FORMER Essendon football manager Paul Hamilton says the AFL charges brought against his former club for its 2012 supplements program represent "one side of the story".

Hamilton was at the helm of the Bombers football department during 2012 but resigned shortly after Essendon's season ended.

On Wednesday, the AFL released detailed charges against Essendon, coach James Hird, new football chief Danny Corcoran, assistant coach Mark Thompson and club doctor Bruce Reid.

These charges included allegations that Hamilton attended a meeting on August 5, 2011, when Hird was warned by an ASADA officer and the AFL integrity unit that peptides were "a serious risk to the integrity of the AFL"; and, along with Hird, received a letter from Reid dated January 17, 2012, indicating his concerns about players receiving peptide injections.

"This is a charge sheet that is one side of the story and doesn't show actions that might have been taken," Hamilton told the Bendigo Advertiser on Thursday.

"Everyone who is mentioned in there has a right to respond through the correct channels, which I personally don't believe is the media, and for me, that's where it's at."

Hamilton took over as Central Victorian Football regional general manager in April this year.

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