AFL star’s partner gives courageous reply to sickening threat
The partner of an AFL star has courageously exposed putrid messages she has been sent in a new low for football cowards.
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The girlfriend of AFL star Scott Lycett has delivered a brave response to sick threats she has received on social media.
Her boyfriend, Port Adelaide ruckman Scott Lycett, on Sunday revealed a series of disgusting messages he received after an ugly sling tackle on Adelaide’s Ned McHenry.
The couple’s public stand against the online abuse has been widely applauded by the football community, but the situation has now deteriorated with his partner Stephanie Librandi receiving putrid messages from trolls online.
The abuse is reported to have been in response to a tackle which saw Lycett lift and dump McHenry, knocking the young Crow out early in the Showdown clash on Saturday night.
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Lycett has been sent straight to the AFL tribunal after the incident was reviewed by the Match Review Officer.
Lycett has called out the sick abuse he has received online following the game.
Now he and Libradi have revealed another threat they received on Instagram.
A screenshot posted to their Instagram stories show Lycett’s partner and family were threatened by a social media coward.
Librandi captioned her screenshot of the image with the message: “Try me Hunni. I will fight u xx”.
Lycett had taken to Instagram to call out trolls as he shared disgusting messages he received after the tackle.
One message told Lycett to “literally kill yourself you low life” and “jump off the nearest bridge”.
A second wrote: “Pick on mchenry like ur tuff … pick on tex u ugly mother f**ker. Ur moustache looks like a f**ken slug. U ugly west coast reject (sic).”
Demons great Garry Lyon said during the game Lycett would be suspended for the tackle.
“That’s one of the worse ones. That’s not one of the better ones I’ve seen from a sling tackle point of view,” Lyon told Fox Footy.
“I suspect when he looks at it, he’ll acknowledge that and know that he was caught up in the emotion of the game – which we all do at times – but he may have to pay a price.”
In a third post, Lycett added a message, writing: “Footy is a physical game, but I acknowledge my tackle on New McHenry last night overstepped the mark and will be dealt with at the AFL Tribunal. I truly hope he’s OK.
“However the abuse that has followed has been outrageous.
“People should take a breath and reflect before posting.”
Seven News also reported that another poster took to Twitter, writing “Scott Lycett, I know where your parents live c***,” the tweet reads.
The report added that South Australian Police were investigating the posts.
“Police condemn any sort of threat, be it verbal, online or in person,” SA Police said.
“Any sort of threat that is reported to police will be investigated accordingly.”
The Crows have also defended the Port star, releasing a statement on their website.
“The club does not condone offensive or threatening behaviour of any kind including on social media and we will investigate whether abuse directed towards a Port Adelaide player involves one of our members, and if so will take appropriate action to reiterate that this behaviour is not tolerated,” the statement read.
He’s far from the only player who has been abused online with Tigers defender Dylan Grimes and Bulldogs star Josh Dunkley both hitting out at trolls in the past.
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