News Collingwood Football Club is guilty of systemic racism, review finds

[Bradkli]

Collingwood Football Club is guilty of systemic racism, review finds

A review commissioned by the Collingwood Football Club describes an organisation more likely to react to media coverage about a racist incident than to complaints made within the club.

www.abc.net.au

Interesting to see what happens now...

 

[g_TRAIN]

I applaud them for commissioning the review however it's Interesting that it took a leak for this to come out.

Seems they are still not confronting racism head-on.

It should be said that the same review is probably due with all clubs

 

[Buzzasto DaSilva]

Collingwood Football Club is guilty of systemic racism, review finds

A review commissioned by the Collingwood Football Club describes an organisation more likely to react to media coverage about a racist incident than to complaints made within the club.

www.abc.net.au

Interesting to see what happens now...

Did we really expect anything different under a club led by Eddie McGuire?

This is the exact same clown who suggested Adam Goodes play the role of King Kong, just days after a supporter from his own club was kicked out of a game after she racially abused him mid match.

The minute Collingwood stood by McGuire, they allowed this toxic culture to manifest and as much as Heritier Lumumba comes across as a flog at times, he's been dead right with everything he's said about the Magpies under McGuire's disgraceful leadership.

 

[NoobPie]

I applaud them for commissioning the review however it's Interesting that it took a leak for this to come out.

Seems they are still not confronting racism head-on.

It should be said that the same review is probably due with all clubs

How can you say they are "not confronting racism head on". The review itself essentially said it was

 

[LordLucifer]

Collingwood received the “Do Better” report on December 17, with McGuire confirming his plan to step down just days earlier.

 

[g_TRAIN]

How can you say they are "not confronting racism head on". The review itself essentially said it was

Then why didn't they release the report when it was published.? Why try and hide it and need for it to be leaked to come out?

Sounds like they were trying to save face.

 

[captain blood 17]

Report goes to the board and Eddie announces he is standing down 2 days later. That in itself speaks volumes about the findings.

 

[owen87]

Sounds like they were trying to save face.

Totally unlike the AFL as an industry

 

[NoobPie]

Then why didn't they release the report when it was published.? Why try and hide it and need for it to be leaked to come out?

Sounds like they were trying to save face.

Do you think any board anywhere in the history of boards would release such a report on the day it is tabled? Really?



This is from the Age's article....

It accepted Collingwood deserved credit for initiating the review and report.

“It needs to be noted and underlined that, in undertaking this review, the club was unflinching in holding up a mirror to itself.

“It was a brave first step that few would have the courage to take.”

 

[MYOB]

Do you think any board anywhere in the history of boards would release such a report on the day it is tabled? Really?

It was tabled 5 weeks ago

 

[g_TRAIN]

This is from the Age's article....

Yeah, and if you look at my first post I gave credit to Collingwood for commissioning the report and suggested other clubs should do the same.

And yes I believe a good board would have released the report straight away or within a few days at least. It was always going to come out one way or another and they actually look much worse for trying to cover it up.

 

[StillAtLarge]

McGuire really should do the right thing and step aside immediately. His position is untenable imo. Buckley highly unlikely to have his contract renewed after this season too

 

[Scorpus]

I don't think there is a single person surprised by the findings of this report

 

[MYOB]

The heat is rightly on McGuire, but surely some of it has to go on to Buckley.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

Every football club in the country has been guilty of this in their history.

 

[HBF]

Report goes to the board and Eddie announces he is standing down 2 days later. That in itself speaks volumes about the findings.

Says it all really.

 

[NoobPie]

It was tabled 5 weeks ago

and? The board may not have even met again

and never mind I was responding precisely to this

Then why didn't they release the report when it was published.?

 

[NoobPie]

The heat is rightly on McGuire, but surely some of it has to go on to Buckley.

Why????

Seriously, why are you even here?

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Every football club in the country has been guilty of this in their history.

Probably, but how many have kept it going into the past decade?

 

[Northernsoul74]

Why????

Seriously, why are you even here?

It’s the afl board not a Collingwood board.

 

[The Sim Dog]

Did we really expect anything different under a club led by Eddie McGuire?

This. I'd be surprised if there's anything he's ever lead or been a major part of that didn't have problems with racism and other woefully inappropriate behaviour.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Collingwood FC racist - More News at 11!

The findings of the report don't really seem like anything everyone didn't already know.

Although to be a little fair to Collingwood the doubling down etc is their approach to everything or at least it's Eddies approach to everything and after so long steering the ship he is Collingwood.

 

[Northernsoul74]

and? The board may not have even met again

and never mind I was responding precisely to this

If the board didn’t meet again after receiving a report like this it would add weight to the fact they aren’t taking it seriously.

 

[The Sim Dog]

Every football club in the country has been guilty of this in their history.

Perhaps but I'd think few have been as poor as recently as Collingwood.

 

[Bostonian]

You never know what goes on behind closed doors and away from the media spotlight at clubs.

I always took Eddie Betts disappointment in leaving then absolute happiness in returning as a sign that at least we didn't have that kind of culture at the club.