The AFL and Essendon FC have completed discussions around the terms of the sanction to senior coach James Hird.
The AFL has accepted the Essendon Football Club’s position that James Hird will not be paid in 2014, and equally the AFL have accepted that the Essendon Football Club has the right to make payments to James Hird in the 2013 year as it sees fit
Both the AFL and the Essendon FC now consider this matter to be concluded.
AFL statement: Hird to be paid in full
League agrees to Essendon paying James Hird's salary in advance
