It found: “All of this comes back to the leadership of the Collingwood Football Club – particularly its board – and the need for it to set the vision and values of the club and to drive structural change,” the report said. On Thursday afternoon, Collingwood Football Club and Collingwood Super Netball released a statement on behalf of the athletes, with the letter endorsed and supported fully by the 120 staff. Follow us on, Pope Francis starts historic tour of Iraq, Legislation aimed at helping ‘Dreamers’ to get US Green Cards, The club’s attitude to dealing with racist incidents was to “deny, double-down and deflect”, Collingwood was more likely to respond to a racist incident when it was raised by the media than by a complaint within the club, Action taken to tackle racism was often done to protect the club’s brand. In total, the review makes 18 recommendations to the club. Titled “Do Better”, the report said that Collingwood’s response to racism had failed in many areas. It loomed as a landmark day in AFL history. All 150 active footballers and netballers associated with the Collingwood Football Club have released a letter apologising to anyone impacted by racism during their time at the club. The Collingwood Football Club has a problem with systemic racism, according to an independent review. Héritier Lumumba has condemned Collingwood Football Club and its president, Eddie McGuire, for the response to a report that found the AFL club had a problem with ‘systemic racism’. Led by University of Technology Sydney professor Larissa Behrendt, the report was completed and delivered to Collingwood on December 17 last year. The club commissioned the review, which was leaked to the media today. This has resulted in a minor media backlash critiquing the remarks as misguided political spin, and McGuire was forced to apologise, yet he did not immediately fall on his sword. THE AFL has on Monday received the independent report from the Collingwood Football Club conducted by Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt of the University of Technology, Sydney.. AFL Chief Executive Gillon McLachlan said the AFL will now review the findings, a process to be led by AFL Executive General Manager Social Policy and Inclusion, Tanya Hosch and AFL General Counsel … Former player Héritier Lumumba has accused Collingwood of racism. Collingwood has responded to the report which detailed a history of “systemic racism” in the AFL club by establishing an anti-racism to group to provide leadership on addressing the issue. It also urges Collingwood to use its past to inform its future and to drive change in our game and, more broadly, our nation. COLLINGWOOD FOOTBALL CLUB Limited 3 Collingwood Football Club Limited Directors’ report 2 Lead auditor’s independence declaration under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 6 Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 7 The official AFL website of the Collingwood Football Club. Friday December 11, 2020. The AFL – Australia’s richest and best-attended professional league – has said it is working to stamp out racism in the sport, after a series of controversies. Skip to main content. The questions sponsors should be asking Collingwood after racism report. A new report has detailed the extent of Collingwood Football Club's racism problem, which is "at best ineffective." An independent investigation has found Collingwood guilty of “systemic racism” and recommended significant changes to ensure the AFL club eliminates that … What became clear as we spoke to people about the Collingwood Football Club for this review is that everyone believed it … Findings from the report, filed in December, have become public after being leaked to Australian media.