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By Ian McCullough and Joe Barton AAP Thu, Feb 07, 2013 - 8:20 PM
Manly's head of strength and conditioning Donny Singe is adamant nothing untoward has taken place in the NRL club's sports science department.
The well-respected Singe, a former lower-grade player with the club, was recruited by former coach Des Hasler in 2003.
Sport scientist Stephen Dank worked under Singe at Manly from 2006 until 2010, before joining AFL club Essendon, who this week became the subject of an anti-doping probe over possible misuse of supplements.
Dank has denied any wrongdoing and Singe said his department, which was investigated by independent auditors Deloitte on Thursday, had done nothing wrong.
The probe followed the findings from the Australian Crime Commission investigation on Thursday that's engulfed professional sport in this country.
"What we are dealing with here is a couple of individuals who are being investigated for a process they have followed," Singe said on Thursday.
"I wouldn't want to comment on what that process is. But from my point of view at this club, we've always followed the rules to the letter with ASADA.
"I was Des' right-hand man and I am very confident we have done nothing wrong under my watch."
Manly have been at the cutting edge of sports science in the NRL, including using calves' blood to treat soft tissue injuries.
Singe said he's proud of the club's recent achievements, which culminated in two premierships in the past six years, and the right protocols have always followed.
"I've had the privilege of working with some very experienced and capable players and we have a strong trust relationship," he said.
"I'm involved in all our processes. As for supplementation, every club uses them. Ours is BSC.
"In terms of the medical aspects, our former doctor Dr Paul Bloomfield and the physio worked very closely to ensure everything was above board.
"We all know about the calves' blood and we all know it was legal.
"But we don't use it any more as there was not enough merit in it."
Singe said it would be almost impossible for players to have drugs or injections administered outside of their clubs without raising suspicion.
"If you were injecting outside of your medical team and outside of the club's guidelines, then I would be very surprised," he said.
"Players talk all the time - it's a network. It comes down to a very commonsense attitude. It's a duty of care.
"At my club, the head coach I had at the time and the head coach I have now, they are very particular people. We are always safeguarding our players."
Current coach Geoff Toovey welcomed the investigation and said his club has nothing to hide.
"It was a decision from the NRL and we're fully participating and cooperating," Toovey told AAP on Thursday.
"We'll do whatever necessary to ensure the sport in general is as clean as possible. We believe that is a must in our sport.
"As far as we're concerned, we've never had a problem here and we follow all procedures and protocols that have been put in place by the league."