But he told the audience he was "somewhat flabbergasted — and worse" when he read the draft report of the club's investigation into the experiences of Indigenous players and their partners while at Hawthorn.The report was handed to the AFL, which will establish a four-person panel to look at the allegations.
"Hawthorn value our employees … equally and we are always trying to improve the support and services that we give our employees."It wasn't a good read. I hope this matter can be resolved quickly by all parties involved."Kennett said the people interviewed for the report had requested confidentiality and Hawthorn respected that.
"The one thing the investigation showed was that we have a safe cultural workplace now. So these are issues of the past," he said."It could be resolved before the end of the year so people can get on with their lives," he said.
Maybe it fell on deaf ears at the “club” and silly old Jeff made it worse with his “doll” collection!🤔
“Jeff Kennett criticises First Nations players for speaking to media over racism allegations”. Jeff screwed Victoria as Premier and now shows he is not worthy of being Hawks President.
You were clearly not listening,and neither was the AFL...so who did you want them to speak to Mr. Kenneth?from a very disappointed Hawk supporter... thinking of canceling my membership. We should be so ashamed of ourselves- public apology is required irrespective
'The' indigenous players.. you forgot a word
I think Gillon McLachlan saw all this coming when he announced at the beginning of the season that he'd be stepping down at the end of it.
He speaks the truth
So well said Jeff. I like most Hawks supporters wiil be glad to see him step down as President but I have to applaud him for having the balls to say what a lot of media should be saying. But I guess guilty until proven innocent is the modern mantra of journalism and social media.
His comments a few days prior were bull$hit. Didn’t take long for his real opinion on the matter to be revealed.
Kenner speaking to media about how it was wrong to speak to the media
'The report was handed to the AFL, which will establish a four-person panel to look at the allegations.' How many of people on this panel will be Indigenous?
What a guy
Trial by media, guilty as alleged ? Defamation action is the remedy ?
Yep victim-blaming.😂
He was a mental health org. board member. Then he says this. atotalDipnumbertwo
What a pompous oaf JK is…
Typical misogynist
Fancy a privileged ex poli who allegedly beat his wife failing to show empathy, understanding and compassion. Rule 1 Protect the brand at all costs
And he headed beyond blue: how to make a terrible situation worse
Typical expolitician just sweep it under the carpet. How dare any minority speak up for themselves.
according to this article, he didn't criticise them for talking to the ABC, he took aim at them naming the people involved. ABC is no better than Murdoch media with such misleading headlines.
Jeff prefers to sweep things under the carpet.
Is this not one of the mental health-related issues that Beyond Blue, and organisations like it, have to deal with? Makes me wonder?
Grub
Kennett has no integrity, much like the journalists that oversaw when he was premier but protected him from some very serious violence allegations
We've lost track of who is good, who is bad, who is woke, who is traditional, who is trans-woke, who is [insert adjective here].
Did you actually listen to any of the speech?
That's the sort of thing wankers do.. hardly surprising..
...but sees nothing hypocritical about speaking to the media about it himself. Here's your problem, right here. Eddie McGuire springs to mind,
Bloody obvious why they spoke to the ABC and named names. If they hadn't their complaints would have gone unaddressed. Kennet must, or bloody well should, have known. I can only imagine what outrage there would have been if this was a white player and his family.
Hawk’s President should shut his big racist mouth!!!
But this is the problem with any form of discrimination. They insist you talk to those higher up first - then they bury you. You have to speak out or be oppressed. The only way to stop the oppression is to speak loud so they can't bury you.
Seriously... he's proven many what he stands for.
That sounds like the words of an old irrelevant politician that has mostly been forgotten. I wonder to what party he belonged.
Of course the indigenous players are the problems. They should shut up and kick AFL ball around to entertain him aye
GrogsGamut Gee I wonder why they did? Could it be because they were sick of racist leadership, aka JK, not listening and taking it seriously and protecting the reputation of a couple of white dudes? Because he's never experienced them being racist? What a piece of work!
Blame victims for not trusting that you wont destroy them?
HawthornFC A bump in the road ! Wow How you allow this bloke to have anything to do with your club shows you haven’t and will not learn a lesson. Appalling behaviour
UNFAIR ?UNFAIR How about the treatment they received from/in the club
facepalm moment
Sit down, Boofhead!
TheQuietAustra7 He criticised the naming of the coaches publicly. Though the ABC has created a beat up without evidence or fair right of reply from the coaches so the ABC is fully deserving of criticism. Ridiculously biased, inventing racism.
I blame Hawks president fir speaking at all.
I thought the meteors wiped out the dinosaurs?
Just to be clear, in Australia we can speak to whoever we want. That Kennett criticised this right is everything we need to know about power and privileges of old liberal men.
Typical management response
GrogsGamut Old white guy takes the side of other white men - wow shocker!!! This is why they went to the press!!
Can anyone comment on the context this was supposedly said?
