AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan says senior Indigenous players have found it "hugely challenging" that alleged incidents of racism could have taken place at Hawthorn without them being aware of them.
McLachlan spoke with a group of current and former players including Shaun Burgoyne, Shane Edwards, Steven May, Neville Jetta and Eddie Betts in the wake of the fresh racism furore that has engulfed the competition.
