Callum Ah Chee calls out racist abuse on social media

Brisbane Lions utility Callum Ah Chee has been racially abused online, days after being concussed in a controversial incident at the Gabba.

Ah Chee, who will miss the Lions’ crucial clash with St Kilda on Friday night under the AFL’s mandatory concussion protocols, posted the abuse he received on Instagram.

It came after Carlton captain Patrick Cripps was on Thursday night cleared of his two-game rough conduct charge on Ah Chee during a marathon appeals hearing.

Callum Ah Chee has copped racist abuse on social media. Russell Freeman/AFL Photos via Getty Images

Ah Chee posted the abhorrent comments, before writing it was “not something you want to wake up to”.

“How can this still keep happening,” the 24-year-old wrote on his Instagram story.

“Why can’t my brothers and I just play the game we love without having to worry about shit like this.

“If my son grows up playing the game – I hope he doesn’t have to deal with this hate.

“It hurts and I’m sick to death of seeing it.”

Veteran Lions teammate Mitch Robinson said the comments were as “weak as it ever gets”.

“F*****g sick of having to see our Indigenous and multicultural players subject to racism over and over again.

“If you see it, even if you might know these uneducated trolls on social media keep calling it out and report them.”

The Lions are expected to release an official statement on Friday condemning the behaviour.