Sadly it's unlikely to change much for a while, Leon.Hopefully that puts an end to any more physical or verbal SM threats. Appalling.
I can't help but feel the AFL's hypocritical selectivity on staging instances is at least partly to blame. Well-documented here on PRE.
We still see reports of Indigenous players copping abuse. Yes they are becoming less frequent, but I feel it's going to take a few more morons to be charged before the message finally gets through.
Maybe we need a magistrate to send one away for a few months.
And maybe the media need to have a look at the way they look for a sensational angle in what is really an innocuous bit of play (but they won't).