THE AFL late today confirmed it has received from ASADA their interim report into the supplements program at the Essendon Football Club in late 2011 and the 2012 season.
 
Andrew Dillon, the AFL’s General Counsel and General Manager for Legal, Integrity and Compliance, received the ASADA Report on behalf of the AFL and will coordinate the AFL’s response.
 
Mr Dillon made the following comments:
 
“Given my responsibilities for issues relating to the AFL Anti-Doping Code, competition integrity and the AFL Rules, 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.
 
“On behalf of the AFL, I would like to commend ASADA for the thoroughness of their investigation over the past six months. Their report consists of more than 400 pages referencing over 13,000 supporting documents, including transcripts of interviews conducted to date with more than 130 witnesses. I also want to commend the AFL’s integrity unit, led by Brett Clothier, who have supported ASADA in its work.
 
“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.
 
“I note that, with ASADA recently receiving additional investigative powers, the investigation will be ongoing.
 
“The AFL acknowledges the intense interest in this matter and we will make further statements when appropriate.”