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‘They were paying for it, for God’s sake’: Mark Thompson’s damning claim about Essendon’s supplements scandal – Wide World of Sports
‘They were paying for it, for God’s sake’
Controversial Essendon great Mark Thompson says the club’s top brass knew about the team’s supplements program and the way AFL boss Gillon McLachlan “treated people was pretty poor” during the scandal.
Speaking to the Herald Sun, Thompson opened up on his personal toll from the Essendon saga, which resulted in both he and coach James Hird losing their jobs.
Thompson scoffed at suggestions Bombers chief executive Ian Robson didn’t know what was going on at Windy Hill.
“They probably didn’t kno…
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