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Fremantle start the year off with a bang.....

Ryan Crowley test positive to a banned substance, accepts "provisional suspension".

The test was returned in Round 17, 2014. Crowley played several games and 2 finals after the test.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-16/r ... ce/6322770

Fremantle Dockers' midfielder Ryan Crowley has agreed to a provisional suspension after testing positive to a substance banned under the AFL's anti-doping code.

The club has released a statement saying he is awaiting a date to appear before the AFL Tribunal.

The Dockers said the AFL had advised them in September 2014 that the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) had issued the 31-year-old with a show cause notice after his sample tested positive to a banned substance under the AFL's Anti-Doping Code.

The match-day sample was taken on after Fremantle's round 17 game on Sunday July 13, 2014.

Crowley accepted a provisional suspension, which commenced in September 2014.

"The commencement of the provisional suspension is not an admission of guilt or wrongdoing," the Dockers said in a statement on Monday.

The club said Crowley has appointed independent legal advisers to assist him and is cooperating fully with the AFL and ASADA.

Until the tribunal hearing he is still able to attend the club and train with his team-mates during the provisional suspension.

Fremantle president Steve Harris said the club would provide Crowley with the necessary support to deal with the matter.

"We have a continuing and ongoing duty of care for Ryan, both personally and professionally," he said.

In the club statement, Crowley thanked his partner Samara, his family and the club for their support, describing it as "invaluable".

"I have my own legal advisers working on the matter and they have also been a great support," he said.

"I will continue to fully cooperate on this matter with ASADA and the AFL. At this stage, I'm looking forward to (the) AFL Tribunal hearing taking place."

In a statement, the AFL's football general counsel Andrew Dillon confirmed that the league had issued an infraction notice under the Anti-Doping Code against Crowley.

Dillon said the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal would hear the matter at a date to be determined and that the AFL would have no further comment as the Tribunal process would now commenc

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Ryan Crowley said "I'm looking forward to a year in France with my family."

Booney wrote:Ryan Crowley said "I'm looking forward to a fully paid year in France with my family."

EFA.

Whatever happened to Nathan bock? Wasn't he named as "the player" who was a rogue banned substance user?

Coach Bombay wrote:Whatever happened to Nathan bock? Wasn't he named as "the player" who was a rogue banned substance user?

Retired.......

Another stupid oversight. Less serious than Essendon IMHO, purely because he doesn't seem to have been trying to gain an advantage. Of course, that might not be accurate but that's the vibe of the situation. Will be interesting what his sanction is in regards to the Essendon players. Still nonsense that you can claim an off season as a part of a suspension. If the AFL really want to be taken seriously, they can't try to bargain towards 6 month bans where players only miss a few games at the start of the season. If this was cycling or athletics, they'd have been given 2 years already.

Ahmed Saad got 18 months for drinking an energy drink. Crowley should get the same

HH3 wrote:Ahmed Saad got 18 months for drinking an energy drink. Crowley should get the same

i reckon he'll get the 2 years...

Where does this leave the bombers then? I reckon they are in all kinds of strife.

woodublieve12 wrote:

HH3 wrote:Ahmed Saad got 18 months for drinking an energy drink. Crowley should get the same

i reckon he'll get the 2 years...

Where does this leave the bombers then? I reckon they are in all kinds of strife.

Positive tests always get more.
IF players at Essendon are done it would be 6 months at worst

Jim05 wrote:

woodublieve12 wrote:

HH3 wrote:Ahmed Saad got 18 months for drinking an energy drink. Crowley should get the same

i reckon he'll get the 2 years...

Where does this leave the bombers then? I reckon they are in all kinds of strife.

Positive tests always get more.
IF players at Essendon are done it would be 6 months at worst

I tend to agree. Without a positive test, they're still allegations, so they would be going for a lesser charge. The Essendon players are more likely to challenge longer suspensions, dragging this whole thing out.....more

They have already served their 2 years.....the football public that is..

Titus O'Reily's take on the Ryan Crowley controversy (apparently all true).
July 13: Sample taken

August 11: ‘A’ Test done

August 13: AFL panics and tips off David Evans. Evans points out he doesn’t work in football anymore. He also tells them to ‘get stuffed’.

August 16: A crisis meeting decides to wait for ‘B’ test before trying to cover everything up.

August 18: Player told ‘A’ Test result

August 20: Hit man hired to take out ‘problem individuals’ if ‘B’ sample confirmed. $500,000 paid up front with another $500,000 on completion.

August 23: Hit man disappears with the money. Turns out it wasn’t a hit man but an Auskick coordinator who had come in to ask for some footballs. Now believed to be in South America.

September 11: ‘B’ Test confirmed

September 13: A meeting involving representatives of the AFL, the Illuminati, big pharma, David King, the CIA and Vladimir Putin decide to ensure the AFL Grand Final is not overshadowed by the news.

Group also decides to keep AFL being shown in Standard Definition ‘for the laughs.’

September 14: David King places a bet that Ryan Crowley will test positive for a banned substance.

September 18: Show Cause Notice issued. This is the fastest time ever for ASADA.

September 19- 24 Someone reads Crowley the Show Cause notice, explains the big words.

September 25: Provisional ban

November 15: AFL write to ASADA asking if they can ‘keep this one quiet.’

November 30: Hearing nothing from ASADA, the AFL breaks into the lab where the samples are held. Unfortunately, they mistakenly steal several paternity tests bringing down several court cases in Moe.

January 14: Another crisis meeting held in the broom cupboard at AFL HQ. More just for fun than for anything relevant here.

February 19: Meeting between AFL and Fremantle. Ryan Crowley tags along but just ends up annoying everyone at the meeting. Has to be forcibly removed after tackling Gillon to the floor and holding him there for an uncomfortable period of time.

March 9: Vladimir Putin secretly flies to Australia in a last ditched effort to keep the issue covered up.

Putin attempts to ‘shirtfront’ ASADA but can’t get past the receptionist.

His efforts are further frustrated when he discovers that to even be considered for shirtfronting ASADA, there are seven forms and two interviews.

Putin leaves Australia after concerns he is dead intensify back in Russia. “I am sorry Gillon,” he says, “say hello to Andy D for me.”

March 16: Announcement of positive test

March 17: ASADA respond to AFL’s request to ‘keep this quiet.’ They write, “Thank you for you’re letter dated the 15th of November. We acknowledge its receipt and it has been referred to the correct department. Expect a response in late 2018.”

I guess Freo will be able to recruit a 'top up' player then

What did he test positive for?

Q. wrote:What did he test positive for?

Some sort of pain killer. It wasn't prescribed by the club doctor.

Which makes it any one of these:

Buprenorphine
Dextromoramide
Diamorphine (heroin)
Fentanyl and its derivatives
Methadone
Morphine
Oxycodone
Oxymorphone
Pentazocine
Pethidine

I bet it was oxycodone.

It seems it was Dopydocker.

Q. wrote:I bet it was oxycodone.

Can this just be bought over the counter? I thought I heard it was bought this way but contains codeine - nurofen plus type maybe? It's the only way I get through games these days!