Chris Fagan has retained a legal team to assist him during an AFL investigationCredit:Getty Images
The AFL is yet to announce the four-person independent panel to oversee the investigation and sources said they were having difficulty assembling a panel of people with the appropriate expertise who are also suitable to all parties relevant to the investigation.
AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan told Fox Footy last week that finding the right mix of people on the panel was taking longer than initially expected.
“We want everyone to feel comfortable with the composition,” McLachlan said.
“As we talked about ... it’s an independent panel. It’ll have the right functional skills but also diversity and that’s obviously cultural and gender,” McLachlan said.
The AFL have retained lawyer Peter Gordon to act on their behalf,while the four families at the heart of the allegations that were revealed in an ABC report last week have retained Leon Zwier from Arnold-Bloch-Leibler to act on their behalf.
Fagan said in a statement he intended to participate fully in any investigation process,and would deny allegations of wrongdoing.