The agent of high-profile stars Anthony Mundine and Sonny Bill Williams, Khoder Nasser, holds fears racism in rugby league might pressure Latrell Mitchell out of the sport.
Mitchell has been entrance and centre of the headlines after the son of Clive Churchill, Rod, despatched an unsightly textual content message to Rabbitohs chairman Nick Pappas.
Souths chief government Blake Solly in addition to Mitchell’s adviser Matt Rose has since reached out to NRL powerbrokers to air their issues after the star fullback was labelled a “cancer”.
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Rabbitohs gamers reportedly then plotted to refuse to just accept the Clive Churchill Medal in the event that they reached the grand closing, whereas Rod Churchill issued an apology for his feedback.
Nasser, who defined each Mundine and Bill Williams skilled racism in rugby league, believes Mitchell might be going through an analogous destiny.
“It’s so blatant. It’s appalling. It drove Anthony and Sonny out of the game… you don’t want it to be where Anthony Mundine and Sonny were. Anthony Mundine was very vocal and rightfully so,” Nasser stated to the SMH.
“He had zero tolerance for any form of racism that he encountered and continues to be like that. No one went through what Anthony Mundine went through, but people have a different way in dealing with these things.
“Anthony was vocal about it. Latrell seems to be vocal in his silence. We need to know what he’s feeling. You can tell that Latrell has been really hurt here. You can’t hear him or see him now, but you hear other voices around him.
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“It’s sad that someone of his profile and his standing in the game is in this situation where he is attacked from pillar to post. I hope it doesn’t drive him out of the sport altogether. I’ve seen it before.”
Nasser additionally highlighted one line in Churchill’s textual content which learn: “He is a complete myth who has the aboriginal cause paramount and south sydney second”.
He defined the remark was an assault “on him and the Aboriginal community as a whole” and in addition praised Churchill’s apology.
“I don’t think there is any fair thinking person who would not agree that the Aboriginal situation in this country is far more important than your football team. And I’m sure South Sydney, the important people at the club, are all for this very humane attitude,” Nasser stated.
Nasser additionally went on to clarify that he believes programs in place to assist Aboriginal athletes are “flawed”.
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