I know we did nothing wrong: Ryder

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ESSENDON ruckman Paddy Ryder said he was initially "shocked" and "worried" when he learnt in February the club was to be investigated for the supplements administered to its players, but comforted in the knowledge that "you know you've done nothing wrong".

Ryder said in the five weeks since the issue had become public, the Bombers players had never congregated away from the club to discuss the issue.

Rather they had thrown themselves into preparing for tonight's AFL season opener against Adelaide, and were "jumping out of their skin" to play and return the focus to football.

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"As a group we were shocked. Thinking 'what the hell is this?' It's just a fair dinkum shock and you want answers straight away," Ryder said.

"And that's what the guys are doing now, investigating and trying to come up with some answers."

Bombers just focused on footy

The 25-year-old was at the AFL's indigenous camp in Alice Springs when the supplements story erupted in early February.

Ryder said he and four of his indigenous Essendon teammates - Nathan Lovett-Murray, Courtenay Dempsey, Alwyn Davey and Leroy Jetta - learnt of the investigation via a text message from club training and football co-ordinator John Elliott.

"I had family and friends who were ringing me and saying, 'I hope you're not involved in that stuff that's going on'.

"At the end of the day you know you've done nothing wrong.

"It was hardest at first when you wanted to know answers, but then you realised you're not going to get answers.

"But as time has come along I've stopped worrying about it. Just more concentrating on footy; let footy do the talking."

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