Former Hawks staffer Jason Burt says he 'overstepped the mark' in incident with First Nations player, but has nothing to apologise for

A former Hawthorn staff member at the centre of the AFL's investigation of the alleged mistreatment of the club's First Nations players says he has "nothing to say sorry for" but admitted he and other coaches engaged in behaviour that "overstepped the mark" and made him feel "uncomfortable". Key points: Jason Burt was one of three Hawthorn staff members named in a club report looking at allegations of racism Burt told The Age he felt he had 'overstepped the mark' in one interaction with a First Nations player and the player's partner Burt denied anyone at the club had encouraged one First Nations couple to terminate a pregnancy In an interview with The Age, former Hawthorn football club welfare manager Jason Burt — one of three men at the centre of allegations made in the Hawthorn review — said he had would not be apologising to former players and their partners but admitted he regretted an incident in which he accompanied coaches Alastair Clarkson and Chris Fagan to the home of 'Zac' and 'Kylie', a First Nations player and his pregnant fiance. Zac told ABC Sport he was relocated to Burt's home, told to change his SIM card and was soon "wondering what sort of person I had become". Asked if First Nations players had been treated in a culturally insensitive manner, Burt said: "It's more about the way they felt.