Melbourne AFL player Joel Smith has been provisionally suspended after returning a positive doping test conducted after a game in August
Smith will not be able to train or play with suspension in placeplayer Joel Smith has been provisionally suspended after returning a positive anti-doping test result conducted after the penultimate home-and-away round of the competition earlier this year.
The AFL on Thursday confirmed the mandatory suspension, effective immediately, after it was notified by Sport Integrity Australia of an adverse analytical finding and a potential violation of the Australian football anti-doping code. Smith was tested after the Dees’ victory over Hawthorn in round 23 on 20 August and was, along with the AFL, notified by SIA last week. The sample result indicated the presence of cocaine and its metabolite benzoylecgonine.
Smith will not be able to participate in Melbourne’s football program while SIA and the AFL further investigate the matter.
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