Essendon's dealings with ASADA were no longer a talking point among players, Brendon Goddard said.
At the club's last training session of the year, the midfielder practised his goalkicking and was later keen to talk football as the preseason ramped up.
"I think everyone's seen the light at the end of the tunnel," he said.
"We don't talk about it, seriously, it's not talked about at all."
Goddard said the club, along with the AFL and the football-loving public, wanted to see the saga resolved.
"Hopefully by the middle of February, [or] hopefully by the end of February, it's all washed up and there is a decision made. I think that's realistic."
Former Western Bulldogs player Adam Cooney - who was traded to Essendon at the end of this year's season - was in the best shape of his life, Goddard said.
The 2008 Brownlow medallist suffers from a degenerative knee injury, but the Bombers are hopeful it won't be an issue.
"It's a management thing, it's about being high-quality work rather than load and number of kilometres in his legs," Goddard said.
"He's still got that speed. I saw it at training, he ran away from me a couple of times last week. I'm not the quickest bloke but he made me look silly."
Jake Carlisle was not seen on the ground on Tuesday and Goddard confirmed he was on a slightly modified training program as he dealt with tendonitis in his knee, which the tall had battled throughout his career.
"You'll see Jake, he always pops up around match practice time or preseason games, he times it beautifully," Goddard said. "He's used to managing his knee."
Goddard said the team's playing style would have a combination of influences, from coach James Hird and what he learnt from Mark "Bomber" Thompson in his first years in the role.
Improving the team's defensive game had been a focus at the club for the past three or four years, he said.
"We're trying to move the ball slightly differently offensively, and defensively we're trying to work on essentially the same things," he said.
Goddard said Hird had worked the team hard at Tuesday's session at their Tullamarine base.
"It's always something sneaky with James, he's always got something up his sleeve, and I was lucky to get my boot on a couple of [shots for goal] because I was so fatigued," he said.
