Matt Clark was slugged a nine-month ban last year. A third VFL player is now facing suspension.
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A THIRD VFL player is facing a lengthy suspension for violating the performance-enhancing drugs code.
The Herald Sun can reveal the player will front an AFL Victoria tribunal today, eight months after testing positive to a steroid contained in an energy drink.
The star midfielder, who is facing a two-year ban, told his club he took an energy drink at a party a few days before a match.
He was tested by Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority officials after the game, returning a positive sample.
It is believed he took the pre-workout drink Mesomorph, a powder mixed with water which boosts energy levels to "animal-like aggressions'' before partying with a group of friends.
It follows the 18-month ban slugged on Casey Scorpion Wade Lees for importing a fat-burner contaminated with traces of steroids and the nine-month penalty handed out to Frankston Dolphin Matt Clark.
Clark consumed a similar drink, Hemo Rage, which was given to him by a teammate before a match.
ASADA has appealed his ban, wanting it closer to the maximum two-year penalty.
The player on trial today left his VFL club at the end of last season, signing with a leading country club. But his transfer has been put on hold pending the hearing.
AFL Victoria told the Herald Sun it would beef up its drug education in light of the cases.
Each club will be given pre-season presentations and players must sign off on it before they can take the field.
"If they play a game without having gone to a session, there's a loss of points and fines to the clubs,'' AFL Victoria spokesman Anthony Stanguts said last night.
"This is the approach being taken right across the state leagues. It's the first time they've collaborated on it.''
He said coaches and club officials were also required to complete the program.
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