Senior police say suburban and regional football coaches have given players methamphetamine to enhance their performances.
The Victorian government says the disturbing reports show how tough the fight against ice is proving to be.
Geelong police Senior-Sergeant Tony Francis told News Corp how far ice had penetrated into local football leagues.
"We know coaches have given players ice and we know players are using ice as a performance-enhancer," he told the Herald Sun on Monday.
"We know through police channels that it is being used as a performance-enhancing drug and we know kids in the teenage bracket are using it."
Health Minister Jill Hennessy says the state is in for a long, tough fight against ice.
"We really want to see our sporting leaders and our local communities acting as a source of diversion, not a source of encouragement," she told reporters.
"I don't underestimate for any moment what a difficult battle we have on our hands."
Chris Daffey, from the Lindenow Football Club near Bairnsdale, has heard stories of players taking drugs before games.
"I know of players that are now reformed from using drugs that have admitted to drug use before games," he told Fairfax radio.
Mr Daffey didn't believe the issue was a problem in the east Gippsland league that Lindenow was part of.
Sydney Swans general manager and dual-premiership captain Tom Harley says the idea that teenage footballers were smoking ice before games in Victoria was "absolutely disgusting".
"If that's happening with serious illicit drugs, particularly for kids - in fact not even particularly for kids, but for anyone - if it's condoned by clubs at community level it is just disgusting and disgraceful," Mr Harley told reporters on Monday.
"I just hope the authorities come down with a heavy hand because there's no place for that in society, let alone sport."
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