I'd take a free trip to play in Geneva's snow, too

As I've said before, if the UN was headquartered in Addis Ababa instead, we'd have fewer people flying over to tell foreigners about alleged problems here they neither understand not have a right to intervene over:

Recently retired Adelaide Crow Andrew McLeod will join Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission commissioner Mick Gooda and AFL official Jason Mifsud at the conference in Geneva, Switzerland.They will detail the AFL's role in combating discrimination, as European sport still grapples with racism....

"I was lucky I came into the AFL system when it was just after Nicky Winmar's actions and then Michael Long made his stance," McLeod said.

"Early on there was racism, mostly from opposition supporters rather than from players, but then the AFL took a stand and said, 'This is not acceptable', and then the players signed off on it, and it's something you just don't hear now. We are still not perfect, but you don't hear racism now."

McLeod, who retired last year, plans to use the occasion to mark a first.

"I have never seen snow before, so I want to have a bit of a look around Geneva. I just want to throw a snowball. It's a great honour to be able to go over and represent the AFL and be part of this."

Nice for McLeod, but is this the best way for the AFL to spend its charity dollars or help Aborigines other than McLeod?