ESSENDON utility Brendon Goddard has launched a scathing attack on those who have leaked sensitive information during the club’s supplements saga, labelling them “cowards” who have “no respect and no compassion for the players”.

The Herald Sun on Monday revealed the full 1294-page transcript of the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal’s hearing into the 34 past and present Essendon players, while reports emerged last week that the World Anti-Doping Authority had found “abnormal levels” of banned substance Thymosin Beta 4 in the frozen urine samples of two players.

WADA is appealing the finding against the Bombers in relation to whether or not Thymosin Beta 4 was administered to its players during the club’s controversial supplements saga in 2012.

A furious Goddard told Fox Footy’s AFL 360 that the Essendon players are “fed up” and “sick” of the constant speculation surrounding their club.

“One thing (the players) have done the whole time is (retained) their integrity and their respect of the process — they’ve done it,” Goddard said on Tuesday night.

“The constant leaks and … the bullshit that’s been written in a lot of areas and the cowards that continually leak stuff to people have no respect and no compassion for the players as human.

“They’re humans, they’re not just players, they’re not just footballers.

“(The people who have leaked) have no compassion towards the men that are going through it and they’ve got not respect for the process whatsoever.”

Goddard, 30, said the Bombers’ playing group had held strong discussions with the AFL Players’ Association yesterday, but admitted there was much “frustration within the room” during the talks.

The Bombers, who have dropped to 14th spot on the ladder with just five wins for the season, host top-eight hopefuls Adelaide on Saturday at Etihad Stadium.

Despite the mounting pressure on the club and its coach James Hird, Goddard said he was confident the players would be motivated to perform against the Crows this weekend.

“They’ll want to get up and play footy, but it’s more than that,” he said.

“The people, peoples that constantly leak this information and there’s no confidentiality the guys have — (they were promised confidentially) a number of times. There should’ve been, there isn’t. But there’s frustration around that.

“There’s only so much the guys can take. The guys … haven’t bitten once at any of this. Enough is enough. They’re sick of it. It staggers me to be honest.”