An independent review released yesterday says it has uncovered a culture of ‘systemic racism’ at AFL club Collingwood.
The club commissioned the review following a complaint from former player Heritier Lumumba that he was nicknamed ‘chimp’ and marginalised by team leaders during his time at the club.
The review condemns the club’s ‘deny, double down and deflect’ approach to complaints and accuses it of only responding to racist incidents once under public pressure to do so.