Never before have Latrell Mitchell and other Indigenous rugby league players had a voice this strong. And some people don't like it. | Andrew Webster
Privately, other coaches have told me they would prefer if Mitchell avoided the distraction.late last year: "Do players need a thicker skin?"
Daley has been accused in the past of "not making enough" of his Aboriginality. When NSW centre Timana Tahu walked out of an Origin camp in 2010 after Andrew Johns made a racist remark during a bonding session, he suggested in an interview that Daley had kept his background secret to ensure he kept being picked in NSW and Australian teams.
"I walked away from that meeting knowing for sure that the words in the anthem need to change," Fittler says. If anything, the confusion highlights the importance of detail and specifics when reporting Indigenous issues. What exactly did Mitchell mean by that statement? Why wasn’t Fittler directly approached for comment about what was said?"Do you think that was a contributing factor why you and Cody got dropped?" Stanton asked Mitchell about the anthem issue.
It was a significant story and it was reflected in the public’s interest: several stories about Mitchell were as well-read on the"He just got hammered though," Walker insists. "How much he was reported on was just unfair. It wasn’t warranted."
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