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James Hird makes an emotional plea. Source: JOE CASTRO / AAP
A SHAKEN James Hird says five months of "half-truths and rhetoric'' over Essendon's supplements saga has been "very hurtful and damaging''.
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A passionate Bombers coach yesterday pleaded with media, fans and his peers to ``reserve their judgement'' until the final report is delivered, saying the heightened focus in the past week had taken its toll.
AFL boss Andrew Demetriou confirmed the league hoped to have the verdict in early August.
"They (ASADA) have conducted all their interviews; they're now in the process of finalising the report,'' Demetriou said.
Asked if accusations caused him personal offence, Hird deferred to a strongly worded club press release issued earlier in the week.
But with pain etched across his face _ and a shout of support from his resolute team as they took the field for training as he spoke _ Hird made a passionate plea to the footy world for respite.
"What I will say (is) that in the past five months, there's been some truth put out there,'' he said while trying to curb his raw emotion.
"But the constant innuendo, rhetoric, half-truths and lies that have been spun about the club, the players, the great people who work here and the half-truths, rhetoric and lies spun about myself are very hurtful and very damaging.
"It's very hard when you keep looking at the hurtful and damaging nature of those comments. It's hard when you can't respond, when you want to talk about the facts, you want to explain to people what is happening here and try to find out the truth.
"But the club is committed to a process, we've gone down this line and we'll follow the process through.
"But I would say to people ... if you are sitting in judgment, you've made your judgment, please wait until the facts are on the table.
"To peers, my peers, the players at other clubs, the people at other clubs, if you can reserve your judgment until the facts are on the table and we can get a chance to see the report and put our version of events across, that would be much appreciated.
"There's no person out there more than myself that wants the truth, that is trying to find the truth, that wants it out on the table.
"If you're an Essendon supporter, an Essendon member, the players and myself thank you so much for everything and the way you've supported us so far, because you've given us a lot of strength through a time that's been very, very difficult.''
Hird said neither his nor the club's reaction represented a ``breaking point'' in the saga.
"It's just the club defending itself,'' he said.
"The club has made some very strong comments and what's been said is across the whole five months.''
Demetriou said the league had ``been involved in all the interviews'' conducted by ASADA.
"We can't see any reason why we wouldn't get the report in (early August),'' he told ABC radio.
"Just about everybody is expecting some answers, they are entitled to the answers and we want to be as transparent as possible. The sooner we can get the report out there, the better.''
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