sport news Jeff Kennett claims Hawthorn are NOT in the midst of a crisis trends now
Outgoing Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett hopes there can be a resolution to the AFL club's incendiary racism report by the end of the year.
Speaking at the club's best and fairest awards night, Kennett said the club is not in crisis and has described the issue as a 'bump along the highway'.
But he told the audience he was 'somewhat flabbergasted - and worse' when he read the draft report of the club's investigation into the experiences of Indigenous players and their partners while at Hawthorn.
Jeff Kennett has defiantly claimed that Hawthorn are not in the midst of a crisis
That report was handed to the AFL, which will establish a four-person panel to look at the allegations.
The racism claims were revealed last week, with four-time Hawks premiership coach Alastair Clarkson, his then-assistant Chris Fagan and ex-Hawthorn welfare manager Jason Burt named in an ABC report detailing historic allegations from some Indigenous Hawthorn players.
Clarkson, now at North Melbourne, and Fagan have stood down
