A slur was shouted at Latrell Mitchell as players walked off the field at half time, with staff immediately identifying the alleged culprit. 9News
Mitchell spoke to media, including Nine's broadcast, after the game but did so on the proviso he was not asked about the incident.Demetriou, though, unleashed on the alleged vile abuse."It's not the first time we've come here as a club and our players have been racially abused," Demetriou said."I shouldn't have to come here as a coach and lead a team of players here to be racially abused.
"It's not what our game is about and we have to stamp it out completely. NRL, clubs, they have to get rid of it. "Life bans. Anyone wants to make racial abuse, get them out of the game. We don't want their support.NRL CEO Andrew Abdo confirmed that the league was launching an investigation into the incident.
"Any form of racism or vilification will not be tolerated in our sport," Abdo said in a statement on Thursday night."We are working with the stadium and the club to get all the facts. The Integrity Unit will investigate fully.Another incident Demetriou referred to was in 2018 when then-Rabbitohs star Greg Inglis was racially abused.Mitchell has often spoken out against racial abuse he has been subjected to.
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