The 'Real' Timeline for Essendon/ASADA

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Noting the 'sticky' Timeline at the top of the page, and noting that Th_Wookie won't let me add to that Official Timeline sticky for pre-7 Feb 2013 stuff, I've devised my own. Thanks to Talking Carlton, Demonland and Saintsational threads for the core data for this, you made my life easy (and to others who assisted me).

As the timeline is large, it will be over a few posts so give me 5 mins to get the posts in, before you start typing away.

2000: James Hird suffers navicular stress fracture of the foot. Radical specialist treatment in the USA allowed him to return in 2000, career ending for most

2003/04 - James Hird has Navicular Injury, Shane Charter helps him recover from it. Shane Woewodin and Luke Darcy also receive dietary advice Shane Charters,

7 August 2003 - Professor Frank NG develops AOD-96054 at Monash University Ref: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/ ... 61214.html

2004 - Charters charged with possessing 100,000 pseudo-ephedrine labelled Vitamin B.

Mid - 2005: Stephen Dank is at Manly (NRL). Uses product on players called Lact-away (from US Equine Industry). Brisbane Lions also using Lact-away. Jason Akermanis offers testimonial on it.

13 August 2009 - Calzada/Phosphagenics strike deal/partnership on AOD9604

26 August 2009 - Geelong FC coached by Mark Thompson, delisted injured player Matthew Egan, who has to retire due to a Navicular Injury, the same injury that saw James Hird enlist Shane Charter to help him in 2003/04.

23 Sep 2009 - Biotech Daily report that Probiotic entering into financial partnership with Ord Minnett and Evans and Partners

20 Dec 2009 - David Evans elected President of Essendon Football Club

2 March 2010 - Tim Boreham article in The Australian on 'new bodybuilding and fat fighting drug' called AOD9604

10 March 2010 - Stephen Dank co-authors Academic Paper on Lact-away (Ref: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3257644/)

-March 24 2010 “Cat, Dons Chief warn footy ‘arms race’ to force team to Tasmania” (guestspeakers.com.au<http://guestspeakers.com.au>) EC & L Bailleu Evans and Costa spoke about “spending arms race” “rising club expenditure was not being matched by rising revenues from the sport”- David Evans Essendon FC President/Chairman -A

pril 26 2010 “NRL cheating rife, says ex-storm chief Waldron” (Andrew Rule & Tom Reilly, The Examiner) Waldron calls for public inquiry, said he would speak used “Third party payments above players base salaries” -

May 6 2010 “AFL betting … and a sledgehammer to crush walnuts” (Charlie Happell, Crikey) 6 AFL figures caught betting, Matthew Primus, Western Bulldogs director(Geoff Walsh), trainee timekeeper, Chris Appleton (Goal Umpire) Wayne Siekman (interchange steward) John Wise (Interchange steward) Matthew Hollington (AFL Timekeeper) (Adrian Anderson in charge) Primus charged over Geelong – Carlton pre- season semi-final.

2 June 2010 - Tim Boreham second article in The Australian on AOD9604/Calzada -

June 3 2010 “AFL tells bombers to be bold and leave Windy Hill” Evans says for bowling club (which receives payments from EFC) to compromise hoping Moonee Valley Council will convince, Demetriou and Fitzpatrick say to be bold and leave. Could strike a deal with Lindsay Fox and Max Beck – Stuck a deal with Australian Paralympic Committee will get additional $3mil federal funding.

Mid 2010 – Stephen Dank takes NRL officials to a meeting with Calzada P/L -

June 4 2010 “Let Armstrong Creek building begin” (Kyle Pollard, Geelong Advertiser) Madden give’s green light to “Keystone Business Park.”. Mark Thompson and Mark Casey in crowd

- July 2010, The Australian states Bombers were speaking with Thompson -

July 19 2010 “Madden’s Clayton Development One Step Closer” (Marc Pallisco, Real Estate Source) Monash didn’t want project, Madden did “Nove Centre Redevelopment” A

August 18, 2010, then Geelong FC Coach Mark Thompson makes massive profit at Armstrong Creek development site in Geelong, Victoria (REF: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/g ... 5907043696) -

Sept 18 2010 “Frank Costa Joint Venture” (IDland) JV in Armstrong Creek with Integrated Development to build $65mill residential community. -

Sept 23 2010 “Trailblazer helped Essendon revolutionise role of women”(Caroline Wilson, The Age newspaper) Beverly Knight leaves her position at Board of Essendon FC. Seems to have had some conflicts and departure is unclear. -

Sept 28 2010 Cattery Blog “Thomson contract talks end of 2011”, Gary Ablett Jnr speculated to GOLD Coast Suns. James Hird quote “My desire is to bring the best coaching team available to this club to develop, teach and improve our list sooner rather than later our great club can again have success” -

Sept 28 2010 “James Hird Announced as Essendon Coach” (Newcastle Herald, Will Brodie) says he brings a “unique set of skills” citing involvement with business and football. Sheedy quote “He really loves his club and I think that’s what Essendon needs at the moment, someone from the club itself, or a group of people to take hold of it and really develop it to what it used to be”

October 2010: Stephen Dank begins working for the Suns, alongside Dean Robinson. Allegedly supplies substance (CJC1295 peptide growth hormone) to Nathan Bock, coming back from LTI, without club doctor approval. Robinson, who received the peptide from Dank, claims Dank had approval. Bock allegedly injects himself with CJC-1295 supplied by Robinson/Dank when at the Suns. -