Anything that Kennett is involved in, says, or writes, will always end up a ‘crisis’
Hawks supporters criticises Jeff for speaking to ABC.
Jeff has always hated what he thinks is speaking out of turn, just ask Felicity.
wordstoprint He’s actually serious, I’m actually gobsmacked but not surprised.
Disgusting
Kennett out of touch as usual
Criticised players,not because they are Aboriginals
Oh boy. Looks like someone won't be getting a golliwog named after them.
GrogsGamut Old yt men hate being interupted.
GrogsGamut as a hawks member i really wish hed bugger off
How has the man not been sacked? He collects Golliwogs and names the, after players. You are the standard you accept.
Sadly over it and irrelevant Jeff. Time to move on old timer 🤦♂️🤦♂️
GrogsGamut That is precisely what is wrong with the AFL culture….just shut up and put up with it!
GrogsGamut Hell of a way to resign.
This Jeff Kennett? Sorry about racism? Get real.
GrogsGamut Hi I’m Jeff, Mr Wrong Side of History.
What is the actual substance of the allegation? this whole article doesnt have one bit of substance to it
Apparently all parties are guilty before due process? Are we still living in Australia?
Just waiting for LHodge15 to tell us what a top bloke Kennet is too.
Racist collector of racist dolls victim blames Indigenous players for speaking to ABC
Let the Indigenous players speak up, Jeff. Jeff, who has a Golly wog collection of Indigenous players with Hawthorn jumpers on them.
If your response to 'allegations' like this is 'how dare you make them public!' not 'how could this happen?!' - you're part of the problem.
Did he also push the jabs?
Typical of Kennett
I'd like to see the WHOLE transcript of what he said. Not just the part the ABC carved out for headlines
Kennett had been the President of Hawthorn for years! Historical racism has occurred under his watch!!!
Just go Jeff. You’re embarrassing
we where jeffed once !!
Kennett insists that Indigenous players shouldn't be allowed to be heard. That view by the hawks president is very telling about the culture of the hawks.
What does his collection of racist goliwogs have to say?
Obvious that speaking to Kennett would have been pointless.
He was completely tone deaf in his speech last night. To characterize this issue as a “bump” was not ok.
Jeff Kunt in action.!
Because not speaking about it publicly has worked a so well eh?
Of course he would.
I think the issue here lies with the ABC and it’s journalists. The proviso to publish should ethically have demanded they either - name all parties involved, or conversely, name no one. rustyjacko TraceyLeeHolmes
jeff_kennett C u n t
The indigenous just want to sensationalise everything so they have gone out of their way to do this.
Is JK saying indigenous players should just keep their grievances of racism hushed up.
Oof
That's all the proof anyone will need that the AFL has no idea....
Such an awful man
“I don’t see this as a crisis… just a bump in the road” - Jeff Kennett
Yep, silence is the cloak of choice for abusers and enablers - that ain’t happening anymore - get the memo or get out.
Oh what a surprise. Not.
Lol - next he will say it’s their fault they’d been bullied …
no one is really surprised anymore, by this f-wit, are they?
Yes, how dare they speak up! I'm surprised he didn't tell them to get back in their chains where they belong
Yeehaa25 Blame the whistleblowers. What a massive grub.
The guy with the golliwog collection? Couldn’t be.
See ya Jeff. Of course it's my mobs fault.
Jeff, dealing with this professionally doesn’t mean it will happen “quickly”. You can’t deal with institutional racism “quickly”. It’s not a bump in the road you can get over “quickly”. It’s millions of bumps on millions of roads that won’t go away “quickly”. Face the hurt bro
What an absolutely foul human being.
Where do you even start?
The ABC is hellbent on inflaming racism
'By the end of the year...'?🙄
No wonder he fits into the AFL, it’s a racist organization from the top down.
Time for Hawthorn members to put their money where their mouth is and withdraw support for the club. As an ex Collingwood member/supporter I know it’s the right thing to do.
Would these people be the same ones that were criticised for wanting to speak to their family, friends & partners? Turns out the only thing detrimental to their career was playing for the Hawks 🖕
He would have been perfect for QandA last Thursday
Perhaps the reason why they went to the media is bc they didn’t feel safe going through club processes overseen by kennet
I don’t get it ABC, you’re publicly funded you should do real journalism. Instead half your stories are race baiting clickbait that exacerbates issues in this country instead of trying to bring us together.
Shut up Jeff!
Grub of the highest order.
Seems to me at the moment that people( especially media) look to any comment or any action and call it racist .Of course there is some racism still within our society but i think by us looking for it under every rock we are exacerbating the problem and creating more division
If the indigenous claims are proved to be false they must be punished for making a false claim. People’s reputations sold not be allowed to be damaged by them or the media.
So victims of bullying and abuse should stay quiet JK you’re a disgrace.
