Essendon captain Jobe Watson has made the stunning admission he took the banned substance AOD-9604, but the AFL's reigning Brownlow Medallist remains adamant he did nothing wrong.
The star onballer said on Monday night he took the anti-obesity drug after signing a consent form."I signed that consent form and my understanding, after it being given through (club doctor) Bruce Reid and the club, that I was receiving AOD," he told Fox Sports program On The Couch.Asked if he thought the substance was legal when he was taking it, Watson replied: "that it was legal at the time and that was actually what I was told I was being given."Essendon is under Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) and AFL investigations for last year's supplement program.The AFL hopes ASADA will announce its findings in early August and was confident on the weekend that the probe would be wrapped up by finals football in September.
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