Oct 12 2010 Brendon McCartney quits GeelongFC -

Oct 22 2010 “Neil Balme says Mark Thompson may have lied to Geelong over his reasons for leaving the club”(Adrian Ballantyne, Herald Sun) Thompson said“Burn out”. Sources say David Evans in talks since round 17 -

Nov 10 2010 leak that Hird was signed -

Dec 8 2010 “Essendon looks forward as feud between powerbrokers end”(Michael Warner, Herald Sun) Australia Club David Evans hosts 80 of wealthiest supporters and powerbrokers CEO Ian Robson, James Hird, Graeme McMahon, Ray Horsborough, Neil McKissock, Mark Casey, Michael Schiavello, Chris Morris, Brian McNamee, Beverly Knight, Paul Little (Peter Jackson missing) Was Lindsay Tanner there? -

Dec 10 2010 “My feud with Mark bomber Thompson” (Herald Sun) Ablett says“ Thompson was very controlling, wanted to oversee other parts of the football club including contract negotiations and the medical department” -

Dec 12 2010 “Fruitman Costa delivers for Geelong” (M.Robinson, Herald Sun) $2.5mil debt write off from Bendigo Bank -

Dec 16 2010 “Bombers to leave Windy Hill behind and make Melbourne Airport home” (Jake Niall, The Age)

 

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- Jan 23 2011 “$300m lifeline to save sharks” (David Ricco, Sunday Telegraph) Property Consortium (Capital Corporation, Parkview and Bluestone Property Solution). Cronulla has $12m debt

February, 2011: Dank kicked out of Gold Coast. Joins Cronulla Sharks.

-Feb 20 2011”Bank acts on debts of company formerly owned by Clinton Casey” (Hamish Heard, Herald Sun) Massey Pty Ltd (Torquay resort, involving M.Richardson, N.Brown & K.Johnson) Mark Casey

- March 02 2011 “Thompson forced Gazza out: Costa” (GeelongAdvertiser) admitted tensions between the two, “Mark would have left Geelong a hero, but now he is under a cloud”

-March 02 2011 “Union to act on coach poaching” (Caroline Wilson, The Age) EFC and GFC not at AFLCA working group on poaching, however Costa and Evans had meeting previous

- March 27 2011 “James Hird’s Essendon’s revolution now underway” (Gullen& Warner, Herald Sun) Australian tells Brian cook Bombers talked to Thompson July 2010. Thompson goes to US end of 2010 season. Evans drove coup, Hird and Thompson the face of revolution. Coterie group warned Evans that Matthew Knights had to go or would form rival ticket. Poaching plan was run past one of the AFL’s most powerful executives with no objections. HIrd made observation EFC was not fit enough, Stuart Cormack (high performance coach) given a chance. Every training session filmed, players too tired to go out.“Hirds theory was that the players needed to be fitter in order to play the game style he wanted”. Hird delegated apparently one of his greatest strengths.“little’s men” paul little responsible for finding money to finance the team (Salary doubled). McCartney hands on role. “lines of communication between medical, fitness and coaching staff replicate Geelong”. Danny Corcoran, Sean Wellman and Dean Wallis at club.

27 March 2011: Hird coaches his first game as a coach, senior coach, after coaching Prahran Under 10s.

-May 13 2011 “Frank Costa seeks peace with Geelong premiership coach Mark Thompson” (Ralph and Stevens, Herald Sun) Costa to personally broker peace.

May 20, 2011 - Calzada receive US Patent for AOD9604

May, 2011: Dank leaves Cronulla Sharks having administered CJC-1295 and GHRP-6 there on at least two players.

- May 27 2011 “Sportingbet acquire Centrebet Australia for $183 million”(Kevin Pitstock, Australian Gambling)

-July 2011 someone bet $1million on Geelong FC to bet Essendon FC at $1.09

- July 2011 Heath Shaw caught betting on captain for first goal
- ex Essendon FC player and now Essendon FC Staf member Dean Wallis caught for 3 bets his answer to Journo’s “Yeah, that’s the million dollar question”

July 2011 - The Castle Hill-based clinic linked to Stephen Dank and Walter Reynolds was shut down by NSW Police in July 2011, following a six-month undercover operation that exposed the illicit sale of peptides and other performance-enhancing drugs. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 6634246854

5 August 2011 - On August 5 2011, James Hird sat across the table from an AFL integrity officer and an ASADA representative and was told to stay away from peptides. AFL integrity officer Brett Clothier told Hird that peptides were a “serious risk to the integrity of the AFL” and that they were viewed similarly to steroids and human growth hormone. The meeting, which also included Essendon's then football bosses Paul Hamilton and Danny Corcoran. REF:http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...on-essendons-drug-scandal-20130821-2savu.html

23 August, 2011: Dank SMS to Robinson: Dont forget how important Thymosin is. This is going to be our vital cornerstone next year.

25 August 2011 - Dean Robinson joins Essendon FC as High Performance Manager

11 September, 2011: Carlton defeats Essendon by 62pts in an elimination final.

-Sept 27 2011 “Frank Costa’s Yorkdale Estate ahead of schedule” (Pat Nolan, The Courier) largest parcel of residential land in Ballarat ahead on schedule. Purchased from Heinz Properties in April

Late September 2011 - Meeting at Hird's House with Dank and Robinson. Hird allegedly says "You're part of the inner sanctum now, we're going to turn this cclub around."

