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Former footy great Sam Newman has launched an extraordinary attack on the AFL after forcing footy fans to endure multiple ‘welcome to country’ speeches and a eulogy for a ‘heroin addicted indigenous felon’ at last week’s grand final.
In a long-winded rant, Newman took aim at the league for what he described as ‘virtuous, patronising nonsense’, even taking time to insult transgender former coach Dani Laidley.
‘We had the indigenous show of just nonsense. And then, the only thing they didn’t have is maybe they could have put Dani Laidley in an open car and driven her around at half time in the back of a Jeep or something. I mean, seriously,’ Newman moaned.
Sam Newman had a major gripe with the AFL over its ‘woke’ antics before last Saturday’s grand final
The life of indigenous icon Uncle Jack Charles was honoured during the AFL grand final
Former AFL great Dani Laidley attended the 2022 Brownlow Medal at Crown this month
The outspoken Newman took the an opportunity to mock the AFL and indigenous icon Uncle Jack Charles during his podcast, You Cannot Be Serious, which he hosts alongside former AFL star Don Scott.
‘The grand final day was marred by two things … this patronising nonsense about us welcoming the original landowners to this country,’ Newman began his tirade.
‘Absolutely we admire and we respect and we give thanks to the traditional land owners for where the game is to be played and we acknowledge that.
‘But the virtuous, patronising nonsense that the AFL go on with. A patronising campaign to foster this feigned indignation to divert from their own paranoid white privilege – all they do is drivw a wedge between the footballing public, yet we see through it.’
Newman slammed the AFL for forcing football fans to watch not one, but two welcome to country speeches before the ball was even bounced.
‘We had a man with a beard came out and told us … about where the boundaries of all the various tribes and things…
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Source : dailymail
