AFL players face a stronger regime of in and out of competition and holiday testing for illicit drugs than any other sportsmen around the world.

AFL players have two drug policies:

The Anti-Doping Code

Developed in 1990, which protects the sport from performance-enhancing drug use and enforces the WADA international standards, and

The Illicit Drug Policy

Introduced in 2005, which tests players for illicit drug use out of competition.

The Illicit Drug policy is a voluntary code agreed to by AFL players. AFL players have also volunteered to further strengthen the policy by agreeing to a trial of holiday hair testing for illicit drugs.

All Australian sports are subject to in competition testing. The AFL remains one of only three Australian sports that test for illicit drugs out of competition. The AFL is the only sport where players have volunteered to be subjected to holiday hair testing.

Please visit www.aflplayerssaynotodrugs.com.au for more information

PICTURED:

AFLPA Vice-President Brett Burton, AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou, AFLPA President Joel Bowden & AFLPA CEO Brendon Gale