Sport Integrity Australia is reportedly probing the death of a former Melbourne and Fremantle player as part of its investigation into the AFL’s illicit drug policy.
Two people close to Balic, who would not speak publicly because of the sensitivities of his case, have confirmed to this masthead that he battled drug addiction, anxiety and mental health issues.reported on Wednesday that Balic’s case was referenced in a statement made by former Melbourne doctor Zeeshan Arain, which was handed to Sport Integrity Australia by federal MP Andrew Wilkie last month, and that Dr Arain had been interviewed by SIA investigators.
“And the problem is that the player doesn’t cease to exist to be a person once they are not in your club, the duty of care still goes on. Wilkie claimed in the House of Representatives that club doctors were conducting tests in the week leading up to a match on players who had previously failed an illicit drug test for banned substances to avoid running foul of anti-doping rules and risking long bans from the sport.Wilkie said others alleged that players who had failed these tests were then rested, “ostensibly on account of injury”.
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