AFL unsure on Bombers outcome timing AFL deputy chief executive Gillon McLachlan says he's unsure whether the Essendon supplements saga will be resolved before the AFL finals. The AFL on Friday received ASADA's interim report of their investigation into the Bombers' supplement use last season. It is expected to be forwarded on to the Bombers and the AFL Commission early this week, with the commission to use it to make a decision on what penalties will be handed to the club, if any. The Bombers have expressed confidence they will be allowed to play in this year's finals. McLachlan returned to Melbourne on Sunday from a trip to the United States, where he, AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou and several club officials were exploring equalisation issues. Demetriou did not return on Sunday and was expected to spend several more days in the US. McLachlan said he was yet to read the ASADA (Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority) report and planned to do so on Sunday afternoon. He was unsure when a decision would be handed down or whether there would be an outcome before the finals, which are due to begin on September 6. I don't know. We'll see where the report takes us," McLachlan told the Nine Network at Melbourne Airport. AFL general counsel Andrew Dillon, who is coordinating the league's response to the investigation, noted on Friday night that more information could still come to light given new powers recently granted to ASADA. "The AFL will continue to review the evidence collected to determine what action (if any) might be taken pursuant to the AFL Rules and/or the AFL Anti-Doping Code," Dillon told reporters on Friday night. The interim report, more than 400 pages long, contained information from more than 130 witnesses and referenced more than 13,000 supporting documents.