The AFL’s proposed crackdown on illicit drugs ... Former Melbourne player Joel Smith.Credit: Getty Images Smith said a tougher policy may have helped his son, for it could have meant he was ...

Joel Smith's AFL career looks over after the Melbourne defender was banned from playing at any level until 2028. Smith, who featured in 42 senior games for the Demons, returned a positive test for ...

The AFL confirms that Joel Smith of the Melbourne Football Club has received a four year and three-month period of ineligibility in connection with five Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) under the ...

Melbourne defender Joel Smith has been hit with a ban of four years and three months by the AFL after breaching five anti-doping rules. The ban means Smith is prohibited from playing at any level ...

Former Demons star Joel Smith has spoken publicly for the first time since his four-year ban for violating the anti-doping code as he insists he can make a miracle return to the AFL once his ...

Joel Smith said he knew he was in trouble. Picture: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos Smith, 29, was subsequently hit with a suspension of more than four years for five rule violations under the AFL anti ...

Former Melbourne forward Joel Smith says he would leap at another chance to play in the AFL once his drug ban ends. In late 2024, Smith was suspended four years by Sport Integrity Australia for ...