Performance Enhancing Drugs in the NRL

[MacDougall]

Just posting to say that I think we do well compared to other sports in this regard. There are very few reported cases and the game definitely lends itself to that possibility being that it is so impactful and high speed. Is it the culture, are the NRL too good at policing it or is it just being swept under the rug?

Most of the drug cases I can recall recently are rec drugs. Of course there was the Newcastle thing a while ago but since then...

I'm just watching the Tour De France and doping is so prevalent in this sport, it made me think. Either way I think our sport is doing well...

 

[BunniesMan]

Aussies don't take performance enhancing drugs. It's that simple. We like our testicles nice and big, we stay away from roids.

 

[MacDougall]

Yeah except for all those that don't.

 

[Pig Mouth]

Shhhhhh. Quiet. We don't talk about these things.:-$

 

[BranVan3000]

Honestly, none of the best players look like they take performance enhancing drugs. Some of the shittier players I've seen can sometimes look like roid monkeys though.

 

[dogslife]

The irony of a thread about performance enhancing drugs started by a bloke named MacDougall is not lost on me

 

[Light Reflections]

ring gids

 

[Tom Shines]

ring gids

 

[Pig Mouth]

Performance enhancing drugs are a shit way to lose a career.

 

[ceagle]

I would but my left nut many players would use HGH, it isn't detectable in urine and is only detectable in blood for up to 72 hours.

 

[DeeJ]

How often do you hear about players putting on 3-4kg of lean muscle during the off season, which is about 6 months in length maximum? Take into account all the running and other conditioning training they are doing and performance enhancers are definitely not out of the question.

 

[ceagle]

How often do you hear about players putting on 3-4kg of lean muscle during the off season, which is about 6 months in length maximum? Take into account all the running and other conditioning training they are doing and performance enhancers are definitely not out of the question.

3-4kg is achievable natty in 6 months

 

[dogslife]

Definitely for professional athletes

 

[WayneBennett]

Needles Howe

 

[T.T]

lots of guys around 18-21 are doing it, and its little surprise that they go on to make a late start to their career in the nrl

 

[beave]

Drug test the kids playing school boy level (14-17) and I reckon you would be shocked as to how many are on performance enhancing gear.

 

[DC_fan]

I would like to think league players are clean. But we are talking about a professional sport here. So the chances are good that some players are making use of these drugs.

 

[derp]

Adam MacDougall
Ben MacDougall
Rodney Howe
Robbie O'Davis
Wayne Richards
Adrian Rainey
Matthew Eather
Greg Brain

Anyone add to the list of cheats

 

[RHCP]

Or maybe we just have the worst drug testing of any sport?

 

[gerg]

Adam MacDougall
Ben MacDougall
Rodney Howe
Robbie O'Davis
Wayne Richards
Adrian Rainey
Matthew Eather
Greg Brain

Anyone add to the list of cheats

I mean no disrespect as he was a favourite of mine but you have to wonder about the late Peter Jackson as well. There was also Craig Field.

Whats HGH?