Brisbane’s Mitch Robinson says the AFL left Adam Goodes ‘out to dry’ during booing saga

Brisbane hard nut Mitch Robinson says today's players owe a debt to Swans champion Adam Goodes, who was hung ‘out to dry’ by the AFL during the booing saga.

The AFL's zero tolerance policy on racists and trolls is a giant leap forward after the league left Adam Goodes "out to dry" during his booing saga, according to Brisbane's Mitch Robinson.

Robinson says today's players owe a debt to the Swans champion, who was booed repeatedly in his final season before retiring quietly at the end of 2015.

"He would have loved the AFL to come out and put a stop to this ... they kind of left him out to dry," Robinson said on his weekly YouTube show Rip Through It.

"I was a bit naive at the time. I was younger and I didn't understand what the booing was about. I initially thought it was about him sliding in with his feet ... obviously to him it wasn't about that.

"It was a bit of a disgrace what was happening.

"We didn't have players coming out then like we do now supporting our indigenous and multicultural players, so I think we've learnt as a whole how to deal with these things and I guess we can say it's a good thing that someone went through it."

A confronting documentary The Final Quarter, which delves into the painful saga, will be released publicly on June 7 at the Sydney Film Festival. AFL CEOs saw an advanced private screening this week.

Robinson, who has an indigenous partner, said he would take his kids to see the film, which should be shown at all AFL clubs and in schools.

Adam Goodes in action for the Swans. Picture: AAP Images

"We have learnt from this so hopefully we can all wrap our heads around what he went through and show the man some respect."

The Lions hard nut also gave the league a whack for letting Nat Fyfe and Gary Ablett off after collecting opponents with raised elbows last weekend.

"That was ridiculous ... I just get angry with these things. I know for a fact if it was me I would have got a week, no matter what."

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Originally published as Brisbane’s Mitch Robinson says the AFL left Adam Goodes ‘out to dry’ during booing saga

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