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An external review commissioned by the Hawthorn Football Club will reveal allegations that key figures at the AFL club demanded the separation of young First ...

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Alastair Clarkson and Chris Fagan have been named in a report claiming Hawthorn demanded a pregnancy termination for the sake of the player's career.

“We are committed to the welfare of all involved. “The AFL is committed to ensuring all who shared their experiences are fully supported through this process. “The AFL takes extremely seriously all matters where people report experiencing harm, discrimination or mistreatment in our industry. If you need help in a crisis, call Lifeline on 13 11 14. In an emergency, call 000. The AFL will liaise with the parties to ensure appropriate support and cultural safety are in place in accordance with the wishes of those involved. “The AFL is finalising a process to investigate the allegations and has sought further details of those who shared their experiences in order to progress its investigation. “The AFL is committed to providing a safe, welcoming and culturally appropriate environment for all players and staff throughout the industry, ensuring that physical, mental and emotional welfare is a key priority for all in our sport,” it said. Stream them all for free on “They broke me as a man, a footballer and as a family man,” he told the ABC. “The club will continue to provide support to those who have participated in this process, and their wellbeing remains our priority. It is claimed the club kept the player away from his pregnant partner and toddler and moved them out of their home suburb - an area Hawthorn “didn’t approve of” - a week before the birth.

Hawthorn is facing serious allegations stemming from an internal review conducted on First Nations players and staff during the era in which Alastair Clarkson ...

Given the matters raised are confidential, the Club will not provide any further comment at this time.” "The Club will continue to provide support to those who have participated in this process, their wellbeing remains our priority. "This important work has raised disturbing historical allegations that require further investigation.

The club and the League are investigating allegations about the treatment of Indigenous players in the past 20 years.

"The AFL is committed to ensuring all who shared their experiences are fully supported through this process. "We are committed to the welfare of all involved. "The AFL takes extremely seriously all matters where people report experiencing harm, discrimination or mistreatment in our industry.

An external review of the Hawthorn Football Club has reportedly found key figures at the Hawks were responsible for the shocking mistreatment of Indigenous ...

“Got to put it in context here, Alastair Clarkson, AFL coaching great, and Chris Fagan, have got their names stuck in the middle of this for the time being,” he said. Other players allege they were made to remove SIM cards from their phones and replace them with new ones in an attempt to cut them off from their partners and make them focus on their football careers. [ABC Sport](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-21/alastair-clarkson-and-chris-fagan-named-in-hawks-review/101452320) reports the review alleges senior staff at Hawthorn demanded the separation of First Nations players from their partners and pressured one player and his partner to terminate a pregnancy for the sake of his career.

The Hawthorn Football Club says it will investigate “disturbing historical allegations” raised by current and former First Nations players and staff.

The authors presented the report to Hawthorn in the past fortnight. Hawthorn referred the report on to the AFL integrity unit several days later. “He told me to kill my unborn kid,” the ABC report quotes him as saying. The player reportedly phoned his partner in a state of shock. [Sign up here](/link/follow-20170101-p57ogt). They told me I’d be living with one of the other coaches from that night onwards,” he is quoted as saying. It was agreed they would be de-identified. I had no idea what was happening.” The external review has not yet been released, but the ABC on Wednesday reported allegations contained in it, including that the club demanded some First Nations players split from their partners and live separately from their family. I was frozen on the spot, completely numb from what I had just heard [the player] say. I will never forget that phone call or the heartbreak I felt in that moment. Another player told the broadcaster he felt “under a microscope” and was told his partner was holding him back and he needed to end the relationship to go further in his career.

There are few Australian football clubs who could claim immunity from racially prejudiced pasts, but Hawthorn's history is scattered with dire examples of ...

They said later I had wanted to go home to Darwin for a while. "I don't get why they do it and I don't understand it. After returning and playing for Hawthorn's VFL side Box Hill, the rising star decided he needed a permanent move back home, and requested a trade to West Coast and Fremantle. I would love for someone to come out and say why they do it … The Waverley mirror is one that has often been fogged over by the steam of success. "Cyril and his partner have every right to feel the way they feel, and it may never be right that they feel comfortable going back to the club," he said. He was a star when he returned to the friendlier environs of South Fremantle in the WAFL." Bateman was talented but raw. That's not right." More likely he was too early. [whether the partner of an Indigenous player was "also a b**ng"](https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/luke-hodge-says-hawthorns-leadership-group-never-formally-discussed-racist-comment-documented-by-cyril-rioli/news-story/eff6e563d145f871a953847fc55865de). Maybe he was too small.

Hawthorn says 'disturbing historical allegations' have been passed on to the AFL's integrity unit.

“You can’t put yourself in the position of the players and their families and what they’ve been told by people who they’re supposed to look up to. “My thoughts today are with the players and their families who were allegedly subjected to horrific treatment.” The AFL is finalising a process to investigate the allegations and has sought further details of those who shared their experiences in order to progress its investigation. “The AFL is committed to ensuring all who shared their experiences are fully supported through this process. A spokesperson said it would not be made public because the club had interviewed players with a guarantee of anonymity. A Hawthorn-commissioned review has revealed what the club has called “disturbing historical allegations”.

