前 Hawthorn AFL 球员卡尔·彼得森 （Carl Peterson） 指责俱乐部和前教练对种族主义指控进行报复。 Former Hawthorn AFL player Carl Peterson accuses club and ex-coach of retaliating with drug use allegations over racism claims.

前 Hawthorn AFL 球员卡尔·彼得森 （Carl Peterson） 指责俱乐部和前教练阿拉斯泰尔·克拉克森 （Alastair Clarkson） 以吸毒指控进行报复，以回应严重的种族主义指控。 Former Hawthorn AFL player Carl Peterson has accused the club and ex-coach Alastair Clarkson of retaliating with drug use allegations in response to serious racism claims. Peterson与其他前参赛者一起指控非法歧视,包括家庭分离和要求终止妊娠的压力。 Peterson, along with other former players, alleges unlawful discrimination, including family separations and pressure to terminate a pregnancy. 俱乐部否认这些说法,声称Peterson被开除出球队是因为使用大麻。 The club denies these claims, asserting that Peterson's removal from the team was due to marijuana use. 美国足联的调查没有发现对球员的不利结果. An AFL investigation found no adverse findings against the players.