Brisbane AFL player Callum Ah Chee calls out racist abuse
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#62DYN)
- Lions utility posts screenshot of abuse he received online
- It hurts and I'm sick to death of seeing it,' 24-year-old says
Brisbane Lions utility Callum Ah Chee has been racially abused online, days after being concussed in a controversial incident at the Gabba. Ah Chee, who will miss the Lions' crucial clash with St Kilda on Friday night under the AFL's mandatory concussion protocols, posted the abuse he received on Instagram.
It came after Carlton captain Patrick Cripps was on Thursday night cleared of his two-game rough conduct charge on Ah Chee during a marathon appeals hearing. Ah Chee posted the abhorrent comments, before writing it was not something you want to wake up to".
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