Fremantle's Ryan Crowley tests positive to banned substance

[Bornadog]

Fremantle's Ryan Crowley has tested positive to a banned substance under the AFL's anti-doping code.The AFL advised the Dockers in September that ASADA had issued the 31-year-old a show cause notice after he tested positive following the club's round 17 game against GWS last season.
Much like the 34 current and former Essendon players at the centre of the ongoing Bombers supplements saga, Crowley has commenced a provisional suspension.

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Penalty will be interesting

[chef]

Re: Fremantle's Ryan Crowley tests positive to banned substance

Silly boy. He really should know better.

[Twodogs]

Re: Fremantle's Ryan Crowley tests positive to banned substance

It says he tested positive to AFL testing. Would that tend to mean it was a recreational drug he's tested positive to? Because if it was a PE drug then it would be an ASADA testing regime.

[bulldogtragic]

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Interesting.

[AndrewP6]

Re: Fremantle's Ryan Crowley tests positive to banned substance

It says he tested positive to AFL testing. Would that tend to mean it was a recreational drug he's tested positive to? Because if it was a PE drug then it would be an ASADA testing regime.

I read it was a painkiller, taken outside the club.

[Mofra]

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I read it was a painkiller, taken outside the club.

Someone who knows far better than me suggests over the counter painkillers are off the list so he must have known he was pushing it with whatever he was taking.

[LostDoggy]

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It says he tested positive to AFL testing. Would that tend to mean it was a recreational drug he's tested positive to? Because if it was a PE drug then it would be an ASADA testing regime.

If it was a recreational drug wouldn't he just get a strike and not be named an shamed? Unless it is his third strike of course.

[Bornadog]

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At minimum the penalty must be the same as what Ahmed Saad copped.

[Happy Days]

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The reporting on this is very confusing; The Age and The Sun reporting it as a PED violation, whilst the ABC has said that he's violated via the three strike policy.

Think that we need the dust to settle a little bit to gather the full picture. Whilst a banned substance, off-script painkillers are very much a recreational drug also.

[Greystache]

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#StandByCrowley

[Twodogs]

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If it was a recreational drug wouldn't he just get a strike and not be named an shamed? Unless it is his third strike of course.

I think you're right. Does it make a difference if it's Match Day or out of training as well?

[Remi Moses]

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After all the education the players get on this you'd think they wouldn't even take a disprin.
Mind boggling

[Greystache]

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After all the education the players get on this you'd think they wouldn't even take a disprin.
Mind boggling

It might not be as simple as that. It could well be a case that he was trying to hide something from the club and took drug that came up in a match day drug test that he didn't think would.

[Bornadog]

Re: Fremantle's Ryan Crowley tests positive to banned substance

Patrick Keane @AFL_PKeane · 11m11 minutes ago

Timeline
• Sample collection 13/7
• A Test 11/8
• Player told A Test 18/8
• B Test 11/9
• Show Cause Notice 18/9
• Provisional Ban 25/9

Why has this taken so long to deal with.

[GVGjr]

Re: Fremantle's Ryan Crowley tests positive to banned substance

All, please do not speculate on the substance he has tested positive to especially discussions on recreational use or PED. It's a no no.
By all means discuss the time lines etc but without the facts we can't tarnish the reputation of a player.