Scandal Joel Smith (Melbourne): Cocaine trafficking accusation

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Trafficking Accusation:


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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You're either trolling or just don't get it. No one denies it's a stimulant. It just doesn't have an effect beyond a certain time window. Read carefully or jog on.
The effect is up to 48 hours, which i have already posted the link for, so plenty of time for athletes to take it before competing.
 

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The effect is up to 48 hours, which i have already posted the link for, so plenty of time for athletes to take it before competing.
Can you find me some of this 48hr stuff you speak of?
That would be amazing and incredibly cost effective to have a Friday arvo toot and feel like superman for the whole weekend
 
PED?

How is cocaine a PED when it's taken 12 hours before the game?

The effects only last for 20 minutes lol
Toot toot.

Multiple posts in here show its a PED, and this twit was retailing to other players.

"Have you ever used it?" several heroes on here want to tell the squares how it really is, look good luck and try to stay off the streets.
 
Australia has such a shit attitude toward coke. Whether it’s softening the use of it by calling it nose beers or bags so many people think it’s harmless and just a bit of a laugh.

Usually The end to end supply chain involves horrific human rights breaches by large scale criminal enterprises who are lacing it with god knows what to make it go further. I’m not anti recreational drugs but the crowd in here that think it’s harmless are pretty naive IMO.
 
Toot toot.

Multiple posts in here show its a PED, and this twit was retailing to other players.

"Have you ever used it?" several heroes on here want to tell the squares how it really is, look good luck and try to stay off the streets.
There are no posts in here that showed it's a PED when used the night before.

It's "effects" last for 48 hours, meaning up to 1 hour of stimulatory effects, and up to 47 hours of hangover side effects.

Lethargy and nausea are not conducive to enhancing performance in any competition.

"Retailing it to other players".

Lol, over 1 million Australian's use cocaine a year, including 1 in 6 males aged in their twenties.

Someone's got to sell it, being the person who takes the risk and helps their friends get set, is not the same thing as making a living through drugs
 
There are no posts in here that showed it's a PED when used the night before.

It's "effects" last for 48 hours, meaning up to 1 hour of stimulatory effects, and up to 47 hours of hangover side effects.

Lethargy and nausea are not conducive to enhancing performance in any competition.

"Retailing it to other players".

Lol, over 1 million Australian's use cocaine a year, including 1 in 6 males aged in their twenties.

Someone's got to sell it, being the person who takes the risk and helps their friends get set, is not the same thing as making a living through drugs

If no one sold it, there wouldn't be anything to buy. Last time I checked cocaine was illegal in Australia.

Anyway I think there needs to be further studies into the effects of cocaine on muscle fatigue, regeneration of glycogen levels pre, during, post over days and weeks to determine if there is any aerobic or anaerobic benefits to any cocaine or other stimulant use over normal training methods for any professional athlete.
 
If no one sold it, there wouldn't be anything to buy. Last time I checked cocaine was illegal in Australia.

Anyway I think there needs to be further studies into the effects of cocaine on muscle fatigue, regeneration of glycogen levels pre, during, post over days and weeks to determine if there is any aerobic or anaerobic benefits to any cocaine or other stimulant use over normal training methods for any professional athlete.

They are probably better off taking shrooms and listening to Brett kirk pre game commentary tbh.
 
There are no posts in here that showed it's a PED when used the night before.

It's "effects" last for 48 hours, meaning up to 1 hour of stimulatory effects, and up to 47 hours of hangover side effects.

Lethargy and nausea are not conducive to enhancing performance in any competition.

"Retailing it to other players".

Lol, over 1 million Australian's use cocaine a year, including 1 in 6 males aged in their twenties.

Someone's got to sell it, being the person who takes the risk and helps their friends get set, is not the same thing as making a living through drugs
So the halfwit mules and peddlers are the real heroes here, gotcha.

It's banned, they know it. It enhances performance, they know it. "Oh nah that was last night, I'm not stupid enough to use it directly before a game, now let me text the group chat to sell more drugs!".

If i used coke at my work, I'm out on my arse. I try to sell to my colleagues, they'd call the cops.

There's no defence of Smith being offered here that makes a lick of sense. Lucky not to get more frankly, he's a moron and a petty crook.
 

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I do agree he's likely low IQ, but let's be honest, if it was Christian Petracca in this position it would get swept under the rug, the AFL aren't losing one of their biggest assets for something that in all likelihood is done by a lot of people at head house.

Because Smith sucks, he gets his career ended and disingenuously framed as a some kind of drug runner with underworld connections
 
It doesn't enhance performance, you're thick bro
Your position is that WADA, ASADA and all major sporting bodies are wrong: cocaine isn't a stimulant, drug peddlers are heroes, and anyone who disagrees is stupid. Gotcha.

