ESSENDON wants the federal government and the AFL to make the supplements scandal 'go away' if the club is successful in its court battle with the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA).

Lawyers for ASADA re-iterated the anti-doping watchdog's intention to re-issue show-cause notices if a judge sets aside those already issued.

But Bombers chairman Paul Little wants federal sports minister Peter Dutton to step in.

"I will ask him to try and find a circuit-breaker," Little told 3AW on Thursday morning.

"I think the whole community's got deal-fatigue with this investigation, and if the sports minister's able to help us find a way through it then I think that's in everyone's best interests."

Little said he was "surprised" at how much the federal government, ASADA and AFL had been working together.

"I would love to be able to engage with the sports minister. I haven't been able to do that at this stage."

Little said he'd spoken with AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan in the hours after the trial concluded.

"For the sake of the game, certainly I've taken this up with the AFL. We now need to find a way of making it go away."

"From my point of view, Gill now will work with Essendon and has indicated that, and as recently as last night we had a further discussion.

"We will work to try and put this behind us in whatever way we can."

Justice John Middleton has reserved his decision as to whether ASADA's investigative work in conjunction with the AFL was unlawful.

AFL.com.au has contacted the sports minister's office for comment.