Nicky Winmar accepts apology and six-figure settlement over racist comments in podcast
by Calla Wahlquist from on (#55BRH)
AFL figures including Sam Newman say many people would regard their words as racially discriminatory and we sincerely apologise'
Three AFL figures including media commentator Sam Newman have issued a formal apology and signed a six-figure settlement with St Kilda great Nicky Winmar over comments they made on a podcast about Winmar's famous stand against racism.
In a 1993 game against Collingwood, Winmar, a Noongar man, lifted his St Kilda jersey and pointed to his skin after being racially abused.
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