The Age saying the show cause notices to the 34 current and former Essendon players will be reissued by Friday; the Herald-Sun saying as early as Monday.
Essendon show-cause notices could be issued this week Jon Pierik
The Age
October 7, 2014The reissuing of infraction notices to the 34 current and former Essendon players could begin as early as Friday.
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority said on Monday it would wait until the 21-day period had expired for Essendon and James Hird had to appeal last month's Federal Court ruling before it would reveal its next move. Hird has decided to appeal, while the Bombers have said they won't.
"At this stage, it is ASADA's intention to wait until the 21-day appeal period has expired before we determine what we do next," an ASADA spokesperson said on Monday.
"We are in the process of seeking legal advice in relation to the issuance of amended notices in the light of a Federal Court appeal."
As part of his orders sought through an appeal to the full Federal Court, Hird wants the show-cause notices already issued to the players, and based on evidence from last year's joint investigation by the AFL and ASADA, scrapped. He also wants the impending revised notices, complete with evidence alleging the administering of the banned peptide, Thymosin beta 4, set aside.
ASADA has suggested it is open to a deal with players once the show-cause notices have been reissued.
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Show cause notices to be reissued to 34 Essendon players Michael Warner
Herald Sun
October 07, 2014SHOW cause notices will be reissued against 34 former and current Essendon players as early as Monday.
The Herald Sun can reveal representatives of several players have broken ranks in recent days and formally contacted the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority asking for their cases to be fast-tracked.
The amended show cause notices, to be issued by ASADA chief executive Ben McDevitt, will include detailed information surrounding the alleged use of the banned peptide Thymosin beta-4 at Essendon during the 2012 season.
Players will have 10 days to respond to ASADA's new show cause notices before the evidence against them is presented to the Anti-Doping Rule Violation Panel.
The panel is an independent body that decides whether players should be placed on the Register of Findings — the trigger for infraction notices and AFL doping charges.
An AFL doping tribunal ultimately would hear the case and rule on penalties recommended by ASADA, unless players opt to do a deal with the anti-doping body.
The Herald Sun understands ASADA will not entertain penalties for any Essendon player that does not include a suspension for some matches in the 2015 AFL premiership season.
The 34 players are being represented by a legal team established by the AFL Players' Association, but several players have told ASADA through separate channels that they are ready to talk.
Some have written to ASADA requesting the amended show cause notices be issued immediately.
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