AFL

Ex-Collingwood trio cut ties with AFL club

By AAP Newswire

Apr 13, 2022

Heritier Lumumba has cut ties with Collingwood, dissatisfied with its response to racism claims. -AAP Image

Three former Collingwood players have cut ties with the AFL club, declaring "nothing has changed" following the report into allegations of racism within the organisation.

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The Magpies vowed to implementÂ all 18 recommendations from the 'Do Better' report, released in January last year, which included developing a strategy "to address and reconcile past acts of racism".

Heritier Lumumba, Leon Davis, Andrew Krakouer have all detailed their own experiences of racism at Collingwood and have engaged with the club since the report was released.

But Lumumba on Wednesday said the trio are not satisfied the necessary steps are being taken by the Magpies.

"After 15 months of dialogue to address past incidents of racism at the Collingwood Football Club, Leon Davis, Andrew Krakouer and I have formally notified the club that we are officially terminating all communications with CFC," Lumumba posted on Twitter.

"Nothing has changed. It is our firm belief that the Collingwood Football Club has no intention of acting in good faith to achieve a just outcome for past players who have experienced racism at the Club."

The move by Lumumba, Davis and Krakouer to sever ties with Collingwood comes one month after the club released a 12-month review of steps taken to address issues raised by the Do Better report.

The review noted the club had made "significant and genuine progress" on many of the 18 recommendations laid out.

By AAP Newswire

Australian Associated Press