Hird, then players, to face ASADAEssendon coach James Hird will be followed by the Bombers' leadership group in being interviewed by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority.
Hird will be interviewed by ASADA on Tuesday. The interviews could be lengthy and held over multiple meetings.
Essendon has been informed that its leadership group will be the first of the players to be interviewed. The players are entitled to have their own lawyer and others, such as their agent or a parent, present.
The AFL Players Association's lawyer Brett Murphy will also attend all interviews.
According to observers with knowledge of ASADA's investigations, its meeting with James Hird is but one chapter in what looms as a 20-chapter book.
''Whether the interview goes for two hours or six hours, at the end of it, the media and everyone else will be none the wiser because it's just the first interview,'' the observer said.
''It won't have anyone coming in declaring they have done something wrong.
''It won't have ASADA accusing somebody that they have done something wrong.''
Former ASADA head Richard Ings warned on Monday that the Hird interview was only one of 100 likely to be held and that the process would go for months. All interviews need to be collated and cross-referenced.
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