Mega Thread Hot Topic - Drugs and AFL

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that melbourne flag was fueled by cocaine and everyone knows it

 

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Joel Smith's in game cocaine positive suspension has finally been handed down.

Not sure how this is all a bit more than 4 years, ie 4 years and 3 months is official time he is banned.

Smith, like most cocaine positives that have been recorded in sport, didn't actually test positive to cocaine, as it usually passes thru the body's system within 24 hours, but tested positive to its metabolite, Benzoylecgonine.

Wendell Sailor got done by the metabolite, Benzoylecgonine in 2006. He admitted he took coke on a Wednesday night in South Africa and then a few days later still in South Africa played a Super Rugby game on a Saturday night and had a post game urine test, that was positive to Benzoylecgonine. The cocaine itself was out of his system, no stimulant PED benefit would have lasted past Thursday, but bad luck under WADA code and despite his appeal he got the automatic 2 years, as back then the first offence was 2 years, not 4 years like was introduced in 2015.

He also gets done for trafficking because the WADA code is different to normal law. Trafficking in drugs under normal law means

While drug importation offences tend to dominate the serious drug practice of the CDPP (Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions), trafficking offences are also prevalent. A person traffics in a controlled drug if they:

• sell it
• prepare it with the intention of selling it, or believing another person intends to sell it
• transport it with the intention of selling it, or believing another person intends to sell it
• guard or conceal it with the intention of selling it, or assisting another person to sell any of it
• possess it with the intention of selling it.

WADA code defines trafficking as simple as giving a PED substance to someone, just like handing an ecstasy tablet to mate at a night club.

Trafficking: Selling, giving, transporting, sending, delivering or
distributing (or Possessing for any such purpose) a Prohibited
Substance or Prohibited Method (either physically or by any
electronic or other means) by an Athlete, Athlete Support Person
or any other Person subject to the authority of an Anti-Doping
Organization to any third party; provided, however, this definition
shall not include the actions of bona fide medical personnel
involving a Prohibited Substance Used for genuine and legal
therapeutic purposes or other acceptable justification, and
shall not include actions involving Prohibited Substances
which are not prohibited in Out-of-Competition Testing unless
the circumstances as a whole demonstrate such Prohibited
Substances are not intended for genuine and legal therapeutic
purposes or are intended to enhance sport performance.


The AFL Statement.

AFL Statement - Joel Smith

The AFL confirms that Joel Smith of the Melbourne Football Club has received a four year and three-month period of ineligibility in connection with five Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) under the Australian Football Anti-Doping Code

www.afl.com.au

The AFL confirms that Joel Smith of the Melbourne Football Club has received a four year and three-month period of ineligibility in connection with five Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) under the Australian Football Anti-Doping Code.

Smith’s suspension has been agreed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) and the AFL with Joel Smith.

Under the terms of the suspension, Smith is prohibited from participating in any sports that have adopted a World Anti-Doping Code compliant anti-doping policy until 9 January 2028, although he may return to training from November 2027.

In effect, this outcome means that Smith is prohibited from playing at any level of Australian Football until early 2028.

The Anti-Doping Rule Violations that the suspension relates to are as follows:

• Presence of Cocaine and its metabolite, Benzoylecgonine detected in a sample provided by Mr Smith during an In-Competition doping control test on 20 August 2023, following a match between Melbourne and Hawthorn at the MCG;
• Trafficking and/or Attempted Trafficking of Cocaine on and/or between 28 July 2022 and 30 July 2022;
• Trafficking and/or Attempted Trafficking of Cocaine on and/or between 5 September 2022 and 10 September 2022;
• Trafficking and/or Attempted Trafficking of Cocaine on and/or between 12 April 2020 and 7 September 2020; and
• Possession of Cocaine on 9 September 2022.

Under strict confidentiality provisions imposed by the World Anti-Doping Code and the Australian Football Anti-Doping Code, the AFL and other parties were unable to make any public comment in relation to this matter until today, noting that time runs on the period of ineligibility from the date that Smith’s provisional suspension was imposed on 9 October 2023.

AFL CEO Andrew Dillon welcomed the outcome by which a very substantial suspension has been imposed on Smith and the matter has effectively concluded after a lengthy investigation and consideration.

“The outcome in this matter, in which Joel Smith has been suspended for more than four years, reflects the seriousness with which the AFL treats breaches of the Australian Football Anti-Doping Code and is a salutary lesson for any player using illicit substances that are prohibited under the WADA Code”, Mr Dillon said.

“The use of performance enhancing substances is strictly prohibited in Australian Football and the AFL will continue to work with Sport Integrity Australia to identify and prosecute the use of such substances In-Competition and other conduct prohibited by the Australian Football Anti-Doping Code”.

“The AFL does not in any way condone the use of illicit drugs. If a player chooses to use illicit drugs, the potential consequences are substantial, including risks to health and safety and of losing the privilege of playing professional football, as has occurred here.”

This is the AFL Media story about it repeating most of the above.

Demon cops four-year ban for cocaine use and trafficking

Melbourne player Joel Smith has been sanctioned under the Australian Football Anti-Doping Code after testing positive in August 2023

www.afl.com.au

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