October 2011 - Hird received vials of Melanotan II, a tanning and libido drug. He received instruction from Robinson on how to inject it into himself. He did so, but reportedly encountered side effects, the details of which have been redacted from the AFL documents. Ref: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/h ... 2savu.html

4 October, 2011: Robinson suggests changing name of supplements given to players from peptides to amino acids.

Late 2011 - Australian Customs bust AOD-9064 being imported into Australian via 'unknown sources'

- Late 2011 David Ashmore, Auditor Grant Thornton (EFC) leaves firm, is on responsible gambling board with Peter Jackson. Goes to isonea (on board of directors) major shareholder Matthieson and Evans and Partners have shareholding

4 Nov 2011 - Stephen Dank officially employed at Essendon FC as a Sports Scientist, commences blood testing Essendon FC players at a NSW facility. Dank admits on Alan Jones TV interview on 14 April 2015 that he flew down to Melbourn and to Essendon FC some months before this however. Ref: http://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL ... harges.pdf

Nov 2011 - AFL identity Gerard Healy claims that Stephen Dank was asking him 'weird questions' on the Gold Coast (perhaps during AFL Draft period?)

Nov 2011 - Gold Coast 'poolside' discussion between Dank Charters Hird and Thompson

-Nov 2011 “Caught in the game: The rise of the sports betting industry”(Jonathon Horn, The Monthly website ) Re: July bet $1mill. Neil Evans from Centrebet will accept a bet on anything. “Maybe 5 people in the entire Australasian set up…. 99 times out of 100 they win”. James Packer bankrolled Betfairs high court challenge from bookmakers advertising. Authorities would be privy to financial information including betting sheets. Ryan Tandy arrested in 2010 for first gaol North QLD vs Canterbury. Money coming from betting agencies to government. Cricket Australia has fact sharing arrangements with 10 corporate bookmakers. Neil Evans “Organisations have backed themselves into a corner where they suddenly realise there’s a lot of commercial opportunity to use bookmakers to prop up clubs who desperately need the money”

1 December, 2011: Dank SMS to Robinson Collingwood is on TA-65 and Im with Alavi. We are planning something much better.

December, 2011: EFC at pre-season camp in Gold Coast where injections begin (according to Lovett-Murray). Hird, Dank, Charters allegedly meet at the Mirage, Surfers Paradise to plan program.
December, 2011: Dank arranges for private blood testing of players, referred by a doctor (not Dr. Reid) outside the club. Possible abuse of Medicare. Players blood was analysed for IGF1 (prohibited). Possible testing to avoid presence of substance at detectable levels.

> Dec 2011 - Shane Charter, a convicted drug trafficker who provided nutrition advice to Hird back in 2003/04, delivered raw materials to South Yarra Como Compounding chemist Nima Alavi to make a batch of WADA banned substances such as r GHRP-6, CJC-1295, Thymosin Beta-4 and IGF1-LR3. Ref: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/h ... 2savu.html

 

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Jan 2012 - Melbourne compounding pharmacist Nima Alavi has confirmed to ASADA that in January 2012, he received materials sourced by Charter and provided an unknown and untested Thymosin peptide to Dank for testing. Ref: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/a ... 6963106127


10 Jan 2012, Essendon FC was billed by Como Compounding for 14 vials of Hexarelin at a cost of $4,200,” REF: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/h ... 2savu.html

12 January, 2012: Charters documents recommended dosage/frequency for Thymosin Beta-4. They correspond exactly with player consent forms.

15 January, 2012 Hird emails staff saying the program must not harm players. Robinson develops protocol for Reid to approve new supplements.

17 Jan 2012 - Dr Bruce Reid of Essendon FC writes internal letter to James Hird and Paul Hamilton expressing concern about Supplements Program at the club

18 January, 2012: Essendon FC billed by Como $9,860 for 26 vials TB-4 and 7 vials Hexarelin.

22 Jan 2012 - Stephen Dank, after requests to Essendon FC's IT for an Excel spreadsheet to record the player's injection input, develops his on Excel spreadsheet. He claims he was using handwritten notes before that. (REF: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/e ... ml5yc.html)

30 Janaury, 2012: Hird to Corcoran: “other clubs are a long way ahead of Reidy and us at the moment”…..“we need to organise a meeting with Danksy, Weapon, Reidy and you the day you get back…Reidy has put a stop to everything which is frustrating….need to use your United Nations skills”.

- Jan 31 2012 “The regulator’s broken compass” (M.West Age) Compass Resources in Administration Grant Thornton were Auditors got permission from ASIC to release 42 day set of accounts.

- Early 2012 Essendon samples sent to Zuric. Essendon FC, with ex-Geelong FC Coach Mark Thompson now at the club, appoint ex Geelong FC player Matthew Egan as Assistant Coach (REF: http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/coach ... tthew-egan)

February, 2012: Dank checks with WADA the status of AOD-9604. The chemist Alavi sends Essendon another bill for $9400 worth of Hexarelin and a “peptide Thymosin”.

February, 2012: Reid approves use of AOD-9604, does not follow protocol established the previous month. After discussing with Dank, never saw supposed letter from ASADA that Dank says he had (although now he says he has no documents to give ASADA). Reid later says he only approved its use for players recovering from bone fractures or at risk of osteoporosis and arthritis.

