{"id":32226,"date":"2016-04-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/mark-robinson-stands-by-his-afl-drugs-bombshell-2\/"},"modified":"2016-04-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T00:00:00","slug":"mark-robinson-stands-by-his-afl-drugs-bombshell-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/mark-robinson-stands-by-his-afl-drugs-bombshell-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Robinson stands by his AFL drugs bombshell"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Herald Sun chief footy writer Mark Robinson says he feels for Nathan Buckley and would \u201cabsolutely\u201d write his controversial illicit drugs story all over again despite the blowback he received.<\/h3>\n<p>Robbo was widely criticised after he failed to validate a claim that up to 11 Collingwood players had tested positive to illicit drugs over the off-season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got some information and I ran with that information,\u201d Robbo told the FIVEAA sports show on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d love to tell everyone where I got that information from \u2013 it might change people\u2019s thinking. But I can\u2019t do that and I won\u2019t do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got some information and I\u2019ll protect where I got that information from. If that means I have to get my head kicked in everyday for the next six months, which won\u2019t be pretty, I can\u2019t do anything about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley confronted Robbo on AFL 360 over the story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel for Nathan Buckley,\u201d Robbo said. \u201cCollingwood have been at the forefront of the drugs debate for sometime. It\u2019s known they had a culture there that Buckley tried to arrest and change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no doubt that every player at every club was sat down before they went on their holidays last year and were told you will be hair tested when you get back.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>LISTEN TO MARK ROBINSON HERE:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/256718275&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Robbo agreed with Buckley who claimed player confidentiality had been breached in the discussion over hair test results, \u201cbut the media don\u2019t sign confidentiality agreements,\u201d he said.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWhy doesn\u2019t Collingwood or all the other teams say we are extremely disappointed with our players?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robbo referred to Pies Lachie Keeffe and Josh Thomas who were suspended last year for using a banned substance, allegedly mixed with illicit drugs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat happened. Then the players still go away and do what they do and come back and get positive hair tests,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/sa-taxi-drivers-need-support-if-uber-goes-ahead-says-stephen-mullighan\">MULLIGHAN AND MARSHALL GO HEAD-TO-HEAD OVER UBER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/the-moment-ollie-wines-learnt-to-hate-adelaide-crows\">THE MOMENT OLLIE WINES LEARNT TO HATE THE ADELAIDE CROWS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Herald Sun chief footy writer Mark Robinson says he feels for Nathan Buckley and would \u201cabsolutely\u201d write his controversial illicit drugs story all over again despite the blowback he received. 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