Jeff Kennett at the Hawthorn B&F on allegations against the club:
“I do not consider this to be a crisis.
“When I read the draft report, I was somewhat flabbergasted… it wasn’t a good read…”
“I do not consider this to be a crisis.
“When I read the draft report, I was somewhat flabbergasted… it wasn’t a good read…”
“It was a storytelling where those telling the stories asked for confidentiality, we respected that. Sadly, they made the decision to talk to the press. In talking to the press, they named people with whom the had very real issues…”
“…that was unfair to those people, therefore we need to have this resolved.”
“The one thing the investigation showed, was we have a safe cultural workplace now. These are issues of the past…”
“The one thing the investigation showed, was we have a safe cultural workplace now. These are issues of the past…”
“I hope that all parties can come together in some form of mediation, (so) it could be resolved before the end of the year so people can get on with their lives and our players and our coaches can focus on the thing we all salute them for.”
*with whom they had very real issues
“This has come as a shock. A former Premier… Henry Bolte said to me before I became Premier, ‘Son, never hold an enquiry unless you know the result first. There’s a lot of merit in that. As a result, I only had one enquiry in the 7-8 years I was Premier.”
“Having said that, something good will come of this. Please do not be depressed. Understand this has been a bump along the highway, but importantly, it is an important bump and it’s got to be dealt with professionally.”
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