The Australian Football League (AFL) charged the Essendon Football Club (the club) with the following offence against the Australian Football League Player Rules: players were administered substances that were prohibited by the AFL Anti-Doping Code and the World Anti-Doping Code. The substances administered were:
- Actovegin;
- unspecified amino acids
- unspecified multi-vitamins;
- AOD-9604 creams;
- AOD-9604 injections;
- Cerebrolysin;
- Colostrum;
- Lactaway;
- Lube-all-plus;
- Melatonin;
- Melanotan II;
- TA-65;
- Thymosin Beta 4;
- Traumeel; and
- Tribulus.
The use of these substances by the players was not approved by the Club’s medical staff, with the exception of AOD-9604, which was the subject of some sort of informal approval.
