The prevailing view at Hawthorn is that a small group of women have led the decision to make public the allegations that could radically reshape football’s landscape.
Hawthorn’s former player development manager has taken ‘indefinite leave’ from his job amid the fallout from the racism scandal.
Allegations from former Indigenous players at Hawthorn that former senior staff at the AFL club separated them from their families and demanded pregnancy terminations for their partners are echoes of the devastating racist policies that stain the history of Australia’s treatment of First Nations people.
The first task of North Melbourne’s new coach Alastair Clarkson is to galvanise the Kangaroos to believe they can win a premiership.
North Melbourne president Sonja Hood’s strength will continue to be tested after the arrival of new coach Alastair Clarkson.
Essendon coach Ben Rutten will have his future decided as early as Sunday but insisted on Saturday night he wanted to complete the final year of his contract.
Essendon president David Barham appeared before the club’s faithful at the MCG on Saturday night,declaring he will do what it takes to avoid having a generation of Bombers players and supporters who do not know what winning a final feels like.
North Melbourne may be one of the AFL’s smaller clubs but they found alignment with the game’s biggest coach in a win for decency over desperation.
Alastair Clarkson’s announcement that he would join North Melbourne rather than the powerful Bombers will be remembered as a day of abject humiliation for Essendon,which lost the battle of Clarkson for several reasons.
Essendon players launched into new president David Barham for his lack of consultation over the club’s late,ill-fated attempt to lure Alastair Clarkson as coach.
This week Essendon,after a panic-stricken chase for a new coach,have made North Melbourne look like the attractive professional club.