Adelaide Crows star Taylor Walker has been banned for six games by the AFL after the league found he made a racist comment.
Adelaide Crows star Taylor Walker has been banned for six games by the AFL after the league found he made a racist comment at a SANFL game.He has apologised for the remark, saying he is "embarrassed, ashamed and remorseful"The comment was reported to the club by one of its own officials.
The comment was made in reference to North Adelaide player Robbie Young — who is Aboriginal and used to play for AFL side St Kilda — during a Crows reserves match in the SANFL on July 17. "An Adelaide Crows official overheard the comment and reported the incident to the club who reported it to the AFL."
"I did not intend to cause harm, but I know and understand that I have caused deep hurt to the official who reported the matter and to Robbie Young, to both of their families and to the wider Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. I apologise to all of them and to the Adelaide and North Adelaide football clubs," Walker said.
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