Special report by Sasha Uzunov.

An expert panel has called for Indigenous Australians to be given the opportunity to reach the top executive administrative positions off field in Australian Rules Football’s governing body the Australian Football League (AFL).

Held at Melbourne’s Southbank Theatre earlier tonight, Melbourne University Indigenous Australian academic Dr Barry Judd, indigenous Australian and retired top level footballer Mr Nathan Lovett-Murray and Ms Rana Hussein formed a panel discussing Indigenous Australians and their role in Australian Rules Football.

“Most Indigenous Australians are on the playing field,” Dr Judd said, ” but thin on the ground in executive leadership [roles] in the [football] industry.”

Retired star Australian Rules Footballer and indigenous Australian Adam Goodes was praised by the panel for his courage in standing up to racism in the top flight competition, the AFL.

The panel discussion was held at the Southbank Theatre in Melbourne as an introduction before the performance of 37, a stage drama / comedy about a group of Australian Rules Footballers.

Alternate Comms has on many previous occasions reached out to AFL to discuss issues relating to the AFL’s “anti colonial policy,” US cultural nationalism and a host of other topics but no response has ever been forthcoming.