Mark Thompson: Essendon drug saga will ‘probably end up killing me’
Former Essendon coach Mark Thompson says he is “bitter and twisted” about the club’s drug saga that will “probably end up killing me”. Thompson — a two-time premiership winning coach at Geelong and a star in his playing days with the Bombers — aimed fire at the AFL in a speech on Thursday. Speaking at a Law Institute of Victoria event on drugs in sport, Thompson reflected on a turbulent four years that saw 34 past and present Essendon players ultimately suspended for the 2016 season for their role...