Follow live as Hawthorn Football Club and the AFL respond to allegations of racism unearthed in an external review.

"We are committed to the welfare of all involved. "The AFL is committed to ensuring all who shared their experiences are fully supported through this process. "The AFL takes extremely seriously all matters where people report experiencing harm, discrimination or mistreatment in our industry. "The first thing is who are the players, can you touch base with them, all that kinda stuff, but the reason why they were put under aliases is they want to be protected. "What we went through as a group ... Terrible." "When you have 19. football is just an extra part of your life." "It should never be just football at all. "It should have never got to a situation like this. These services will also be reinforced to all members of the AFLPA.” By Simon Smale

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The report that we received wasn’t identified, so we are actually unaware of who the people and partners were. We had a really open and frank conversation and he feels culturally safe, but we will continue to challenge that and we will continue to move forward and we will continue to strengthen those programs. People signed away confidentiality and we must respect that confidentiality and to this day it is still de-identified. Marine wildlife experts will assess the scene and the situation to plan an appropriate response. They will work alongside staff from the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service and Tasmanian police at Strahan. Santos last month agreed to halt most of its work ahead of today’s ruling. Only about half the animals are alive. Be brave, be kind, carn the blues, join your union and vote Labor. Firstly, I want to thank all of those people in my electorate, who term after term after term voted me back in to represent them. Thunderstorms are developing in a moist air mass along a surface trough today, aided by an upper level low in NSW. Those conversations have continued over the past 12 months. I want to thank the people in my life who have made this possible.

The Brisbane Lions have announced that senior coach Chris Fagan will take a leave of absence while he fully co-operates with an AFL investigation into ...

Neither Clarkson nor Fagan participated in the review. “I was therefore shocked by the extremely serious allegations reported in the media earlier today. “He was not consulted during the Hawthorn sponsored review and looks forward to the opportunity to be heard as part of the AFL investigation. But the club’s plans have been thrown into disarray by an ABC report in which it was alleged that Indigenous “I have today contacted the president of North Melbourne Football Club and we have mutually agreed that I will step back from my responsibilities at the club so I can fully cooperate in the investigation.” “I was not afforded any due process and I refute any allegation of wrongdoing or misconduct and look forward to the opportunity to be heard as part of the AFL external investigation.

The Australian Football League is investigating claims Aboriginal players at one of its most successful clubs were bullied by senior coaching staff.

He said he was forced to break up with her and cut off contact. They told me I'd be living with one of the other coaches from that night onward," he said. Another player told the ABC Hawthorn reacted similarly when they learned his partner was pregnant. [and] not afforded any due process." ABC interviewed three unnamed players who were at the Melbourne club - also known as the Hawks - between 2005 and 2021. His partner did not go through with an abortion and the couple reconciled within months.

Former Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says he refutes "any allegation of wrongdoing or misconduct" regarding claims about the club's treatment of First ...

"We had no idea of what was to come out of those conversations. we are doing it for the right reason and that it to make sure that our people, if required, get the support that they require. "The independent panel … We didn't speak to anyone outside of that group while the consultants didn't speak to anyone outside of that group." "These are serious allegations. "We need to run a proper investigation to get to the bottom of it and this is important, out of respect for those making the allegations and out of respect for those being accused."

Senior AFL coaches Alastair Clarkson and Chris Fagan were not interviewed during a Hawthorn review which places them...

"This process was ... Reeves said he was unaware of the identities of players interviewed as part of the review due to confidentiality agreements. "We are profoundly disappointed that some of our former players and their families feel like this about their experiences at the club."

AFL rocked amid calls Clarkson, Fagan 'must go' if 'disturbing' Hawks claims found to be true.

This is going to be a big story for some time, and it goes to the hearts of some of the biggest names in football and they’re going to have to address this,” she told 3AW. “The last time they met was shortly after Eddie Betts’ book came out, and Gillon was urged to put First Nation’s People – at least one or two – on their Integrity Committee. “Again, we have a moment, I think, on the broader side of things, we say that football is viewed first as men. This sort of brings into question all aspects of footy, how it operates and the impact that it has on individuals. That’s on example of a player who might have some issues.” “The Do Better report at Collingwood was largely a historical document. While we celebrate the Indigenous influence in footy at convenient moments with colourful jumpers, what is the reality within the game for those who strive to make it in Australia‘s great game? We are currently seeing what’s happening in the Kumanjayi Walker case and some text messages that have been sent to and from different people who serve in the police. These are not ancient incidents, these are very much recent history while the game has been celebrating itself and its achievements on an Indigenous front.” They have much more information than we are privy to on the outside and a six-paragraph holding statement moving responsibility to the AFL’s investigation doesn’t feel like enough to me,” he said on SEN. “If we put this into a bigger context, we have had basically 10 days of wall-to-wall coverage of the Queen. “Earlier on this week, we had the banning of spit hoods – they were disproportionately used on First Nations people.

