Richmond have suspended the membership of the fan who racially vilified West Coast forward Liam Ryan on social media over the weekend.
The Tigers have taken away the membership of the fan for the next two years, taking all of their member rights away from them.
Racial vilification has no place in our game, and no place in our society, and the Club will continue to take strong measures to ensure there is zero tolerance to this behaviour.
— Richmond FC 🐯 (@Richmond_FC) March 26, 2019
The news came from the Tigers just hours after West Coast posted a video on their social media channels, describing the hurt the comments have on those who they are directed at.
The Eagles said they were taking a stand, and started the hashtag #whenwillitend, after Nic Naitanui called out the supporter and used that hashtag earlier in the week.
We're taking a stand against racism.
We need your support.
Learn, share and start a conversation.
More: https://t.co/ictFarfiEC #whenwillitend pic.twitter.com/qaQSBPPRJR
— West Coast Eagles (@WestCoastEagles) March 26, 2019
AFL House also released the following statement on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon.
The AFL is continuing its strong stance against racism with the Club membership suspended of the person responsible for a racist online comment directed towards West Coast Eagles player Liam Ryan. pic.twitter.com/W4yO9CwJp8
— AFL House (@AFL_House) March 26, 2019
