Essendon’s bid to derail ASADA’s investigation into the club’s supplements program will go to trial in August.

A three-day trial will kick off on August 11, when the Bombers and their banned coach James Hird will argue last year’s joint ASADA and AFL investigation into the club’s 2012 supplements program was unlawful.

The parties agreed to the date during pre-trial discussions in the Federal Court in Melbourne on Friday.

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