Essendon chief executive Xavier Campbell has questioned the professionalism of Port Adelaide chairman David Koch - who suggested last week that it was"not a great look"for the Bombers to receive the No. 1 draft pick this year.
Paddy Ryder has conceded that Essendon players deserve some of the blame for the suspensions that wiped them out of football this year.
Ruckman Tom Bellchambers,one of a dozen suspended current Essendon players,has confirmed he will remain with the club.
The father of former Essendon coach James Hird has joined the fight for Jobe Watson to retain his Brownlow Medal.
Past and present Essendon players seeking compensation from the club as a result of anti-doping bans are preparing to undergo independent mental and physical checks.
The fight for the release of secret documents linked to the Essendon supplements saga has taken a twist,with independent senator John Madigan lodging a Freedom of Information request.
Essendon coach John Worsfold says he warned Jobe Watson not to return to the Bombers next year unless the captain can give his"full heart and soul"to the game.
Thirty-two past and current Essendon players have been asked to release secret documents detailing why they were initially cleared of an anti-doping breach by an AFL tribunal.
Essendon star Dyson Heppell says he is"super excited"after becoming the fifth of the banned Bombers to re-commit to the club for 2017.
Essendon chairman Lindsay Tanner has leapt to the defence of his predecessor David Evans,after Evans was publicly criticised by former board member Beverly Knight for taking the club backwards whilst he was in the role.
The father of former Essendon coach James Hird has described anti-doping chief Ben McDevitt as a"hypocrite"and says the decision to not allow the release of secret documents relating to the supplements saga as"disingenuous".