Former Brisbane Lions player Rhys Mathieson has been banned from playing any level of football for three years after a positive test for performance-enhancing drugs.

Mathieson, who played 72 games for the Lions from 2016 to 2022, tested positive last year while playing in the QAFL for Wilston Grange, according to the Herald Sun .

The report also stated the banned substance Mathieson tested positive for anabolic steroid oxymetholone.

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It had previously been reported a former AFL

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