Collingwood Football club have announced that controversial media personality and former Geelong ruckman Sam Newman will replace Eddie Maguire as club president.
“Sam is a well respected member of the AFL community,” says a Collingwood press release release issued a short time ago. “We’re confident he will be a real asset to the club.”
After 22 years as Collingwood President, Eddie McGuire yesterday stepped down from the role after a damning report accused the club of fostering “systemic racism.”
The club’s new President Sam Newman has also been widely accused of racism.
He resigned from his hosting roles at Channel 9 after saying that George Floyd – who died when a police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes – was “a piece of shit”.
“Management are confident Sam Newman will fit perfectly into our club culture,” says the press release. “
Sam Newman is expected to face the media shortly.
More to come.