Feb 2012 - David Evans, James Hird and Stephen Dank have a meeting with David Kenley of Calzada regarding financial investment from Evans and Partner into AOD-9604 (REF Chris Barrett article, Feb 2013)

February 2012 - Essendon players in February 2012 signed consent forms to be administered with Thymosin. ASADA suspects the substance ¬involved was Thymosin Beta 4. ¬Essendon believes its players were injected with Thymomodulin, also a form of Thymosin. Ref (Chip Le Grand, The Australian): http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/a ... 6963106127

February 2012 - Dank announced to the Essendon players that they would be receiving injections of drug AOD9604 at a volume and frequency far greater than that of any other clinical trial. Hird nor anyone else at the club appeared to check on the potential safety effects in players before allowing this to proceed. REF: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/h ... 2savu.html

Feb 2012 - Australian Crime Commission (ACC) Commence Project Aperio, focussing on the AFL and NRL. https://www.crimecommission.gov.au/orga ... ect-aperio

8 March 2012, Stephen Dank's Business Partner Robin Willcourt advises Stephen dank by SMS text that the cost of "TA-65" is A$1450.00. It is rumoured that TA-65 may have been used by players at Collingwood Football Club

13 March 2012, Adrian Anderson addresses all 18 AFL “Your Club Doctor order take precedence over Sports Scientists at your club. AFL Commission endorse this meeting” Andrew Demetriou says “Sports Scientists running AFL clubs” Ref: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/a ... 1uwi3.html

April 2012 - Hird, Corcoran and Thompson failed to act when they were informed by the club's "strength scientist Suki Hobson in or about April or June 2012 that Dank was storing Hexarelin, a growth hormone stimulating peptide, which was prohibited by the AFL Anti-Doping Code and the World Anti-Doping Code, in his office. Ref: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/h ... 2savu.html

April, 2012: Dank SMS to Hird: “We’ve [Metabolic Pharmaceuticals CEO, Mr. Kenley] financials ready for you and David [David Evans] for AOD Project. These financials cover all possible revenue streams where project applies”.

April, 2012: Injecting of 34 players at Hypermed clinic begins. Substances include unspecified amino acid sourced from muscular dystrophy patient in Mexico; Cerebrolysin; SARM-22; AOD-9604.

21 April 2012 - Essendon v Carlton regular AFL league match. Carlton coach Brett Ratten 'cracks it' at Essendon's physical evolution and sends his staff member Justin Cordy to secretly record a conversation with Nima Alavi (which happens in June 2012) Ref: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/l ... 2ivz5.html

May 2012 - Stephen Dank reportedly interviewed by the Australian Crime Commission (he this states in Alan Jones interview on 14 April 2015 on Sky News) Ref: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/a ... 6963106127

May 2012 - "In May 2012, Corcoran allegedly directed football administrator, Dean Wallis, to create a database to record the players' weekly supplementation, however, this task was not immediately implemented," the report said. "That database was not implemented until 27 June 2012. The implementation was not properly or systematically arranged and failed to accurately or comprehensively record supplements received by the players." Ref: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/d ... 7062093111

May, 2012: Meeting with Dank, Hird, Corcoran, told by Thompson that the injecting of players is to cease. No one informs the players. Program ceases 5 August 2012.

-Jun 6 2012 Arocca quits North Melbourne FC over J.Brayshaw rift. Joseph says “Some members more interested in retaining power than actually helping the Kangaroos” … “People position themselves and structure cartels, so that when the vote gets taken it’s their best interests that are put before the development of the NMFC”. Demetriou rubbish claim AFL tried to get Brian Cook to NMFC but had assisted in finding new CEO

7 June, 2012: South Yarra chiropractor Mal Hooper provides Dank with pages of information on Cerebrolysin and an anti-Parkinson's disease drug, apomorphine, from their Austrian manufacturer.

June 15, 2012: The Australian can reveal that ASADA is in possession of other evidence — an email sent by Essendon high performance coach Dean Robinson in June 2012 — indicating that Thymomodulin was used at the club. In the June 15 email sent by Robinson titled “Supplements till GF 2012,’’ Mr Robinson proposed weekly injections of Thymomodulin, two days before every game, for the rest of the season. The document, sent to then football manager Danny Corcoran, senior coach James Hird, ¬assistant coach Mark Thompson and club doctor Brendan De Morton, also proposed regular injections of Cerebrolysin, an anti-dementia drug. Ref: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/a ... 6963106127

June 27, 2012, Dean Wallis's alleged 'spreadsheet' of Essendon player substances was ready for use: Ref: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/d ... 7062093111

June 30, 2012 - Aus Crime Commission report into Importation in Australia for 2011-12 Financial Year is released: https://www.crimecommission.gov.au/site ... 020513.pdf

-July 17 2012 “Fitzpatrick rides a golden wave of green investment”(I.McIlwraith, SMH) made $2mill in a week (bought shareholding the week before) with ’88 Green Ventures’ due to Gillard policy

August, 2012: EFC end supplements program, 10 month program. Cronulla program was 3 weeks, Gold
Coast 2 months.

-Aug 20 2012 “Bombers run out of excuses” (R.Connolly, Age) “relentless discussions about Essendon’s fitness program” “Thompson has enormous control‘. Nothing here happens without his say-so’ was how one insider out it”…”Like the appointment of weights coach Dean Robinson to manage a fitness program and the consequent disastrous spate of soft-tissue injuries. And liked the closed, insular place Essendon now appears to the football world”

September, 2012: EFC receives a $61,000 bill from the HyperMED clinic (South Yarra Clinic) for hyperbaric and vacuumed treatments and 112 injections. This development prompts Reid to write a letter to Hamilton, Football Manager. Hamilton reads letter and discussed contents with CEO. Reid’s concerns not taken to Board. Letter goes missing.