The fact that Kennett considers an ongoing systemic failure of racism a 'bump' is precisely why the first nations people had to act. Time to throw out the entire Hawks leadership team
Wow. Kennet must go
The strangest thing about JK is that as he’s revealed himself to be so devoid compassion on a range of topics over the years I remember that he was for 17 years supposed to be an important voice for mental health as Beyond Blue Chair.
He needs to stop talking.
If anyone believes that 'trial by media' is the best initial form of conflict resolution and procedural justice, then don't be surprised when reputati ons on all sides are damaged! The media do not have your best interests at heart!
Typical . Grub.
of course he did,,,,,white, wealthy waste of space,,,,
They spoke to the press, probably because if the man with the dolls was the only ears to hear the complaint, it would have died and been buried right there and then.
Kennett is a disgrace to humanity. Racist old fart needs to get in the bin.
Victim blaming at its finest. Truly awful.
Hmmm… if I understand the issue here: Hawthorn (& the AFL) sat on a report finding THEY commissioned; for weeks, doing and saying nothing… and he is surprised those affected - who had tried the ‘appropriate’ channels - said Fk that!!! Very surprising 😳
This is out of the Catholic church playbook. Silence the victims. Time for a new president, HawthornFC
Hmmm - they are really underlining how toxic the culture is at that club today
'The real victim here is the men who coerced multiple women into having abortions.' Jeff Kennett, 2022.
As tweeted by ABC
Then sooked into his golliwog collection.
Use by date expired.
White privileged man says whatttt
They didn't, they spoke with a Hawthorn inspired enquiry
No he didn’t. ABC credibility going down the drain with this one.
He said ….It was a story telling where those telling the stories asked for confidentiality. We respected that. “Sadly they made a decision to talk to the press and sadly they named people with whom they had very real issues. That was unfair to those people…
Pull yer head in, Kennett.
Fuvk Kennett
Let me prove without a doubt I'm a racist
He can go do one with Clarkson then Obviously
So the very racist president who owns racist dolls (and names them after past blak players) thinks that Indigenous players shouldn't talk to the media? Yeah ok sounds about what I'd expect for Kennett... He's the bottom of the barrel...
Hey Siri, show me a response to this issue that's utterly predictable AND absolutely depressing.
This Jeff Kennett? Shocked.
He is out of touch.
Sounds about white!!!!
and there you have it….exactly why they spoke to the ABC HawthornFC jeffkennett
Hardcore Liberal. No care for humans as long as their pockets are full.
Quelle surprise
Looney
Look on the bright side - he's no longer the Victorian Premier. 🙃
In my opinion, there needs to be a public inquiry into first Nations treatment in the major sporting codes not just the afl
The fact that they have had Jeff Kennett as their president for so many years tells you all you need to know about this club.
thats definitely a unique way to try disprove institutional racism allegations
Would you expect anything less of a heathen such as this old archaic irrelevant blight on humanity?
They had every right to name them. So much racism in AFL gets swept under the bus . AFL needs to address some real issues in their ranks especially amongst the old man gentry. Really embarassing for Australia as a nation
Who is being silenced now?
So true . There was a process and it got out of control. The more that come suggests Clarksons style was indiscriminate .
Jeff Kennett has a collection of golliwogs which he has named after Indigenous players. His blatant and profound racism is obvious. He is a disgrace.
Predictable
Fair call as the ABC as an agenda to create racial divisions, especially when it comes to aborigines.
Ah yes, good old BeyondBlue Jeff Kennet. He’s a kennet
Mr Golliwog 🖕🏽
He's such an arrogant cvnt. Rudest man I've ever met.
I hate this man with a passion but that is not even close to what he said. This is disgusting click bait
They talk to the ABC because Tony is there. Someone they trust
Of course he does
Former Head of BeyondBlue proves that he learnt absolutely NOTHING whilst heading up that organisation...
Why isn't this asshole in jail yet
Ignore him. Please.
Always had the special ability to stay stupid stuff when he shouldn’t
Stop telling Indigenous people what they can and can't do.
Yes because he's a racist old clown
You want to resolve? Fine, resign and get all your money to develop First Nation people. Victims can’t talk to a national broadcaster? What kind of ruddy logic is that?
Who cares what Kennett thinks?
Yeah. People with problems should definitely take it to the people they had the problem with regardless of how bad they were treated. The best example is probably all the Jews who really let Hitler know how bad he was doing by them
He should be put away in a dark room and never heard from again
Yeah... Because speaking up about the problem is far worse than the problem.
ABC seem to be way out over their skis on this. Maybe pull your head in or provide some actual evidence instead of defaming people? How much is the lawsuit going to cost taxpayers?
Sod off Jeff
Well there is your answer .. Bad culture stems from the top
Geriatric racist is racist.
Shut up Jeff
I wonder if the situation could be worse. Jeff: Hold My Beer 🍺 Truly his Eddie McGuire moment.
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