The Brisbane Lions have announced head coach Chris Fagan will take a “leave of absence” while the AFL investigates shocking allegations.
Chris Fagan : Allegations | Hawthorn | Steps down
Christian Fagan is a former Australian rules footballer who is the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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| Full name | Christian Fagan | ||
| Nickname(s) | Fages | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Queenstown, Tasmania | ||
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| Current club | Brisbane Lions (head coach) | ||
He spent his entire playing career in Tasmania, playing 263 senior games with Hobart, Sandy Bay, and Devonport.
Before being appointed head coach of Brisbane in October 2016, Fagan had spent long periods as an assistant coach at Melbourne (1999–2007) and Hawthorn (2008–2016).
The AFL and Hawthorn Football Club has confirmed the AFL’s integrity department is investigating the shocking allegations and was given the information two weeks ago.
Allegations
Alastair Clarkson and Chris Fagan are named in a Hawthorn review into how First Nations players were treated during Clarkson’s time at the helm of the Hawks.
Alastair Clarkson and Chris Fagan could be stood down from their respective head coaching positions at North Melbourne and Brisbane on Wednesday as the AFL confirms an investigation will be launched into serious allegations made about Hawthorn’s treatment of Indigenous players during Clarkson’s time at the club.
Both men were named in an ABC report, featuring anonymous accounts from three players, which claims Indigenous players were coerced into ending relationships and terminating pregnancies.
Clarkson departed the Hawks in 2021 but had been lined up to return to the AFL in 2023, having recently signed a five-year deal with the Kangaroos.
Fagan remains the senior coach at Brisbane, having joined the club in 2017.
AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan fronted the media on Wednesday following the ABC report, which emerged following a club-initiated, external review into Hawthorn’s treatment of First Nations players during Clarkson’s tenure.
Asked about the current positions of Clarkson and Fagan, McLachlan suggested their clubs would make their positions clear on Wednesday.
Chris fagan Hawthorn
Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan will take a leave of absence following his and North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson’s alleged intimidation of Indigenous players during the pairs’ time at Hawthorn.
Fagan was an assistant coach at the club between 2008-2016 while Clarkson acted as head coach between 2005-2021.
The accusations, revealed Wednesday, include accounts of unnamed former Hawks pressured into distancing themselves from their partners and family with one couple pushed to terminate a pregnancy for the sake of the player’s football.
AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan announced a full-scale external review led by an independent four-person panel, to be finalised within 24 hours.
Fagan will step aside from his role while the investigation is undertaken.
“These are serious allegations is important that we treat them appropriately, whilst also ensuring the formal process provides support to those impacted and also natural justice to those people who are accused,” McLachlan said.
“We need to run a proper investigation to get to the bottom of it.
The details under investigation will remain confidential.
Steps down
The Brisbane Lions have announced head coach Chris Fagan will take a “leave of absence” while the AFL investigates shocking allegations from his time at Hawthorn.
On Wednesday, ABC Sport reported bombshell allegations of shocking mistreatment of indigenous players.
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| Current club | Brisbane Lions (head coach) | ||
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| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2017– | Brisbane Lions | 135 (73–62–0) | |
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In a statement, Brisbane said: “The Brisbane Lions are aware senior coach Chris Fagan will work with the AFL concerning an investigation into allegations historical events at the Hawthorn Football Club, where he was an employee.
“Chris supports and welcomes the investigation”
“The Brisbane Lions and Chris have mutually agreed that he will take a leave of absence from the Club so he can fully co-operate in the investigation.
“As the matters are now with the AFL Integrity Unit, the Brisbane Lions won’t make any further comment at this stage.”
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