AFL condemns disgusting online comments aimed at draft prospect

LATEST: The AFL is investigating disgusting social media commentary aimed at a Jewish teenager who will be taken with one of the first picks in the AFL draft on Monday night.

The league’s Integrity Department is investigating as to whether those who made comments are genuine social media accounts and if they are club members.

Harry Sheezel was subject to several racist slurs, which 3AW has chosen not to publish, online.

Press PLAY below to hear Neil Mitchell’s horrified reaction

AFL STATEMENT

The AFL is aware of discriminatory commentary online directed towards a draft nominee. To denounce a young man on the eve of realising his dream of being drafted to the AFL is deplorable and unacceptable, and there is no place for this type of behaviour anywhere in our community.

This morning the AFL contacted the player’s management, and the AFL Integrity Department is investigating as to whether those who made comments are genuine social media accounts and if they are club members.

The chair of the Anti-Defamation Commission says he isn’t surprised.

He says anti-Semitism has become “normalised” in Australia

“The last few years have shocked me to the core,” Dvir Abramovich said.

Press PLAY below to hear him explain what’s changed

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