Lachie Whitfield and GWS Officials Under Investigation

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The text messages would make interesting reading. Obviously there's something to it otherwise the AFL Integrity Unit wouldn't be investigating this long after the fact. No doubt they'll sweep it under the carpet though and give a slap on the wrist (if anything) to Whitfield and one of the boys club, Allan.
 
This is a nothing story{exgirlfriend issue}.
There was a Corowa{i think}story about a so called young gun thats had issues with the club.But that hasnt made the media as yet.
 
Cylon7 said:
According to SMH
'The AFL made ASADA aware of the allegation and the sports drug body was comfortable for the league to pursue the matter.'
and
'ASADA drug testers did not seek to test Whitfield or any other player in the relevant period.'

Unbelievable. Are AFL now a sub-department of ASADA?
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He skipped an illicit test not a doping test. Thus ASADA not involved as they don't test for illicit

Separate testing regiment, different testers.

The commonality is since the AFL collects whereabouts info than pass on to ASADA rather than players direct to ASADA. The whereabouts info has two separate uses, illicit and doping.

In not making himself available for an illicit test he broke the rules thus ASADA need to be informed but since he did not skip a doping test ASADA has no power. Apart from a slap on a wrist not keeping whereabouts up to date. The AFL skipping illicit is much more serious. edit* would also suggest as the players are responsible to tell the club where he is and the club passes on the info it would be hard for ASADA to go after the player for a whereabouts infringement since the club was the one hiding him and not passing on info...

The AFL has two drug testing polices they are separate!
 
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Muggs said:
He skipped an illicit test not a doping test. Thus ASADA not involved as they don't test for illicit

Separate testing regiment, different testers.

The commonality is since the AFL collects whereabouts info than pass on to ASADA rather than players direct to ASADA. The whereabouts info has two separate uses, illicit and doping.

In not making himself available for an illicit test he broke the rules thus ASADA need to be informed but since he did not skip a doping test ASADA has no power. Apart from a slap on a wrist not keeping whereabouts up to date. The AFL skipping illicit is much more serious. edit* would also suggest as the players are responsible to tell the club where he is and the club passes on the info it would be hard for ASADA to go after the player for a whereabouts infringement since the club was the one hiding him and not passing on info...

The AFL has two drug testing polices they are separate!
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How did they know which testers may knock on the door?

I have a problem with a player casually contacting a person in Allen's position in the club, and that official putting him up - for illicit drugs! That story does not pass the sniff test. No doubt the text is real. But how do you tell your gf you can't make a date because you are hiding out to dodge getting tested for peds?
 
Muggs said:
He skipped an illicit test not a doping test. Thus ASADA not involved as they don't test for illicit

Separate testing regiment, different testers.

The commonality is since the AFL collects whereabouts info than pass on to ASADA rather than players direct to ASADA. The whereabouts info has two separate uses, illicit and doping.

In not making himself available for an illicit test he broke the rules thus ASADA need to be informed but since he did not skip a doping test ASADA has no power. Apart from a slap on a wrist not keeping whereabouts up to date. The AFL skipping illicit is much more serious. edit* would also suggest as the players are responsible to tell the club where he is and the club passes on the info it would be hard for ASADA to go after the player for a whereabouts infringement since the club was the one hiding him and not passing on info...

The AFL has two drug testing polices they are separate!
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How do we know why he was evading the test?

Why isn't there mandatory reporting to ASADA of any missed drug test? They should have been on his door step the same day.

It smells.
 
rapido said:
I hate it when the story's badly written. So Whitfield was allegedly hiding from the testers, but, later on, we're told that the testers were not at club. Am I missing something?
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Testing doesn't have to happen at the club. Testing can occur at home, on holiday, anywhere, anywhen (at least for ASADA tests, not sure about recreational drugs). So they don't need to have been at the club for him to be in breach.

From the article, it looks as though this was for an illicit drugs test and not under ASADA. If it was a performance enhancing test, there are rules around keeping the agency informed of whereabouts, etc. I don't know if they apply to an illicit drugs test. If it would have only been a first strike, and he did attempt to evade testing, he was very poorly advised.
 

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Cylon7 said:
How do we know why he was evading the test?

Why isn't there mandatory reporting to ASADA of any missed drug test? They should have been on his door step the same day.

It smells.
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let me try and simplify it for you.

The AFL illicit drug policy is completely separate and over and above the wada ped policies.

Separate. Distinct. Not a part of.

Why the hell would asada get involved in something that has nothing to do with them?

Got it?
 
2 Greek athletes were suspended before Athens for failing to provide details of their whereabouts. Just highlights the dangers of trying to evade testers.

Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou were today handed provisional bans for missing doping tests by the IAAF.

They failed to appear to give samples in Chicago and Tel Aviv shortly before the 2004 Games and in Athens on August 12, the eve of the opening ceremony
 
Lance Uppercut said:
let me try and simplify it for you.

The AFL illicit drug policy is completely separate and over and above the wada ped policies.

Separate. Distinct. Not a part of.

Why the hell would asada get involved in something that has nothing to do with them?

Got it?
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Why would you risk hiding for an illicit drug strike when it could mean you'd be rubbed out for four years evading a drug test?
 
Cylon7 said:
Why would you risk hiding for an illicit drug strike when it could mean you'd be rubbed out for four years evading a drug test?
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Such is the quality of of sporting administrators, I'm afraid, Cylon7. Player appears to have been very, very badly counselled it would appear by people who should know better. Very amateurish.
 
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Why would you risk hiding for an illicit drug strike when it could mean you'd be rubbed out for four years evading a drug test?
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because you're an idiot who acted on the spur of the moment without considering the ramifications, I'd imagine.

If you're trying to darkly imply that ped's must have been involved then consider the fact that illicit drug testers wouldn't have the capacity to test for ped's - it's not like that
 
1990crow said:
Wasn't aware it's gone up to 4. If that's the penalty then sure.
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it's like skipping out on the breatho when you're pulled over. The cops give you that option if you choose it. You can just leave. Problem is, under the law, you are then given the absolute most draconian penalty the law can hand down as it's assumed you must have offended in such a manner to not want to comply
 
Lance Uppercut said:
it's like skipping out on the breatho when you're pulled over. The cops give you that option if you choose it. You can just leave. Problem is, under the law, you are then given the absolute most draconian penalty the law can hand down as it's assumed you must have offended in such a manner to not want to comply
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It's simple. Don't run from the authorities, it implies guilt.
 
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