AFL Daily: Shaun Burgoyne makes stand against racism, unveils stunning mural in Richmond

As he unveiled a stunning mural of himself, Hawthorn legend and indigenous star Shaun Burgoyne delivered a powerful message against racist online trolls, warning they would be called out at every opportunity. RECAP AFL DAILY 

Hawthorn premiership star Shaun Burgoyne declared it was time for the league's indigenous players to make a stand against racism, declaring "enough is enough".

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Burgoyne yesterday praised the powerful message West Coast had delivered after Eagles' player Liam Ryan was racially vilified on social media by a Richmond member, who has since been banned by the Tigers.

Hawthorn legend Shaun Burgoyne says "enough is enough" when it comes to racist online trolls.

The Hawks' veteran said the AFL's indigenous players decided at their recent summit in Adelaide that it they were not going to accept race hate anymore.

"Across the league indigenous players have probably started to take a stand now and enough is enough,'' Burgoyne said.

"(There has) probably taken a bit of a turn now in how we want to treat these incidences and calling them out. I think as time goes on eventually the law will change and catch up and people will be held more accountable for what they say and do behind keyboards.

"Players wanted to start making a stand and (decided) they weren't going to push things to the side and collectively we want to make a stand and say we don't want to take it no more.

"We definitely don't want those people in our game, but we also want to help educate and help celebrate indigenous players, not just indigenous players, players of all nationalities and cultures."

After surprising many pundits with their strong opening round win against Adelaide last week, Burgoyne said the Hawks were happy to prove their doubters wrong.

"Everyone had written us off. The outside noise was that they had written us off, which doesn't really affect us once we get to the club,'' Burgoyne said.

"If teams want to write us off ... I don't think many people gave us any hope last year and we finished fourth on the ladder. We didn't go in the finals the way that we wanted to, but you just attack the season the way it comes and whatever people talk about outside that doesn't really affect what you do inside." 

Shaun Burgoyne poses in front of his wall portrait in Richmond with wife Amy and kids Ky, Nixie, Leni and Percy.

Burgoyne unveiled a street art mural of himself near Punt Rd in Richmond that was commissioned by the club ahead of its first home game of the season.

"It's a little embarrassing ... it's a little bit weird to have your face on a wall,'' he said. 

"It does look like me, he has captured the eyebrows."

Originally published as AFL Daily: Shaun Burgoyne makes stand against racism, unveils stunning mural in Richmond