Warner: Where blame lies in footy’s dirty drugs problem
By going soft on footballers who took drugs, the AFL has opened the door to criminal infiltration and corruption, writes Michael Warner. So, who’s to blame? And where’s the solution?
By going soft on footballers who took drugs, the AFL has opened the door to criminal infiltration and corruption, writes Michael Warner. So, who’s to blame? And where’s the solution?
The boss of Australia’s anti-doping agency has warned that the AFL – and Australian sport more widely – is at a “crossroad” regarding drug use by players.
Daniel Andrews refused to be drawn on why he is resisting a Supreme Court order to hand over his mobile phone records from the day of a near-fatal 2013 car crash with a teenage cyclist.
Adelaide fans have long bemoaned what some call the ‘boys’ club’ running the Crows board. But the AFL’s fingerprints are all over the Crows at the high level. MICHAEL WARNER investigates.
Former Channel 9 boss Jeff Browne has slammed the leadership of the network under chairman Peter Costello and confirmed he’s been asked to come back.
Former Channel 9 boss, now Collingwood president, Jeff Browne has slammed the leadership of the network under chairman Peter Costello and confirmed he’s been asked to come back.
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With Demon Joel Smith facing a multi-year ban after testing positive to cocaine post-game in 2023, his father Shaun says Smith could be the fall guy to cover up rampant drug use in the AFL.
The father of former AFL player Harley Balic says his son’s tragic story could have been avoided if the league had informed his family of the late footballer’s drug issues.
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