Gordon: Ban supplement programs

Peter Gordon had his say on the Essendon drugs scandal. Picture: Stuart Walmsley Source: Herald Sun

WESTERN Bulldogs president Peter Gordon wants unorthodox supplement programs banned regardless of whether Essendon is found guilty of breaching the performance-enhancing drugs code.

And Gordon said he was "uncomfortable" with the idea of coaches taking outlawed drugs in response to allegations Bombers coach James Hird was injected with Hexarelin by former sports scientist Steve Dank.

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Gordon said he understood Essendon's desire to gain an edge within the rules but called for greater clarity on the issue.

"If one thing stands out as very clear in this whole debate it's the need for greater clarity in relation to these laws," the legal mastermind said today.

"I think people viscerally feel discomfort with relation to all these substances unproven, untested being used on players and I share that concern.

"I was also pretty unnerved about the coaching box being supplied, as Dank alleged on Friday, or as the texts revealed on Friday."

Essendon coach James Hird could be banned by the AFL if found guilty using a banned substance. Picture: Daniel Wilkins Source: PerthNow

Asked if coaches should be banned from taking drugs outside the WADA code, Gordon said: "I'm uncomfortable with it.

"The conduct of Essendon Football Club in seeking to exploit an advantage which they did not see as illegal is entirely understandable and natural. We need to understand what the rules are.

"Speaking personally, if the upshot of what went on was not illegal then the rules, I think, need to be changed, because most people think this sort of practice should not be condoned."

Collingwood chief executive Gary Pert said it was important for clubs to now employ integrity officers to report to the board.

"I think we're in a good place, we're getting on top of these things, getting them out into the open," Pert told 3AW.

He said without stringent policies in place people would continue to "push the boundaries".

"You can't stop people or rogue operators, they might start with the best intentions (but) they'll keep pushing the boundaries, and over a period of time, you've got a club or the industry in a real issue."

Meanwhile, Gordon backed Dogs coach Brendan McCartney, declaring he believes the former Geelong assistant will prove a long-term coach.

And Gordon gave his strongest indication yet the Western Bulldogs' stand-alone reserves side, which will be launched in the VFL next year, will be called Footscray.

- with Gilbert Gardiner

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