Former Hockeyroos star Anna Flanagan alleges former staff member called her ‘a slut’

Former Hockeyroos star Anna Flanagan has alleged a former staff member of the Australian national team brashly called her “a s***”.

Former Hockeyroos star Anna Flanagan has alleged a former staff member of the Australian national team called her “a slut” after she shared a photo of herself on social media.

Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, the 29-year-old detailed how she and female teammates were allegedly mistreated while representing their country.

The alleged incident happened early in Flanagan’s professional career after she posted an image of herself in the green and gold kit.

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Flanagan claims a female staff member approached her the following day, shaming her for the photo.

“She told me I looked like a slut, because part of my sports bra was showing,” Flanagan told The Daily Telegraph.

“That was from a member of the coaching staff. That was just one of the many inappropriate comments that were said to me.

“There were so many other things and not just to me. Girls were constantly being told they were going to get kicked in the c***”

Former Hockeyroos star Anna Flanagan.

Anna Flanagan.

According to the report, Flanagan later complained about the incident to Hockey Australia but claims no action was taken.

Hockey Australia declined to comment when approached by NewsCorp on Friday evening.

The Canberra athlete represented Australia 171 times, winning gold medals at two Commonwealth Games in 2010 and 2014. She was named World Young Player of the Year in 2013.

The accusations come after Hockey Australia launched an independent inquiry into “toxic” and “bullying” culture within the women’s national program.

Hockey Australia released the review’s findings on Thursday, which “broadly found a dysfunctional culture within the program”.

There have been ongoing allegations of homophobic behaviour, bullying, and body shaming within the Hockeyroos set-up since late last year.

The review included input from current and former players dating back to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. More than 100 people, including Flanagan, participated in the review.

Anna Flanagan of Australia.

Hockeyroos coach Paul Gaudoin resigned from his position on Wednesday evening, while assistant coach Steph Andrews and selector Sharon Buchanan have also left the program.

Two months earlier, high performance director Toni Cumpston quit after losing the confidence of the Hockey Australia Board.

Hockey Australia chief executive Matt Favier told AAP on Thursday: “There was nothing in the review that raised red flags around any suggestion of … homophobic sentiment towards players.

“Part of the reason that HA initiated the review in the first instance was the suggestion of bullying, and there was no case of any staff-to-player bullying.

“There is a suggestion that (between players) there were some incidents – the word bullying wouldn’t be the correct definition, but certainly some tensions between players from time to time.

“Perhaps intimidation might be closer to the truth. But it was reported as isolated incidents, not as any systemic matters.”

Read the The Daily Telegraph’s full report on Anna Flanagan’s allegations