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Shocking claims by an ex indigenous Hawthorn player has resulted in Chris Fagan stepping down as Brisbane coach pending an investigation and Clarko could be forced to do the same. Poor old North can’t take a trick. This is the biggest story in AFL since the Essendon drugs saga. Watch this space.

The “family club”. No more can they utter those words if allegations are true.

You couldn't dream this shit up if you tried in this day and age. Just allegations at the moment but the fact that Fagan has stepped down does give it some credence.

The AFL never sleeps on and off the field!

The ABC on grand final weekend, neither coach offered a chance to refute allegations.

Hopefully not a disgruntled player, hard to imagine another human in such an environment being so heartless.

It must be remembered these players were contacted as part of Hawthorn's external review at its own expense. They are not true whistle blowers. What do you expect them to say?

The big question is, are these isolated alleged incidents at Hawthorn or is this type of allegation widespread in the AFL? Could the beginning of the AFL's #metoo movement.

Disturbing allegations that must be properly verified for the sake of all parties concerned. Non of us have much clue unless we were able to read the report.

I'm gobsmacked that it has been released in Grand Final week, taking away the limelight from the 2 competing clubs. For both the Grand final and the parties affected by this report, it should have been release after the GF so it can get everyones full focus.

Unholytugboat wrote:

The ABC on grand final weekend, neither coach offered a chance to refute allegations.

Hopefully not a disgruntled player, hard to imagine another human in such an environment being so heartless.

Not according to the ABC journalist who broke the story. 

 

This is mind boggling.  It’s hard to believe a couple of coaches would go this far nowadays, yet it’s also hard to believe someone would make this up.  If the coaches are guilty, then they will pay the ultimate.  If the person making the claims is lying, he has to be treated the same.  We may never be told the full story.

58shark wrote:

This is mind boggling.  It’s hard to believe a couple of coaches would go this far nowadays, yet it’s also hard to believe someone would make this up.  If the coaches are guilty, then they will pay the ultimate.  If the person making the claims is lying, he has to be treated the same.  We may never be told the full story.

I was curious who might have spilled the beans so I scanned through a few past drafts. Pretty sure I know who one of them might be and he’s a local drafted from WA who had question marks over him prior to being drafted. I choose not to name him and others would be wise to do the same.