Retiring indigenous footy 星／主役にする Eddie Betts （人命などを）奪う，主張するs the AFL is 'not 安全な' for Aboriginal players and 収容する／認めるs 取引，協定ing with 'a lot of 人種差別主義' this years was 'draining'

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Eddie Betts believes the AFL is not a 安全な 環境 for indigenous players, having 公約するd to continue fighting 人種差別主義 beyond Saturday's swan song.

Carlton 広大な／多数の／重要な Betts has 発表するd he will retire after playing his 350th game, joining Adam Goodes and Shaun Burgoyne as the only indigenous players to celebrate the milestone.

Betts says he is most proud of his five children and 成果／努力s to call out 人種差別主義, rather than any of the countless 最高潮の場面s, 638 goals or 166 勝利，勝つs spread across 16 seasons.

Eddie Betts, 34, is 始める，決める to retire from Carlton after playing his 350th game

The 34-year-old, who last week implored Australians to help 取り組む 人種差別主義 in a powerful speech に引き続いて Taylor Walker's 発言／述べる, 認める on Tuesday there is much to be done within the AFL.

'I don't feel like it's 安全な at the moment,' Betts said. 'I feel like there's still a lot of 人種差別主義.

'This year there has been a lot of 人種差別主義. It's been draining and it's been tiring.

'Every year we've seen myself and the other Aboriginal boys standing up, trying to call it out, trying to make a 姿勢.

'Speaking to Gil (AFL 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある Gillon McLachlan) recently, we've got to be stronger, we've got to somehow catch these people.

'And keep them accountable for what they say online or over the 盗品故買者.'

The AFL 星／主役にする will join the likes of?joining Adam Goodes and Shaun Burgoyne as the only indigenous players to celebrate the 350 game milestone

Betts 公式文書，認めるd it was Goodes' activism that helped him find his own 発言する／表明する and 'believe in myself, that I had the strength and courage to stamp out 人種差別主義'.

Goodes was routinely booed by （人が）群がるs throughout his final few seasons, with the AFL belatedly apologising for its 欠如（する） of 活動／戦闘 during an unfitting end to the 支持する／優勝者's 372-game career.

Betts, who 明らかにする／漏らすd 計画（する）s to 開始する，打ち上げる his own 創立／基礎 to help 'Aboriginal kids 達成する their goals, dreams and be leaders in whatever 面 they want to', and Goodes spoke for だいたい half an hour last week.

'Just getting some advice and seeing how he dealt with it and how he felt,' Betts said.

'I told him I'm going to hang up the boots. He gave me some support and 指導／手引 and said, 'mate, the next 一時期／支部 of your life is going to be pretty special'.'

The AFL, 答える／応じるing to Walker's 中断, has flagged 計画（する）s to beef up 許可／制裁s and player education while 軍隊ing every club to 雇う a 十分な-time Indigenous 連絡事務 officer.

Betts says he is most proud of his five children and 成果／努力s to call out 人種差別主義

まっただ中に his 退職 告示 Betts said he believed AFL was not a 安全な 環境 for indigenous players,?'this year there has been a lot of 人種差別主義, It's been draining and it's been tiring,' he said

Betts is の中で several AFL players to have been 的d with 人種差別主義者 乱用 by trolls on social マスコミ during 最近の seasons.

'I'm not the one that's going to make change. It's not on Aboriginal people here in Australia ... we need everyone to 半導体素子 in,' he said.

'Because nobody is born 人種差別主義者. Everyone's learned it along the way somewhere or heard it.

'I'll still call it out, even when I'm not playing footy. I'll still use my 発言する／表明する.

'I'm still going to be there for the 残り／休憩（する） of the Aboriginal boys who are playing. I'm still going to help them, going to be their support, shoulder to lean on.'