MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The chief executive of Australian Football League champions West Coast Eagles has demanded "hateful, keyboard cowards" be held to account after one of the team's Aboriginal players suffered racist abuse on social media.
West Coast forward Liam Ryan was called a "monkey" by multiple social media users on Channel 7's AFL Instagram account after the broadcaster asked fans if the 22-year-old should be suspended for a clash with another player during the season-opening loss to the Brisbane Lions over the weekend.
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