AFL players say league ‘has an issue with the treatment of First Nations and multicultural players’

Players' association has backed calls for a club-by-club review in the wake of the Hawthorn racism allegations

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The AFL Players' Association has thrown its weight behind calls for a club-by-club review in the wake of the Hawthorn racism allegations, saying the league clearly has an issue with the treatment of First Nations and multicultural players".

The AFL chief executive, Gillon McLachlan, on Thursday left the door open to a wider review of the treatment of First Nations players, after calls from Eddie Betts for a league-wide examination.

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