A letter despatched by legal professionals for Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan on Sunday helped flip the Hawthorn racism scandal on its head.
The electronic mail, obtained by the Herald Sun, detailed an impending authorized transfer that might change the ball recreation for the 4 First Nations households on the centre of the saga and was described by one help particular person as an element within the households’ determination to conform to a cope with the league.
READ THE FULL LETTER AT THE HERALD SUN
The households mentioned the contents of the e-mail with Zwier throughout a disaster assembly on Monday.
The letter gave the households till 4pm Monday to reply.
The prospect of a deal between the gamers and their households and the AFL appeared useless within the water on Sunday, however on Tuesday night time league boss Gillon McLachlan introduced the Hawthorn racism investigation was over and that no “adverse findings’’ were found against former Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson, former club football manager Fagan and former welfare boss Jason Burt.
In turn, the families agreed not to take legal action against the league.
The families, who had been determined to receive an apology from the former Hawks trio, were instead given a generic apology by the league to any Indigenous player who had suffered racism in the history of the game.
At least one of the families involved now regrets agreeing to the AFL deal in the belief they were used as a pawn aimed at resolving the eight-month racism dispute.
Fagan engaged law firm Clayton Utz after the scandal erupted in grand final week last year.
The former Hawks footy boss has repeatedly said he would welcome the opportunity to give his side of the story.
“I am not a party to the agreement between the complainants, the investigation panel and the AFL,” Fagan mentioned in a press release on Tuesday.
“But I stand vindicated by it. I have made no concessions. There are none to make.
“I have always vigorously defended myself, and will always do so, as I have done nothing wrong.”
Clarkson, Fagan and Burt have all denied wrongdoing. Fagan and Zwier had been contacted for remark.
Source: www.news.com.au
