Appears Jimmy Hird has got a bit emotional at his presser this morning:
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James Hird lashes 'half-truths, rhetoric and lies'Date: July 19, 2013 - 10:40AM (0)
Essendon coach James Hird has hit out at what he calls innuendo, half-truths and lies spread about him and his AFL club over the supplements saga.
Hird has played a straight bat throughout the ongoing five-month ASADA investigation into his club's suspect supplements program in 2012.
But after a week of having sand kicked in his face - being described as the architect of the program, among the claims - an emotional Hird went on a measured defensive on Friday.
"There's been some truth put out there, but the constant innuendo, rhetoric, half-truths and probably lies that have been spun about the club, the players, the great people that work here, and the half-truths, rhetoric and lies that have been spun about myself have been very hurtful and very damaging," Hird said.
"It's very hard when you keep looking at the hurtful and damaging nature of those comments."
The club issued a strongly worded statement this week refuting Fairfax Media allegations that the AFL warned Hird against looking into the use of peptides.
The Bombers have also denied that Hird was the main architect of the clubs controversial 2012 supplements program.
As he has throughout the process, Hird urged people not to rush to judgment and wait for ASADA to deliver its findings, which are expected next month.
But he also admitted frustration at not being able to fully respond to claims publicly - the Bombers maintaining they cannot make full and frank comment on the issue until after the investigation is completed.
Its hard when you cant respond either. Its hard when you want to talk about the facts, when you want to explain to people what has happened here, Hird said.
But the club has committed to a process and well follow the process through.
But I would say to people ... if you are sitting in judgment, if youve made your judgment, please wait until the facts are on the table.
The facts will come out on the table very soon.
To my peers, to the players at other clubs, to the people at other clubs, if you can reserve your judgment until all the facts are on the table and we get a chance to see the report, put our version of events across, that would be much appreciated.
Theres no person out there more than myself than wants the truth, that is trying to find the truth, that wants it out on the table.
AAP
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Boo whoooo
My heart bleeds ....NOT