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…” “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…”