ESSENDON fans have expressed resounding support for chairman David Evans in the wake of the damning Switkowski report findings.

AFL.com.au surveyed fans as they arrived for Friday night's clash with Geelong at Etihad Stadium, and they unanimously backed the club.
While some members are clearly heartbroken and others are angry, the support for the club’s chairman and coach remains strong.

Beris Barry from Melton, a member for 62 years, said she'd back Evans all the way.

"He's Essendon through and through, his father's been there, I can't see him doing anything knowingly," she said.  

"It breaks my heart when I see all this going on, but when I come and see them play I forget all about it."

Tom, a fan from Hillside, said he was particularly worried about the price the Bombers might pay, but would stick by Evans.

"The Dons should have done something about Stephen Dank before he got into the club, they should have done some more research on the guy," he said.  

"They made one mistake, it might cost them a lot and that's really disappointing.

"I don't want to see someone like Jobe Watson lose a Brownlow, or lose premiership points. I hope it doesn't happen."

But everyone approached by AFL.com.au was supportive of the club.  

"I'm sticking by Hirdy, you know, he's been at the club for so long," said Brett from Grovedale.

"Yeah, absolutely I'll vote for him again," said James from Werribee, a 19-year-member.

"I think he's handled it well since this has all come out. How it's been handled in a crisis is fantastic."

"I've been following Essendon since the 40s. Evans and Hird, they are sensational people," said John from Oak Park.

"I'll be there at the elections and I'll be 110 per cent behind David," Wendy from Craigieburn added.

On Monday, as Evans released the findings of former Telstra boss Ziggy Switkowski's internal review, he declared he would put himself at the mercy of the members at November's annual general meeting, two years earlier than scheduled.

Bombers 'damaged, but not broken'

The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority began interviewing Bombers players this week.

Both Essendon and the AFL are becoming more optimistic about its findings in relation to the players.

Controversial sports scientist Stephen Dank has so far refused to be interviewed by ASADA.

Matt Thompson is a reporter for AFL Media. Follow him on Twitter @MattThompsonAFL