And female athletes will have to be especially careful because they'll have to prove that the presence of the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in their urine is the result of a pregnancy - known or unknown - or be banned for two years. Under the draft proposal, all stimulants, including recreational drugs such as ecstasy and cocaine, will be tested for out of competition. WADA's draft paper advocates the change because, "Stimulants included in this list have significant issues surrounding their use, including the potential to affect performance in training situations with subsequent benefit on performance in competition, and health hazards posed by their consumption". The other contentious issue is hCG testing for both sexes. HCG, a hormone produced in the placenta, stimulates the production of testosterone, which is often depressed by long-term steroid use. But last-minute lobbying may result in changes to the draft. World drugs experts, including a representative of the Federal Minister for Sport, Rod Kemp, will meet next Tuesday in Montreal to approve the 2006 version of WADA's prohibited list. It is understood Australia's official position will be to recommend no change to the classification of stimulants and to oppose the testing of hCG for women. NRL spokesman John Brady said there were concerns about the proposed changes. "They are trying to come up with a whole lifestyle issue which is way beyond the drugs-in-sport debate; we have expressed our concerns about it directly to WADA and to the Australian Government," he said. Meanwhile, Australian representative weightlifter and the current coach of two Melbourne Commonwealth Games lifters, Keith Murphy, is due to be sentenced this Friday in the Melbourne Supreme Court after the discovery of anabolic steroids in his home and car in 2003. Murphy's imminent sentencing follows the shock withdrawal of five top British lifters from the 2005 Commonwealth and Oceania titles in Melbourne next month after a drug scandal.