Port Adelaide have called for government action to address an ongoing issue, following "reprehensible" online racist attacks endured by Jase Burgoyne and Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera at the weekend.
The Power, AFL and Saints - Wanganeen Milera's club, have responded to the separate incidents, each condemning the abuse they say has to come to an end.
The league's integrity unit is investigating online attacks which targeted the young stars.
Both footballers posted messages they received from separate accounts to their personal social media on Sunday night, which included racist slurs, vulgar taunts and other vilifying comments.
Teammates and players from other clubs were quick to signal their support for the pair and call out the racism.
"Over a game of football! Hero mate," Wanganeen-Milera wrote over his shared screenshot of the abuse he received.
AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon denounced the "cowardly" attacks, re-iterating the league's position on racism from fans.
"To hide behind a fake account is cowardly and I want the people that have created these online accounts and racially abused our players to know that our game does not want you. Real fans don't racially abuse players," Dillon said in a statement on Monday.
"We have been clear that there is absolutely no place for this behaviour in our sport and in society. Racism is never acceptable and these incidents demonstrate there is so much more work to be done.
"Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera and Jase Burgoyne are talented footballers and remarkable young men. We acknowledge their courage to call out the hurtful and completely unacceptable remarks and offer our support to both players, their families and our broader Indigenous playing group."
In separate statements, St Kilda and Port Adelaide slammed the abuse.
Port went further to call on "Governments to demand accountability from social media organisations".
"Platforms need to take accountability and action against these abusers," the club said in a statement.
In the fallout of abuse targeting Willie Rioli, Australia's eSafety Commissioner labelled online attacks of players, and broader members of the public "complex human behaviour and societal ills", while also flagging the complexities policing the issue,
Amid a string of incidents where players were subjected to vilification from fans to start the 2023 season, former AFL head of social policy and inclusion Tanya Hosch referred to the league's relationship with the eSafety Commissioner, while also highlighting difficulties in stamping out the abuse.
"Port Adelaide stands united with Jase and all First Nations players across the competition who have been subjected to racist abuse this weekend," the Power said in their statement.
"As a club with deep community roots and strong connections to diverse communities, we will continue to use our platform to call out racism wherever it occurs.
"Racism and hate have no place online, at our venues, or in our community."
St Kilda also condemned the weekend's abuse.
"As a club we do not accept racist behaviour of any kind. These comments are abhorrent and have no place in our game or our community," Saints chief executive Carl Dilena said.
The club confirmed they referred the matter to the AFL Integrity Unit.
"Beyond Nasiah's talent on the field, he is a proud Kokatha and Narangga man who deserves to work and live free from this type of abuse," they said.
"St Kilda Football Club stands firmly with Nasiah, his family and all First Nations people, and we remain committed to fostering a safe and inclusive environment for everyone.
"We fully support Nasiah and will work closely with the AFL Integrity Unit to do everything we can to identify the person responsible for these messages."
