12 January 2016 The Court of Arbitration for Sport issues its Arbitral Award finding all 34 Essendon players guilty and sentences them to a two year suspension but backdated to effectively mean the players will miss the entire 2016 season. There is a 30 day deadline for appeal to the Swiss Federal Court.
5 February 2016 Essendon’s Insurer says it will put up the $500k needed for the appeal ... and so we move to the next phase of the seemingly never-ending saga ~ Essendon players set to appeal ban in Swiss courts