Latest Drug Casualty

[Psyber]

..The NRL imposes a suspended fine of five per cent of a player's salary for a first offence. There is an official written employment warning and three months' compulsory attendance at counselling. The player is suspended for 12 weeks for a second positive test and the first fine is payable

That's not a bad policy assuming the player's club is in the know at stage one and involved of the warning and support programme process. I think one warning with no secrecy from the club is reasonable.
That way the first timer gets a chance to straighten out with full support from all involved parties, but those that don't want to change get a substantial negative reinforcement the second time.
I assume a third time would mean out for keeps.

[stan]

I believe he did not actually test positive a 3rd time but made the admission after the said incident, well thats what the information is.

Still we should all head back a bit to the comments that Dale Lewis made about players using drugs. The AFL went hard at
him to say it was mostly flop, however since then we have seen some real issues.

Clearly the AFL's testing policy has worked to some degree as he did test positve twice and teh 3rd time he got himself into some striff and in all honesty he is rather lucky it did not end up much worse, the young lads health is and should be the top priority at the moment.

[Media Park]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

Hawks are keeping him?

[Psyber]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/101716/default.aspx
Hawks are keeping him?

Why not, they were known as "Highthorn" in their premiership year for good reason!

[Media Park]

Bringing back the glory days???

[centrecirclelegend]

reports of AFL player buying drugs as Balaclava Races..........story is strong that it did happen!

why would you do it?

and risk a football career that every footy loving young boy would give his right knacker to have?