4 September 2012 - Dank resigns/is sacked from Essendon FC

September/October 2012 - Essendon FC delist player Kyle Reimers, who is picked up by Carlton FC

September-December 2012 - Essendon FC shift base from Windy Hill (Napier St, Ess) to new facility at Melrose Drive, Tullamarine. Stephen Dank, in Apr 2015, claims that 'records may have been lost in the trasfer of EFC premises' (REF: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/e ... ml5yc.html)

October, 2012: Club doctor (Brendan de Morton) writes to Robinson querying their idea to bill Medicare for 100 heart diagnostic checks (44 ECGs and 40 echos) costing $10,000 believing it would trigger a Medicare fraud investigation. Tests were carried out to possibly measure supplements efficacy program, and were carried out on-site by Cardiologist and Equine Heart Specialist Adam Gay who had “appropriate referrals”, ie. a GP referred him.

11 October, 2012: Corcoran moves on from HyperMed (Hooper) to Nima Alavi. Corcoran wrote: ''Thanks Dean … HyperMed is now done and dusted! I spoke with Nima and I reckon he can help down the track!!''

Two Sydney doctors, including Dr Khan, provide Dank with pathology referrals to have players’ blood tested. Clinicians associated with Dank’s rejuvenation clinic provide the results.

Dr Khan has been accused of injecting Sandor Earl with CJC-1295. Earl was suspended 12mths for doping and trafficking.

EFC also billed $15,000 by cosmetic surgeon Paul Spano whose clinic was across the road from Windy Hill. His clinic was also used to deliver intravenous supplements.

AHPRA is investigating up to 5 doctors associated with the program as well as a Medicare fraud investigation.

November 2012 - Stephen Dank reportedly interviewed by the Australian Crime Commission in

November 2012 (he this states in Alan Jones interview on 14 April 2015 on Sky News) Ref: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/a ... 6963106127

December, 2012: Metabolic Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd submit patent application for AOD. Includes case notes of four EFC players without their consent to be research subjects. Dank had been involved in drafting human trial protocol for AOD-9604 for Metabolic.

6 December 2012 - Delisted Essendon Player Kyle Reimers refuses to train with his new AFL Carlton FC (See Jake Niall article in The Age newspaper REF: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/r ... 2axns.html)

Dec 2012 - Paul Hamilton and Danny Corcoran (ex Athletics Australia CEO) finishes employment at Essendon FC

 

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- Mid January 2013 - Damien Barrett (Channel 9) interviews delisted Essendon player Kyle Reimers, who references "Science Experiements" during his time at Essendon FC

- Jan 31 2013 Demetriou reportedly briefed by ACC (denied by Evans)

- Feb 3 2013 Evans investigation went to B.Reids home, found player consent forms

- Feb 4 2013 Night of Crisis meeting at Evans home, Hirds birthday and day before self-reporting. Attendance Hird, B.Reid, Ian Robson and Danny Corcoran (2 people testified that Demetriou called Evans)

- Feb 5 2013 EFC Self report, EFC were aware of the ACC investigation, Robson “Our part is just a small part of a much bigger investigation. Dean Robinson is sacked/quits Essendon FC. Ian Robson, CEO stands down from AFL working group on illicit drugs

- Feb 7 2013 Canberra Press Conference

11 February, 2013: Dank on 7.30 Report: Players were given vitamins B, C only, intravenously. No intravenous peptides. We had a well-documented program, with regime for dosages, what time of the day/week. All logged on detailed electronic register on clubs intranet. Coaches were in on it. Two of the supplements were a little bit outside of WADA Code.

- Feb 12 2013, The Age states that the private company of David Evans, Evans and Partners, was asked to consider investing in AOD-9064 by Calzada (Dabk Evans Hird went to meet David Kenley) to help it gain regulatory approval. Ref: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/h ... 2e8ys.html

- Feb 2013 KPMG Report says fraud up 82% from 2010 to 2012, mostly from corruption and fraudulent statements, most frauds stealing and asset misappropriation. HLB Mann Judd Where errors not picked up is Accounts Payable. Andrew Archer from Grant Thornton disagrees and said it has improved (Should have been asked about EFC Lol)

14 March 2013 - Dean Robinson co-authors Academic Report titled "Using Meta-Regression Data Mining to Improve Predictions of Performance Based Heart Rate Dynamics for Australian Football. Essendon Football Club acknowledged as supplying the data for this report.

-Mar 2013 Grant Thornton (Auditors for NM) advise removal of Donald McDonald from handling player contracts. (seems a governance issue)

23 May 2013, Essendon FC Ian Robson resigns from his job with the club

May 2013 - ex Essendon enployee Dean Robinson continues to publish Aussie-Rules related Academic Papers from Deakin University, with Paul B Gastin as regular co-author. Likely that Essendon FC player data was used as part of analysis.

- Mar 28 2013 Kelty attacks Gillard “A new script needed for Labour and the nation” (B.Kelty)

-May 28 2013 “AFL great Justin Madden says the anti-doping system is too heavily skewed against Essendon players” … “I think it’s pretty extraordinary that the pointy end of the stick comes down on the players –they are the ones who are locked into sanctions” “All other sanctions are non-existent or they are discretionary”…..”There are a lot of people ducking for cover” …”This is the equivalent of a Salem witch-hunt. At the end of the day the players cop the brunt of this and it seems there are a lot of people of the other agencies whose structures are not sufficiently rigorous enough to see others made accountable in the same ways as players”

- April 12, 2013, Baker/McKenzie article on Calzada/AOD9604 investment link in The Age REF: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/game-change ... 2hr82.html

- April 16 2013 Hird is interviewed by ASADA and AFL. Herald Sun (via Mark Robinson) is at Evans East Melbourne office at the exact same time (to separate them perhaps?)

