AFL charges looming for James Hird THE AFL is preparing to charge James Hird with a serious and potentially career-ending offence under its competition rules as the Essendon supplements scandal nears its end game. Lawyers for the AFL informed Essendon on Thursday that Hird, his long-time mentor Danny Corcoran and Bruce Reid, a highly respected club doctor for the past 32 years, would likely be charged with conduct unbecoming or prejudicial to the interests of the AFL.