North Melbourne great Phil Krakouer, one of the league’s most exciting players in the 1980s, is among a group of six Indigenous players who has launched a class action against the AFL for historical racist abuse.
North Melbourne great Phil Krakouer is among a group of six Indigenous former footballers who have launched a class action against the AFL for alleged racist abuse during their playing days.
Days gone by: Jim and Phil Krakouer were two of the AFL’s most exciting players in the AFL in the 1980s.“This case means we are finally being heard. Racism has been swept under the carpet for too long. For decades, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people of colour have been racially abused while playing AFL, and we feel the AFL sat back and watched it all go by,” Mr Krakouer said.“I was a 22-year-old kid that tried out for the big league.
Taking a stand: Michael Long, Nova Maree Peris, Kyle Vander Kuyp and Phil Krakouer during the “Walk the Talk” presentation” in 2017.“The AFL has not been served with any documents or been provided with any information regarding a class action that has apparently been provided to the media. If any formal correspondence is served on us we will review it,” Allen said.
The writ lists each VFL-AFL club from his time playing, including the now defunct Fitzroy Lions and Brisbane Bears, but not the Brisbane Lions. “These players often began playing AFL football as teenagers. They were there to play football and live out their dreams. Instead, they were taunted and racially vilified and left out in the cold to defend themselves.”
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