- April 17 2013 Demtriou contacted HS and “emphatically denied the AFL and he had played a role in the lead up to Essendon self-reporting.

April 20, 2013, John Silvester (The Age) releases two articles on Shane Charter Ref: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/a-pee ... xL8FvcVand http://www.theage.com.au/national/footb ... 2i606.html
Key quotes include: By 2003 Charter was flying, charging corporate clients up to $25,000 and guiding around 30 AFL players from six clubs. At the same time he was flying to Malaysia to conduct quality control tests on steroids to be sold through Victorian gyms. Soon that moved to importing pseudoephedrine tablets. In 2004 he was arrested and later pleaded guilty. Police found $500,000 in his safety box.

May 2013 - AFL CEO Demetriou claims that the AFL swept the office for listening devices. "Did they do this in fear of the Govt listening in?" http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-06/a ... ou/4737644

May 3 2013 NSW article on Dank using NRL staff credit card to buy peptides, also note NSW Police raid at Castle Hill NSW Supplements shop http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 6634246854

- June 13 2013 “Former bookie on a new Tripp with Storm” Sportsbet major sponsor of Ovens and Murray Football League, Tripp fan of Yarrawonga

June 24 2013, Essendon FC Captain Jobe Watson goes on Fox Sports TV Australia and admits to being injected with AOD9064 at Essendon FC in 2012

- Jun 2013 ASIC tell big 6 Auditing firms to lift standards

> June 30, 2013, Baker McKenzie Niall article in the Age, AOD9604 trials on Essendon player ‘treated like guinea pigs’.

> - July 24 2013 HS contacts Evans saying they are publishing a version of Events that occurred in Feb 4. Evans denies.

> - July 25 2013 Night of Crisis HS story. Hird’s response “I know I’ve told the truth to ASADA andI know other people have as well, so the truth will come out over time”.

> - July 26 2013 HS “The big split story”breakdown between Evans and Hird. At Hawthorn game he spoke to players then broke down and needed medical attention.

- July 27 2013 David Evans quits Essendon FC

> -July 29, 2013, Baker/McKenzie article in The Age, Calzada/AOD9604 investment, players not told that information passed onto Pharma company (Calzada/Metabolic)

July 31, 2013, Dean Robinson (ex Essendon FC) goes on Channel 7 TV Australia for an interview on this matter

> 5 August 2013 -"Perth Now" website (Fairfax owned) do a report on Esru Orgu, Phosphagenics and Missing Money

> - Aug 8 2013 “AFL Commissioner Linda Dessau sure of impartial Essendon judgement” (j.Ralph, HS) Bill Kelty close to Hird and Evans. Is one of 8 Commissioners to decide on EFC. Decision board Fitzpatrick, Dessau, Goyder, Langford, Demetriou, Mostyn, Lynch, Bassat.

> August 21 2013, Baker/McKenzie release defacto 'timeline' article on Essendon/ASADA matter: Ref: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/h ... 2savu.html

- August 22nd 2013 ACC confirm writ to Hird. Writ NoSCI 2013 04370 issued from ACC to Hird.

> - Aug 27 2013 Paul Little accepts penalties from AFL Commission over 'Governance Issues' at Essendon FC

> - Aug 28 2013 “Peptide claims levelled at Sharks staffer” (Adrian Proszenko, BorderMail) Cronulla Employee asked for labels on supplements removed to get through customs and to Sharks HQ. Luke Edmonds the Sponsorship Manager. Found by Grant Thornton. Edmonds said purchased for his business Rayzor Fitness (Rayzor Nutrition) He has denied everything. Rayzor employees Darren “the Gazelle” Hibbert

> Sep 18, 2013, AFL drops Charges against Essendon FC Doctor Bruce Reid

> - Nov 29 2013 “Young Rich 2013: 10. Matthew Tripp” sold sportsebet to Paddy Power (finished 2011) left the business in April 2013. Purchased Melbourne Storm with Jayco (Gerry Ryan) purchased sportsbet for $250K in 2005 sold for $338 million.

> - Dec 4 2013 “Former Essendon chairman David Evans must tell all”(M.Robinson, HS) states new claims around Evans and long time family friend Demetriou . Evans said Hird to tell truth – but not all of it. In the days leading to Rd 3 Evans “implored” Hird not to incriminate him. Demetirou on Rd 3“I don’t want to go any further than that because as you know, I’m privy to information” By rd 3 Tony Hargreaves and Elizabeth Lurkin suggested Hird stand down, Hird had not spoken to ASADA. - -


> - Dec 18 2013 “Geelong Cats play fair, Brian Cook assures fans at AGM’(Alex Oates, Geelong Advertiser) 11% increase in football department spending.“The requirement for ongoing innovation and improvement across all areas of our business is critical”

> -Oct 2013 Gunston Leaves Essendon - Interim CEO says “Job Done”

> - Oct 2013 Wallis leaves EFC (Fired)

 

[DapperJong]

Hey thanks for posting this but I could have done with it a few days ago.

The rain in Sydney has been insanely heavy. I could have used this useless wall of text to help block the flash flooding and leaking.

