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AFL greats shocked at Hawthorn report into alleged racism

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

The Guardian - AU

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.

Pedestrian.tv

Indigenous Hawk great Burgoyne in shock

Hawthorn's Indigenous great Shaun Burgoyne says he was unaware of any racism claims during his decorated playing career at the AFL club.

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Alastair Clarkson and Chris Fagan stand aside to cooperate with Hawthorn investigation

Clarkson and Fagan were on staff at Hawthorn during the period when it is alleged First Nations players and their families were mistreated

The Guardian - AU

Australian rules football investigates racism allegations

The Australian Football League says it is investigating “very serious allegations” made by Indigenous players that they were racially abused by a coach at the Hawthorn Football Club in Melbourne

The Independent UK

Alleged mistreatment of Hawthorn’s Indigenous players reveals sport’s deep-set racism

Horrific allegations around the Hawthorn Football Club’s treatment of Indigenous players and families have been laid bare.

Crikey

Hawthorn’s alleged abuse of Indigenous players looks much like modern slavery

The AFL club’s treatment of Indigenous players, as alleged by the ABC, must be severely punished if proven true. Clichéd responses won’t do.

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Hawthorn CEO says mistreatment allegations of First Nations players ‘a surprise to everyone’

AFL boss says panel will examine allegations Hawks separated Indigenous players from their families and pressured one couple to terminate a pregnancy

The Guardian - AU

Hawthorn, AFL respond to allegations of racism at club — as it happened

Hawthorn CEO Justin Reeves backs the AFL's independent investigation into allegations at the club, as it happened.

ABC News

‘He Told Me To Kill My Unborn Kid’: Aboriginal Hawthorn Players Make Disturbing Claims About Club

AFL club Hawthorn's external racism review alleges it separated First Nations players from families and demanded one terminate a pregnancy.

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Hawks racism claims "serious" says AFL

The AFL says an external review has revealed allegations of "extremely serious" historical racism incidents at the Hawthorn Football Club.

AAP

The Loop: Hawthorn racism review reveals shock allegations against former coaches, house rents hit record highs, BBC says 28 million Brits watched Queen's funeral

Get up to speed on today's headlines with The Loop.

ABC News

Hawthorn racism review to allege that former coaches separated First Nations players from families and demanded a pregnancy termination

Alastair Clarkson and Chris Fagan are named in a Hawthorn review into how First Nations players were treated during Clarkson's time at the helm of the Hawks. Warning — this story contains details of self-harm, pregnancy loss, and intergenerational trauma for Indigenous people.

ABC News

Sydney Swans, Lance Franklin issue cryptic 'one more' press release to confirm star full-forward will play on in 2023

Lance Franklin's AFL grand final week statement that he will play for another season copies how Michael Jordan announced his NBA comeback.

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AAP

Playing, not staying, delayed Buddy's deal

Lance Franklin says whether he would keep playing, and not staying at Sydney, was what delayed his call on a new one-year AFL deal.

The Guardian - AU

The 10 best AFL grand finals of the last 50 years – sorted

Ahead of this year’s final on Saturday, Jonathan Horn looks back over 50 years of VFL and AFL to pick the most memorable, heartbreaking and exciting games

ABC News

Brownlow Medal guide — from Lachie Neale to Clayton Oliver and Touk Miller, the main contenders and likely team top vote-getters

It's a race in six for this year's Brownlow Medal, but who will come out on top, and who will be the leading vote-getter for YOUR team? Andrew McGarry gives a rundown of the top chances.

AAP

Top Dogs thrash Hawks in wet AFLW clash

Kirsty Lamb celebrated her milestone AFLW match by helping the unbeaten Bulldogs grind the Hawks into the muddy Box Hill turf.

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Brisbane Lions say they won't get caught out again by the Geelong Cats in the AFL preliminary final

Many experts say its harder to win a preliminary final than the grand final itself. The Lions say the won't get caught out again by the Geelong Cats in tonight's AFL preliminary final.

AAP

Dockers knock back Lobb AFL trade request

Contracted Fremantle tall Rory Lobb has had his AFL trade request rejected, but teammates Griffin Logue and Blake Acres are set to depart.

AAP

AFLW medi-sub rule call 'weak': Clarke

AFLW Adelaide coach Matthew Clarke says the argument for the medi-sub rule to be introduced to the game is "pretty weak".

AAP

Coaches call for medi-sub rule in AFLW

AFLW coaches and players have called for the medi-sub rule to be used in the women's game amid injury carnage in the opening rounds of the season.

AAP

Suns' Stanton latest AFLW knee victim

Gold Coast's Jaime Stanton has joined St Kilda's Jayde Van Dyk, GWS defender Pepa Randall and Hawthorn's Tamara Luke on the AFLW sidelines through injury.

AAP

Roos fend off rivals to re-sign Zurhaar

North Melbourne forward Cameron Zurhaar has signed a new two-year deal that ties him to the AFL club until the end of 2024.

AAP

Two more AFLW players suffer ACL tears

The AFLW season is over for St Kilda's Jayde Van Dyk and Hawthorn's Tamara Luke after they suffered ACL tears in the same game.

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