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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Christopher Knaus

AFL Players’ Association backs calls for club-by-club review in wake of Hawthorn racism allegations

Patrick Dangerfield and  Paul Marsh
AFL players’ association president Patrick Dangerfield (left) and CEO Paul Marsh also want to see a club-by-club review of treatment of Indigenous players. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

The AFL Players’ Association has thrown its weight behind calls for a club-by-club review in the wake of the Hawthorn racism allegations, saying the league clearly “has an issue with the treatment of First Nations and multicultural players”.

The AFL chief executive, Gillon McLachlan, on Thursday left the door open to a wider review of the treatment of First Nations players, after calls from Eddie Betts for a league-wide examination.

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