Court documents show AFL club’s strong denial of allegations filed by three Indigenous former players – Carl Peterson, Cyril Rioli and Jermaine Miller-Lewis – their partners and a former employee
A group including three Hawthorn players claimed the club unlawfully discriminated against them, including by acting in culturally harmful, stereotyping or domineering ways.A group including three Hawthorn players claimed the club unlawfully discriminated against them, including by acting in culturally harmful, stereotyping or domineering ways.
The players are Cyril Rioli, a Norm Smith medalist who won four premierships with the Hawks, Carl Peterson and Jermaine Miller-Lewis. Rioli and Miller-Lewis’s wives, Shannyn Ah Sam-Rioli and Montanah-Rae Lewis, and Leon Egan, who was employed by the club, also suedOne of the most explosive allegations was that a former player had been told he should encourage his partner to terminate her pregnancy for the sake of his career.
Peterson said after some initially friendly and positive discussion about his development as a player, the conversation turned to his partner’s pregnancy.Peterson said Burt said in the meeting words to the effect of, “We don’t think you’re ready to be a father”, and Clarkson said, “You need to break up with and focus only on your football” and “Unless you break up with her and tell her to terminate the pregnancy, your football career will be in jeopardy.
“Clarkson said to many players words to the effect that they needed to speak and communicate with their teammates on and off the field and not ‘be Humphrey B Bear’,” the Hawks said.
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