As some of you may know, James Hird and the
Essendon Football Club are in the spotlight of one of AFL’s biggest drug
scandals ever.
The allegations are targeted towards
Essendon’s use of banned substances in sport. The most recent allegation is
James Hird’s use of this banned substance.
Sports scientist Stephen Dank came
forward and admitted he had injected Hird with a drug banned under doping
codes, with the Essendon coach describing the allegations as "very
upsetting".
Further information has come out that
James Hird has admitted to receiving two injections of the substance last year.
Also, text messages have surfaced which show that James Hird was aware of his
team’s use of the substance.
While there is nothing to prevent
Hird taking the drug, competitive athletes including the footballers he coaches
are banned from doing so under the World Anti Doping Authority code.
Scenes of James Hird and team after game celebration of one of the greatest wins of all time over Fremantle last weekend.
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