Updated April 19, 2015 16:02:44Sports scientist Stephen Dank has confirmed he will appeal against th...

1. Stephen Dank confirms he will appeal against AFL
Updated April 19, 2015 16:02:44
Sports scientist Stephen Dank has confirmed he will appeal against the 10 charges laid by the AFL's
anti-doping tribunal.
Dank has maintained his innocence in the ASADA supplements scandal after having 24 serious
charges of doping Essendon footballers dismissed.
But the tribunal did uphold 10 other charges of trafficking or attempting to traffic banned
substances.
In a written statement to ABC News Radio, Dank says he will now advise the AFL of his intention to
appeal the tribunal's decision.
"We will now advise the Australian Football League of our intention to appeal the decision. We find
the outcome quite inconsistent with facts and very angry at the amount of lies and misinformation
used as evidence in the case.
Barrister Clive Evatt is also currently looking at the legal options for those people who have
provided such misinformation."
The breaches mostly related to Dank's time with Essendon, but also included his spell with the Gold
Coast Suns and dealings with a former Carlton coach.
In March, 34 current and former Essendon players were found not guilty by the AFL anti-doping
tribunal of using thymosin beta-4.
ASADA claimed it was contemplating an appeal to that tribunal decision, and may be influenced by
the results of Dank's hearing.
Dank had also been contemplating legal action against ASADA for their investigation.

2. ASADA released a statement on Friday night saying it was "disappointed in the tribunal's decision to
clear Mr Dank of a number of serious alleged violations".
Former ASADA chairman Richard Ings says the charges do not surprise him.
"It's been a long time coming but Stephen Dank has made certain admissions about the distributions
about banned substances and that he has a business in peptides that distributes banned substances,"
Ings said.
"That in itself is a violation of anti-doping rules."
University of New South Wales anti-doping specialist Dr Jason Mazanov says some of the charges
are questionable.
"I look at these charges and think something's going on here, to me it smells a bit," Dr Mazanov told
the ABC.
"Technically under Article 6.2 of the World Anti-Doping code, yes, a violation has occurred, but the
way they're describing it - the substances in question, given some of the them are over-the-counter
substances, almost anyone who goes in and purchases this stuff could be sanctioned on the same
basis."
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First posted April 19, 2015 11:00:15
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