Four-time premiership coach Alastair Clarkson fronted the media, days after three former Hawthorn players lodged a statement of claim in the Federal Court as part of their racism action against the Hawthorn Football Club.
Four-time premiership coach Alastair Clarkson claims a resolution to the Hawthorn racism case has been hindered by lawyers, declaring the families at the centre of the complaints were ready to settle.
Clarkson said it had been “unfortunate” all parties had been unable to reach a resolution through an independent AFL investigation and in a hearing before the Australian Human Rights Commission. He said he looks forward to again being able to add context to the allegations.“We’ve had small opportunities to participate in the Human Rights Commission.
Two separate reports by Justice John Middleton and Gordon Legal suggested there was “no basis whatsoever” that a subculture of racism had existed at Hawthorn. The document also reveals fresh claims, such as Clarkson’s alleged dealings with Rioli in the Northern Territory in 2017, including when it’s claimed he visited Cyril Rioli’s father unannounced in an Alice Springs hospital.
Former Hawk, Kangaroo and Sun Jed Anderson is mentioned in the context of an encounter with Clarkson and the Riolis, in which Clarkson is alleged to have suggested Anderson’s partner return to Darwin.
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