The Essendon coach addresses the latest allegations in the supplements scandal. Essendon coach James Hird steps out on the Etihad Stadium. Andrew Demetriou and David Evans. JAMES Hird says "the truth will come out" over an explosive phone call from Andrew Demetriou to Essendon chairman David Evans. Hird said today he was at Evans' house on the night of Monday February 4 when Evans took a call from Demetriou. He said the contents of the call were discussed by those present - Hird, Evans, former CEO Ian Robson, club doctor Bruce Reid and football boss Danny Corcoran. The AFL has always maintained that Essendon "self-reported" and asked to be investigated by ASADA and the AFL on February 5 based on its own information. Demetriou has admitted speaking to Evans the night before the club self-reported for the potential use of performance-enhancing drugs, but denies he "tipped him off" about an Australian Crime Commission investigation. "We've all given our version of what happened, or the truth, to ASADA," Hird said. I know I've told truth to ASADA and I know other people have as well so the truth will come out over time. When asked whether Demetriou had done anything wrong, Hird replied: "I'm not sure." "I wouldn't have thought he has but I'm not the ACC, I'm not ASADA, I'm a football coach trying to coach a game tomorrow night," he said. Anti-doping investigators have been told of a phone call made by Demetriou to Evans on Monday, February 4. Differing accounts of the call have been detailed to the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority. Speaking on 3AW radio this morning, Demetriou also firmly denied the claim. " (I was asked) whether I tipped off David Evans before they came forward ... and I stated yesterday categorically, as I did on previous occasions, that I did not," Demetriou said. And I did not for one simple reason: I didn't know who the club in question was. The AFL wasn't aware of who the club was in question because the ACC, who briefed us a few days earlier on the Thursday, wouldn't disclose to us who the clubs involved were. There absolutely was a discussion that I had with David because I'd spoken to him throughout the day and I did ring him that night because I was returning his phone call. But it wasn't tipping off David Evans that Essendon was the club because we didn't know who the club was. Jobe Watson could return to face Magpies Demetriou said Evans had been receiving calls from media with speculation about the use of supplements, calls the AFL had also received, before making his own inquiries at his club and becoming "quite disturbed," leading to the meeting being called. "As David found out more and more things, he rang me to tell if I knew any more, I kept saying I don't know any more David, I don't know who the club is," Demetriou said. He rang me and I returned his phone call at nine o clock that night. When asked if he had mentioned the ACC briefing of 31 January, Demetriou said no, as he was "subject to confidentiality." Demetriou denied that he knew at the time Essendon was likely to be subject to investigation after the ACC briefing. " (The ACC) made it clear that there were several clubs that could have been implicated in both illicit and the use of performance enhancing and they wouldn't disclose who the clubs were," Demetriou said. We sought to get clarification because at that time all of our clubs were impugned ... They couldn't tell us and they wouldn't tell us. Essendon CEO Ian Robson, chairman David Evans and coach James Hird address the media Picture: Chris Scott Source: Herald Sun Demetriou said he had never been asked about the phone call by ASADA after the witness testimony was denied by three others. ASADA has been told the Demetriou call was made during an emergency meeting at Evans' Hawthorn home attended by Hird, club doctor Bruce Reid, football boss Danny Corcoran and former chief executive Ian Robson. with Patrick Horan