Mark Stevens
From: Herald Sun
June 26, 2011 12:00AM
THE issue of vilification in football has again reared its head.
It is understood a player in the Gold Coast-Western Bulldogs match yesterday was upset by comments during play.
Although it is believed it may have been a player-to-player issue, unlike the fan abuse recently directed at Majak Daw and Lance Franklin, details are likely to remain confidential under the AFL's racial vilification policy.
Both clubs and the AFL are bound by secrecy if mediation takes place.
A Gold Coast spokesperson this morning said: "I can't comment."
Western Bulldogs officials could not be contacted, but are also bound by rules which keep such incidents in-house.
AFL spokesman Patrick Keane said only one point of contact at the league would know if mediation was required, and that person was bound by a strict confidentiality that mirrored the illicit drugs code.