Hawthorn Football Club and the AFL integrity unit have condemned vile and appalling racial abuse sent to Mabior Chol via direct messages on social media.
have condemned “vile and appalling” racial abuse sent to Mabior Chol via a series of direct messages on social media . Hawks forward Chol, who is of South Sudanese heritage, posted a screenshot of the comments he received on Instagram following his side’s loss to the Western Bulldogs on Friday night.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app:Chol kicked an equal game-high three goals for Hawthorn in their 12.5 to 9.17 loss at the MCG. The 29-year-old former Gold Coast and Richmond forward has been the victim of racist abuse on multiple occasions throughout his decade-long AFL career. On Saturday, the Hawks and the AFL integrity unit confirmed they are working together to investigate the latest incident.
“Racism has no place anywhere, anytime - not in our game, not in the community and not online,” Dillon said in a statement. “To be clear, if you think this behaviour is acceptable, then you are not welcome in our game. “Mabior’s courage to call this out should be commended and our immediate focus is supporting him and the Hawthorn Football Club.
” Hawthorn CEO Ash Klein said racist behaviour is “simply not acceptable” and expressed the club’s support for Chol.
“If you are the sort of person who thinks it’s OK to make a comment or send a message like this, we don’t want you as part of our game. “Our immediate focus is on wrapping our arms around and supporting Mabior. ”
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