Essendon commissions independent review into 'irregular practices' at the club Essendon chief executive, Ian Robson, left, chairman David Evans and coach James Hird face the media at Windy Hill over the ASADA investigation. Picture: Chris Scott Source: Supplied Former Telstra chief executive Ziggy Switkowski. Picture: Craig Borrow Source: Herald Sun ESSENDON says an independent review into "irregular practices" at the club will start with the board. Bombers chairman David Evans announced the board had signed off on a full external review of the club's governance and processes, which comes as the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority continues to investigate the Bombers for possible illegal performance-enhancing drug use in their supplement program last season. The review will be headed by former Telstra chief executive Dr Ziggy Switkowski and Evans said it would help the club to give answers to members and fans. Evans said Essendon members deserved to know the truth about what led to the ASADA investigation. "We just want to get to the heart of what happened - we think the members are owed that," Evans said. I want to ensure we give answers to our members about what happened and why, and put in place practices to ensure it doesn't happen again. While declining to go into detail, Evans said "I am aware of irregular practices that did occur." The review is expected to be completed before the ASADA probe and Evans said the independent report would be handed to the AFL and ASADA. I am in constant dialogue with ASADA, and they have welcomed this ... it's clear their investigation is months (away) rather than weeks. He said he did not want to talk about individuals but the review would start at the top with the Essendon board. I've asked our members and the public to remember that no player has tested positive to performance-enhancing substances. I think we'll be a better club as a result of getting through this. This will make us stronger and tighten up our procedures. Dr Switkowski is currently the Chancellor of RMIT, Chairman of Suncorp, a board member of the Business Council of Australia, and Chair of Opera Australia. The review will also draw on expert assistance of Dr Andrew Garnham, a specialist sports and exercise physician and senior lecturer at Deakin University. "Ziggy is a man of integrity ... with his credentials he is obviously the right man for the job," Evans said.