Brisbane coach Chris Fagan has lashed out at his critics and the media over the dealing with of the Hawthorn investigation commissioned by the AFL.
Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan.Credit score: Getty Photographs
In a press release launched on Sunday evening, Fagan took specific purpose on the Herald Solar over articles revealed between Might 1 and Might 7, alleging they contained quite a few inaccurate and inappropriate statements.
He mentioned whereas he doesn’t want to deal with all these issues: “Within the pursuits of defending myself, I want to appropriate the document regarding a few of these issues.”
Based on Fagan, it was reported that he was unwilling to take part in a mediation. He alleges this was incorrect and that he by no means mentioned he wouldn’t take part in mediation.
The AFL appointed a four-person panel to guide an “impartial investigation into allegations of racist behaviour, bullying, and/or different inappropriate conduct” by the Hawks between 2008 and 2016.
One other Herald Solar article revealed recommended that 18 “calls for” had been imposed on Fagan, Alastair Clarkson, and Jason Burt as a situation of a possible mediation.
Fagan mentioned no such “calls for” have ever been communicated to him or to his attorneys.
Fagan mentioned, like all different members within the investigation, he’s sure by a confidentiality deed, however is “deeply involved” that others are breaching these obligations “by inflicting confidential data in regards to the investigation to be imparted to journalists.”
“I deny categorically any wrongdoing by me. I’ve lengthy been keen to take part in a good course of in regards to the allegations towards me however everybody has an equal proper to honest remedy,” mentioned Fagan.
