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- Carlton suspended defender Wade Derksen for the preseason and first three 2027 games after a drink-driving reading.
- Carlton banned defender Lachie Cowan for two games for conduct unbecoming after an illicit-substance incident.
- Cowan received a $5,000 suspended fine and an adverse finding under the AFL’s illicit drugs policy.
- AFL chief operating officer Tom Harley said players must uphold community expectations and will receive extra illicit-substance education.
