Agent's concerns met with silence

Player agent Peter Jess says the AFL and Adrian Anderson (above) were on record acknowledging that several players had recorded elevated levels of testosterone in 2011. Picture: Darren McNamara Source: Herald Sun

PLAYER agent Peter Jess is still waiting for a response from the AFL six months after he officially raised concerns about elevated levels of testosterone detected in players in 2011.

Jess raised the issue with former AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson at the AFL Players' Association Agents conference in mid 2012.

He followed up his concerns with a letter to Anderson, who resigned from the AFL earlier this year, and was told that his correspondence had been forwarded to the league's integrity manager, Brett Clothier, for response.

Jess said in the letter that the AFL and Anderson were on record acknowledging that a number of players had recorded elevated levels of testosterone - an anabolic steroid - in the 2011 season, but according to the league, all cases were justified medically.

He pointed out that in horse racing, runners could be screened for drugs when they arrived on course and withdrawn from a race if they returned an irregularity.

The trainer would be investigated and if an analysis confirmed the presence of a banned substance, severe sanctions were handed out.

"This is to ensure the integrity of the contest and gaming outcome," he said.

"What this is showing is that you have elevated levels of testosterone, then you shouldn't play. You should be withdrawn from the contest."

Jess believes entire teams should be randomly screened during the week, as well as before games.

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