The AFL Players’ Association is adamant confidentiality has to be at the core of the illicit drugs policy because clubs have “freely admitted” they would use information about a player’s drug use against them.
AFLPA boss Paul Marsh confirmed reports that players who were identified to have potential issues with illicit drugs had “protection” put around them as part of the policy that could help them avoid hitting the three-strikes threshold, although he labelled the suggestions of 100 players being involved “a guess”.
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