Former Dees doctor turned whistleblower defends AFL’s drugs policy, reveals reason for going public with bombshell claims
Former Melbourne club doctor Zeeshan Arain has defended the AFL’s controversial illicit drugs policy, and expressed hope the shock revelations made by federal MP Andrew Wilkie under parliamentary privilege won’t have a detrimental effect on player welfare. Arain, who left the Demons in 2020 in acrimonious circumstances after his relationship with coach Simon Goodwin fractured, told The Age his aim in providing a statement as part of Mr Wilkie’s explosive claims was to ‘expose...