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Human guinea pigs ... fresh allegations hit Windy Hill. Source: Joe Castro / AAP
Essendon admit they won't know the full extent of what happened at the AFL club during their controversial supplements program until ASADA's anti-doping investigation is completed.
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The Bombers say it would be deeply distressing and disturbing if shocking allegations that their players were used as guinea pigs for the banned substance AOD-9604 were found to be correct.
Fairfax Media reported on Sunday that ASADA is investigating whether Bombers players were involved in a virtual clinical trial of the substance, which is not approved for human use.
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It says ASADA is probing if some players were put on the anti-obesity drug and their performance measured against players who weren't using it, with results then passed on to external parties.
While the Bombers said they had no knowledge of any clinical trial at the club, they also admitted they wouldn't know the full picture of what had happened at Essendon until after the investigation.
"The club has no knowledge of any clinical trial and, if this is found to be true, it is deeply distressing and disturbing, and goes to the heart of what may have been perpetrated at our club,'' Essendon said in a statement.
"We have been limited in what we can comment on and, more than anything else, we want the ASADA investigation to be completed.
"There is information we still do not have as a club and we are looking to the ASADA investigation to uncover the full extent of what happened at the club.''
The club's internal investigation into governance has already described what was going at the Bombers in 2012 as a "pharmacologically experimental environment never adequately controlled or challenged''.
Essendon skipper Jobe Watson admits he believes he was administered AOD-9604 last year, saying it was cleared for his use by club medical staff.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has confirmed the substance has been banned for athletes since 2011 under a catch-all in which substances not approved for human use are prohibited.
Fairfax said players including Watson were given the substance at a volume and frequency far exceeding that of clinical trials.
It quoted a source familiar with the ASADA inquiry who said: "WADA were shocked by some of the substances going around Essendon and some of the NRL clubs.
"Some of those drugs had not been thought of in a sporting context before.
"We've got a playing generation of guinea pigs.''
The AFL broke its silence on the issue on Sunday to say little except it believed the investigation would be concluded by August.
"Out of respect for the ongoing ASADA-AFL investigation, the AFL will not comment on claims and speculation related to the case,'' AFL deputy chief executive officer Gillon McLachlan said.
"We understand the intense interest in the matter, but the integrity of the process must be respected.
"Although frustrating, I urge everyone to remain patient and to allow the investigators to do their work and to reach their conclusions based on all the evidence available.
"We share everyone's desire to have the ASADA inquiries completed as soon as possible to provide clarity around a range of issues for the Essendon Football Club, its players and the wider competition.
"We remain committed to this happening in August.''
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