathology to conduct testing for its controversial out-of-competition illicit drugs code.
Match day drug tests are conducted by SIA officers under the world anti-doping code.

The stunning claims are likely to draw the interest of WADA chiefs, SIA and the Albanese Government, which has responsibilities under the global anti-doping code.

Mr Wilkie said the allegations were deeply troubling and called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to review the signed statements and “personally intervene in this matter”.

The Independent MP said he had also obtained statements from former Melbourne president Glen Bartlett and the father of accused Demons cocaine trafficker Joel Smith.

Smith failed an anti-doping drugs test last August after traces of cocaine were detected in his system from a urine sample taken by SIA testers on match-day.

He has since been accused by SIA of cocaine trafficking and faces a lifetime ban from sport.

Cocaine is considered to be a performance-enhancing substance if detected on game day.

Dr Arain was sacked by the Demons in October 2020 after eight years as head doctor – just days after raising serious concerns about the club’s culture with chief executive Gary Pert.

Lawyers for Dr Arain hit the club with an unlawful dismissal claim, which led to a significant settlement.
Dr Harcourt, an AFL life member who became embroiled in the Essendon drugs scandal, stepped down as the league’s chief medical officer in October 2021.

The AFL and Melbourne are being contacted for comment.

Sadly im not surprised. Australia's local professional sports seen has a strong 'not in my back yard' culture. This means we literally look the other way as fans and governing bodies as long as our team wins and its not a 'big deal'. Yet we are one of the first countries to wave the 'high horse flag' to lecture other countries on drug taking in international sport.