Two Sydney Swans AFLW players have been handed conditional release orders after being charged by police late last year for possessing an illicit substance. Paige Sheppard and Alexia Hamilton were caught in December and faced court in January, escaping without a conviction.
players learn fate after being caught with drugs. The Swans’ AFLW season had ended with a semi-final thumping from Adelaide on November 18. The AFL is currently reviewing its illicit drugs policy and it is unclear what penalty the players are facing. In the men’s competition, then Collingwood forward Jack Ginnivan copped a strike under the illicit drugs policy early last year and was suspended for two matches after admitting to drug use.