STEWART Crameri will sit out the first two rounds of the NAB Challenge while the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal deliberates on any potential suspensions for the 34 past and present players involved in the Bombers' 2012 supplements regime.
The Western Bulldogs confirmed on Tuesday the 26-year-old forward will miss pre-season matches against Richmond (February 27) and Melbourne (March 14).
The club met with Crameri's lawyers last Thursday and has decided against seeking to have his provisional suspension from the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority lifted.
The move follows Essendon's decision last week to not play any of the players on its list in 2012 in the NAB Challenge.
The Bulldogs' final pre-season match is against Collingwood on March 21, by which time the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal is expected to have handed down its verdict to the players slapped with infraction notices.
The hearing concluded on Tuesday at the Victorian County Court after all parties delivered their oral closing submissions one day ahead of schedule.
The Tribunal will now consider the evidence and submissions before deciding if there was a breach of the AFL Anti-Doping Code during the Bombers' 2012 supplements program.
