ADELAIDE has become the ninth AFL club to be fined for failing to provide ASADA with up-to-date information about a player's whereabouts.

The Crows have been hit with a $2500 penalty for the breach.

They join Essendon, Port Adelaide, Richmond, St Kilda, Collingwood, Fremantle, Greater Western Sydney and the Sydney Swans, in breaking the same WADA rule.

In a statement, the AFL confirmed an Adelaide player had failed to keep the club informed of all his movements and contact details, althought the League did not name the player.

"Under the requirements of the Anti-Doping Code, all clubs in the AFL competition are required to keep ASADA notified at all times of the whereabouts of listed players for testing purposes. AFL players may be tested 365 days of the year for WADA prohibited drugs," the League said.

"Under the operation of the AFL’s code with ASADA, it is the club that is sanctioned for the failure to provide whereabouts information, not the individual player, but in this case a player had failed to keep his club informed of all of his movements and contact details."

AFL General Counsel Andrew Dillon said no tests were missed for any Crows player.

In a statement to AFL.com.au, ASADA said it was important clubs kept the League appraised of players' movements to help with the anti-doping body's testing regime.

“ASADA’s role is to use the whereabouts information provided by the clubs to plan and schedule no-advance notice out-of-competition testing. It adds to the effectiveness of testing, as well as its efficiency. The AFL determines whether clubs have failed to provide up-to-date information in accordance with their obligations to the AFL and what penalty may apply," the statement read.

"ASADA acknowledges the commitment of the AFL to ensuring the players’ whereabouts information is up to date. This is an important element in maintaining the integrity of the AFL competition."

Adelaide refused to comment when contacted by AFL.com.au.