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Hawks racism claims 'harrowing': AFL chair

AFL chairman Richard Goyder has promised a just outcome from an investigation into "harrowing" claims of historic racism at Hawthorn.

AAP

AFL 'no place for discrimination': PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has used a pre-grand final breakfast to speak out against discrimination and highlight an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

AAP

Author of Hawthorn review says alleged mistreatment of Indigenous players ‘like a nightmare’

Phil Egan says he has not heard anything like those allegations before at a football club and there should now be an audit of all clubs

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Hawks overrun Swans for first AFLW success

Hawthorn have given Sydney a four-goal start before snatching their first AFLW victory with a four-point win in front of a full house at Punt Road Oval.

AAP

AFL club reviews urged by WA Aboriginal Affairs Minister after Hawthorn racism allegations

WA Aboriginal Affairs Minister Tony Buti says all AFL clubs should conduct internal reviews into their treatment of Indigenous players in the wake of the allegations levelled at the Hawthorn Football Club.

ABC News

Crikey and Lachlan Murdoch’s lawyers have first day in court as judge warns of ‘hyperbole’

Murdoch’s barrister moves to strike out parts of Crikey’s defence calling it ‘embarrassing and irrelevant’. Plus: Speers moves to the capital

The Guardian - AU

Hawthorn racism allegations are harrowing, but AFL’s investigation is wide of the mark

The ABC’s report into racism allegations at Hawthorn appears to stem from a private internal investigation. But how was it leaked?

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‘A man made for the moment’: Why Lance Franklin’s legacy will endure regardless of AFL grand final result

In statistics and influence, Franklin is already an all-time AFL great. And if Saturday’s grand final goes down to the wire, all eyes will turn to ‘Buddy’

The Guardian - AU

AFL scandal: All leaders need more than on-field accomplishments

The AFL scandal embroiling Hawthorn, Clarkson and Fagan are an example leaders need to boast much more than their ‘on-field’ accomplishments.

The New Daily

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

Players’ association says league ‘has an issue with the treatment of First Nations and multicultural players’

The Guardian - AU

Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan denies any wrongdoing over Hawthorn allegations

Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan says he is "shocked and deeply distressed" by claims made about Hawthorn's treatment of First Nations players.

ABC News

Sub-plots aplenty in the AFL final chapter

Geelong and Sydney clash in the AFL grand final amid numerous similarities between the combatants.

AAP

AFL boss open to wider review of historical treatment of Indigenous players

Indigenous AFL great Eddie Betts says ‘every football club should come out and do an external review’

The Guardian - AU

Alastair Clarkson Says He ‘Refutes’ Disturbing Allegations Of Racism From The Hawthorn Review

Alastair Clarkson has broken his silence after a review into the culture at Hawthorn Football Club revealed serious allegations of racism.

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Gillon McLachlan says Indigenous players were 'confronted' by Hawks racism allegations as Eddie Betts calls for more club reviews

AFL chief Gillon McLachlan says Indigenous players are "confronted and challenged" they were not aware of Hawthorn racism allegations, as retired great Eddie Betts calls for all clubs to match the Hawks' review.

ABC News

Tiwi Islands elder warns the AFL may lose talented Indigenous players without change

A senior Tiwi Islands Indigenous elder is warning the AFL that the latest allegations over the treatment of Aboriginal players will put off young rising stars.

AAP

Fagan rejects AFL racism claims

Brisbane coach Chris Fagan has followed Alastair Clarkson in denying claims of racism during the pair's time at Hawthorn, and has welcomed an AFL investigation.

The Independent UK

AFL investigating ‘harrowing’ allegations of bullying of Indigenous players at Hawthorn

One former player claims coaches urged him to have his partner’s pregnancy aborted

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The Loop: Putin calls up reservists for Ukraine, Hawthorn CEO says club must face history, Laneway lineup, and weather radar

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

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

AAP

AFL Indigenous roads pockmarked by racism

Hawthorn's racism controversy is the latest in a long line of incidents in the VFL/AFL.

The Guardian - AU

Hawthorn racism review casts unsettling silhouette over AFL grand final

The compelling storylines recede and the bread and circuses all seem a bit silly given what we now know

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AFL Coach Chris Fagan Stood Down Pending New Review Amid Bombshell Hawthorn Racism Allegations

It's past time Australia and the AFL faced up to its history of racism and exclusion.

The Guardian - AU

AFL greats shocked at Hawthorn report into alleged racism

Luke Hodge, Sam Mitchell and Shaun Burgoyne react to allegations First Nations players were mistreated

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Footy’s Racism Problem Doesn’t Live In The Extremes, It’s Embedded Into Its Common Language

The Hawthorn racism scandal is an extreme endgame of an uncomfortable truth: that football's problems are present even in its terminology.

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