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As the AFL men’s season draws to a close, and excitement builds for a grand final back at the MCG after a two-year absence due to COVID-19, the game once again finds itself grabbling with shocking and shameful reports on entrenched racism.
This time it centres around the Hawthorn football club, with allegations that celebrated coaches Chris Fagan and Alastair Clarkson pressured First Nations players to end relationships and even, in one case, convince their partner to terminate her pregnancy so as to further the player’s career.
Matthew Klugman writes that these allegations demonstrate once again that depite the AFL’s “celebratory narratives of racial inclusion and anti-racist action”, the game still looks to take possession of First Nations players and their land rather than recognise their sovereignty.
Racism is just one ongoing issue the new AFL chief executive will need to deal with from next year, following the retirement of Gillon McLachlan. There are other pressing matters too, Klugman says, including the ongoing push for the AFLW players to be treated equally rather than simply paid lip service, and the impact of head injuries incurred while playing the sport, which can have devastating effects on players for the rest of their lives.
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Amanda Dunn
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Matthew Klugman, Victoria University
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Hayley Cullen, University of Newcastle
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Lisa Harvey-Smith, UNSW Sydney
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