Western Bulldogs Indigenous teen Jamarra Ugle-Hagan was the topic of racial abuse at Marvel Stadium on Saturday evening.
The membership launched a press release in relation to the incident on Sunday afternoon.
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“The Western Bulldogs strongly condemns the dangerous and abhorrent racist remarks aimed toward Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, throughout and following final evening’s match in opposition to St Kilda,” the assertion learn.
“Racism of any form doesn’t belong in our recreation, nor in our society. We can’t tolerate it.
“Feedback like these are extraordinarily upsetting and trigger vital harm and hurt for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals. They’re stated to deliberately hurt, and we proceed to be confronted by them as a neighborhood.
“We’re saddened by the fixed want to strengthen the adverse influence this has on the people involved, and all First Nations individuals.
“We are going to proceed to make a stand and name out this behaviour, and use our voice to additional educate our followers and the broader neighborhood.
“The membership is supporting Jamarra, his household, and others inside the membership who’ve justifiably been impacted by this occasion.
“The membership has contacted the AFL Integrity Division, and thanks the St Kilda Soccer Membership for investigating the matter and dealing to establish the people involved.”
Followers from either side have been fast to indicate assist for the previous No.1 draft choose.
“As a Saints supporter, I’m embarrassed anybody sporting RWB would behave like this and apologize unreservedly to Jamarra for the harm induced. I hope the perpetrator is caught and banned for all times,” one fan wrote.
“Time to start out banning individuals for all times. It is 2023 this should not be nonetheless occurring. #standwithjuh,” one other stated.
