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The Essendon Football Club will not take part in the 2013 AFL finals series and has been handed a fine of $2 million as punishment for bringing the game into disrepute with its involvement in the supplements controversy that has rocked the club all year.
On Wednesday night, following long negotiations, AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick was flanked by CEO Andrew Demetriou as he announced the agreed punishments handed to Essendon.
These include:
Club doctor Bruce Reid has had his charges posptoned until Thursday.
The AFL Commission has been hearing a series of charges against Essendon, Hird, Thompson, Reid and Corcoran after being charged with bringing the game into disrepute.
Essendon will play their final game of the season against Richmond, with Simon Goodwin to coach the side for the dead-rubber match.
Essendon Chairman Paul Little indicated that Hird will coach the side in 2015, following his ban lifting on August 25, 2014. Little indicated that Hird will receive a contract extension, which has been agreed but not documented.
The club will not refund memberships, with Little repeating that the club is now looking to the future, as the drama hits the balance sheet hard.
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