Clarkson, Fagan facing exoneration in Hawks saga

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North Melbourne manager Alastair Clarkson, Brisbane manager Chris Fagan and erstwhile Hawks staffer Jason Burt are apt to beryllium exonerated arsenic the AFL's probe into Hawthorn nears its conclusion, according to The Age.

The trio person faced superior historical allegations of mistreatment of First Nations players astatine Hawthorn betwixt the 2008 and 2015, a play successful which the nine won 4 premierships.

All 3 men person categorically denied immoderate allegations of wrongdoing, and are expected to person nary lawsuit to reply owed to determination being insufficient grounds to beryllium the allegations against them, according to The Age's sources.

News of a decision to the probe comes conscionable days aft Clarkson shocked the AFL by lasting down indefinitely from his presumption astatine North Melbourne.

Then Hawthorn elder manager Alastair Clarkson with past General Manager Football Operations Chris Fagan successful 2015. (Getty)

According to the report, Clarkson, Fagan and Burt are "unlikely" to partake successful a mediation league to beryllium held successful Adelaide adjacent week.

While Clarkson has stepped aside, Fagan continues to manager astatine Brisbane and said helium was "saddened" to spot the Kangaroos mentor's determination earlier this week.

"I was fortunate to enactment with 'Clarko' for astir 9 years, and I person known him for overmuch longer than this," Fagan's connection read, successful part.

"I cognize him to beryllium a idiosyncratic of precise bully quality who has had an overwhelmingly affirmative power connected the lives of the young men helium has coached. The shot assemblage is immeasurably amended disconnected with Clarko successful it.

"The profoundly flawed process that we person been subjected to has taken a dense toll. It has been profoundly damaging and unfair."

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