''I knew 100 per cent that it was within the WADA [World Anti-Doping Agency] and the AFL doping regulations,'' he said on SEN.
''When we were told we would be taking certain supplements, and having certain injections, the club and the players asked not that we would have a waiver form - let me stress it wasn't a waiver form - it was a consent form that the players asked for,'' he said. ''Everything we would be taking, we were going on a different program to what we had been on before, we had never really gone into some of the supplements we were taking, so we asked for a consent form that WADA and the AFL doping code would make sure that it was ticked off and within the regulations.
''Players got forms in front of the doctors - Dr Bruce Reid who has been at the club for 30 years, coaches - and everyone knew that this had been ticked off. The doctor had told us it was fine, we trust [him] with everything, and James Hird, who we trust, we signed it, then that would give them consent [for us] to be able to have these tablets.''
McVeigh added: ''Kyle Reimers has come out and said some things that are untrue. He is a disgruntled player, was delisted from the football club, very rarely turned up for pre-season training in any sort of form that resembled a professional footballer.
''It wasn't a waiver, it was a consent form. It was clearly stated to us what we were taking. If you didn't know, you must have been asleep in the meeting. You know what, Kyle probably was.''
McVeigh said players were taken to a sterile environment away from the club for legal injections with a registered nurse. He said he had taken only vitamin C or B supplements. ''At the time I had a little baby girl, I wasn't getting much sleep, I was rundown, I had a bit of cold, I had a vitamin C injection. It's not uncommon,'' he said.