Watch every match of every round Live & On-Demand. The 33-year-old considered whether to address a Twitter post, which depicted him as a monkey, but felt it was his duty as an Aboriginal role model to call out despicable behaviour. Crows players get chummy with Eddie Betts before the first bounce. It said if the abuse was found to have come from a member, their membership would be terminated immediately. Speaking to AFL Media’s The Bright Side, Betts opened up on how the late Walsh still influences his career. We've tried to find them; we've already spoken to the AFL integrity department. The veteran Carlton forward this month called out the latest in a long and constant line of racially-motivated attacks directed at him. “I thought it was a pretty special moment, he spent so much of his career at Carlton and a lot of people said it would have been nice if there was one Crows and one Carlton player,” Rockliff said. Former Hawthorn recruiter Gary Buckenara said it should also be his last. The veteran Carlton livewire, who is in his 16th AFL season, wants to leave a legacy for young Indigenous footballers to feel safe in professional sport. Get your 14-day free trial & start streaming instantly >. New to Kayo? After being overlooked in the National Draft, Betts was recruited to the AFL with pick 3 in the 2004 Pre-Season Draft by the Carlton Football Club.

"People make fake accounts and they racially abuse the hell out of you," Betts told Phil Davis' ABC podcast. Crows players get chummy with Eddie Betts before the first bounce.Source:Facebook.

West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui is another player who has been the victim of racist attacks during his career.

As the 2020 season got back under way following the Covid-19 pause, with players taking a knee before games in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, Betts was targeted in a post that the AFL players’ union labelled “abhorrent and disgusting”. We each have a responsibility to ourselves and each other. Betts spent six years playing for the Adelaide Crows, which included the tenure of Walsh, who was tragically killed in 2015. “The AFL and Essendon (if he’s a Dons member) need to come down hard on this racist, who changed his Twitter handle after tweeting this filth,” Peris tweeted. A host of current players responded, with Blues teammate Marc Murphy, former Adelaide teammate Ben Davis, Hawthorn’s Chad Wingard and Shaun Burgoyne, and Melbourne’s Neville Jetta among those to express their support. Kayo is your ticket to the 2020 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. After the final siren sounded the two teams once again came together as they farewelled Bryce Gibbs who’s career began at Carlton before wrapping up at the Crows.

A hurting Eddie Betts has questioned his AFL future as a result of constant racial vilification but is determined to keep fighting for what he believes in.

Danica Patrick warns next boyfriend after Aaron Rodgers spli... Rugby news 2020: South Africa quits Super Rugby, blames New ... Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Naitanui has worked hard to educate people about the topic, but said social media was a dangerous tool that people have exploited. “On a weekend where we had an opportunity to listen and to learn from our players on the impact that racism has on them, their families and friends, this has again demonstrated why we need to continue to do everything we can to oppose racism wherever and whenever it occurs.”. NFL 2020: Pat Mahomes’ partner Brittany Matthews, social med... Michael Schumacher update, health, F1 news: Legend communica... AFL news 2020, trades: Adam Saad update, Essendon, huge move. “Until that changes and there’s some sort of repercussions for people getting caught for that stuff, then I guess we just have to find ways to educate and keep teaching guys that it’s not right and it’s not accepted.”.

"I think (young players are) scared because of what happened to Goodesy; they think it's going to happen to them. Ahead of Adelaide’s contest against Carlton on Sunday at Metricon Stadium, several Crows players shared a laugh and hug with their former teammate who returned to Carlton this off-season in Eddie Betts. Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks wasn’t happy his players shared a laugh with an opponent before the game and he put them on notice. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites.