John Silvester

John Silvester

John Silvester is a Walkley-award winning crime writer and columnist. A co-author of the best-selling books that formed the basis of the hit Australian TV series Underbelly, Silvester is also a regular guest on 3AW with his "Sly of the Underworld" segment.

AFL

Biochemist to tell all on peptides

Shane Charter

John Silvester The biochemist who imported peptides has promised to tell all to ASADA next week.

Clients ranged from strippers to millionaires to James Hird

Shane Charter

John Silvester AS A whistleblower, they don't come any more colourful and contradictory than Dr Ageless.

Dr Ageless and the winning formula

The Age News
17th April 2013
Picture by Wayne Taylor
Shane Charter at his home in Sunbury.

John Silvester THE man rifling through the rubbish bin at the bottom of the long driveway didn't look like a vagrant and wasn't at all startled when challenged over his suspicious behaviour.

AFL

Plots, bets, threats and dead pets: AFL underbelly exposed

The Age News
17th April 2013
Picture by Wayne Taylor
Shane Charter at his home in Sunbury.

John Silvester A controversial sports biochemist says an organised crime network wanted him to spike AFL players' supplements with illicit drugs as part of a plan to blackmail them into joining a match-fixing ring.

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The AFL's got a drug problem - and so do we all

drugs

John Silvester AFL players are evasive targets on the field but easy ones off it.

A man for all life's seasons

John Silvester If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then retired football coach Allan Jeans has been flattered (behind his back) for decades.