Bombers findings to be revealed

Waiting game ... James Hird and the Essendon players. Source:News Limited

Former Telstra chief Ziggy Switkowski expects the key findings of his investigation into "irregular practices" at Essendon to be made public on Monday afternoon.

The Bombers will release an edited version of Switkowski's report, which had initially been delayed by a legal challenge from suspended conditioning coach Dean Robinson.

Bombers chairman David Evans will front a media conference at the club's Windy Hill headquarters at noon (EST).

"When (Essendon chairman) David Evans set up this review he promised to publish the recommendations, unedited, and there will be some narrative around that, I expect," said Switkowski.

"But let's see what the club releases."

Essendon officials were tight lipped about what would be revealed.

Coach James Hird said players were focused on this weekend's game and said he did not know what to expect.

"I am not sure, we will have to wait and see. It (the report) is due in the next few hours and we will wait and see then," he said on Monday morning.

Switkowski wouldn't comment on what percentage of the report would be revealed, nor what it would recommend.

But club great Tim Watson, the father of club captain Jobe, said no Bombers official would be told to resign.

"I don't think there's going to be recommendations for anyone to be sacked. I don't think there's going to be blood on the floor tomorrow post this meeting, if that's in fact when it takes place," said Watson.

"I think this is about the governance, so what they're looking to do is make sure that any of the errors of judgment along the way in terms of their supplement program won't be made again."

The review of the club's governance, processes and supervision followed revelations the Bombers were embroiled in an Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority investigation into their supplements program run by sports scientist Stephen Dank.

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