{"id":277086,"date":"2023-03-10T08:30:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T09:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=277086"},"modified":"2023-03-11T01:00:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T01:00:46","slug":"walkers-devastated-reaction-to-latrell-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=277086","title":{"rendered":"Walker's devastated reaction to Latrell abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"

The racist abuse<\/a> hurled at Latrell Mitchell<\/a> left great mate and fellow Indigenous superstar Cody Walker<\/a> devastated.<\/p>\n

The South Sydney five-eighth was visibly shaken when asked by 9News about the incident, which marred the Rabbitohs' clash with the Panthers at Penrith's BlueBet Stadium on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

"I feel as though it's the worst form of discrimination there is," said Walker, who heard the slur and immediately reacted with fury while walking up the tunnel at half-time.<\/p>\n

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"It's absolutely disgusting behaviour.<\/p>\n

"Hearing those sort of words come out of someone's mouth … I dunno. I've actually got no words. Yeah, I dunno."\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"Latrell<\/p>\n

Panthers co-captain Nathan Cleary also condemned the abuse.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"It shouldn't be happening," the Penrith halfback told 9News.<\/p>\n

"I can't believe it's still happening."<\/p>\n

Greg Inglis, the man who wore South Sydney's No.1 jersey before Mitchell\ufeff, was racially abused at the Penrith venue in 2018.<\/p>\n

"It's horrible, it's terrible, I don't wish it upon anyone\ufeff," Inglis said on the LiSTNR Footy Talk<\/em> podcast on Friday.<\/p>\n

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"I went through it, a boy went through it."<\/p>\n

\"Spectator<\/p>\n

Mitchell's manager, Matt Rose, said many others in the same position would have already "walked away from the game".\ufeff<\/p>\n

"Latrell's a special person," Rose told 9News.<\/p>\n

"Am I worried about it? Yeah, I do worry about Latrell's wellbeing. I know the scrutiny he's under, I know he's the biggest star in the NRL.<\/p>\n

"And to lose Latrell to rugby league would be an absolute shame in the sport."<\/p>\n

Trent Robinson was Mitchell's first coach in the NRL, and they tasted premiership glory together at the Roosters in 2018 and 2019.<\/p>\n

"We're still not at a point where we're happy to accept really strong Indigenous voices in this country," Robinson said.<\/p>\n

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