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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Nino Bucci

AFL appoints panel to investigate Hawthorn racism allegations

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The AFL has appointed an independent panel of four barristers, to be led by Bernard Quinn KC, to investigate allegations of racism at the Hawthorn football club. Photograph: Julian Smith/AAP

The AFL has announced a panel to investigate allegations of racism at the Hawthorn football club, but it remains unclear if the First Nations players behind the claims will participate.

The league said in a statement on Wednesday that it had appointed an independent panel of four barristers, to be led by Bernard Quinn KC, two of whom are also Indigenous, to investigate what has been dubbed the greatest scandal in AFL history.

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