Former AFL player hit with provisional suspension after testing positive to performance-enhancing substance
A former AFL player has been unable to under a provisional suspension in 2025 with revelations they tested positive to a performance-enhancing substance last year.
The Age chose not to name the player in its report, stating the player has been competing in the lower leagues after his career ended in 2023.
The AFL's anti-doping code rules that players can be tested within 12 months of when they stop playing in the top level of the competition.
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A positive test reportedly came through from Sport Integrity Australia at the end of the 2024 season.
A former AFL player has been hit with a provisional suspnsion. Getty
The player could face a four-year ban because local leagues are under the same anti-doping rules as the AFL.
Positive tests for PEDs are not common in the AFL, with Josh Thomas and Lachie Keeffe the two last notable players banned after testing positive to clenbuterol in 2015.
They were both hit with two-year bans during their time at Collingwood. Keeffe is currently on the roster at GWS.
