There are two major issues which are clear cut to me.
Number one: Keeffe and Thomas will (sadly) never play for Collingwood again.
Firstly, they are 99% likely to be suspended by ASADA.
Secondly, if, by the slim 1% chance they are not suspended by ASADA because the B sample comes back negative, then Collingwood will terminate their contracts. Whether supporters like it or not, Collingwood's stance on drugs is - if you want to take drugs, don't play football.
ASADA came to the club between the NZ trip and Round 1 and tested 4 players. Of those 4 players, two were Keeffe and Thomas. In other words, ASADA were tipped off that they had been doing some naughty things over the weekend.
If Collingwood want to make a stand against rec drugs and it is publicly known the Keeffe and Thomas took cocaine then they will terminate their contracts.
Number two: The real issue here is that Keeffe and Thomas have no defence in this case at all because they have taken drugs which were cut with Clenbuterol.
If they have no defence, what is stopping, lets call him Mick, putting this Clenbuterol in Scott Pendlebury's drink when he is out at a bar and then tipping off ASADA the next day claiming Pendles was taking cocaine? Nothing.
What is Pendlebury's defence? His drink was spiked. Sure, but ASADA's stance is that if it is in your system, you are suspended.
That's my issue with this topic. That there is no defence.
It's very sad that JT and Keeffe have gotten themselves into this. Having close connections with these two, I wouldn't have expected this from them. Keeffe especially... It's disappointing.