MATT Priddis has urged all football fans to show some respect to Adam Goodes after the Domain Stadium crowd booed him relentlessly during the West Coast's 52-point over the Sydney Swans.
Goodes' teammate Lewis Jetta showed his frustration at the booing by producing an indigenous war dance after kicking a goal in the last quarter.
AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has also called on fans across the league to stop the 'ugly' booing of Goodes.
Reigning Brownlow medallist Priddis said the Eagles' home crowd had been fantastic all year but he was disappointed in the response on Sunday.
"Yesterday was a little bit disappointing but I don't know where it is coming from," Priddis said.
"It was noticeable. It's a bit of a sheep mentality I suppose.
"I think it's an AFL issue at the moment, not just West Coast fans, but I think a level of respect needs to be shown to all players regardless.
"Adam is a great citizen, an AFL great, two-time Brownlow medallist and he deserves a lot of respect."
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West Coast released a statement shortly after Priddis' press conference, saying: "The West Coast Eagles are extremely disappointed and dismayed by the booing of Sydney Swans star Adam Goodes yesterday, by some sections of the crowd."
Eagles chief executive Trevor Nisbett said it was time for the AFL community to stamp out racist behaviour among supporters.
"It is completely inappropriate and it has to stop," Nisbett said.
"It was a minority of our fans booing yesterday, but it has happened across the competition for a number of weeks and as an AFL community we have to address this matter. I implore all clubs to stop this nonsense.
"We want our fans to support our team, but there are some boundaries that need to be observed. We cannot and will not condone racist behaviour."
'War dance' was Jetta's cry for respect
West Coast is working with Domain Stadium management to investigate the eviction of a couple of fans yesterday after reports of racist behaviour.
The club's indigenous liaison officer, former player Phil Narkle, also expressed his disappointment.
Narkle said he had spoken to indigenous elders about the crowd reaction on Sunday.
"We have expressed our disappointment to the Noongar elders and the indigenous community," Narkle said.
"Adam Goodes is a wonderful player, person and Aboriginal leader and deserves our respect.
"As a club we are committed to a Reconciliation Action Plan and internally we are making some important progress in this area, now we hope to impact the community more broadly."
Lewis Jetta performs a war dance after scoring a final-term goal. Picture: AFL Media