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ESSENDON turned up the heat on the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority on Monday ahead of Friday's Federal Court showdown.
Lawyers for the Bombers lodged an injunction asking the court to freeze ASADA's action against 34 former and current Bombers players issued with show-cause notices.
The application for the injunction will be heard by Federal Court Justice John Middleton on Friday morning — and televised live on the ABC — as part of a bid by the Bombers and suspended coach James Hird to have the joint ASADA-AFL investigation ruled unlawful.
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If the injunction is successful, Essendon will force ASADA to place all proceedings against the players on hold until the court hears the Essendon-Hird challenge in late August or early September.
It means footy's drugs scandal could overshadow the AFL finals for a second year.
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The Essendon injunction bid is also aimed at stopping the Anti-Doping Rule Violation Panel from considering if the 34 players should be placed on the Register of Findings — the step required before infraction notices for doping can be issued by the AFL.
"It is only fair that ASADA commit to take no further steps in its investigation until after the Federal Court has ruled on the legality of the investigation," Essendon lawyer Josh Bornstein said yesterday.
ASADA last week granted the 34 players an extension until July 11 to respond to the show-cause letters.
The anti-doping agency yesterday revealed players would be given a final seven-day window to respond after July 11, before evidence was presented to the ADRVP.
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An ASADA spokesman said: "Through its proposed undertakings, the Essendon Football Club was asking ASADA to stall its investigations and completely prevent the Authority from disclosing information in accordance with the Act.
"To agree to the undertaking would have stopped ASADA performing its statutory functions until the conclusion of the Federal Court case and resulted in further delays.
"The extension granted by ASADA today was a genuine attempt to seek a compromise to the undertakings sought by the Essendon Football Club and an effort to expedite matters.
"ASADA believes the decision by Essendon to lodge an application for an urgent injunction is premature, given the further extension provided by ASADA today."
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