Four former Hawthorn players at the centre of the club’s racism saga had their careers “maximised” because of the support they received, according to Jason Burt. The ex-Hawks welfare officer has joined Chris Fagan in blasting the investigation into the claims made by the four players,...
AFL great Nathan Brown says the racism scandal around Hawthorn is far from over.
Former Hawthorn welfare manager Jason Burt has revealed one of the families involved in the club’s racism saga aren’t Indigenous Australians while hitting out at the handling of the ordeal.
The AFL sent shudders through every Hawthorn fans’ heart when the league left the door open on heavy sanctions for the messy racism saga.
Although the deal extracted the AFL from the imbroglio, everyone immediately knew, not least of all Hawthorn, that the saga was not over.
The end of the AFL’s messy and protracted investigation into racism allegations does not mean the game has healed.
AFL: Mark Robinson has revealed that Hawks refused a request from the AFL to contribute to a compensation fund for the families, following the conclusion of the racism investigation.
Former Hawthorn welfare manager Jason Burt has dropped a bombshell on the club’s racism saga, claiming one family at the centre of the case aren’t indigenous Australians. Burt, along with former Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson and then-football boss Chris Fagan, were this week exonerated by an independent...
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Three senior ex-officials at Hawthorn, including premiership-winning coach Alastair Clarkson, have been cleared of wrongdoing by an AFL investigation into allegations of racism at the club.
The Australian Football League (AFL) made a landmark announcement last night, concluding the seven-month-long Independent Panel Investigation into the allegations of misconduct at Hawthorn Football Club. The investigation was sparked by the premature leak of the club’s internal Binmada report,...
Hawthorn Football Club President, Andrew Gowers, has voiced his concerns over potential sanctions from the Australian Football League (AFL), following the club’s involvement in the commissioning of a report investigating historical allegations of racism. This reaction comes despite no adverse findings...
Andy Gowers says he would be extremely disappointed if the AFL were to sanction the club over its handling of the racism case and did not rule out the Hawks taking legal action against the AFL if they felt any penalties were unwarranted.
Investigation closed but AFL still considering sanctions against clubClub ‘not able to move on completely’, says Hawks presidentThe Hawthorn president, Andy Gowers, has admitted that closing the investigation into alleged racism within the AFL club does not represent a “total resolution” of the matter,...
AFL: Hawthorn president Andy Gowers has addressed media, after the AFL has ended its investigation into alleged racism at the club.
Hawthorn president Andy Gowers says he’d be extremely disappointed if the club was sanctioned after the AFL left the door open after the league’s inquiry into allegations of racism at the club was closed.
Hawthorn president Andy Gowers says he’d be extremely disappointed if the club was sanctioned after the AFL left the door open despite closing the league’s inquiry into racism allegations at the club.
Chris Fagan has blasted the Hawthorn racism investigation process as a farce, saying he is vindicated and would welcome the chance to test the bombshell claims in a public court. The Brisbane Lions coach issued a strongly worded statement within minutes of AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan announcing...
Hawthorn president Andy Gowers says he’s be extremely disappointed if the club was sanctioned after the AFL left the door open after the league’s inquiry into allegations of racism at the club was closed
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