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AFL Investigates Racist Instagram Abuse of Indigenous Stars

Unmasking anonymous senders is the focus of integrity investigations with Port Adelaide pushing social platforms and governments for accountability

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Overview

  • The AFL Integrity Unit has launched a probe into racist direct messages sent to Indigenous players Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera and Jase Burgoyne via Instagram.
  • St Kilda and Port Adelaide have referred the abuse to league authorities and are collaborating to identify the anonymous offenders.
  • The messages contained vile racial slurs and referenced a disposal-tally bet following St Kilda’s five-point loss to Sydney.
  • AFL CEO Andrew Dillon condemned the attacks as cowardly and reiterated that such behaviour has no place in the game.
  • Port Adelaide has called on social media platforms and governments to enforce stronger accountability measures against online racists.