ESSENDON coach James Hird has arrived at AFL House to front the AFL Commission on charges that could see him banned from the game for 12 months.
Hird and his legal team, including human rights campaigner Julian Burnside SC, are expected to tell the commission that his Supreme Court action challenging the Commission's right to hear charges against the Bombers star has not been withdrawn.
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All four individuals charged - Hird, Mark Thompson, Danny Corcoran and club doctor Bruce Reid - are now at AFL House, along with Hird's lawyer, Essendon chairman Paul Little and acting CEO Ray Gunston.
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Hird and his legal team, including human rights campaigner Julian Burnside SC, are expected to tell the commission that his Supreme Court action challenging the Commission's right to hear charges against the Bombers star has not been withdrawn.
The Commission is expected to detail proposed penalties against Hird, most likely a 12-month suspension from any AFL activity, and precise details of the formal charges.
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It would be open to Hird then to back away from his court action and to accept the sanction, as part of a wider Essendon penalties package, or to declare he will fight on in court.
Hird has claimed he has been denied natural justice by the AFL and said the AFL Commission, including CEO Andrew Demetriou, should be barred from considering charges against him.
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Veteran club doctor Bruce Reid is understood to be preparing to stand down as early as Monday. He was adamant he would not be part of a compromise deal.
Essendon will be forced to accept a fine of up to $2 million. The fourth individual charged, football manager Danny Corcoran, will be stood down for three months.
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Essendon is though clinging to the hope it could retain prized draft picks as part of a deal.
Hird went to Windy Hill on Monday for a few hours before returning home, but did not offer any comment to the waiting media pack.
It is expected senior assistant coach Mark Thompson will escape with a fine of $20,000.
Essendon chairman Paul Little spoke on Saturday night of a middle ground, which meant that the AFL was prepared to drop the focus on drug cheating and instead hit the Dons with governance charges.
While the sanctions are unprecedented, attention will quickly turn to who fills the coaching void.
Thompson would be available given he will only be fined but has made it known he is not interested in a senior coaching position.
Former Bombers stars Mark Harvey and Neale Daniher have been linked to the club but a one-year secondment would not appeal if Hird was definitely returning.
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