A day after AFL Women’s star Tayla Harris made headlines around the world, it’s been reported that some of the people leaving sexist comments on AFLW photos are actually male Victorian players.
The photo of Harris, who plays for Carlton, was posted by 7AFL on Tuesday, but it attracted so many vile and sexual comments, it was taken down.
There was a public outcry at ‘giving in to the trolls’ and so, the picture was re uploaded not just on 7AFL, but on prominent Instagram sites across Australia, with many individuals posting it to show their solidarity.
According to The New Daily, a recent comment making fun of AFLW player and former Olympian Cecilia McIntosh came from Josh Mellington’s Facebook account – a former Fremantle player.
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