Gee ASADA / WADA have some antiquated technology ! wasn’t the B sample done Tuesday and yet in this modern world we still have no decision????
It's not as simple as old mate in the lab calling up Mark Robinson and gifting him a back page headline.
You have to actually do the test, wait for the results, analyse the results, and then inform ASADA and the AFL, who would then tell the players and/or their lawyers, and then probably the club.
I'd imagine the AFL, ASADA and/or the club would be the first ones to make a formalise statement before we see any media involved.
Unless, of course, there's an internal leak. A leak at Collingwood? Naaah! No way!
Nonetheless, there's hope for a release today. I'm sure it would be in the AFL's greater interest to release such a statement on the eve of the weekend. Let the footy overshadow it somewhat. If they release it on Monday, it's all we'll hear about all week.
It's the AFL's brand as much as it is Collingwood's and the players'.