The AFL is in huge trouble.
By isolating one player because of his race they have ratified that it is a race issue. i.e. they themselves are being racist. If the AFL could specifically identify racial discrimination then that is a different matter.
A fundamental human right, such as free speech [or free booing], that which Australia and the "Western World" have striven to made part of our common day culture is being dissected and restricted by this mandate from the AFL.
I would like to see the AFL attempt to enforce the mandate against any one fan that does boo Adam Goodes. If that fan is booing because they do not like any aspect of Adam Goodes except for his race, then there will have been a breach of that person's human rights.
If Adam Goodes has the right to stand up for what he believes in then so should anyone else even if it is childish so long as it is not race related.
I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it - Voltaire
Have I missed something. What has this got to do with freedom of speach? Do you even know what that is? Freedom of speach is the right to express yourself, your thoughts, your ideas etc. How is the AFL preventing anyone from doing that? You can go to the football next weekend and boo Adam Goodes and all the aboriginal player you see fit. You won't be sent to prison, you won't be charged, hell, you won't even get thrown out of the game. Just that everyone around you will know that you are racist. That is not a breach of freedom of speach that is the fundemental tenant of freedom of speach. You will be judged by what you say, but you won't be breaking the law by saying it.