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Adelaide star Izak Rankine has become the latest Indigenous AFL player to be racially abused, with the youngster attacked on social media.
The Crows confirmed the attack via a statement on Monday evening, calling it “unacceptable and disgraceful”.
”All of us have a responsibility to call out this type of reprehensible behaviour,” Crows CEO Tim Silvers said in the statement.
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“Equally, we must also take the time to understand the hurt it causes the person who has been targeted, as well as in this instance all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
“From the Chairman and Board of Directors through to our players, coaches, staff and volunteers, we are determined to use our voice and platform to continue to make a stand.
“We are committed to playing a role in educating as many people as we possibly can.”
Rankine revealed that he’d been sent the abusive message on Instagram, sharing a screenshot from the abuser on his story.
“Pretty disappointing to STILL have to deal with this,” the youngster wrote.
“When will it end?”
The attack on Rankine comes just weeks after Indigenous Bulldogs youngster Jamarra Ugle-Hagan was subjected to a racist attack after a loss to St Kilda.
Ugle-hagan responded to the attack with a match-winning five-goal effort the following week, paying homage to Indigenous AFL icon Nicky Winmar by emulating his famous anti-racism stance from 1993.
The Crows have contacted the AFL’s Integrity Department in the wake of the incident.
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