Essendon Football Club has been made aware of an incident involving a supporter who racially vilified Carlton AFLW player Vaomua Laloifi during Saturday’s game at Windy Hill.

The club strongly condemns this behaviour.

Vilification, racial or otherwise, has absolutely no place in our society. We must continue to use our platform as a Club to call out this behaviour and make a stand against this hateful and hurtful act.

The matter has been referred to the AFL’s Integrity Unit. The Club will now work to identify the individual with the view to educate and, where possible, apply the appropriate punishments.

Essendon Football Club sincerely apologises to Laloifi and the Carlton Football Club for this abhorrent behaviour.