News about Cyril Rioli

Hawthorn has levelled drug use allegations against a former player as the AFL club responds to explosive racism claims. Allegations of unlawful discrimination, including family separations and pressuring a pregnancy termination, have been levelled in the Federal Court against the club and its former coach Alastair Clarkson, his former assistant Chris Fagan and former welfare manager Jason Burt. AFL premiership star Cyril Rioli is the lead applicant alongside his wife Shannyn Ah Sam-Rioli, former players Carl Peterson and Jermaine Miller-Lewis, his partner Montanah-Rae Lewis, and Hawthorn's former Indigenous liaison officer Leon Egan.

Premiership-winning coach Chris Fagan has opened up on how he nearly walked away from football following a secret cancer scare earlier this year.  The Brisbane coach labelled his side's Grand Final victory on Saturday as 'one of his greatest moments' as a coach, having guided the Lions to their first flag in 11 years. The Lions coach has helped turn the club's fortunes around dramatically since his arrival in 2016, notably 'winning' the wooden spoon during his first season with the Queensland outfit.

Allegations against multiple former Hawthorn chiefs, including Clarkson, Jason Burt and Chris Fagan, have been formalised in an 89-page statement of claim lodged with the Federal Co

Fagan and former Hawks head coach Alastair Clarkson (pictured together, left) have come under incredible scrutiny since the allegations from Indigenous players and their families first became public in September 2022. Now Leigh Matthews (pictured inset) has made a sensational claim about what Fagan (right) was actually accused of.

The stunning accusations against the club saw big names like ex-coaches Alastair Clarkson and Chris Fagan (pictured together, right) angrily deny any wrongdoing - and now the case against Hawthorn has taken a major twist. Four-time premiership winner Cyril Rioli (pictured left) is the most high-profile former star involved in the headline-making action by past players and their partners.

As a result of the club's handling of the Binmada Report, Hawthorn could be required to pay Alastair Clarkson, Chris Fagan (both pictured left) and Jason Burt a more than $1 million settlement for harm to their image.

Despite Australians' general rejection of the prospect of a Voice to Parliament, Hawthorn Football Club says it will continue with the establishment of a First Nations Advisory Sub Committee. The seven-month campaign for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum has come to an end, with the proposal being overwhelmingly rejected by voters in every single Australian state.

The author of an explosive report into allegations of racism at the Hawthorn Football Club has faced court for the first time after Victoria's fraud squad announced he would be charged with more than 70 criminal charges

Ex-Hawthorn star Jordan Lewis admits that reading the explosive open letter from his former teammates was difficult, as the families at the center of the club's AFL racism investigation bring their case to the Human Rights Commission

Gillon McLachlan revealed that the AFL had ended its independent probe into historic allegations of bigotry at Hawthorn, which involved Alastair Clarkson, Chris Fagan, and Jason Burt. The allegations against them are denied by all three men. Despite the AFL setback, the families' advocate Leon Zwier promised to continue fighting, and after launching legal proceedings in the Human Rights Commission, they have gone public on Channel Seven to explain their side of the story.

The feud between Australian Rules and Rugby leagues dates back more than a century and has no definite front runner; but there is one winner when it comes to looking after First Nations citizens, writes Josh Alston. Generations of Indigenous people have contributed to the boil of bigotry (pictured), but the disease persists in the AFL in ways that it does not exist in the NRL.

The AFL has released no adverse verdict against Alastair Clarkson, Chris Fagan, or Jason Burt over the Hawthorn racial charges. The situation is far from over, though ongoing court action seems to be inevitable. Gillon McLachlan, the AFL chief executive, called a snap media conference on Tuesday night to announce that the independent inquiry into the bombshell claims will be complete.

Former Indigenous players, former Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett (left), has bizarrely referred to a gas plant explosion 24 years ago in an attempt to distance the club from criticism of the team after horrific racial charges were made. Kennett chastised her and other members of the media for their part in the racial affair, and said that the club was not in danger despite the harrowing allegations.

Jeff Kennett has spoken out against the Hawthorn study, which has shocked the AFL, having said he was 'horrified' to learn of the contents of the probe into the treatment of First Nations players at the club. Since it was said that the report contained charges relating to Alastair Clarkson's service as the Hawthorn coach, the AFL has opened an investigation. Clarkson is accused of allegedly telling a First Nations player to end the life of his unborn child, which has shocked the game.

The AFL's investigation into Indigenous families' allegations regarding their care at Hawthorn has hit a roadblock early. The families are reportedly reluctant to revisit the horrific allegations made against Hawthorn, including ex-coaches Alastair Clarkson and Chris Fagan (left), who are now involved in a Hawthorn probe.

Lance 'Buddy' Franklin and his partner Jesinta have been advised to remain low-profile in the midst of the ongoing Hawthorn racial controversy. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, media outlets have been keen to speak to both Buddy and Jesinta ahead of the AFL Grand Final, but the two have been advised not to make any remarks at this moment.' Buddy is a proud indigenous man, and both he and his partner Jesinta have been outspoken on topics concerning race and Australia's First Nations people.