Alastair Clarkson told to RESIGN from Kangaroos over Hawks scandal; Lions' Chris Fagan stands down

Alastair Clarkson has been urged to stand down from the Kangaroos as 'harrowing and disturbing' allegations emerged about his Hawthorn tenure. It comes as current Lions coach Chris Fagan, who was Clarkson's chief lieutenant at Hawthorn from 2008-2016 - a period in which the club won four premierships - has stood down temporarily while an independent investigation takes place. Alastair Clarkson and Chris Fagan, pictured while coaching at Hawthorn in 2016, are under fire after shocking allegations emerged by Indigenous players from the club One former Hawthorn player alleged a group of senior figures at the club, including Clarkson, pressured him to get his partner to terminate her pregnancy, according to an ABC report. Alastair Clarkson has been urged to stand down from his new job at the Kangaroos after disturbing allegations emerged from his time at Hawthorn 'If true, Alastair Clarkson should resign from North Melbourne and never hold a position in football again,' prominent footy pundit Mark Robinson wrote in the Herald Sun. Alastair Clarkson won four premierships as coach of the Hawks, but his legacy may now be forever tainted AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan said the claims were harrowing and would be directed to a newly formed independent panel headed by a King's Counsel.