 

[Akka76]

> - Jan 2014, Grant Thornton Employee in $200,000 payroll theft. This came about from a secret Obudsman's investigation into procurement of Head of Surgery Leo Donnan. Interestingly his specialties are interesting http://leodonnan.com.au/biography/

> - Feb 2014 B.Vlahos to meet “Clyde White and Noble Edict administrator Stephen Dixon from Grant Thornton.”
- Gunston (the interim Essendon CEO) for Southern Cross http://www.smh.com.au/business/joe-hock ... 3310j.html

> March 3, 2014, AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou announces he will resign from the AFL CEO job.

> March 7 2014, Baillieu Holst issue statement on AOD9604, its impact on Calzada/Phosphagenics and Essnedon Football Club, page 16

> - March 8 2014 “Stephen Dank booking to speak at charity lunch a big blunder” (C.Wilson, The Age) Dean Wallis sportsman lunch. Wallis left disenchanted. Dank says he wants to stand up for Hird. Mark Harvey and Brian Taylor there (Taylor spoke about this on 3AW

> - May 14 2014 “Frank Costa bows out”(A.Kohler, Business Spectator) selling business in 2 ? years time to highest bidder. 2012 sold half business to Paine& Partners (US)

> March 20. 2014, Essendon FC Coach James Hird departs for France on 'Study Leave'.

> - March 21 2014 “Bill Kelty warns James and Tania Hird” (S.Lane, Age) states he initially tried to minimise the extent of the scandal with league chiefs. Defends Demetriou on Evans “I have a very special relationship with David Evans, David Evans is like a son to me” admits a number of private discussions last year with Hird. Said when first heard of news Demetriou, Fitzpatrick and Kelty had a meeting and they should have a“Special Commission” to deal with charges.

> - April 7 2014 “Ex-bomber president David Evans turns to golf” (C.Happell, Age) meet in 2013 at ANZAC clash

> - April 30 2014 “Business tycoon Paul Little plans new VIP jet base at Melbourne Airport” (John Stensholt, Fairfax) establish VIP jet base at Melbourne Airport after buying facility assets of Leighton Holdings subsidiary John Holland in $10 Million deal. Subject to final Melbourne Airports Corp approval.

> June 12, 2014, Essendon FC players issued Show Cause Notices by ASADA

> - June 19 2014 iSonea appoints non-executive director David Ashmore. Director of Saferoads.

June 20, 2014, THE VICTORIAN WorkCover Authority has decided to proceed with an investigation into allegations of alleged health and safety risks at nine AFL clubs. The workplace health and safety watchdog received a complaint from a member of the public earlier this week and on Friday decided that it would proceed with a full-scale investigation. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-06-20/w ... estigation>

June 23, 2014 - Chip Le Grand of The Australian states that "ASADA has also been provided a spreadsheet detailing a schedule of Thymomodulin injections ¬retrieved from Dank’s computer at Essendon. The document was created in January, 2012." ref: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/a ... 6963106127

June 25, 2014 – Stolen credit card of one of Australia’s Richest Men linked to stolen peptides purchased by Stephen Dank. Dank questioned by Victoria Police on this matter and other matters. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victor ... 6966984292

> - July 4 2014 “Essendon players shrug off cancer talk” (Age) Thompson “I think it’s okay. Theplayers have been communicated to by specialists and the drugs, the supplements that we have given the players, they know that they’re not harmful…..There’s no risk. One actually helps in part of the treatment of cancer”

> - July 6 2014 “Moving on Vlahos” ex Richmond Craig Cameron was CEO of BC3 Thoroughbreds looking for job

> - July 7 2014 “Robinson could join in legal moves” David Gallaby threatens unfair dismissal on Robinson. Was not shown a show cause ASADA notice. Peter Harcourt in Zurich “craziness, or the madness of certain individuals who were in the (Essendon) support staff”

> August 11-13 2014, Federal Court case by James Hird questions legality of AFL/ASADA investigation into Essendon FC

> - 16 August 2014, ex Geelong FC player (and now Essendon FC assistant coach) Matthew Egan launches Legal Action against orthopaedic surgeon Mark Blackney and Geelong club doctor Chris Bradshaw for negligence over the medical treatment he received after sustaining a stress fracture to his navicular bone in his right foot when playing for the Cats on September 1, 2007. REF: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/f ... 08kib.html

> 25 August 2014, James Hird rejoins Essendon FC

> - 8 October 2014; County Court case against Phosphagenics CEO Esra Ogru (who is represented by Essendon Laywer David Grace QC) wraps up. Esra is sent to jail for 6 years.

> October 17 2014 ASADA issues fresh show-cause notices to 34 current and former Essendon players. The club is given two weeks to fight the players being put on ASADA's register of findings but chooses not to respond.

> November 10, 2014 Hird returns to court for his two-day appeal, where he argues Justice Middleton misread key elements of his case.

> - Dec 2014, Grant Thornton sell payroll outsourcing and other non-core functions.

> December 9, 2014 AFL Tribunal chairman David Jones bars the media from forthcoming anti-doping hears despite submissions from the Herald Sun and the AFL.

> December 15, 2014 Anti-doping tribunal hearing starts. After three days the tribunal breaks for Christmas.

> Jan 18 2015, Grant Thornton are Administrators for Tony Mokbel, an Australian Criminal with Multiple Convictions

> January 20, 2015 Anti-doping tribunal resumes.

> January 29, 2015, Anti-doping tribunal hearings put on hold until February 16, when closing submissions will be heard. Essendon asks AFL to guarantee any player bans will be backdated to November or it could jeapardise the Bombers' involvement in the NAB Challenge pre-season competition.

