AFLPA head Paul Marsh says speculation missing the mark, while Sport Integrity Australia is now assessing allegations by MP Andrew Wilkie
The boss of the AFL Players Association said secret illicit drug testing had occurred for ‘less than a handful’ of players in his time.The boss of the AFL Players Association said secret illicit drug testing had occurred for ‘less than a handful’ of players in his time.withdraw players who were at risk of delivering a positive drugs testover the number of players who had been enabled to avoid detection, with some reports claiming the figure to be about 100.
“And what would happen here, typically, is the club … would come to us and say, ‘Is it OK for us to do a test of this player because we’re concerned about him turning up on game day.’ And our view is, they’re looking after the wellbeing of the player. That makes sense. I couldn’t definitively say that happens on every occasion but it certainly has.
On Wednesday, the AFL defended the principles behind the policy, saying the league is “unapologetic” over its approach and the practice would continue in the interests of players’ health and wellbeing.The policy has raised questions over transparency, although the league’s chief executive, Andrew Dillon, has emphasised the sanctity of “private medical information”.
“The players’ fear is that it will be used against them in contracting or whatever. We’re in the middle of club visits at the moment. I have had this conversation with at least six clubs and I catch up with the coach, CEO, footy manager. And we put this to them: ‘How can you use the information, how can you actually help the player and would you use it against them in contracting?’ And clubs are freely admitting that they would.
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