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Alastair Clarkson 'shocked' by Hawthorn allegations as AFL launches independent investigation

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

Clarkson — along with Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan  — was named in an external review commissioned by Hawthorn into the treatment of First Nations players at the club and which is understood to detail allegations by several former players that they were pressured by the club to separate themselves from partners and families.

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