Outgoing AFL boss Gillon McLachlan says the Hawthorn racism investigation is “going a long time” and that isn’t ideal for all parties involved, but the independent probe is not in the hands of the AFL.

In an agenda-setting first interview for the season with Neil Mitchell, McLachlan also addressed looming legal action relating to concussion, detailing his own worrying personal experience with the issue while playing amateur football.

He also allayed concerns about games being played in temperatures well over 30 degrees this weekend, and shared his thoughts on gambling advertising.

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