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Joel Smith looks set to be available for selection in Round 1 of the 2024 AFL season despite being caught with cocaine in his system after a match in August. The Melbourne forward has been provisionally suspended for returning the positive result following an in-competition doping test.
Campbell Brown tees off over ‘horrendous’ drugs ban details. Under the AFL’s anti-doping code, which follows World Anti-Doping Authority protocols, Smith is facing a maximum four-year ban. But rule changes introduced in 2021 will allow the 27-year-old to serve only part of the pre-season on the sidelines if he can prove the drug was used as a ‘substance of abuse’ and not on matchday for performance reasons.
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