The Australian Football League Coaches' Association has called on the league to include an experienced coach or football administrator on a panel investigating allegations of mistreatment of Indigenous players at Hawthorn.
The allegations from the unnamed players were contained in an independent review commissioned by Hawthorn and were reported by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation last week. "Football clubs are unique environments," AFLCA CEO Alistair Nicholson said in a statement on Monday. "Coaches are regularly called on to provide advice and support on non-football related issues, particularly with younger players who have left home to join an AFL club.
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