Essendon didn't up until Dank, and probably don't since he has gone. It was a major part of the Doc Reid letter that we received criticism over - he was against Actovegin and AOD9604.Out of interest, is there any club that hasn't/doesn't use Actovegin?
Also, the Hawthorn spin your own blood might've taken over from actovegin - according to doc reid's letter its more effective.
When it comes to Actovegin, this has been used around the world for many years. There is some flimsy evidence that it may help in speeding up the healing of tendons when they are damaged, though after speaking to radiologists, the recent opinion is that platelets and one’s own blood, probably does a better job.
We are claiming that we should use it as a recovery agent. To me it seems ludicrous that a few mls of calf’s blood spun down, is going to give you a concentration of growth factors and other factors that would speed up recovery.