Eddie Betts will depart his teaching position with AFL premiers Geelong to concentrate on his new basis, aimed toward supporting younger Indigenous athletes as they enter skilled sport.
Betts joined the Cats in a part-time growth place in January and performed a key position in mentoring former Adelaide teammate Tyson Stengle.
Stengle had been provided a profession lifeline by Geelong and grabbed it with each arms underneath Betts’ tutelage.
The 24-year-old ahead received his first All-Australian blazer and starred with 4 targets within the Cats’ grand-final thrashing of Sydney.
Betts hopes he can have an analogous impact on different Indigenous sports activities folks.
“Although I am stepping away from the club environment, I hope through my new foundation I can continue to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people as they enter the AFL space and other professional sporting fields,” Betts stated.
“I was fortunate enough to be involved in a small way to win the premiership and although that is why we all want to be involved in footy, there is always that pull inside me to be involved in supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to achieve their goals in sport on a broader scale.”
Betts kicked 640 targets from 350 video games with Carlton and Adelaide earlier than retiring on the finish of final yr.
The 36-year-old has been a robust voice on Indigenous affairs, usually talking out in opposition to racism and detailing his personal experiences.
In September, Betts referred to as on all AFL golf equipment to evaluate their historic remedy of Indigenous gamers amid bombshell racism claims laid in opposition to Hawthorn.
An unbiased investigation panel is trying into these allegations, whereas the AFL has stated it’s dedicated to a wider response throughout the league to coping with racism.
