Alastair Clarkson and Chris Fagan will stand aside as North Melbourne and Brisbane head coaches respectively, pending an AFL investigation into the alleged mistreatment of First Nations players and their families during their time at Hawthorn.
Hours after the AFL chief executive, Gillon McLachlan, announced an external independent panel would get to the bottom of the “challenging, harrowing and disturbing” allegations contained in a Hawks-commissioned review, the Lions confirmed Fagan would take a leave of absence so he could cooperate with the investigation.
