'Blood on their hands' - Jordan Lewis SLAMS Hawks after Clarko steps away I AFL 360 I Fox Footy 

The media, and journalists in general, need to take a hard look at themselves. How do they sleep at night? Revulting humans, preying off of the misfortunes of others. The way that they put people to the sword, they wouldn't last 5 minutes under the same pressure.

This whole rascism thing is completely out of hand. ANY accusation must be backed by proof, whats happened is the opposite. It was only a matter of time before it began to affect peoples health....it appears that if your accused then you are guilty until proven innocent. There is no avenue to prove your innocence, no onus on those accusing to produce proof. They say mediation....mediation for what?? No body has been found guilty of anything.

Australians a country that prefers to throw individuals under the bus than actually take responsibility for any problems that we are now facing

It’s disgusting that people who have had allegations put against them don’t get the chance to put their story out, what more can you say when you see people treated like they are guilty and not given a chance to say anything when others accuse them of something. The AFL should be ashamed of themselves just as much as Hawthorn should be of themselves for sitting back and dragging this on for so long

2 of the players making the accusations are Dayle Garlett and Jed Anderson. Get the names out there, name and shame

As a GEELONG supporter, I’m no fan of CLARKSON, however how he has been treated is absolutely disgraceful. These faceless allegations and the usual suspects including the ABC need to be dealt with.

Everyone forgetting that Hawthorn gave this to the AFL in asking for help because it was too big for them to handle. AFL has let this stew for too long, Tasmania and CEO were more important to them.

Why don't they just let Clarkson, Fagan & Burt tell their side of the story. It's not Hawthorns fault they didn't have the chance to respond. Didn't the HFC ask the AFL to assist with this in the first place.? Reckon the ABC reporter needs to bear as much of the blame for this as well as much as anyone. They only chose to report one sided allegations and not have Clarkson, Fagan & Burt respond before the ABC then came out with the story.🙄but hey, what do I know, just a humble observer.

Good on Lewis for speaking out strongly against his own club. The AFL and the investigative panel have a lot to answer for. Clearly there is no defensible and fair process that has been put into place. It is a complete shambles and hopefully Clarko's mental health absence will be the catalyst for the AFL to step in and get the process right for all involved.

Who are the faceless people who told their STORY?

As an Essendon fan, I hate to be the bearer of bad news to Hawks fans, but this is gunna get a lot worse before it gets better, if it ever does. The examples of West Coast after the Ben Cousins era, our ASADA saga and Melbourne after the tanking debacle show a historic pattern where a lot of revered figures are never the same again and it takes a huge amount of personnel overhaul to get the club back on track again. At least Clarko’s done the right thing by North by removing himself and sparing the Roos from the ripple effects this will have

Damn I wish Hird got this type of support..

Fingers being pointed everywhere except toward those who made made the anonymous and unsubstantiated claims.

Where was James Hird fairness club and afl threw him under the bus. WADA and asada admitted hird didn’t do anything wrong

the media have a lot to answer for as well

How hawthorn treat their greats is astonishing. If I was a hawthorn supporter I'd reconsider supporting such a club. Clarko is a legend of the game.

Why is this a first nations investigation? So the people making alegations are indigenous, so what. Get the alegation, do the investigation, get a response, provide a resolution. Move on. All that should take no longer than 8 weeks.

Don't Pin All Of This On Hawthorn!, The Accusers & Investigators Are Also Responsible.

Caretaker coaches never get the credit they deserve in such circumstance. In many ways, they are the under appreciated heroes.

AFL has a lot to answer too. but never do

People who are angry forget how this all happened. Hawthorn told on the MESIAH (LOL) when they found out what actually happened. They legally had too. Do you think they wanted this? No. Unfortunately some people can’t handle the truth, when accused or told, just like this fanboy. Also you’re going to find life tuff, if you think every time you hear something you don’t like, you assault them. How old are you, ten?

Its Hawthorn that should be stood down until they clean up this horrific mess that they have created .

No difference from the essendon saga Afl & political distractions using people lives for their games

The allegations are extremely damning. There is no debate about that. However, the accused are entitled to a swift and just process. If all or even some of these allegations are proven to be untrue, the reputational damage alone to the accused is devastating. They cannot be left hanging for months on end as their lives are destroyed like this.

Says a bloke who spat the dummy at Clarko and left after only been offered a one year contract!

MSM must carry partial responsibility for this situation, irrespective of the alleged incident. Nothing gets in the way of a juicy story and profits. I sincerely hope Alistair and all the others involved in this sad affair can get justice and the help they need to move on from this poorly handled situation. After reading comments below, I wonder how many of these individuals will vote No in the up and coming referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Based on the comments I would expect them all to vote Yes.

Hawthorn should be ashamed along with the AFL, name the so called accusers, this stings of a money crab by ex players who I guess have been sacked.

