Hawthorn have budgeted to pay a total of more than $2.5 million in legal fees and potential payouts in the fallout from the investigation into alleged mistreatment of First Nations players and their families.
To make the most of a special WADA carve-out for recreational drugs,Joel Smith needs the anti-doping system to move more quickly than it normally does.
Melbourne will not tolerate poor off-field behaviour from star midfielder Clayton OIiver,but they believe the incidents involving him and teammate Joel Smith are isolated and not part of a wider cultural issue among the players.
Simon Goodwin was angered and frustrated at rumours circulating about him using illicit drugs when senior Melbourne Football Club officials raised them with him on the eve of the 2021 season.
Melbourne are facing scrutiny after forward Joel Smith returned a positive drug test,but Max Gawn is confident the club will overcome the adversity.
Joel Smith has been provisionally suspended after he returned a positive test for cocaine. Separately,Carlton revealed Elijah Hollands has been served with a notice to face court in relation to possession of an illicit substance.
Melbourne star Clayton Oliver was transported to Footscray Hospital by ambulance following a medical episode but has since been discharged.
Swans skipper Callum Mills has apologised for a Mad Monday incident that went wrong and could cause him to miss the start of the 2024 season.
The spectre of Michael Pell’s arrest,and the strong response to it by law enforcement and sporting institutions,stands in contrast to the fact that the 32-year-old has not been charged over any involvement in one of the AFL’s biggest betting scandals.
You are not all that smart,but you are smart enough to know that when the coach rings up for a game of chess over the phone right on dinner time you do not refuse. Brent Crosswell never did.
It began in 2016 to stop key AFL players being rested in the final round. Now everyone,including fans and their TV remotes,must endure a period of enforced idleness.