Eddie Betts

2022 - 9 - 22

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Hawthorn allegations: Eddie Betts calls on 'every football club' to act ... (7NEWS.com.au)

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.

'We're not surprised': Eddie Betts reacts to Hawthorn racism claims (The Age)

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.

AFL legend Eddie Betts reveals shocking story of racial abuse at ... (6PR)

Speaking on Fox Footy's AFL360 program last night, the Carlton and Adelaide champion, now an assistant coach at Geelong, says Australians need to keep calling ...

“I was told to get out of the pool … Tap PLAY to hear Betts tell the full story Indigenous football great Eddie Betts has welcomed the AFL’s external investigation into

'I was told to get out of the pool': Eddie Betts' 'heartbreaking' racism ... (Fox Sports)

'I was told to get out of the pool': Eddie Betts' 'heartbreaking' racism reveal on live TV.

“I will reach out to him. But if you know if you’re not brave, and you don’t call it out, then we’re not going to make any change. “I’m reading it going – this can’t be true. You need to step out of your comfort zone and start having these conversations calling it out. But you need to be brave. When are we going to learn? When are we going to educate ourselves? When are we going to grow up? “Every football club should do a review like this. [The Brisbane Lions also announced](https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/brisbane-coach-chris-fagan-takes-leave-of-absence-amid-hawthorn-allegations/news-story/3835aa4ba42fc7c5da91343abed1dc37) that coach Chris Fagan, who served as Clarkson’s top assistant at the Hawks, was taking a leave of absence. I was holding my kid, my baby in my hand. “This year, I was in a pool.

Gillon McLachlan says Indigenous players were 'confronted' by ... (ABC News)

AFL chief Gillon McLachlan says Indigenous players are "confronted and challenged" they were not aware of Hawthorn racism allegations, as retired great ...

"And that's the challenging part about this, that these courageous people have come forward and now there's a huge spotlight on them. But what you actually do is you relish the opportunity to make change and to lead and to improve." I know that was weighing heavily on him," he said. "The difficult days, days like yesterday … "But I think now the AFL can look at the bigger picture — or we can attempt to anyway — to arm the clubs with the structures and the understanding and the training to deal with not just First Nations players, but all players of diversity." - McLachlan said current and former Indigenous players told him they were "confronted" they were not aware of the allegations

AFL great Eddie Betts speaks out about damning Hawthorn report (9Homes)

Indigenous AFL legend Eddie Betts says the former Hawthorn players who were allegedly subjected to racist t...

Betts also said last year's decision to make Indigenous liaison officers mandatory at AFL clubs was a step in the right direction, but more needs to be done. READ MORE: