Who cares if AFL players are having a few lines every now and then? Drugs are everywhere, throughout all levels of society and all professions. The obsession with footy players is unhealthy... focus on their ability as a footballer, leave their personal lives alone. Footy players are just like other young Australians, some of them take drugs... big deal.

to AD...Who gave the right to Politicize AFL and bring in political hot footballs -for example your absurd embrace of MMGW...the new reverse racism by bringing in "Indigenous Day"...i go to football to leave the real world alone for a few hours-you have politicized footy by bringing in your labor based theology-Who gave the right to Politicize Football with your pet projects which many do not agree..what next..Gay Day?

Is taking illicit drugs in the off season a major deal, given they aren't being used as performance enhancers? And furthermore, to what extend does the AFL own players?

According to my toxicology knowledge (yeah, I'm an awesome reference, feel free to cite me), cocaine is metabolised and leaves the body within 3 to 8 days (dependent on test methodology). This means that if you're affluent enough - and made aware of when testing will be carried out - you can quite easily cheat the system. Based on this, it really wouldn't surprise me that players are having cheeky hits in the off-season. ;-p*

Cheers mate, you too! I'd vote for your question if I didn't put all my votes on myself.

Fair enough - good luck with your question!

I'm not naming names, its just what I heard and that's why I came on here to ask the question. Also, I'm asking if there is a cover up, I never said there was one. A lot of people talk rubbish and spread rumors about football players and their down time in the off season, I think this our say forum is a perfect way for Demetriou and his mates to clarify these things us AFL fans hear!

Where is the evidence of this drug taking, and where is the evidence that the AFL is covering it up?