Hawthorn president Andy Gowers admits it was “hard” to read the damning statement issued by three former players, including four-time premiership star Cyril Rioli on Friday night.
Gowers said the fact ex-players, including Jermaine Miller-Lewis and Carl Peterson, claim they endured racism at the club “does not sit well” with those currently involved at the Hawks.
In an open letter, Rioli and Miller-Lewis – along with their wives, Peterson and former club indigenous manager Leon Egan, all promised to take their case to the Federal Court if they were denied the right to be heard and sit down with those involved in the alleged racism at the club back in the 2010s.
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