By Australian Associated Press
Published: 04:05 BST, 26 June 2019 | Updated: 06:13 BST, 26 June 2019
Former AFL great Mark 'Bomber' Thompson (pictured) admits he's taken drugs but insists he hasn't sold them
Former AFL great Mark 'Bomber' Thompson has admitted he's taken drugs but insists he has never sold them.
The 55-year-old said on Wednesday he used ice during the latter half of 2017, adding that he was also tempted to try LSD but 'didn't have the guts'.
He said after his glittering career came to an end, he spent his days watching YouTube videos, smoking ice and trading bitcoin at home by himself.
Thompson is in Melbourne Magistrates Court fighting three drug trafficking charges and four of possession after a raid on his Port Melbourne property.
'Ice, that's it really,' he said when asked about his drug use.
The former Essendon premiership captain and coach said it had become a habit.
'I was smoking too much,' he said.
'It was a difficult time. I left the industry where I worked in a bad way.'
Thompson linked his struggles to Essendon's supplements scandal, which rocked the
