DARREN MONCRIEFF
Friday, August 19, 2011
THE Melbourne-based Eastern Football League said it will keep working to stamp out racism after an incident involving former AFL player Allan Murray.
Murray (pictured) was the target of racism in the Division 1 match last weekend.
The matter was heard by the EFL after Murray was racially abused by a Noble Park opponent.
The 26-year-old, who plays with the Balwyn Tigers, played 17 AFL games with Port Adelaide and St Kilda from 2002 to 2006.
The EFL said it has resolved the issue through conciliation between Murray and representatives from Noble Park on Monday night.
The terms of the meeting will remain confidential, the league said in a statement.
Murray was a key player in Balwyn's first premiership in 2008, the Tigers' second season in the EFL's Division 1.
Murray was selection number 35 in the 2000 national draft and made his AFL debut with Port Adelaide in 2002 before being traded to St Kilda at the end of that season. He was delisted by the Saints at the end of the 2006 season.
Murray is a two-time AFL Indigenous All-Star, against Carlton in 2003 and the Western Bulldogs in 2005.
The EFL's statement reads as follows:
"A case involving an on-field racial vilification incident during a Division 1 EFL match between Balwyn and Noble Park on Saturday, August 13, was resolved on Monday evening through conciliation between the two players involved.
"The two players have stipulated that the terms of the agreement will remain confidential.
"The Eastern Football League is committed to providing an environment that promotes racial and religious tolerance by prohibiting such conduct and providing a means of redress for victims of racial or religious vilification."
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Last Modified on 19/08/2011 16:21