AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan said he has been “wounded” by the pain Eddie Betts has felt since the Adelaide Crows’ controversial 2018 pre-season camp but insists the league had no formal reason to act against the club or camp organisers. AFL
AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan said he has been “wounded” by the pain Eddie Betts has felt since the Adelaide Crows’ controversial 2018 pre-season camp but insists the league had no formal reason to act against the club or camp organisers.
with Betts particularly traumatised by having personal information he had given to the camp’s counsellors disclosed in front of his teammatesEddie Betts, now an assistant coach with Geelong, has detailed the emotional pain he has felt since the Adelaide Crows’ 2018 camp.An AFL investigation in October 2018 cleared Adelaide of any industry rule breach and a SafeWork SA investigation last year cleared the Crows of breaching health-and-safety laws.
“We mandated a push at the behest of that player cohort to make sure that we have prevented this stuff going forward, that there is an Indigenous liaison officer at all 18 clubs.”McLachlan said he had been in regular contact with Betts and had been emotionally hurt by what had transpired.
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