Port and Richmond hit with drug testing fines

29th May, 2017

Richmond and Port Adelaide have been fined by the AFL for failing to advise drug testers of player whereabouts.

The Tigers have been fined $5000 after cancelling a scheduled training session and not advising the AFL or the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA).

And Port have copped a $2000 fine for not immediately notifying the league and ASADA that an ill player would be missing a training session.

The fines were announced by the AFL on Monday.

“AFL players may be tested 365 days of the year for WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) prohibited drugs,” the AFL said in a statement.

“Under the operation of the AFL’s code with ASADA it is the club that is sanctioned for the failure to provide complete up-to-date whereabouts information at all times for testing purposes.”

The Crowd Says:

2017-05-30T07:50:26+00:00

SmithHatesMaxwell

Guest

$5,000 fine is worth it if don't want your player mysteriously out of the game for 12 weeks for "personal reasons".

2017-05-30T07:29:56+00:00

Cat

Roar Guru

Actually it's about making sure no one can dodge tests when their name is called.

2017-05-30T07:10:10+00:00

mdso

Guest

ASADA'S latest way of filling the petty cash tin without waiting on the coffer's. Like speed camera's and road safety. Its not about doing anything (like making their website easy to understand and up to date) or making sport safer or educating anyone on being drug free. Its about making everyone in sports under the WADA code conform. Power and control. Ask McDivett.

2017-05-30T04:49:33+00:00

northerner

Guest

And for a lot of other sports. Aren't three swimmers about to get bans for not being available for drug tests?

2017-05-29T09:18:57+00:00

Sport lover

Guest

Old hat, players running away from testing is de rigeur for the AFL...

2017-05-29T08:23:10+00:00

Cat

Roar Guru

Because there is no such thing as 'unable to be tested' they will just go where ever the player is and get the sample.