Demons player banned from playing Australian rules football until 202828-year-old returned positive test after a game in 2023
Joel Smith has been banned from playing any form of Australian rules football until 2028.
Smith, who has made 42 AFL appearances for Melbourne, returned a positive test for cocaine following the Demons’ win over Hawthorn in round 23 last year.
A positive match-day test for cocaine after Melbourne played Hawthorn on 20 August 2023
Trafficking or attempted trafficking of cocaine on and/or between 12 April 2020 and 7 September 2020
Trafficking or attempted trafficking of cocaine on and/or between 28 July and 30 July 2022
Trafficking or attempted trafficking of cocaine on and/or between 5 September and 10 September 2022
Possession of cocaine on 9 September 2022
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