Hawthorn allege former player and alleged racism victim Carl Peterson was ‘incoherent’ after trip to Perth

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Hawthorn allege former player and alleged racism victim Carl Peterson was ‘incoherent’ after trip to Perth

Hawthorn claim former player and alleged racism victim Carl Peterson was “incoherent” and “appeared affected by alcohol or illicit substances” when he was picked up by a club official after returning from Perth.

The club has also denied the allegations by Peterson that former coach Alastair Clarkson told him to break up with his partner in 2009 and “tell her to terminate the pregnancy”.

Lawyers from the Hawks filed a series of new claims in a Federal Court document on Thursday that claim Peterson was also delisted after taking ********** in the lead up to an elimination final in 2010.

The document details claims from the Hawks that Peterson allegedly returned home from a trip to Perth for family reasons in June 2009 where he was picked up by then development coach David Flood.

Hawthorn alleges that Peterson was incoherent and under the influence, while he also told Flood he had lost his clothing and had no money in his bank.

Peterson was delisted just a few months later after former Hawks club ******** chief Jason Burt was allegedly told that Peterson had taken ********** ahead of a must-win final in Perth against Fremantle.

He later allegedly received counselling from the AFLPA.

It comes more than two years after the Hawthorn racism scandal came to light, with four-time premiership great Cyril Rioli the lead applicant in a Federal Court action.

Rioli as well as several former Hawthorn figures and their partners are seeking damages and apologies from the club over alleged racism.

It includes allegations from Rioli that Clarkson called him “Humphrey B Bear” which “thereby associated Mr Rioli with a ****** bear and chose to publicly refer to him in that way”.

Hawthorn allege Rioli’s claim was “an ****** of process” stemming from a deed of settlement from his retirement in July 2018 he entered into with the club and the AFL.

The AFL’s independent inquiry into the racism allegations found Clarkson, Brisbane premiership coach and former Hawks football boss Chris Fagan and Burt that there were “no adverse findings” against the trio.

Clarkson, Fagan and Burt have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.

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