'Vile racial abuse' resulted in 'life-altering damage' to players, says Margalit Injury Lawyers, which is handling claim against governing Australian Football League.
"Vile racial abuse" resulted in "life-altering damage" to players, says Margalit Injury Lawyers, which is handling claim against governing Australian Football League.In May, the AFL said nine fans had been slapped with lifetime bans for racially abusing players under new rules intended to stamp out the scourge. / Photo: AFP Archive
The"vile racial abuse" resulted in"life-altering damage" to the players, said Margalit Injury Lawyers on Saturday, which is handling the claim against the governing Australian Football League. "The racial abuse suffered by players was extreme – not just words, but repugnant physical acts such as spitting and violence," the legal firm's managing principal, Michel Margalit, said in a statement.
Phil Krakouer, a star player with North Melbourne in the 1980s, leads the group of seven former players.
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