NOT Hawthorn's fault, they did the right thing and in due diligence - they saw the seriousness of the allegations and handed it to the AFL, they could not have tried to handle it themselves at the risk of being accused of a cover up. They self reported, as many teams have done in the past.

Everyone Will Pay Badly From This, Dearly! Whatever Happens.

Imagine if the media had this much sympathy for Clarko's alleged victims...

i love how everyone assumes hes innocent . not

2:13 "i think it's important tonight to firstly acknowledge everyone involved in this First Nations investigation". This is true, so who made the allegations?

“The truths need to come out , to set us free “…

King of contradiction Jordy Lewis. Feels for the victim and the accused.😂

The players need to be named to, just because of the colour of your skin, you don’t get to make slanderous accusations with no comeback or reply.

Onya for having an opinion here Jordy backing you're old coach. Shame on the AFL for not doing a good job on this one. Understand he may have done a few things wrong but he is obviously a good man and would own up and apologise if found guilty, to get to a point where he is seriously unwell isn't a good situation for anyone.

yeh as a hawks supporter this is getting ridiculous, at least let the man speak

Wonder what Silk thinks.

Where's Gerard? 🤫

Mate, Clarkson pressured one of his players into forcing his girlfriend to get an abortion because she was black. Clarkson is not the victim.

Clarkson & Hood were cocky in passing up Essendon. Bullet dodged Bombers……

As a die hard bombers fan anyone associated with hawthorn is the enemy but i really feel for Clarko and hope he is vindicated and hawthorn get flushed down the toilet where they belong

The NBA finals are about to start. Think about it

Clarko is a great man. FAKE ALLEGATIONS!

Who is this presenter? Is she there just because she’s a female? This is sexist against men. #quotas

Aboriginals

Not a fan off Clarkson since he king hit a young kid in Aitken and then ran away and ive never been a fan of Hawthorn either ,so seeing all this unfold wont bother me one iota, the console operator at the servo refused to serve him ,BUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLLLSHIT,hey Lewis dont let the ruth get in the way off a good story ,sounds similar to Betts saying that some kids wanted him removed from the swimming pool so the parents asked if Betts and hes children could leave ,NEVER HAPPENED

I’m not quite understanding why the Hawthorn football club is being blamed for this. Didn’t they hand it off to the AFL and an independent investigator/panel to complete the process so it would be considered impartial? As far as I can see it is the AFL who has made a complete mess of this. Or is that too damaging for the game as a whole? Are we sure we are not scapegoating the club to save face for the AFL?

They all hoped that this would go away ,or be swept under the table. Cyril walked away from his 5 year contract . He and the other indigenous boys, couldn’t care, if they aren’t welcome back at the club. Cyril, Burgoyne , and the other boys, have lived their entire lives, not being welcome, wherever they go, because of their skin colour. Do you really believe that they care whether or not they’re welcome at Hawthorn? LOL. Hawthorn should be commended for allowing this to leak to the media. They did the right thing, even though this will damage the club forever. Can’t wait for the day this begins in court, then we will see, who is innocent and who is guilty!

It’s interesting that Clarko didn’t seem to have mental problems when North were winning. I wonder if it’s possible that he can’t stand all the losing.

Once the woke cancel U? There ain't no more premierships a come en.. your done & it's game over..

Why would you recruit an ab0riginal player these days? They cause too much drama and problems. Simple as

Sick of people stripping away the nuance here, its such a complicated situation and there is no innocence or guilt to be had. We don't know what happened and we need to stop assuming we do. Be paitent, wait for the facts and don't spread rumours, doesn't help anyone.

The absolute BS in this. If he was guilty he’d have been guilty when this come out. The Hawks, led the some Indigenous people, have spiralled way out of control due to the PC world we live in. If he did those things he’d have been punched in the mouth, forget about the justice system. The people accusing, Indigenous or not, should be imprisoned - especially because both Fagan & Clarkson are still free. Get a grip!

I'm a Collingwood supporter, I disagree with Clarkson standing down. He's either innocent or guilty of something at Hawthorn. If he's innocent then he should have no reason to stand down. If he's guilty of inappropriate behaviour at Hawthorn he probably shouldn't have joined Nth Melb. Why should North Melb and its supporters be penalised and disadvantaged because of something that occured at another club?

Hang on a minute.I thought Hawthorn are the greatest club in the modern era.A family club.A well run club.Whoops.

Pfft what a joke this has become. Clarkson did the wrong thing stop bringing the whole competition down to your level mate. He's a disgrace him and Fagan, they should never be allowed near a football club again!

Clarko finally twisted the narrative to get people feeling sorry for him, ha.

Right yeah hawks should just shut up and hid those allegations right everyone

obvious from day 1 the allegations were nonsense. Support for Clarkson and Fagan Shame on Hawthorn and the AFL.

F Hawthorn they are dispicable