AFL Players Assoc CEO Matt Finnis, Collingwood CEO Gary Pert , AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou and Dr Peter Harcourt. Picture: Mike Keating Source: Herald Sun
TESTING of players for illicit drugs could be doubled for less than $200,000, the AFL says.
AFL medical officer Dr Peter Harcourt is believed to have told Wednesday's drug summit that the cost for each club to fund the move would be $10,000.
The proposal that clubs be given the chance to pay for extra testing received strong support.
In 2011 there were six positive results from 1489 tests conducted.
AFL clubs raised the prospect of funding greater target-testing of players they fear may be taking illicit substances.
The plan has been put to the new AFL working party on drugs, which includes four club CEOs.
Essendon chief executive Ian Robson, a member of the working party, said it would be investigated.
"It was one of the things that was mentioned by Peter Harcourt," Robson said. "We had already flagged that the clubs could be more engaged in the prospect of what target-testing looks like.
"There was a general consensus it might be one of the ways we can continue to focus on improving the policy without compromising what lies at the heart of it - the health and wellbeing of players.
"It is one of the things that emerged as a talking point for the working group. It hasn't been signed off, but it was a proposal put forward and it was welcomed by clubs."
It is understood that if the proposal was adopted, clubs could contact AFL medical officers and request more target tests on certain groups or individuals by contributing to the costs.
Robson said: "If something emerges that clubs might be alarmed by, they would want to be able to respond to that."
But he was insistent that it would be done in partnership with the AFL's illicit drugs policy.
"This would not be a green light for a range of private testing at clubs," Robson stressed.
"I don't think anyone is suggesting that we should tear up the landscape and have 18 illicit drugs policies across the clubs.
"We only want one."
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