Also Smith was framed, all he did was try to sell illegal drugs to his workmates, it's wholesome. Frankly your ideas are half baked and immature.

Disagree about Petracca, but if you told me Goodwin and Clarry had been protected, that might be more believable.

I'm in favour of legalising many scheduled drugs for harm minimisation but I think coke is a stimulant and rightly banned as a PED. Your "trust me bros" seem pretty worthless given the rest of your sloppy reasoning.

Hes a stupid peddler, end of.
 
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Your position is that WADA, ASADA and all major sporting bodies are wrong: cocaine isn't a stimulant, drug peddlers are heroes, and anyone who disagrees is stupid. Gotcha.

Also Smith was framed, all he did was try to sell illegal drugs to his workmates, it's wholesome. Frankly your ideas are half baked and immature.

Disagree about Petracca, but if you told me Goodwin and Clarry had been protected, that might be more believable.

I'm in favour of legalising many scheduled drugs for harm minimisation but I think coke is a stimulant and rightly banned as a PED. Your "trust me bros" seem pretty worthless given the rest of your sloppy reasoning.

Hes a stupid peddler, end of.
and the award for strawman argument goes to.......
 
Your position is that WADA, ASADA and all major sporting bodies are wrong: cocaine isn't a stimulant, drug peddlers are heroes, and anyone who disagrees is stupid. Gotcha.
Nobody is saying this.

Cocaine, for a very short period after it is taken is performance enhancing. After that short period, it is still in your system for 48 hours but is no longer providing any performance enhancing affect. These are straight up scientific facts about the affects of cocaine on a human body.

Drug tests only tell authorities if Cocaine is present in the body, not how long prior to the competition it was taken. So it doesn't tell what impact it has on a player. Thus in the past WADA makes the assumption that if cocaine is present in an athletes system, then it was taken immediately prior to competition and thus the athlete is under the performance enhancing effects during the event.

However, as is clearly being shown recently, athletes have received reduced bans when they've been able to show that they've taken cocaine the day before, thus the performance enhancing effects were no longer present during competition.

So I guess, its you thats claiming the anti-doping authorities are wrong...

Also Smith was framed, all he did was try to sell illegal drugs to his workmates, it's wholesome. Frankly your ideas are half baked and immature.
Smith was charged with trafficing by Sports Integrity Australia, not the Police. And the charge by SIA is very different to when the Police say someone is trafficing drugs.

It is generally the charge used to ban coaches and sporting officials who are a part of doping programmes. Since they don't actually use performance enhancing drugs themselves.
 
Nobody is saying this.

Cocaine, for a very short period after it is taken is performance enhancing. After that short period, it is still in your system for 48 hours but is no longer providing any performance enhancing affect. These are straight up scientific facts about the affects of cocaine on a human body.

Drug tests only tell authorities if Cocaine is present in the body, not how long prior to the competition it was taken. So it doesn't tell what impact it has on a player. Thus in the past WADA makes the assumption that if cocaine is present in an athletes system, then it was taken immediately prior to competition and thus the athlete is under the performance enhancing effects during the event.

However, as is clearly being shown recently, athletes have received reduced bans when they've been able to show that they've taken cocaine the day before, thus the performance enhancing effects were no longer present during competition.

So I guess, its you thats claiming the anti-doping authorities are wrong...


Smith was charged with trafficing by Sports Integrity Australia, not the Police. And the charge by SIA is very different to when the Police say someone is trafficing drugs.

It is generally the charge used to ban coaches and sporting officials who are a part of doping programmes. Since they don't actually use performance enhancing drugs themselves.

Right so we know for sure Smith uses "ethically", cocaine never works for longer than 30 minutes, and he shouldn't be banned for peddling because he also uses.

It's all so clear.
 
Nobody is saying this.

Cocaine, for a very short period after it is taken is performance enhancing. After that short period, it is still in your system for 48 hours but is no longer providing any performance enhancing affect. These are straight up scientific facts about the affects of cocaine on a human body.

Drug tests only tell authorities if Cocaine is present in the body, not how long prior to the competition it was taken. So it doesn't tell what impact it has on a player. Thus in the past WADA makes the assumption that if cocaine is present in an athletes system, then it was taken immediately prior to competition and thus the athlete is under the performance enhancing effects during the event.

However, as is clearly being shown recently, athletes have received reduced bans when they've been able to show that they've taken cocaine the day before, thus the performance enhancing effects were no longer present during competition.

So I guess, its you thats claiming the anti-doping authorities are wrong...


Smith was charged with trafficing by Sports Integrity Australia, not the Police. And the charge by SIA is very different to when the Police say someone is trafficing drugs.

It is generally the charge used to ban coaches and sporting officials who are a part of doping programmes. Since they don't actually use performance enhancing drugs themselves.
perfectly explained.
 

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