AFL confirms Whitfield bans

The AFL has confirmed that Greater Western Sydney player Lachie Whitfield will serve a six-month ban for trying to avoid a drug test.

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan also said on Tuesday that former Giants officials Graeme Allan and Craig Lambert had both been banned for 12 months for their roles in the controversy.

But the league is yet to decide whether GWS will be penalised with a loss of draft picks.

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