'Echoes of the Stolen Generation': Fears there's more to come from Hawks' horror report.

The allegation that Alastair Clarkson asked a player’s partner to abort their child, that’s there forever. “I sit here tonight thinking Alastair Clarkson and Chris Fagan probably won’t coach football again. “The Stolen Generation analogy is really good. “It was devastating to read as part of it left you numb, left you appalled – this is not ancient history – this is from the last decade. There were the echoes of the Stolen Generation in there of the separation of families in the name of football, convoys of cars arriving, being marched into a house and taken out and then … The mud’s there. And I’m not saying it was made up – but I was so disbelieving. [Hawks coach ‘torn in a thousand directions’ by report](https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/hawthorn-hawks/afl-news-2022-hawthorn-racism-report-sam-mitchell-interview-shaun-burgoyne-indigenous-players-alastair-clarkson-latest/news-story/9e0bb663500a0f1135d0340ae2f70301) If this was the 1970s, you would be confronted by it and left to question. [Hawthorn facing serious accusations of past treatment of players](https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/hawthorn-hawks/afl-news-2022-investigation-into-hawthorn-football-club-racism-allegations-of-first-nations-players-pregnancy-termination-alastair-clarkson-chris-fagan/news-story/43c07c76a4c760c7246dc28d7fb6ee2b) It has to be made up. [‘Shocked’ Clarkson rejects claims in Hawks report](https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/north-melbourne-kangaroos/afl-news-2022-alastair-clarkson-north-melbourne-coach-wont-start-role-on-november-1-hawthorn-racism-investigation/news-story/b771df3f8087b99bd460e69a8d7d2f55)

Allegations of the forced separation of First Nations players from their families, of bullying, and demands that one couple terminate a pregnancy — are, as the ...

There is a long history of Aboriginal mothers being forced to give up their babies and terminate their pregnancies in this country. Our wider Australian society — and its institutions — has for centuries demonised loving, decent Indigenous people who are told by the state they are not fit to be parents. One commentator said the families' stories might expose a "dark underbelly" of AFL culture. It's more likely, though, that the stories reveal the sinister ways in which structural racism has always worked against Indigenous people across Australia. The shock and disbelief upon reading what these families allegedly endured have been universal. This could be the AFL's darkest hour.

Chris Fagan has denied he was at the alleged meeting where a former Hawthorn player was pressured into having his partner's pregnancy terminated for the ...

That’s how tricky and difficult a situation this is.” [allegations made by club legend Cyril Rioli earlier this year](https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/hawthorn-hawks/afl-2022-caroline-wilson-provides-update-on-cyril-rioli-shock-hawthorn-hawks-retirement-in-2018-explosive-racism-accusations-jeff-kennett-comment-on-ripped-jeans/news-story/a89d4c14f8f55dc4167010115406240b) regarding how he was treated, with the intention of talking to First Nations players and officials at the club at the time. What goes on at football clubs and how much do people ever really know?” Even close teammates said they had no idea. “Chris Fagan and people close to him are not sure he was actually at the meeting, and I think Chris Fagan has told the Brisbane Lions that he doesn’t recall it,” she said. [shock allegations from a report by the ABC’s Russell Jackson about the treatment of First Nations players at the Hawks](https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/hawthorn-hawks/afl-news-2022-investigation-into-hawthorn-football-club-racism-allegations-of-first-nations-players-pregnancy-termination-alastair-clarkson-chris-fagan/news-story/43c07c76a4c760c7246dc28d7fb6ee2b) during their golden era under Alastair Clarkson where the club won four premierships from 2008-2015 — allegations the AFL will appoint an independent panel to launch its own external investigation into.

The Indigenous champion says AFL clubs yet to investigate their past must now seek out the truth.

Stream them all for free on “Every football club should come out and do an external review, contact the Indigenous players and past Indigenous players and see how that footy club was.” Indigenous champion Betts was saddened but not surprised to learn of racism claims at Hawthorn, detailed in an independent report commissioned by the club and published by the ABC.

Linda Burney says all sporting clubs and codes should carefully examine their relationships with First Nations players following allegations about Hawthorn ...

"It is inconceivable in this day and age … "The discussions were around what the AFL was going to immediately do and that is, of course, the investigation that Gill McLachlan announced today," she said. the allegations that have been made by the players involved, the families involved, the communities involved with the Hawthorn Football Club," she said.

Former AFL star Eddie Betts spoke out about the shocking revelations at the Hawthorn Football Club and called for a league-wide external review of racism in ...

He covers AFL and has won awards for his cricket and basketball writing.Connect via [Caroline Schelle](/by/caroline-schelle-p536cl)is a breaking news reporter at The Age.Connect via It [what’s alleged at Hawthorn] kind of close to that in a sense. Listening to him speak, he was very devastated that these boys didn’t speak to him,” Betts said. It was really, really sad to read.” I think that every club should do a review like this – every football club should come out and do an external review. “My mum’s father was a part of the stolen generation.