Sydney Roosters prop Martin Kennedy is set to become the second footballer in less than a week to fall foul of the Australian Sports and Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA).

Seven News has learned the NRL will hand Kennedy an Infraction Notice as soon as today, meaning he now faces a mandatory two-year ban from all sport.

It’s understood Kennedy’s charges revolve around performance-enhancing drugs, with ASADA’s case file linked to the same investigation that saw former Roosters player Sandor Earl accept a ban in August 2013.

As it did with Earl, ASADA has based its case against Kennedy on text messages obtained from various mobile phones and downloaded by customs officials in 2012. Earl has been stood down for more than 18 months, but has been fighting a maximum four-year ban for use and trafficking of banned substances.

The development comes just two days after Fremantle Dockers midfielder Ryan Crowley agreed to a provisional suspension from the AFL, after testing positive to a banned substance, described by his club as a “painkiller”.