AFL player tests positive for drugs

[Flamethrower]

Gives a whole new meaning to the Range Rover set and their like for snow.

[jazzadogs]

Who got higher, Joel or Shaun Smith?

[Rocket Science]

This really was wasted effort...

Au contraire ...

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Very similar to our path post 2016.

Imagine how they would've reacted if they had won a proper premiership.

[Grantysghost]

Au contraire ...

Brilliant.

[GVGjr]

Very similar to our path post 2016.

That point is not lost on me.

The competition has been struggling with distracted players since the Covid years interruptions and more players are challenged by staying within the requirements of being an AFL footballer.

I wonder where this will fit in terms of a ban?

[Twodogs]

Another one bites the dust. Carlton have just confirmed that Elijah Hollands has been to appear before a Qld court for cocaine possession.

Carlton saying that they were aware when they traded him in.

[GVGjr]

NEW CARLTON recruit Elijah Hollands has been served notice to appear in court over possession of an illicit substance.

Hollands was traded to the Blues from Gold Coast on Wednesday, joining younger brother Ollie at Ikon Park.

Carlton says it was made aware last month that Hollands had been served with the notice to appear, but it did not deter the club from recruiting him.

Sam Edmunds hinted that Hollands would be returning back to Vic for compassionate reasons the other day.

Of course the AFL manages the information and made sure this was made public after the trade period.
No wonder he went cheap

[GVGjr]

I mean what are the chances that 2 players get linked to illicit drugs the day after the trade period?
At least it didn't impact the show.

[Twodogs]

That point is not lost on me.

The competition has been struggling with distracted players since the Covid years interruptions and more players are challenged by staying within the requirements of being an AFL footballer.

I wonder where this will fit in terms of a ban?

It's a bit complicated. Basically it comes down to whether Smith owns up and takes responsibility. Then Sports Integrity Australia van issue a sanction of as little as a month.

[jazzadogs]

It's a bit complicated. Basically it comes down to whether Smith owns up and takes responsibility. Then Sports Integrity Australia van issue a sanction of as little as a month.

Even though it was on game day?

[Twodogs]

Even though it was on game day?

He has the option to prove or say that he ingested the drugs before the in competition period started. That's before 11.59pm on the day before the game.

If it goes tits up for him he could cop a four year ban. If it all goes well for him he could get away with a month's ban.

The drug policy is ridiculously all over the place

[hujsh]

Can we change the thread to tests positive for cocaine? My brain keeps reading it as positive test for dogs and that's worse than this actual story

[josie]

Can we change the thread to tests positive for cocaine? My brain keeps reading it as positive test for dogs and that's worse than this actual story

Time for a visit to spec savers.

[hujsh]

Time for a visit to spec savers.

Well technically it's not vision that's the problem, it's how our brains interpret visual simuli and convert that into something we can comprehend as sight. When reading rather than look at every letter you kind of glaze over most of them and your brain fills in gaps with what it thinks makes most sense in context. My brain is trying very hard to be efficient turning dgs into dogs given this is a Bulldogs forum but it is sadly doing more harm than good.