Livewire Brisbane Lions ahead Charlie Cameron is the most recent Indigenous AFL participant to answer racial abuse with chic on-field talent.
Cameron kicked 4 objectives after halftime for Brisbane in Saturday’s 75-point mauling of North Melbourne at Mt Barker.
His standout efficiency got here the day after Fremantle star Michael Walters additionally kicked 4 within the Dockers’ win over Gold Coast.
Cameron and Walters had been amongst Indigenous gamers from Fremantle, Brisbane and Adelaide who had been abused on-line in the course of the week.
Walters pointed to the pores and skin on his forearm when he kicked his first objective on Friday at Norwood Oval.
Earlier this season, Western Bulldogs younger gun Jamarra Ugle-Hagan emulated Nicky Winmar’s well-known 1993 response to racism, defiantly lifting his jumper and pointing to his chest after kicking a objective.
That adopted abuse from a fan throughout a recreation the week earlier than.
“Hopefully all this rubbish that seems to be popping up a lot lately, stops,” Lions coach Chris Fagan mentioned.
“They like to let their footy do the talking.
“That’s the way in which they’re. It’s a extremely good solution to say and present that, ‘Whatever you say, if you wish to say these kinds of issues, it would not have an effect on me – I’m stronger than that’.”
Fagan said Cameron appeared unaffected by the abuse.
“‘He’s been actually good. He’s a resilient character, Charlie. He’s vastly fashionable in our group,” he mentioned.
“He’s the bloke who brings the enjoyable and the power. He’s at all times the one within the rooms earlier than the sport that has the loudspeaker enjoying the ‘doof-doof’ music.
“He’s well-loved by his teammates and he felt well supported this week.
“So I do not suppose it bothered him coming into the sport. I’m glad he performed properly.”
Saturday’s game reunited Fagan and North coach Alastair Clarkson, who vehemently deny accusations of racism related to when they worked together at Hawthorn.
An investigation into these claims is ongoing.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
