This article contains references to racism.
The top line: AFL great Eddie Betts has shared a clip on social media showing a person in a car repeatedly yelling a racial slur as they drove past children playing basketball.
The bigger picture: Betts, a Wirangu, Kokatha and Guburn man, has previously spoken out about racism experienced by Indigenous AFL players and has been subjected to racist attacks on and off the field.
Betts played 350 games for Carlton and Adelaide before retiring in 2021. He was named in the All-Australian team three times and won four AFL Goal of the Year awards.
Eddie Betts played 350 AFL games. Source: AAP / Michael Dodge
The key quote: “Aboriginal kids deserve to be able to play safely, free from racism and abuse over the fence. We are not even safe in our own homes.”
What else to know: Betts asked anybody who knew the offender to tell them he was “open to having a chat” about how racism was hurting children.
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