ESSENDON coach James Hird has taken a swipe at the “reputable organisations” that have leaked sensitive information throughout the club’s supplements saga.

This week reports emerged that WADA — who is appealing the finding against the Bombers in relation to whether or not Thymosin Beta 4 was administered to its players — claim it has found “abnormal levels” of the banned substance in the frozen urine samples of two players.

Hird wouldn’t go as far as naming the organisation he believes the leaks are coming from, but believes it can easily be narrowed down, and it is that that is distracting the players more than the content of them.

“The thing that is the distraction is the fact that it leaks out,” Hird said on Friday morning.

“It”s confidential information and it shouldn’t leak out of organisations like the reputable organisations that it’s leaked out from. It just shouldn’t happen. And that’s the disappointing thing.

“I dont know where it came from. But I’d be very disappointed if it came from this football club. And you doubt that. There’s probably only a handful of other people or organisarions that have the information.”

He says the players are “disappointed” rather than distraught over the leaks, and says if it’s going to continue, investigations may as well be open.

“In the end, maybe have it all open, have every inrerview open, and information open, because it seems to be that private information doesn’t seem to stay private,” he said.

Hird is welcoming the announcement that club great Neale Daniher will be involved in a review of the club’s football operations.

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“Definitely. Any time youre under performing, which we have for whatever reason, whether it be related to ASADA, whether it be through injuries or other circumstances, but whenever you’re not performing I think it’s important to review and look at areas where you can get better,” he said.

The Bombers face Greater Western Sydney on Sunday, and while it will be without veteran defender Dustin Fletcher, who ran laps and did light drills at training on Friday, Hird says his former teammate could well make a return in coming weeks.

“He hasn’t done a lot of work, but he’s doing more today and more next week and hopefully we can get him up in the next couple of weeks,” he said.