Former Essendon star Nathan Lovett-Murray fears injections he received during the Bombers' infamous supplements program have harmed his daughter, according to a report.
Lovett-Murray reportedly says his three-year-old daughter, who was conceived about a year after the supplements program stopped, has a mysterious growth on her chest as well as behavioural issues.
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Ex-Bomber's concern injections program harmed his daughter
Former Essendon player Nathan Lovett-Murray worries the infamous supplements program harmed his daughter. Vision courtesy: Seven News.
"There's no doubt in my mind that the injection program we were put through has had some impact on my daughter," the 34-year-old, one of 34 Essendon players to cop a two-year-doping ban, told News Corp.
"It's something I think about every day."
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In January last year, The Age reported that Lovett-Murray had engaged a high-profile barrister to mount a legal battle for compensation after his year-long ban from football due to the supplements program.
A one-time dashing half-back, Lovett-Murray was also banned from being player-coach of the Rumbalara Aboriginal side in Shepparton last year as a result of the suspension imposed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
CAS found 34 Essendon players players guilty of being administered the banned drug, thymosin beta 4.
Lovett-Murray is also expected to seek compensation for breaches of duty of care and reputational damages and his total claim is likely to be for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
But according to News Corp, Lovett-Murray has been advised that any legal claim on behalf of his daughter would have to be filed separately.
AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan said he would personally do whatever he could, along with the league and Essendon, to help Lovett-Murray and his family through what is a "tough period" for them.
"If there's broader support or medical support (beyond his compensation claim), we will provide whatever we can," McLachlan told Neil Mitchell on 3AW on Friday.
"We've been talking to his (Lovett-Murray's) management and I think the right area of focus in any help we can is to make sure that Nathan's little child is OK and that's the priority and the focus here."
McLachlan sympathised with the "Essendon 34" who are still dealing with the uncertainty and nervousness of still not knowing what substances they consumed and what effect they might have on their health.
"That's always been one of the most challenging aspects of this," McLachlan said.
McLachlan denied the AFL had any culpability in what happened to Lovett-Murray and his former teammates.
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- AAP and Ronny Lerner