1. This article demonstrates exactly why I have no intention of participating in Collingwood’s proposed internal ‘club integrity’ process. Thank you again to my teammates who have stood by me in the past, and to the ones who have come forward now. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/heritier-lumumba-did-my-black-life-matter-to-collingwood

2. My former teammate Brent Macaffer confirms that I requested a club-wide meeting with my teammates and senior coaches, including Nathan Buckley, to address the culture of racist jokes at the club, and in particular the nickname ‘chimp.’

3. As I have previously stated, I also went through an 8-hour mediation with Buckley to explain why this nickname was so offensive and hurtful. Does he still stand by his claim that he ‘didn’t hear it’? https://twitter.com/aamer_rahman/status/1270515158411083777?s=20

4. What does Collingwood have to say now that it has been revealed that one of its most senior figures deliberately misled the public about racism at the club? It is simply too late for them to drag this issue out of the public domain and back behind closed doors.

5. Collingwood’s suggestion that it will ‘investigate’ itself after actively denying my story for 6 years is frankly insulting. Senior people in the club have known the truth this whole time and chose a cover-up over transparency.

6. I have no desire to convince Collingwood of a truth that they already know. Given the club’s inability to come clean, and the way it has attempted to publicly and privately attack my reputation, I cannot accept that this ‘integrity’ process has been proposed in good faith.

7. My claims have been consistent. Instead of simply acknowledging them, Collingwood chose to engage in deceptive and misleading conduct, unnecessarily dragging its fans and members through a scandal which will leave an unfortunate mark on the club’s history.

8. The lack of action or comment from top AFL officials remains baffling. At a moment where the world is experiencing a moment of global reckoning about racism, now is the time for leadership - not silence.