Lions' emphatic stand for under-fire coach

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Brisbane chairperson Andrew Wellington says the nine volition basal by manager Chris Fagan arsenic helium commits himself to the AFL's investigation into the allegations of First Nations players astatine Hawthorn.

It comes aft the ABC published a study connected Wednesday containing graphic examples of alleged mistreatment of First Nations players astatine the Hawks.

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Brisbane Lions manager Chris Fagan. (Getty)

It alleges young First Nations players were separated from their partners, and that 1 mates was pressured to terminate a gestation successful bid to assistance the player's career.

Incoming Kangaroos manager Alastair Clarkson was 1 of 3 erstwhile Hawks staffers named successful the report, along with Fagan, who was an adjunct nether Clarkson, and ex-Hawks subordinate improvement manager Jason Burt.

In a connection connected Sunday, Wellington said the nine would "strongly support" Fagan done the AFL's investigative process arsenic helium categorically denies playing a portion successful immoderate wrongdoing.

"We basal by Chris arsenic helium commits himself to beryllium portion of the AFL investigation, which gives him procedural fairness, into allegations concerning humanities events astatine the Hawthorn Football Club, wherever helium was a erstwhile employee," Wellington said.

"Chris has categorically denied immoderate wrongdoing. It has been a distressing and hard week for Chris, his woman Ursula and their family, arsenic it has for many, and we powerfully enactment his close to a fair, impartial and autarkic investigative process."

Wellington personally endorsed Fagan's shining character, claiming the 61-year-old has ever promoted subordinate and unit wellbeing, portion warranting a culturally harmless situation astatine the Lions.

Alastair Clarkson (left) and Chris Fagan successful their clip astatine Hawthorn. (Getty)

"Since Chris Fagan arrived astatine the Brisbane Lions successful October 2016, helium has been much than conscionable our caput coach. He has been a relation model, a mentor and a begetter figure.

"He has played a cardinal relation successful steering our nine into the beardown presumption it's successful today; integral to our occurrence connected and disconnected the field.

"In each of my dealings with Chris implicit the past six years, helium has ever made the payment of our players and unit an utmost priority.

"Chris has been a large protagonist of each of our players and their families and has worked hard to guarantee our nine provides a culturally harmless situation for everyone."

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