Adelaide Crows football list manager David Noble. Picture: Ray Titus Source: The Advertiser
SOUTH Australia's two football clubs have warned there is much work to do in the game's fight against illicit drugs and The Advertiser understands the issue will be looked at as soon as next week.
The move comes as several club officials are becoming concerned with the widespread use of "party drugs" and the role they are playing in players' lives.
The AFL's football managers have a meeting with a wide-ranging agenda in Melbourne next Tuesday and the issue of drugs is certain to come up.
It is understood several of the football managers across the competition have had long talks not only with their players but also their own teenaged children about the nightclub environment.
What has been learnt is that footballers are likely to be offered illicit drugs every time they venture out for a late-night adventure and are often offered the drugs without charge because the dealers like having celebrity around them.
The issue surrounding illicit drugs was raised by Collingwood chief executive Gary Pert at the last AFL chief executive meeting on the Gold Coast before the national draft on November 22.
Adelaide Football Club's David Noble agreed it was a concerning issue.
"It's an issue we spend a lot of time on as part of our behaviour committee," Noble said.
"The main thing is to try to keep ahead of the curve but we'd be happy to be part of any program that can address this and give us a better understanding."
Port Adelaide football department chief Peter Rohde said work needed to be done on the issue and said the club would do all it could.
Rohde suggested it was dangerous for football clubs to stick their heads in the sand and say the problem was elsewhere.
"We understand it's a problem in society and we know our players are exposed to it," Rohde said.
"It would be naive to think that they're not going to be exposed to it and we're very reluctant to take the moral high ground on this.
"I think we're like most clubs here - we're more than happy to be involved to see if we can protect our players' welfare and warn them of the dangers."
AFL spokesman Patrick Keane said the issue of illicit drugs would get another hearing at the next chief executives' meeting in Melbourne next month.
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