James Hird stays on as Essendon senior coach

James Hird has kept his job as senior coach of Essendon Football Club following another day of meetings with the club's board.

Mr Hird left Essendon's Tullamarine headquarters at 4pm, telling 9NEWS he would stay on as coach for the time being.

"I'm the coach at the moment. That's great," he said.

It was rumoured Mr Hird would be asked to vacate the position after he launched an appeal to the Federal Court over its recent decision vindicating ASADA's pursuit of player supplements.

The club released an official statement on their website shortly after, detailing its reasons for keeping the controversial coach in the top job.

Chairman Paul Little said the Federal Court appeal by Mr Hird and the expected re-issuing of show-cause notices by ASADA both played a major part in the board's decision.

"The Board believes it would be potentially reckless to make any decisions of significance until there is further clarity on these crucial matters," he said.

"The Board recognises the rights of James to pursue his appeal of the recent Federal Court decision.

"James remains senior coach of the Essendon Football Club and will work closely with other members of the Football Department during this particularly important trade and planning period in preparation for the 2015 season."