- Former St Kilda player awaits sentencing
- Pleaded guilty to serious charges on April 4
- Not forgotten by his Saints friends
Troubled AFL star Sam Fisher’s old teammates have rallied around him as he awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to trafficking a kilo of methamphetamine earlier this month.
The 41-year-old appeared via video link in the Victorian County Court on April 4, where he formally pleaded guilty to six charges.
This includes trafficking in a large commercial quantity of methamphetamine, trafficking in cocaine and possession of drugs including LSD, ketamine and testosterone.
Fisher, a former All-Australian and two-time St Kilda best and fairest, organized a package containing one kilo of methylamphetamine and 84 grams of cocaine to be sent from Melbourne to Perth.
Fisher (pictured outside a Melbourne court last month) faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges including trafficking a kilo of methamphetamine
His St Kilda teammates have refused to turn their backs on him despite the shocking nature of his crimes, with Steven Baker (second from right) recently posting a series of photos of stars including Nick Dal Santo and Stephen Milne targeting Fisher (third from the left) supported. (photo)
He has been treated for drug addiction at a rehabilitation center for the past 18 months and faces a prison sentence of up to five years and four months.
But despite his shocking crimes, his teammates from his time at St Kilda have refused to turn their backs on him.
On Thursday, Saints star Steven Baker posted a photo to Instagram of him and some of the club’s other big names smiling as they enjoyed a beer with Fisher in South Melbourne.
Fisher was joined in the photo by Stephen Milne, Nick Dal Santo, Sam Gilbert, Zac Dawson, Jack Steven, Jason Gram and Robert Eddy, which was accompanied by the caption: ‘So many great times with these guys, some s** too t just friends for life.’
The defender made 228 appearances for the club from 2004 to 2016, winning the team’s best and fairest award in 2008, the same year he became an All Australian.
The 41-year-old excelled in his 228-game career with the Saints, winning all-Australian honors and winning the club’s best and fairest award.
He also played in the Saints’ back-to-back grand final losses in 2009 and 2010.
Fisher organized a package containing one kilogram of methylamphetamine and 84 grams of cocaine to be sent from Melbourne to Perth.
The drugs, hidden in 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 in Melbourne’s south-east.
They seized more than 13 grams of methylamphetamine and almost two liters of 1,4-butanediol, as well as other drugs.
Fisher spent 18 months in a drug rehabilitation center while battling drug addiction
Fisher first came to the attention of police in April 2022 after a ‘suspicious package’ in Western Australia was found to contain $129,000 in cash.
The shipment was sent by Julien Morvan, a 35-year-old man from Perth, after which police identified and intercepted a second large package addressed to Morvan.
The box contained an extractor hood purchased from a Harvey Norman store in Melbourne, containing 996 grams of methamphetamine and 82 grams of cocaine.
On Morvan’s phone, police found text messages with a contact named ‘Fish’ – Sam Fisher – who collected the extractor hood and delivered it to Morvan’s father’s store in Melbourne.
Crown prosecutor Melissa Mahady told the court the messages showed Fisher at least knew what was in the extractor and had likely packaged the drugs himself.