sport news Peter FitzSimons says cocaine has NEVER been responsible for footy stars ... trends now
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Rugby union star turned high-profile columnist Peter FitzSimons has claimed cocaine has not been a factor in footy stars engaging in scandalous behaviour or suffering from serious health problems in an article about the illicit drugs scandal surrounding the AFL.
The 62-year-old made the eye-opening statements in a Sydney Morning Herald story asserting that the AFL should be far more worried about players consuming alcohol after the league was rocked by allegations it played a role in covering up stars' positive results to illicit drugs.
FitzSimons said alcohol had been at least partly responsible nearly 'every time you see an off-field atrocity registered against a footballer's name'.
He then light-heartedly explained how he had tried and failed to recall a time when cocaine was blamed for a player's appalling actions and wrote: 'I am not being a smart-a**e. Name one time, just one time, that taking a surfeit of cocaine has been proven to be at the base of shocking behaviour, or even serious ill-health? ... Alcohol is the one doing the damage, not cocaine.'
Rugby union star turned high-profile columnist and author Peter FitzSimons (pictured) completely downplayed the problem cocaine poses to footy players in a recent article
FitzSimons challenged his readers to name 'one time' cocaine was involved in a footy star engaging in appalling behaviour or suffering from a serious health problem (stock image)
Just hours after the story was published, former St Kilda AFL star Sam Fisher pleaded guilty to
