- Former St Kilda AFL star faces six serious charges
- Range of Admitted Interstate Drug Trafficking
- Police seized drugs in April 2022
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Retired AFL star Sam Fisher has admitted trafficking methamphetamine and cocaine between Victoria and Western Australia.
Fisher, 41, appeared in Victoria County Court on Thursday via video link, where he formally pleaded guilty to six charges.
They include trafficking a large commercial quantity of methamphetamine, trafficking cocaine and possession of drugs such as LSD, ketamine and testosterone.
Fisher, a former All-Australian and two-time St Kilda best and fairest, arranged for a package containing one kilogram of methylamphetamine and 84 grams of cocaine to be shipped from Melbourne to Perth.
Fisher (pictured outside a Melbourne court last month) looks set for a lengthy prison term after pleading guilty to drug trafficking.
The 41-year-old (pictured playing for St Kilda in 2014) trafficked cocaine and a kilo of methamphetamine between Victoria and Western Australia.
The drugs, hidden inside an extractor hood, were seized by WA Police on April 20, 2022.
Police then arrested Fisher on May 18 and searched his home in Hampton, southeast of Melbourne.
More than 13 grams of methylamphetamine and nearly two liters of 1,4-butanediol, in addition to other drugs, were seized.
Fisher remained in custody following his arrest, but successfully applied for bail in July 2022.
He was sent to a residential rehabilitation center where he spent the last 18 months receiving treatment for his drug addiction.
Fisher remained mostly silent during the court appearance Thursday, and only pleaded guilty after each charge was read to him.
Western Australian Police seized the drugs on April 20, 2022. Fisher was also charged with possession of drugs including LSD, ketamine and testosterone.
The former Saints best and fairest winner (pictured outside the pitch) has been receiving treatment for his drug addiction for the past 18 months.
His lawyer Dermot Dann told the court he would need some time to gather psychological material, character references and evidence of Fisher’s rehabilitation.
The case was adjourned until a pre-sentence hearing before Judge Gerard Mullaly on April 29.
Fisher’s bond was extended until his next court date.
Last week, the former star accepted an offer of a maximum jail term of five years and four months, with a minimum of three years if he pleaded guilty.
The 41-year-old played 228 games for St Kilda, including back-to-back grand finals in 2009 and 2010, before retiring from the AFL in 2016.