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The AFL has stood down Melbourne utility Joel Smith after he recorded a positive test to a banned substance late in the 2023 home and away seasonfirst reported a player from a Melbourne-based club that’d featured in this year’s finals series was tested after a home and away game by Sports Integrity Australia officials as part of routine performance-enhancing drugs testing.
The urine sample taken from the player had returned a positive reading, but that result had only become known in recent days.“The AFL confirms that a mandatory provisional suspension has been imposed on Melbourne FC player Joel Smith following notification to him by Sport Integrity Australia of an Adverse Analytical Finding and a potential violation of the Australian Football Anti-Doping Code ,” a statement read.
“It is asserted that a sample provided by Smith during an In-Competition doping control test on 20 August 2023 returned an AAF for the presence of Cocaine and its metabolite Benzoylecgonine being a Prohibited Substance under the Code. “Smith was tested after the Round 23 Melbourne vs Hawthorn game on Sunday August 20, 2023 and was notified by Sport Integrity Australia last week in relation to the finding. The AFL was made aware of the test results at the same time.
“The matter is now progressing in accordance with the Code, initially involving further investigation by Sport Integrity Australia supported by the AFL.
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