The AFL great said his sons were 'shaken up' after a racial slur was repeatedly yelled at them while playing basketball at their home.
AFL legend Eddie Betts says the racial abuse directed at his children while playing basketball at their home will stick with him and his sons for the rest of their lives. Support continues flooding in for the family of Betts after the former Carlton and Adelaide star posted footage to social media on Thursday , showing a white car driving by as the youngsters and their friends played basketball.
educate and continue to educate because we need to stamp out racism in Australia altogether." AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon and general manager for inclusion Tanya Hosch said the behaviour has no place in sport or society. "We must express our strongest condemnation against another example of overt racism, this time targeting children playing sport in their own front yard," the pair said in a statement .
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