Scandal Joel Smith (Melbourne): Cocaine trafficking accusation

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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.
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DERO said:
Why?
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Because of his past. Goodwin came up stuck texting Dank. If Goodwin was on the recreational, and sloppy, he’d have already came unstuck. If he’s on anything he isn’t sloppy, or he just isn’t on anything.


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Farm Boy said:
Because of his past. Goodwin came up stuck texting Dank. If Goodwin was on the recreational, and sloppy, he’d have already came unstuck. If he’s on anything he isn’t sloppy, or he just isn’t on anything.


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Weren't their allegations of Goodwin being too chummy with the players?
 
GoEaglesGoSGIO said:
Not sure why anyone believes this. Its more or less the opposite because of the cognitive impacts it has

Coke doesnt focus your energy, it just releases it in one big blast. If you took Coke by HT you will be completely gone both physically and mentally.

As a performance enhancer its great if you are a swimmer or a short distance runner. A AFL player, its more of a detriment unless you can keep the supply chain going
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Benny strongly disagrees….2006 prelim.
 
LanceRomance said:
I still think that cotchin taking out shiel was a game changer.
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Boston Celtics Sport GIF by Bleacher Report
 
Sentinel said:
Ouch. 4 year ban coming for cocaine use and trafficking, whilst "at least four of Smith’s Melbourne teammates have been sweating on the outcome of the trafficking probe."


Insane how long this took, regardless of the outcome.
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Good

Zero sympathy

Play with fire you get burned.
 

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Sentinel said:
Ouch. 4 year ban coming for cocaine use and trafficking, whilst "at least four of Smith’s Melbourne teammates have been sweating on the outcome of the trafficking probe."


Insane how long this took, regardless of the outcome.
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Trafficking. Pretty serious charge. From SIA’s page a reference to “criminal codes” Wonder whether other law enforcement agencies will become involved (if they’re not already) Guess we’ll find out tomorrow.

The use, possession and trafficking of cocaine is banned in sport and can carry serious consequences for athletes and their support staff under anti-doping, sport and criminal codes.

 
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ThirtyFive said:
Trafficking. Pretty serious charge. From SIA’s page a reference to “criminal codes” Wonder whether other law enforcement agencies will become involved (if they’re not already) Guess we’ll find out tomorrow.

The use, possession and trafficking of cocaine is banned in sport and can carry serious consequences for athletes and their support staff under anti-doping, sport and criminal codes.

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As far as I understand, the traffickable quantity according to the law is 3+ grams (compared to SIA which appears to have a lower threshold - "Any attempt to supply a prohibited substance, even in small quantities, can be considered trafficking under national anti-doping regulations.")

According to the article, "he told them he had obtained several grams of cocaine and asked if they were interested".
 
ThirtyFive said:
Trafficking. Pretty serious charge. From SIA’s page a reference to “criminal codes” Wonder whether other law enforcement agencies will become involved (if they’re not already) Guess we’ll find out tomorrow.

The use, possession and trafficking of cocaine is banned in sport and can carry serious consequences for athletes and their support staff under anti-doping, sport and criminal codes.

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Giving your mate a bag is hardly trafficking FFS
 

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Scandal Joel Smith (Melbourne): Cocaine trafficking accusation

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