sport news AFL insider reveals the appalling racist questions Indigenous players are asked ... trends now As the AFL continues to investigate shocking racial allegations at Hawthorn, a former industry mentor has revealed the rampant racism that he claims exists across all clubs in the competition. Newly appointed North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson and Brisbane Lions mentor Chris Fagan have both been stood down by their respective clubs while the probe into their time at Hawthorn is carried out. Allegations have reportedly been made that a Hawks player was urged to convince their partner to have an abortion, Indigenous players were ordered to separate from their white partners and First Nations footballers were stripped of their phones so they could not communicate with friends and family. Hawthorn is being investigated for alleged acts of racism toward Indigenous players Now a mentor to state league Indigenous players hoping to get drafted has revealed the shocking questions AFL clubs would ask him when he shopped promising young indigenous players to them. The mentor - who did not wish to be named - worked for a Western Australia sports management company between 2013 and 2016 and said clubs would routinely ask him about footballers' crime and imprisonment records, their relationships with white women and their extended families and relationships. He told the Herald Sun that the issue ran deeper than just Hawthorn, extending to other AFL clubs and down into state league competitions as well. The insider felt compelled to speak up following the recent allegations laid against Hawthorn. The Indigenous flag is seen on the 50m line during the round three AFLW match between the Richmond Tigers and the Hawthorn Hawks at Punt Road Oval 'This stuff has weighed heavily on me for the past eight to 10 years or so, and hearing what allegedly happened at Hawthorn, I believe there's stuff still happening at state level and with player managers as well,' the mentor said. 'Many come from broken families and had suffered intergenerational trauma, and what I discovered as a young Indigenous man myself was continuous casual racism,' he said. 'One of the young Indigenous players I mentored got drafted to a club and he was told not to speak to me after I had mentored him through two years of absurd media.' The mentor said draft time was particularly traumatic as clubs would want to know every detail about the First Nations players. 'Leading up to the draft, I was continuously asked if he had a white girlfriend because that would suit AFL clubs, that he had a white girlfriend,' they said. Asked which clubs, he said: 'Pretty much the whole AFL system – clubs in Melbourne. St Kilda player Nicky Winmar points to his skin in response to a racist taunt from the crowd in an iconic moment for Indigenous footballers in the AFL 'They would ask if it was a broken family, they asked if his Indigenous family members were caught up in jail, they asked if his white girlfriend would be moving over because they felt him having a white girlfriend that they'd be better off in the AFL system.' The mentor said that would mean several promising talents would be denied opportunities, while others would just walk away from the sport completely. 'They wouldn't touch them because … if they had young families, it would be too much to deal with,' they said. 'One young Indigenous player was told that he wouldn't be able to bring his young family over because he would have to concentrate on football if they selected him.' On ground Indigenous performance before the 2022 S7 AFLW Round 03 match between the Adelaide Crows and the North Melbourne Kangaroos at Unley Oval on September 11, 2022 In a damning revelation, the mentor said some clubs would not touch Indigenous players at all, believing they were all a liability. 'All blacks are the same, they are all the same because they won't put in the hard yards and will go walkabout,' he said a WA club footy boss told him. The insider added that a player manager said the AFL system was 'more equipped to deal with Indigenous people than Indigenous people dealing with Indigenous people'. 'Because, he said, Indigenous people would bring drama,' he said. 'That's a massive insult because our culture is built around family. Former head coach Alastair Clarkson and general manager football operations Chris Fagan are part of the investigation into the Hawthorn Hawks and have been stood down by their clubs 'I missed out on [signing] a few Indigenous players because agents were buying second-hand cars for Indigenous families just to sign them up 'There was another Indigenous player, who was playing for a team in Melbourne. He was a fringe player and he used to tell me his agent would not speak to him unless he got selected in the senior side.' The mentor has since left the industry because they were left shocked and dismayed by the treatment of young indigenous players. 'I have grave concerns about the whole industry,' he said. All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility