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Andrew Dillon, AFL Legal Counsel
ASADA Lead Investigator, Aurora Andrushka
Essendon Football Club
- AFL.com.au - AFL Recieves 400 page ASADA report
- The Age - ASADA report has landed
- Heraldsun - Australian anti-doping authority hands down an interim report into Essendons supplement program.
- Essendon Statement
- ASADA were assisted by the AFL integrity department, specifically Brett Clothier
- ASADA received new powers by legislation effective August 1st which mean this investigation can be considered ongoing.
- AFL legal counsel Andrew Dillon hosted the press conference, Andrew Demetriou returns tomorrow.
- ASADA lodged a document of more than 400 pages, referencing more than 13,000 documents, including transcripts of interviews of more than 130 witnesses, late on Friday – but the investigation continues.
Andrew Dillon, AFL Legal Counsel
"I will oversee the AFL's response to the interim report and in due course will make the report available to the Essendon Football Club and the AFL Commission for their review," Dillon said.
"The AFL will continue to review the evidence collected to determine what action, if any, might be taken pursuant to the AFL rules and/or the AFL anti-doping code.
"The AFL acknowledges the intense interest in this matter and we will make further statements when appropriate."
ASADA Lead Investigator, Aurora Andrushka
"It is essential for the integrity of sport that ASADA comprehensively analyses the information it has now obtained. ASADA's enhanced powers ... are now available to be used to ensure all possible anti-doping rule violations are fully investigated and to finalise these matters as quickly and efficiently as possible.
"As a result, ASADA will not be providing any further comment on the investigation. This ensures the investigation's integrity as well as protecting the privacy and rights of any affected individuals. ASADA has a duty of care to be both thorough and accurate in every step of the process."
Essendon Football Club
Essendon Football Club acknowledges the announcement by the AFL that they have received the ASADA interim report.
The Club looks forward to receiving the Report and responding in due course.