SYDNEY (Reuters) - Aboriginal players from the Australian Football League (AFL) have issued an open letter to fans of the code demanding an end to racist abuse after two of their number were insulted over the weekend. The AFL Players' Indigenous Advisory Board, which represents Aboriginals playing in Australia's richest and best-attended professional league, responded on Tuesday with a plea for an end to the abuse. The letter continued that the abuse had an impact not only on the players but on their families and the wider indigenous community. The players said the code risked missing out on talented indigenous athletes of the future if the vilification continued. The incidents of racial abuse directed at Ryder and Betts over the weekend have been condemned by the AFL, both teams and the players' union.

Source: The Star April 11, 2017 07:27 UTC