Jason Akermanis says the Brisbane Lions are wrong to instantly dismiss claims that six players at the club in the past decade were heavy users of drugs. Picture: Darren McNamara Source: Herald Sun
FORMER Lion Jason Akermanis has urged Brisbane to fully investigate claims that six players at the club in the past decade were heavy users of drugs.
Brisbane yesterday distanced itself from claims by Ash McGrath's cousin Jason McGrath, a confessed drug dealer, that six Lions were heavy users of speed, ecstasy and marijuana over a period spanning 2002-09.
Akermanis said the Lions were wrong to instantly dismiss the claims.
"People say he is a drug dealer, but if you are a drug dealer you generally know who you are giving the drugs to,'' said Akermanis, who played for the Lions between 1995-2006.
"Who knows who is in his little black book? But you have to be really careful not to just dismiss it straight away.
"That can be the worst thing that can happen.
"I would be more than happy for Jason (McGrath) to expose any player, but he will probably go into hiding and nothing will come of it.
"Come show us the facts and we will happily deal with it.
"You see what you see even though you might not know everything that is going on.
"There are elements of truth that if they are serious they need to uncover.
"Six years ago I was saying things like this (about drug use among AFL players at the time) are going on. Six years later, the ACC (Australian Crime Commission) come out with some air, but it does suggest that some very shady characters are now involved.
"If they had just listened six years ago ...
"The AFL have been telling people for so long that nothing is going on. They didn't do the work."
Akermanis believes the AFL should also investigate Jason McGrath's claims that the Lions fixed a match, although he did not believe it was possible to do so.
"We went through eras when we seem to be winning every game," he said.
"It is impossible to fix a game of football.
"It may have been linked to exotic bets like first goals and stuff like that. Clearly he believes things were happening and games were being manipulated."
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