Casey Scorpions player Wade Lees says ASADA "takes no prisoners". Picture: Stuart Mlligan Source: Herald Sun
A BANNED VFL player has warned Australia's anti-doping watchdog has a "take no prisoners" mentality ahead of its investigation into Essendon's alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs.
AFL aspirant Wade Lees urged Bomber players to brace for the toughest mental test of their lives after the AFL and ASADA yesterday launched its probe into the injecting of unknown substances last year at an off-site location.
Lees was subjected to a gruelling two-year ASADA interrogation including frequent questioning and submissions, phone conferences, a cross-examination and ultimately an 18-month ban for importing performance-enhancing drugs.
The VFL star purchased a fat-burner contaminated with steroids but claimed he did not know it contained traces of illegal constituents.
The product was intercepted by customs and Lees says he has never taken a banned substance.
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Lees said ignorance was no excuse with ASADA, which was out to slug players with lengthy bans regardless of their innocence.
An AFL official confirmed players are strictly told not to consume any product which has not been approved by the club doctor during intense annual drug education.
Lees, 24, was banned from all competitive sport before his hearing was heard last year and eight months before the investigation concluded.
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"They're out to headhunt you and it doesn't matter if you're innocent or not, it's there job so they're out to get anyone and everyone,'' Lees told SuperFooty.
"ASADA, they're pretty tough. I don't know what's going to happen with Essendon, but I know they won't leave anyone behind, they'll take anyone and everyone.''
Lees said it was paramount to tell the truth in all ASADA hearings to avoid maximum penalties.
Two ASADA officials flew down from Canberra to interview the Casey Scorpions midfielder before launching a probe and charging the midfielder.
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Lees said the mental burden was the hardest part of his ordeal.
"100 per cent, there wasn't a day I didn't think about it. It's mentally draining, it weighs down on you and gives you mood swings,'' he said.
"I was sweating and on edge and thinking about it all day every day and it would bring your mood down something shocking.
"It brought me down on life, I didn't want to do anything, just stay at home.
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"In the actual hearing they tried to change up the questions. I got cross-examined and they'd reword questions to try and get me to go against my word and trick me.''
Lees said the eight months he spent in limbo, banned from playing but yet to receive his penalty, was crushing.
"Just not being able to move on or know if I could play or plan next year or do anything hurt,'' he said.
"ASADA and the AFL (Victoria) was just in control of me.''
His sanction ends on November 10 this year, effectively costing him two VFL seasons.
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