UPDATE
Hawthorn has released a statement after Alastair Clarkson slammed the club for botching the investigation into historical racism allegations under his watch as coach.
The club says they'll continue to cooperate as the investigation continues with hopes of the matter being resolved shortly.
"Hawthorn continues to cooperate fully with the AFL and the independent panel while the investigation continues," the statement read.
"We completely understand that this process, and the speed at which it has been conducted, has been frustrating for everyone involved.
"We, like everyone, want to see this matter resolved fairly and quickly in the best interests of all.
"At every step of this process the club has complied with our obligations under AFL integrity rules and confidentiality arrangements."
EARLIER
Alastair Clarkson has become the latest figure to lash out at the handling of the investigation into historical allegations of racism at Hawthorn.
North Melbourne coach Clarkson and Brisbane mentor Fagan are at the centre of allegations after the duo were accused of a number of threatening behaviours and racism from their time at the Hawks.
Both have strenuously denied the claims, but an independent AFL investigation set up to examine the allegations is seemingly going nowhere, according to multiple recent reports.
Clarkson told reporters on Thursday that the process of the investigation has brought shame to the league and called out Hawthorn's conduct of what was initially a private investigation.
“There's one particular party out there that was the catalyst for all this that haven't been investigated at all. Their governance and conduct in this whole thing, the Hawthorn Football Club, just shameful. Let’s do an investigation on them and their practices and see how they go,” he said at his weekly press conference on Thursday.
Clarkson also called out the panel’s chairperson, Bernard Quinn, claiming he broke confidentiality.
In a statement published by The Age on Wednesday, Quinn suggested the investigation had stalled after former First Nations players and their partners objected to handing over personal documents to the investigation.
“A bit intriguing that the guy who establishes protocol around confidentiality breaches it yesterday,” Clarkson remarked.
Clarkson also said he had not yet been able to speak to the investigation panel.
“Damage is done, reputations have been scarred, and we’ve got to somehow just claw our reputations back through this whole process and all we want is fair platform to be able to do that,” he added.
“Then we’ll let the judge decide, that’ll either be the court of law or the court of public opinion.”
The Hawthorn Football Club commissioned the original report into racism at the club, details of which and interviews with key figures were then published by the ABC, sparking a media storm.
It follows Fagan hitting back at two recent Herald Sun reports, stating the ongoing “wrong” reports are damaging. The 61-year-old also added he’s open to attending mediation.
There’s an understanding the process could get to the Federal Court if it continues to remain unresolved through the AFL’s investigation.