Scandal Joel Smith (Melbourne): Cocaine trafficking accusation

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Trafficking Accusation:

Scandal - Joel Smith (Melbourne): Cocaine trafficking accusation

Trafficking Accusation: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/joel-smith-melbourne-cocaine-trafficking-accusation.1373812/post-82421629 MFC and AFL Statements: Melbourne Football Club Media Statement – Joel Smith The Melbourne Football Club has been advised by the AFL that further...

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MFC and AFL Statements:

Melbourne Football Club Media Statement – Joel Smith

The Melbourne Football Club has been advised by the AFL that further Anti-Doping Rule Violations have been asserted against Joel Smith by Sport Integrity Australia.

The Melbourne Football Club is not authorised to make public comment while this is an ongoing matter that is being investigated by Sport Integrity Australia.

It should be noted since the article has been published on the Herald Sun website, Joel’s management has contacted the Club on his behalf to advise that the comments made by the source within the article are not reflective of Joel’s views and the source is not speaking on any authority from Joel.

Joel has made it very clear that he has no issues or concerns with anyone at the Melbourne Football Club.

As the Club has previously stated, we will wait for the investigation to be completed before we update our supporters further.

AFL STATEMENT – JOEL SMITH

The AFL confirms that further Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) have been asserted against Joel Smith of the Melbourne Football Club under the Australian Football Anti-Doping Code.

Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) has notified Smith that three ADRVs for “Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking” of Cocaine to third parties are asserted against him.

Under the Code, Trafficking in an anti-doping context is relevantly defined to be “Selling, giving, transporting, sending, delivering or distributing a Prohibited Substance, by an Athlete … to any third party [but] 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” (Article 1 of the Code).

Further, SIA has notified Smith that an ADRV for Possession of a Prohibited Substance (Cocaine) on 9 September 2022 is asserted against him.

These ADRVs are in addition to that previously asserted against him (in connection with a sample provided by him after the match between Melbourne and Hawthorn on 20 August 2023 which tested positive to Cocaine and its metabolite, Benzoylecgonine).

Smith will continue to be provisionally suspended pending the finalisation of all of these matters, meaning he is not permitted to be part of Melbourne’s football program, including Melbourne’s pre-season training that is currently underway.

Under the Code, the new asserted ADRVs will be further investigated by SIA and these matters may ultimately be heard by an AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal in the coming months.

Due to the ongoing nature of the anti-doping process, the AFL and SIA are unable to make any further comment at this time.

 

[FuManchu]

He missed both games, which they lost by a combined 9 points, kicking some of their lowest scores of the season. Collingwood and Carlton both fell over the line due to Melbourne having no decent tall forwards playing. So yes, likely cost Melbourne a premiership.

That last sentence reads like you’ve gotten into his stash!

Or was it Goodwin's?

Or was it Clarry’s?

Or did May punch you in the head outside of Entrecôte?

Or did you veer off course like helmet head did and into Maynard’s path?

 

[SunshineBoy]

Not sure he was ever a star

Australian Media

 

[Capital Magpie]

Clearly the only sensible decision from here is to strip Collingwood of the premiership

Now that we know that the player in question is Joel Smith, perhaps we should call for the expected premiership to be stripped from the Demons?

 

[FuManchu]

Now that we know that the player in question is Joel Smith, perhaps we should call for the expected premiership to be stripped from the Demons?

Can you strip May’s moral premiership?

 

[Satan]

Australian Media

Thus my sarcastic comment

 

[Reg Grundy35]

Anyone at Naarm actually clean?

 

[Kappa]

Does Goodwin get drug tested? Probably good place to start there.

 

[Satan]

Anyone at Naarm actually clean?

The Womens team they dont get paid enough

 

[FuManchu]

Does Goodwin get drug tested? Probably good place to start there.

He’s been clean since someone mysteriously stole his stash, late in the season!

 

[Kappa]

The Womens team they dont get paid enough

If they have an average job ontop of their AFLW contract they're on 130k easily... lots of party money there

 

[Captivating]

So the QF features Maynard the 'Thug' and Smith the 'Cheat'. Would love Sean's thoughts now.

 

[LanceRomance]

Big deal, there'd be 20 footballers every week running around with coke in their system

not getting caught by ASADA tho

 

[St 07]

So Melbourne's former president who was whining and attention seeking after bringing up these issues then losing his job.....

That poster on the Clayton Oliver

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25.1

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11.1

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14.0

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3.6

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5.6

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thread insisting about performing enhancing drug use......

Weirdly aligning

 

[FuManchu]

So the QF features Maynard the 'Thug' and Smith the 'Cheat'. Would love Sean's thoughts now.

As soon as he comes down, he will be making known his thoughts.

 

[Jibroni]

I legitimately do not know. I really can't tell if this is something culture wise, or just a bit of a bad luck in the last couple of seasons. My best guess at this stage is that Goodwin isn't exactly the most approachable 'relationship building' person, and that leaders of the club like Oliver, Viney, Lever and May seem a bit loose, so standards in general may have slipped.

Gawn and Petracca seem like very level-headed and easy-going people, but the aforementioned along with Goodwin, I dunno, it just seems like there's not as much standards being set as there were after the drop off in 2018 right up until your Premiership breakthrough in 2021.

It's all bit odd.

We can only hope that the last six weeks (straight sets exit, the May B&F speech, Oliver and Petty and now this) will cause the club to reset more significantly than we otherwise might have. We need more than incremental change and may need leadership changes (elevate Petracca, Brayshaw, Lever) to reset our path back towards our next flag in 2024 as we are already behind the 8 ball.

Of all the players on our list Joel should know how fragile an AFL career can be and seems a pretty level headed individual. I believe he was tested on a Sunday, meaning the likely period he took it is a Saturday night there's every chance he was taking coke recreationally.

 

[Caligo]

ASADA should focus on actual doping. This is so stupid.

 

[St 07]

ASADA should focus on actual doping. This is so stupid.

Are you serious?

Cocaine is a performance enhancing drug.

Recreational use in the off season is one thing...

This raises serious questions.

 

[Satan]

Are you serious?

Cocaine is a performance enhancing drug.

Recreational use in the off season is one thing...

This raises serious questions.

Afl to strip off dees of all points so we go to bottom. And get Harley Reid

 

[WillHayward]

Goodwin
Oliver
Smith

Has Glen Bartlett been vindicated somewhat?

Seems like there is a genuine cocaine issue which is what he was moaning about...

This is probably main thread worthy now

 

[Fabab]

Why did this take so long from when he was tested,place i worked did random piss tests and mouth swabs and they could tell straight away if there was anything untoward there.

 

[Redline]

Why did this take so long from when he was tested,place i worked did random piss tests and mouth swabs and they could tell straight away if there was anything untoward there.

The AFL had to wait for the trade period to be over.

 

[Kappa]

ASADA should focus on actual doping. This is so stupid.

Lol, u dont think party drugs can make someone perform better on game day?

 

[Toump Ass]

Oliver
Smith

Edit for accuracy.
Goodwin has denied being on drugs.

 

[brutus76]

Seems like confusion at Demon-land between "going to the snow" and "getting some blow"

 

[TerryWallet]

Imagine having a well known "culture" bonfire already burning away at your club, and then letting the rotting fish Coach recruit Lachie Hunter lol.

Roffey and Pert have to cease sniffing the linament(premiership winning linament is even more highly addictive than normal linament) and act quick, or else be shipped off themselves by the AFL.

This Club itself needs help being free of Goodstuff. He is clearly reckless and encouraging of his players being reckless. It's wreaked havoc on a generational list.