Hird set Dons on dark path Dean Robinson makes his explosive accusations on the Seven Network last night. Essendon officials 'knew from the top of the club all the way through'. Picture: Seven Network Source: Supplied THE man who introduced Stephen Dank to Essendon last night alleged James Hird held a relationship with convicted drug trafficker Shane Charter and was the driving force in the supplements scandal that could lead to the club's expulsion from this year's finals. With ASADA due to release its findings of its investigation into what occurred at Windy Hill last year, an emotional Dean Robinson levelled a string of allegations at senior Essendon figures and contradicted several declarations made by officials, including Hird and former chief executive Ian Robson. Robinson made the startling claim that Hird told him his home was raided by Australian Federal Police during an investigation that led to the conviction and incarceration of Charter - who worked as a fitness consultant to the Brownlow medallist - on drug trafficking charges. He told us that at 5am in the morning, his house got raided. They went through cereal boxes, cupboards, everywhere looking for things," he said. This shocked Steve and I and James asked, 'Do you know Shane Charter?' I had never heard of the name before and Steve said, 'Yeah, I know him', so there was obviously a relationship. An Essendon spokesman said the account about the raid was wrong. Not only is this incorrect, it is typical of the outrageous nature of Robinson's claims. The Seven Network, which aired a paid interview with Robinson, was unable to verify this account. Robinson, who is known as "The Weapon," said Hird told him on the Gold Coast in late 2011 that Charter was supplying Essendon with supplements. While Robinson said he did not know Charter, he said Hird had advised him of his criminal history during the first meeting the Essendon coach had with Dank on September 28, 2011, a fact that troubled him. "The next I heard about it was when we were on a team camp on the Gold Coast and James comes up and says, 'I have just run into Shane Charter'," he said. He said, 'We are getting supplements from him'. I said, 'No, we are not. I will go and talk to Steve, but I'm afraid I don't want anything to do with someone who has been convicted and is known for using drugs. That is not who we are. We don't need that'. Hird has claimed he only bumped into Charter, who has consistently supported Hird during the scandal, by coincidence. Robinson also alleges Hird lied about his use of Hexarelin. He said he walked in on a conversation between Dank and the Bombers coach involving the drug Hexarelin - which is banned under the WADA code for players because it stimulates the production of human growth hormone but is legal for coaches - and also witnessed the sports scientist injecting Hird with the substance. Robinson, who admits he and Hird were treated with the "vanity agent" Melanotan II, estimates Hird was injected with Hexarelin 38 times. Hird has previously claimed he was injected twice with amino acids while feeling ill. "This is an outrageous claim and will be legally challenged," the club said. Robinson, who has worked at several teams, including Geelong and NRL club Manly, said he once received a call from Hird, while the coach was in New York, claiming he had talked to a doctor about a testosterone cream that was undetectable. He said Hird pursued the matter on his return to Australia. The father of two sets of twins contradicted the claim of Robson, who has since been appointed Melbourne Victory chief executive, that he knew nothing about the supplements program when he resigned earlier this season. "He said, 'At the end of the day, I have no problem about tax minimalisation but I have got a problem with tax avoidance', which says to me, 'I am happy if you pushed it to the edge'," Robinson said. They knew what was going on. It was open. No one was hiding anything because we didn't think we were doing anything wrong, so they knew from the top of the club all the way through. Robinson said David Zaharakis was the only Bombers player not to take part in the program. An internal review by former Telstra boss Ziggy Switkowski claims Robson should have been aware of what happened. The Australian was unable to contact Robson.