2014 season while James Hird served his suspension, and left the club after Hird returned as senior coach at the end of that year. 2013 supplements controversy Following months of rumours and investigations, on 13 August 2013, Thompson, along with the Essendon Football Club, senior coach James Hird, football manager Danny Corcoran and club doctor Bruce Reid, were charged by the AFL with bringing the game into disrepute in relation to the supplements program at the club in 2011 and 2012. The club was given 14 days to consider the charges and faced an AFL Commission hearing on 26 August 2013. On 27 August 2013, Thompson was fined $30,000 for his role in the supplements saga. Legal Issues On 2 May 2018, he was charged with seven counts of drug trafficking and possession. He was released on $20,000 bail to appear in court at a later date. He was later cleared of trafficking but convicted of possession. Statistics Playing statistics |- |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1983 |style="text-align:center;"| | 26 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 22 || 10 || 32 || 3 || || 0.5 || 0.0 || 11.0 || 5.0 || 16.0 || 1.5 || |- |style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|1984† |style="text-align:center;"| | 26 || 20 || 4 || 3 || 203 || 143 || 346 || 60 || || 0.2 || 0.2 || 10.2 || 7.2 || 17.3 || 3.0 || |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" |style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|1985† |style="text-align:center;"| | 26 || 23 || 5 || 5 || 261 || 188 || 449 || 71 || || 0.2 || 0.2 || 11.3 || 8.2 || 19.5 || 3.1 || |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1986 |style="text-align:center;"| | 26 || 22 || 2 || 3 || 247 || 192 || 439 || 93 || || 0.1 || 0.1 || 11.2 || 8.7 || 20.0 || 4.2 || |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1987 |style="text-align:center;"| | 26 || 18 || 16 || 9 || 217 || 131 || 348 || 75 || 32 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 12.1 || 7.3 || 19.3 || 4.2 || 1.8 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1988 |style="text-align:center;"| | 26 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1989 |style="text-align:center;"| | 26 || 10 || 0