Essendon players set to be interviewed by ASADA in regard to alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Essendon chairman David Evans has promised his members answers amid ASADA's investigations into the use of banned substances at the club. Source: Getty Images
ESSENDON players were told by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority yesterday they could escape suspension under a World Anti-Doping Authority get-out clause.
With interviews with ASADA starting within days, the players were briefed on details of the "no fault or negligence" clause, revealed exclusively by the Herald Sun on Tuesday.
The clause allows athletes to escape punishment under "exceptional circumstances" if it can be proved they were given illegal substances against their consent.
Special clause: Ray of hope for Dons
Players were told by the anti-doping body they could argue that clause applied to them, even if it was eventually proved they were injected with illegal peptides.
That investigation could still take months, but players are known to have been overwhelmingly relieved that they could still be found innocent even if unwittingly caught up in the doping controversy.
Players would still have to argue their innocence - most likely in front of an AFL tribunal - but it is the first sign Essendon players could emerge unscathed.
It is known ASADA was extremely careful with the language used with players and, considering evidence that could emerge in the coming investigation, did not provide any guarantees.
The AFL will appoint another person to its integrity department, with two part-time members being elevated to full-time.
The AFL Commission also ratified an enhanced registry of club staff and personnel, including sports scientists, and agreed to adopt rules on mandatory reporting to the AFL of doping activities and approaches.
A second meeting for the parents of Essendon players and former Bombers caught in the controversy has been postponed until next week because of the short notice.
WADA's rule 10.5.1 on No Fault or Negligence states if an athlete can prove"in an individual case that he or she bears no fault or negligence, the otherwise applicable period of ineligibility shall be eliminated".
Essendon and its players are not out of the woods, considering issues over the chain of command at the club and the potential use of intravenous infusions which are illegal under the WADA code.
But following the dark cloud that has engulfed Windy Hill, the players understandably were relieved by the developments.
Essendon chairman David Evans said yesterday in a video message to all supporters that ASADA was continuing with its investigations.
"ASADA outlined the process for the investigation to continue, including interviews with players, to determine if a prohibited substance had been administered," he said.
"I know our members and the football community want answers, and I ask that the club be allowed time to co-operate with the ongoing investigation."
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