{"id":2483,"date":"2023-10-19T04:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T01:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/2483\/drugs-bombshell-as-melbourne-player-joel\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T04:24:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T01:24:02","slug":"drugs-bombshell-as-melbourne-player-joel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=2483","title":{"rendered":"Drugs bombshell as Melbourne player Joel Smith returns positive test"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drugs bombshell as Melbourne player Joel Smith returns positive test\u060c<\/p>\n

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The AFL has provisionally resigned Melbourne utilityman Joel Smith, effective immediately, after he recorded a positive drugs test for cocaine during the home and away season.<\/p>\n

The AFL confirmed on Wednesday morning that Smith was tested by Sport Integrity Australia officials following the Demons’ Round 23 match in Melbourne against Hawthorn on August 20 – as part of a routine drug-enhancing test. performance \u2013 but had only been informed of the positive result last week<\/a>. The league said it did not learn of the result until the same time.<\/p>\n

A few minutes after the Herald Sun<\/i> After breaking a story on Wednesday morning about a player recording a positive drug test, the AFL confirmed Smith was the player in question.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe AFL confirms that a mandatory provisional suspension (effective immediately) has been imposed on Melbourne FC player Joel Smith following Sport Integrity Australia’s notification of an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) and of a potential violation of Australia’s anti-football law. Doping Code (Code),\u201d reads the AFL press release.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is claimed that a sample provided by Smith during an in-competition doping test on August 20, 2023 returned an AAF for the presence of cocaine and its metabolite benzoylecgonine, a prohibited substance under the Code. <\/p>\n

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Joel Smith of the Demons. Photo: Michael Klein.<\/span>Source: News Corp Australia<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe matter is now progressing in accordance with the Code, initially involving further investigation by Sport Integrity Australia, supported by the AFL. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn the meantime, Smith will not be part of the Melbourne football<\/a> program.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cocaine is on the list of stimulants banned in competition, rather than a specific substance, under the WADA Anti-Doping Code, which the AFL complies with and is governed in Australia by the SIA.<\/p>\n

Under the AFL Anti-Doping Code, any player who tests positive for a substance of abuse and can demonstrate that his or her use of that substance was both out of competition and unrelated to sporting performance, is subject to a penalty. three-month ban.<\/p>\n

The maximum penalty for intentional use of an unspecified substance under the AFL Anti-Doping Code is a four-year ban.<\/p>\n

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Joel Smith of the Demons. Photo: Michael Klein<\/span>Source: News Corp Australia<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a short statement, the Demons said they would continue to support Smith throughout the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Melbourne Football Club notes the communication sent by the AFL regarding Melbourne player Joel Smith and the notification made to it of an adverse analytical finding, a potential violation of the football anti-doping code Australian and the imposition of a provisional suspension which takes effect immediately,\u201d he said. Reading the declaration of demons.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs this matter is under investigation by Sport Integrity Australia, the Melbourne Football Club is unable to make any further comment at this time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe club will continue to support Joel throughout the process and will ensure our supporters are further informed when we are permitted to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith played in Melbourne’s two losing finals against Collingwood and Carlton, scoring one goal against the Pies before kicking three goals against the Blues.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old has played in 41 games for the Demons since being drafted as a rookie in 2015, including a career-high 11 in 2023.<\/p>\n

Smith is the son of former Kangaroos and Demons high-flyer Shaun Smith, who played 109 AFL games between 1987 and 1998.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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