To be fair that is pretty standard for WADA/ASADA positive tests.
Even Bol took about that to have it confirmed.
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Demon tests positive to cocaine after home and away game
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To be fair that is pretty standard for WADA/ASADA positive tests.
Even Bol took about that to have it confirmed.
Nuh. Like I said. They are VERY well educated to stay away from this. He is 21yo. Whoopee do. I was 21 yo once. There was no decision for me to choose to get into drugs. Everyone has had opportunities if you wish to. I also stop at a red light rather than cause an accident if the other cars have a green light. Neither Marlion or Sydney have gone for drugs while on our list. And if they did. Then they should be treated the same. It should be clear in the players contract. Or do we continually not set boundaries for people? Oh, it’s ok, he’s young, he had too much time on his hands, the pressure, it’s not fair, it‘s ok for professional sportsmen/women to use drugs. It’s their right.
Smith’s penalty is a very wet lettuce leaf. He is available for round 1. The FIRST defence for all of these guys is mental health. Because of this, it doesn’t even count as a strike under the AFL policy. A nonsensical suspension but no strike. They (AFL) were also sitting on this, waiting for the right time to quietly release it and were pushed by the H/S.
Hollands still has a chance. His career is not over by a long shot. Carlton were aware and still traded him in. Neither is Smith’s career over. But what is the point of rules if they are not enforced? Where is the disincentive?? I’ll run the gauntlant……what will they do to me?…. First I will claim mental health issues and then worry about it from there.
Mental health is a big topic and plenty of people suffer from this to varying extremes and sometimes in absolutely debilitating ways. It is the current out clause of choice. Is there anyone who has gone for illicit drugs and not claimed mental illness so far???
Write in the contract of the player as to what happens if you do drugs. Give someone else a shot.
Yup. Plus….where do you get your prescription filled??? Go to the chemist and say i am feeling a bit mentally off…”have i got something fo you! A nice little bag of nose candy”…..
No. You buy from a dealer or through your “mates”.
I do not condone drug use. I also do not know the circumstances of this, other than what is in the media. He hasn't even been judged before a court yet, but the hounds on here are baying for blood.
And I do not understand the point you are making.
Also, I did not mention Smith in my post. His case is quite different to Hollands.
Whether we talk Smith. Ginnivan. Hollands, Williams from the dogs. Doesn’t matter. None of these guys acquired illicit substances from their local Woolworths. They have had to go outside the normal channels to acquire and/or use.
They are lectured to at TAC cup level. Do NOT.
Being young. In my mind. Is not an excuse to be playing around with this stuff. Having excess money and/or time is not an excuse.
Did you or anyone you know have illicit substances forced on you? It is a choice. And it should be in their contract not to dabble. When these guys are on $300k, $400k, $800k or more a year to play the greatest game of all, it comes with certain responsibilities.
No different to us turning up to work on time. Doing the job we are paid to do. Etc.etc.. Hell’s bells, I will come out of retirement if you give me another $100k to sign a contract not to take illicit substances.
Try working on a mining site with drugs in your system. Or turning up to start your shift over .05 for that matter.
This is a sport that our kids start to worship from a young age. So. At what point do we ensure there are significant consequences for getting involved. What message does it send to them? And what repercussions are there for those that decide to imbibe?
Both Smith and Hollands careers have not been killed. They still have careers. Smiths penalty is soft as butter. Hollands will play out in the fullness of time.
At what point do people get the message?
If there are no real enforceable boundaries, then the perceived boundary will get pushed and pushed and pushed.
They are lectured to at TAC cup level. Do NOT.
Being young. In my mind. Is not an excuse to be playing around with this stuff. Having excess money and/or time is not an excuse.
Did you or anyone you know have illicit substances forced on you? It is a choice. And it should be in their contract not to dabble. When these guys are on $300k, $400k, $800k or more a year to play the greatest game of all, it comes with certain responsibilities.
No different to us turning up to work on time. Doing the job we are paid to do. Etc.etc.. Hell’s bells, I will come out of retirement if you give me another $100k to sign a contract not to take illicit substances.
Try working on a mining site with drugs in your system. Or turning up to start your shift over .05 for that matter.
This is a sport that our kids start to worship from a young age. So. At what point do we ensure there are significant consequences for getting involved. What message does it send to them? And what repercussions are there for those that decide to imbibe?
Both Smith and Hollands careers have not been killed. They still have careers. Smiths penalty is soft as butter. Hollands will play out in the fullness of time.
At what point do people get the message?
If there are no real enforceable boundaries, then the perceived boundary will get pushed and pushed and pushed.
Who's never put a hole in the wall whilst wearing undies on their head before?
Clayton Oliver's bizarre behaviour with the car windscreen wipers is really disturbing.
Kicking holes in the wall when you are with your mates is just d#ckhead behaviour, whether you are under the influence of something or not.
Kicking holes in the wall when you are with your mates is just d#ckhead behaviour, whether you are under the influence of something or not.
Wouldn’t be surprised if more stories dribble out over time. Been a fair bit of smoke over Clarrie for a while. No question about being a talented footballer. But………. And by what I have heard he is not just having a joint or two. Might have started there. Who knows. But he has progressed.
Hope he gets his act together. If not. Move on. His choice.
Hope he gets his act together. If not. Move on. His choice.
Ease up. He was plastered.
Was all too much for him, he's hit the wall
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