Richmond medal photo: leaked naked picture ‘disgusting’The Australian
12 October 2017The Victorian businesswoman who was instrumental in the birth of the AFL’s women’s league has labelled Richmond FC’s leaked topless photo scandal “disgusting” and called for players to be better educated on gender equality.
Susan Alberti, the former vice-president of the Western Bulldogs, told The Australian she knew about the topless photo a week before it appeared in newspapers but she’s strongly backing AFL chief executive Gillon McLachan and Richmond president Peggy O’Neal’s handling of the leak.
“It’s important that this isn’t just brushed aside. ‘Ho hum’. It’s not ‘ho hum’, it’s no laughing matter,” she said.
“We have to keep reinforcing with both our male and female players that this sort of behaviour is unacceptable, we’ve worked really hard at my club to ingrain respect and responsibility but we’re not perfect. we have to do more.”
There is currently a police investigation underway in to how a picture of the woman circulated and the player could face up to two years jail under tough sexting laws in Victoria.
“The first reaction I had when I saw the news was that I was disgusted, and I really feel for this young woman and her family, it’s unacceptable,” she said.
Ms Alberti declined to comment on what advice she would have for Ms O’Neal, the only female president of an AFL club, but said “I’m sure Peggy and the board are dealing with the matter very seriously.”
She was also adamant in her support for the sporting code’s chief, Mr McLachlan, who has also recently had to deal with senior male staff as the football commission leaving over inappropriate relationships with young women at the league.
“Gill really is doing his darnedest and he’s worked so hard to ensure there’s greater respect for women in the industry; he’s been terrific.”
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