PORT Adelaide president David Koch says the other 17 AFL clubs pushed Essendon to make a deal with ASADA, but the “rogue” club refused to walk in line with the rest of the competition.

The Power was caught up in the fallout from the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s guilty verdict against the Essendon 34 with Angus Monfries and Paddy Ryder banned for the entire 2016 season.

And Koch said the Power had been “hoodwinked” by the Bombers when they traded Monfries at the end of the 2012 season — before the doping scandal broke in February 2013.

He said the club would look at its legal options and whether to pursue compensation from Essendon over the trade.

Port Adelaide gave up a third-round pick for Monfries, who was a restricted free agent at the time.

Ryder joined the Power during the 2014 trade period in exchange for draft picks, but Koch said the club accepted the risk.

“Angus was recruited before all of this happened, so we have a view that we were hoodwinked by this and we didn’t know the system that was in place at Essendon,” Koch said.

“Paddy Ryder, we went in with our eyes open, but it’s been suggested that we would seek compensation from the Essendon Football Club. That is on the agenda for the board of the Port Adelaide Football Club at the next board meeting.”

Koch said the other clubs urged Essendon to plead guilty to ASADA and end the long-running saga but the Bombers chose to ignore their wishes.

“I don’t think I’d be speaking out of school to say that 17 other clubs wanted Essendon to do a deal and get on with it,” he said on Channel 7 last night.

“Put it behind them, accept their guilt for the good of the game and the good of all our reputations.

Can Port Adelaide finish in the top four without Monfries and Ryder?

“Yes (they told Essendon this). Basically you had a club and a group of players who took a different view, and there was nothing the other clubs or the AFL could do about it.

“As we look at this issue in retrospect, I think that’s what we need to look at as an industry. If you have the want of — for want of a better description — a rogue club that goes against what the majority of the other clubs think is for the good of the game and the code, that there should be a mechanism that they come into line for the rest of the industry.”

media_camera Port Adelaide could seek compensation from Essendon over the 2012 Angus Monfries trade. Picture: Sarah Reed

Koch said it was suggested that Monfries and Ryder take a deal that was offered to them, but that the former Essendon pair wanted to stick with their ex-teammates.

“We purely suggested (taking a deal) to their lawyers and the players and under pressure from their colleagues at Essendon, the players tuck with the playing group,” Koch said.

“I think you’ll find that’s the same with other players who weren’t at Essendon as well.”

Port Adelaide can promote two rookies to cover the loss of the duo.

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