> January 30, 2015 Hird loses his appeal in the Federal Court<http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...ti-doping-probe/story-fni5f6kv-1227202109849>, with Justice Susan Kenny ordering him to pay ASADA's legal costs. Hird reserves his right to take the case to the High Courthttp://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...ied-fair-process/story-fni5f6kv-1227205498257.

> -Feb 2015 – Gunston (ex Essendon CEO in 2013), Ken Lay (ex Victorian Police Chief Commissioner) and Bornstein appointed to Greyhound Racing Victoria

> - March 2015, Grant Thornton being sued by Manchester Building Society "breach of contract, negligence and breach of statutory duty relating to audit services and advice provided from 2006 up to and including 2013 when Grant Thornton resigned as its external auditors”.<http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c8bbfcc2-...bbe-11e4-aeb5-00144feab7de.html#axzz3Uh9p4GBF

31 March 2015, AFL clearers 34 Essendon players at AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal

14 April 2015 – Dank does interview with Alan Jones and Peter Beattie at Sky News

17 April 2015 – Dank found guilty of 10 charges at AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal, but none that affect the 34 Essendon players previously cleared

20 April 2015 – ASADA CEO Ben McDevitt does not appeal AFL Tribunal decision, ADADA refer the case to WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) for review

 

[Lance Uppercut]

TL;DR

 

[Chameleon75]

and we've found our new cozzaD

too much time on your hands

 

[jenny61_99]

That's an impressive job!

 

[Akka76]

TL;DR

It’s funny that those with the greater need for this to be shut down, are those who speak up first.

 

[Jesse Custer]

It’s funny that those with the greater need for this to be shut down, are those who speak up first.

Why does it need to be shut down?

 

[Gavstar]

Just re-reading the Jan-April 2012 timeline - No wonder Echols coincidence meter has been blow off its scale.

Players were injected with peptide that Evans and Hird (Hird being a shareholder......?) were considering investing in, in fact AOD9604 was a specific issue in Reid's letter and Hird asked Corcoran to use his UN skills to overcome Doc Reids interference with the use of the peptide.

Do EFC supporters not understand why Hird should not have a job????

Perhaps the decision to invest did not go forward as more data was required, perhaps that their IP position was a little weak and needed strengthening by additional patents.........???

Now where could Calzada and Dank get that data? Danks record keeping was rubbish but that very record keeping that was of a sufficient standard to file a patent in Dec 2012..........

This area stinks more than any other aspect of this sordid affair, besides player health.

 

[AC for PM]

Can you plug this into a google calendar please

 

[tesla1962]

Akka76
In the interests of continuous improvement:

The first entry needs correcting: Hird suffered the navicular fracture in 1999 (not 2000) and a specialist helped him recover, using a fairly new approach at the time (not Shane Charter LOL). There was a lot of press about it and the specialist was named and may have even been interviewed.

This is the first entry I read and there was so much correcting that needed to be done that I went no further. I see your major sources of information and if the first entry is any guide I think that fidelity is likely to be an issue.

Start again would be my recommendation, but with reliable sources and proper research.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

It’s funny that those with the greater need for this to be shut down, are those who speak up first.

need to be shut down?

lol, what do you think your thread is going to crack the case do you?

 

[DapperJong]

It’s funny that those with the greater need for this to be shut down, are those who speak up first.

you started the thread mate

 

[Bennett.]

You've missed othe important details like the amount of sandwiches Bomber ate

 

[Proper Gander]

When was Hirdy born? Don't see it there

 

[Akka76]

need to be shut down?

lol, what do you think your thread is going to crack the case do you?

All you Ess supporters have been quite chatty of late and telling us to ‘move on’….. besides the fact that many in the media and AFL Head Office are trying to do the same.

Well, some of us aren’t ready to move on. This Clinical Trial (let’s face it, that’s what it was) stinks to high heaven, and we aren’t going to let it rest “for the sake of Essendon Footy Club”, who can go and jump, as far as I am concerned.

And to the person above who said “go back and research” well no, I didn’t mention Shane Charters name until the “2004 reference”, so I won’t go back. I don’t mind improvement tips, but being a smartalec about it, won’t help.

 

[Akka76]

When was Hirdy born? Don't see it there

David Evans December 2009 election date is a reasonable 'start point'. Along with Hird's Navicular injury history.

 

[DapperJong]

All you Ess supporters have been quite chatty of late and telling us to ‘move on’….. besides the fact that many in the media and AFL Head Office are trying to do the same.

Well, some of us aren’t ready to move on. This Clinical Trial (let’s face it, that’s what it was) stinks to high heaven, and we aren’t going to let it rest “for the sake of Essendon Footy Club”, who can go and jump, as far as I am concerned.

And to the person above who said “go back and research” well no, I didn’t mention Shane Charters name until the “2004 reference”, so I won’t go back. I don’t mind improvement tips, but being a smartalec about it, won’t help.

You have personal issues that you need to sort out.

 

[Moshie The Mook]

All that effort for 0 finals wins.

 

[Akka76]

You have personal issues that you need to sort out.

 

[Jesse Custer]

Hird started having problems with stress fractures in his foot from 1997. 1999 is when it flared up again. I think it was Julian Feller who performed the op by inserting a screw and some sort of substance that helped the bone to heal.

 

[Akka76]

Hird started having problems with stress fractures in his foot from 1997. 1999 is when it flared up again. I think it was Julian Feller who performed the op by inserting a screw and some sort of substance that helped the bone to heal.

AOD? LOL....