Clarkson lashes out over 'corrupted' process

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Alastair Clarkson has released a caller connection arsenic the probe into superior allegations against him, and others from his clip arsenic manager of Hawthorn, continues.

An ABC study past week archetypal reported details of a study commissioned by Hawthorn, successful which allegations are made astir the attraction of First Nations players and their families during Clarkson's tenure arsenic caput coach.

Clarkson - who precocious signed connected to manager North Melbourne adjacent play - issued a written connection to media connected Wednesday. It was the 2nd connection issued by Clarkson successful effect to the allegations (this is what helium said successful his first).

"Since learning of the allegations archetypal reported successful the media past Wednesday I person been shocked and profoundly distressed," Clarkson wrote.

"It remains profoundly disappointing that these matters are present being wide canvassed successful the nationalist domain without the accidental being fixed to maine oregon others to springiness our accounts oregon adjacent work the Hawthorn report, which to this time I person not seen.

"The further caller work of purported extracts from the study means I present person sedate concerns that immoderate accidental of a just process and conscionable result person been earnestly undermined, if not irrevocably corrupted.

"The nonaccomplishment to support the confidentiality of the reappraisal and further damaging nationalist speculation means I person nary enactment but to explicit publicly, successful the strongest and astir emphatic presumption possible, that I did not behave successful the mode claimed.

"I judge the genuine affection I held for each the players who walked done the doors into Hawthorn is good known. I person ever appreciated and respected the unsocial journeys of First Nations players into the highest echelons of Australian rules football.

"I person been committed to acknowledging and knowing their galore varied experiences and brought each my efforts to ensuring these players are fixed the accidental to realise their dreams. But not astatine immoderate cost, and ne'er astatine the outgo of their families arsenic has been alleged.

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"Any proposition to the contrary is mendacious and profoundly offensive.

"People who cognize maine volition recognize however important household is to me. I person ever carried this worth into each organisation I person worked with.

"I admit however hard it is for immoderate player, and successful peculiar First Nations players to archer their stories astir profoundly idiosyncratic matters and I respect each subordinate that has spoken to either the ABC oregon Phil Egan arsenic portion of the Hawthorn Football Club process.

"Every idiosyncratic has their communicative and the close to archer it. However, arsenic the allegations against maine person been dispersed wide and sometimes presented arsenic indisputable matters of fact, I indispensable authorities that my wide representation of the matters reported is precise different.

"I volition proceed to cooperate with the AFL and I americium trying to clasp my spot that it volition enactment successful spot a fair, respectful and supportive process for each involved. However, I volition not hesitate to instrumentality further steps to support my presumption and estimation should that beryllium necessary.

"I bash not mean to marque immoderate further remark publically connected the process oregon connected further media reports."

Hawthorn initially commissioned the study itself, and present the AFL is launching its ain probe into the allegations made against the Hawks and a fig of employees, mostly former.

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