Category: AFL – Australian Rules

• AFL club apologises to group of former players and their families
• Racism allegations against the club first revealed two years ago

The Hawthorn racism scandal has ended after the AFL club settled their Federal Court case with Indigenous former players and their families, and apologised to the group for their experiences.

The club and players released a joint statement on Wednesday night, confirming the settlement after two days of mediation this week.

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• Richmond star’s penalty reduced to $200 fine for careless contact
• Essendon’s Georgia Nanscawen was pushed into an umpire’s path

Richmond star Eilish Sheerin remains free to play a week out from the AFLW finals after the appeal board rejected an AFL challenge against her tribunal win. The three-man board took less than 15 minutes to reject the AFL’s three grounds of appeal.

The league took the unusual step of going to the appeal board after Tuesday night’s marathon tribunal hearing, where Sheerin was cleared of intentional umpire contact. Sheerin had been referred directly to the tribunal and was facing a significant ban if found guilty of the original charge. Instead, she was fined $200 for careless contact.

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