A complaint lodged with the Australian Human Rights Commission by?First Nations former Hawthorn players claiming they experienced mistreatment while playing at the club has been terminated after mediation between parties broke down.

Former Hawks star Cyril Rioli and other First Nations players and their families had met with former coach Alastair Clarkson and ex-football boss Chris Fagan as part of conciliation talks at the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC).

The mediation was arranged to address? historical allegations of systemic mistreatment at Hawthorn, as reported by the ABC in the 2022 grand final week .

Clarkson and Fagan's manager, James Henderson, confirmed to the ABC the commission had now ended the claim after the parties failed to find a resolution.

Both Clarkson and Fagan have denied any wrongdoing.

In a statement to the ABC, the AHRC said it did not release information about individual complaints and was unable to confirm or deny whether a complaint had been made.

In a June 2023 open letter, former Hawthorn players and their family members outlined their next steps should their claim be rejected by the AHRC.

"We will now bring them to a Human Rights Commission conciliation to listen to the truths that they don't want to hear," the letter said.

Hawthorn president Andy Gowers said the club would like to see the issue resolved quickly and fairly for all parties involved.?

"We have engaged with the AHRC process in good faith and have made multiple attempts to resolve the matter with all parties," Mr Gowers said.

"It is unfortunate that this was not possible via this process, however, we remain committed to and will continue to work towards having the matter resolved."

An AFL investigation into alleged historical mistreatment was concluded in May last year , with the panel making no?findings against former coaches Clarkson, Fagan, or ex-welfare manager Jason Burt.

Families at the centre of the probe then confirmed ?through legal representatives?that they would be commencing a complaint against Hawthorn Football Club, Clarkson, Fagan and Burt alleging breaches of the Racial Discrimination Act.