Craig Foster

And it shouldn't change.

Well, that's often the case with sport and, you know, athletes are put in situations because they're so loved, so revered, so respected that, you know, they're often expected to either stand up for their particular Australian communities or to talk about these broad issues.

You know, refugee players, former refugee players are obviously a critically important one because Australia has been tortured in our refugee policy for, you know, 20...

a while, but at least 26 years now since 2001, since Tampa.

And, you know, we're still struggling a bit with it today.

So you don't expect athletes to have to talk.

They can tell their own story in their own way.

Their job is just to go and play football.

They don't have to be an icon of anything.

They don't have to be a symbol of anything.

They can inadvertently become that.

They don't need to accept it.

But when they do and when that rare person who has the acumen, has the intelligence, has the ability to articulate in key moments, it can be even more powerful.

And I think we've seen that from Awi.

He's maturing, he's growing, and he's obviously feeling more comfortable to be able to talk about these issues.

When that happens, it's very, very powerful and I would say really timely.

Yeah, just talk utter garbage.

This guy Grella, I mean, he's a former player.

He should know better.

I like that he's done it, you know, because I like when Australians are engaged in football.