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Emily Woods

'Trailblazer' Nicky Winmar may co-lead AFL racism case

Nicky Winmar's famous gesture against racism is memorialised in a statue outside Perth Stadium. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

AFL great Nicky Winmar has asked to "courageously" co-lead a landmark racism class action against the league brought by Indigenous players, lawyers say.

Phil Krakouer, who played 141 games for North Melbourne, lodged the case in the Supreme Court in September 2023, alleging senior AFL management did nothing to prevent racism within the sport.

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