Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon speaks on behalf of the 17 clubs who will support the AFL through the ongoing Essendon saga.
ESSENDON stands as footy's outcast after the 17 other clubs stood shoulder to shoulder with the AFL.
After almost three hours of crisis talks at AFL House, one club president told the Herald Sun: "The 17 clubs have had enough.
"We want it resolved and we want it resolved within the AFL structure. The mood among the presidents was that
Essendon has been fast and loose, and we have to protect the game.
"We all believe Essendon has a right to defend itself, but none of us want one club to stuff up the competition."
HIRD'S DRUG-FREE COURT CHALLENGE
Eddie McGuire leads the presidents out of the meeting today at AFH House. Picture: Tim Carrafa
On a day Bombers coach James Hird launched Supreme Court action against the league over its handling of the drugs investigation, Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon said the 17 clubs had met without the AFL and Essendon and "resolved to unanimously support the integrity of the AFL Rules".
He said: "In our view, it is of paramount importance that every effort be made to resolve these matters within the AFL industry. We wish to unanimously express our confidence in the AFL Commission and AFL management.
"In the meantime, we call upon all parties to exercise restraint and discretion in any public comments about this matter, and with the safety and welfare of players and their families and the integrity of the game as the paramount considerations," Mr Gordon said.
CAREY BACKS HIRD OVER AFL 'CONFLICT'
Bombers chairman Paul Little declared on Wednesday that his club had "lost total confidence in the AFL executive".
The mother of an Essendon player says the AFL club have created the worst nightmare for parents such as her.
The club declined to comment, but high-level talks to resolve footy's greatest fight are believed to be continuing.
Finals are just 15 days away.
The Bombers are guaranteed a berth in an elimination final - if their points are not docked as punishment for their 2012 supplements program.
PLAYER'S 'MUM' SLAMS HIRD, CLUB
Hird took charge of training and showed no sign of standing down ahead of tomorrow night's clash with Carlton at the MCG.
Port Adelaide president David Koch (left), St Kilda president Peter Summers and Hawthorn president Andrew Newbold arrive for the meeting.
Before the meeting, Port Adelaide president David Koch walked in, saying: "No one wants a slanging match.
"I think there are all sorts of questions that everyone has on where we're up to.
"We just want as much information as we can. We all have a duty of care to our players and that includes having the very best information."
Hawthorn president Andrew Newbold said: "It needs to end as soon as it can.
"I'm really concerned about the good of the game and the effect that it's having on the sport in general, on the kids out there.
''The other codes in Australia must be looking at us and rubbing their hands in glee."
Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon says the 17 clubs had confidence in the AFL commission. Picture: Wayne Ludbey
HIRD CLAIMS 'TIP-OFF' IN COURT ACTION
Carlton president Stephen Kernahan said: "We all read (the charges) yesterday and it wasn't great reading. I go in with an open mind."
"Sticks" would later leave, backing the AFL.
On radio earlier in the day the mother of an unnamed Bombers player directed an on-air tirade at the club.
"It's all right for James and the board of Essendon to say they have not cheated," she told Triple M.
21 August 2013 will go down in Australian sporting history as the day that the AFL and one of its oldest clubs, Essendon, declared war on each other.
"The whole question is not about cheating. The whole question is about morals, it's about ethics and it's about the trust that the parents put on the club for the club to take care of their child, their kids."
The club said it couldn't identify the caller.
Hird lodged documents in the Supreme Court alleging that in February AFL chiefs Andrew Demetriou and Gillon McLachlan tipped off the club about investigations into drug use at the club.
The writ detailed a meeting on February 5 where McLachlan allegedly told club officials: "You can't say Essendon did not use drugs, because my information is you have used them.
"(AFL integrity officer) Brett Clothier knows the names of the drugs and he will be here soon.
Essendon coach James Hird wants to have the charges against him heard by an independent tribunal.
"The Australian Crime Commission is going to hand down a report. There is going to be a meeting of all the (sporting) codes.
"If you come forward earlier and invite ASADA to investigate, then the investigation will look better for you."
The AFL declined to comment.
ACC chief John Lawler said: "Given legal proceedings have been initiated, it would be inappropriate for the ACC to make any further statement at this time."
Hird is arguing in court for the convening of an independent tribunal and the removal of Demetriou and other AFL commissioners from any hearing.
He is also seeking:
PROPER particulars of the charges against him.
DETAILS of the witnesses the AFL proposes to call.
COPIES of all documents the AFL will seek to tender.
DETAILS of the substance of the evidence they will give.
It is expected that Hird's legal team, led by Julian Burnside, QC, will front Monday's AFL Commission to repeat its demands, despite the other clubs' resolve.
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