AFL: Jack Ginnivan says it's a 'dream come true' to wear the Hawthorn colours, as he joined his new club.
Ex-Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett says he won’t be “shamed into apologising” to former Hawks players and staff as the club faces the prospect of a significant compensation bill., with “no adverse findings” made against former Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson, ex-football boss Chris Fagan and former welfare manager Jason Burt.
However the AFL left the door ajar to punish the Hawks over their commissioning and oversight of their culture review. That investigation, which is being run by AFL general counsel Stephen Meade, is now in its final stages.The Hawks are also involved in a Human Rights Commission case, which was launched by the ex-club players and their families earlier this year after they confirmed their identities in a bombshell letter.
But Kennett, who took initial allegations to the AFL before ordering a cultural review, hit out at the prospect of significant financial compensation and apologies, suggesting they “would open the club up to further claims”. “I’m not going to be shamed into apologising and I have to say this is not a great start for the AFL administration,” Kennett told“It would be totally wrong for the AFL to penalise Hawthorn and it would be totally wrong for the club to use members’ funds to pay for something it did not do. This is not Hawthorn’s error. This is not Hawthorn’s fault.”to look after his mental wellbeing amid the investigation into historical racism allegations at Hawthorn.
Gowers didn’t elaborate on what a public apology would look like. He said the matter of financial compensation was “tricky” and “complex” but added: “I’m confident that we will reach a resolution and that is adequate and acceptable.”
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