Essendon coach James Hird says he doesn’t know when he’ll get to see the ASADA report into his AFL club but his immediate focus is purely on football.

The interim findings of the six-month investigation into the Bombers’ supplements program last year were handed to the AFL on Friday.

The AFL’s general manager for legal, integrity and compliance Andrew Dillon said the report – which stretches over more than 400 pages, detailing evidence from more than 130 witnesses – would be handed to the Bombers in due course.

But Hird said he would leave new chairman Paul Little and chief executive Ray Gunston to handle that process while he and his players concentrate on Sunday’s MCG clash with Collingwood.

“All I can say is we as the players and the coach don’t know anything about the report,” Hird told reporters on Saturday.

“We don’t know the process.

“All we know is there’s a game on Sunday against Collingwood and if I say anything more, I’d be saying things I don’t know about.”

There is a potential for the report to lead to player bans, penalties for Hird and other coaching staff, and the docking of premiership points, draft picks and fines for the Bombers.

But Hird reaffirmed his determination to continue coaching the club and his confidence that Essendon would be allowed to play finals.

“We’re very confident we’re here for the future but we’ve got a game against Collingwood this Sunday and we’re going to concentrate on that,” he said.

Asked what made him want to endure the pressure of the long-running investigation and stay in the job, Hird said: “I love my football club. I love Essendon, I’ve always been a part of it and I want to be a part of it going forward.”

He also expressed his appreciation for the Bombers fans, about 500 of whom attended Saturday’s training session and applauded him.

“We’ve got amazing supporters, amazing people around us, the most members we’ve ever had in the history of our club,” the coach said.

“We hope to reward them with good football for the rest of the year, through the finals and into next year as well.”

He was confident the latest development wouldn’t affect the team’s focus for the Magpies clash.

“I don’t think anything’s changed for the players,” he said.

“It’s been an ongoing process we’ve been going through for at least six months now.”

Hird was confident there was no risk selecting captain Jobe Watson to make his comeback against Collingwood after three games out with a broken collarbone, as the doctor and surgeon had cleared him.

“If they’re confident, we’re confident,” he said.