Kerr says Chick ‘delusional’ about drug abuse

Daniel Chick’s explosive claims about a toxic illicit drug culture when West Coast won the 2006 AFL premiership has sparked a furious backlash.

Along with this, Chick admitted that the use of methamphetamine, cocaine, ecstasy, xanax and valium mixed with alcohol were rife throughout the 2006 premiership-winning squad.

Chick played for West Coast from 2003 to 2007 and was part of the team’s one-point defeat of Sydney to win the 2006 Premiership.

Chick alleges he and former teammates Ben Cousins and Daniel Kerr took large amounts of prednisone, which is banned for players under anti-doping rules, because they all had asthma, the Herald Sun reports.

“At those levels it’s the same as being a full-on meth addict”, Chick told News Corp. “It smashes your system”.

“I believe there’s a lot of lying going on in that particular article I’ve read”.

“You feel bulletproof basically…”

Chick said he started taking the 20mgs and 5mgs tablets on game day which quickly increased to 40 and 50mg doses.

“The lack of sleep, the depression, it affects your mental health, coping mechanisms, metabolic rates and causes memory loss and sleep issues”.

Priddis was all smiles as he eventually wiggled himself free of the woman, with Eagles players cheered on by their fellow travellers as they walked through the gate. “It’s not a coincidence the three of us have had issues with substance abuse”.

Johnston said his staff had been speaking with Chick, who also played for the Hawks, off the record for more than a year before the story broke and while any newspaper editor worth their salt would aim to break a football story during the football season, there had been no overt plan to run it two days out from the final.

“The club is now recognised as a leader in the area of player welfare and integrity in the country”, the statement says.

As Priddis was walking towards the boarding gate about 30 minutes later, an elderly woman holding a West Coast flag went up to him for a big hug.