The ABC’s report into racism allegations at Hawthorn seems to stem from a non-public inside investigation. However how was it leaked?
The allegations of racism and potential abuse of younger footballers on the Hawthorn Soccer Membership are harrowing and traumatic to learn. However but once more, the AFL has managed an entire governance failure with regard to the investigation course of.
It’s crucial we separate the horrific allegations from the method itself, one thing that the media, in a typical rush to judgment and clicks, has once more didn’t do.
Earlier this yr, well-liked Hawthorn premiership champion Cyril Rioli and his spouse, Shannyn, levelled separate allegations towards the membership, together with that “Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett commented on the designer ripped denims of Rioli’s spouse Shannyn Ah Sam-Rioli, providing free change to assist sew them up — feedback Kennett claims was a joke”.
