Essendon are investigating allegations that one of its own members hurled racial abuse at Bombers players during Saturday night's Dreamtime match against Richmond at the MCG.
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The Facebook post alleged a woman wearing a Bombers scarf called Essendon's indigenous players "little b#### c####".
According to Essendon officials, the person who made the allegation on Facebook called the club on Monday morning to file an official complaint.
The club has now launched an internal investigation and has made it clear that if the allegation proves to be correct, that person will have their membership immediately revoked.
It could be one of two investigations, with a separate allegation made on Facebook that another Essendon member repeatedly booed former Sydney star Adam Goodes when he appeared on an advertising campaign put on the MCG big screen.
The person who made this allegation - and the family member they were with at the time - wrote on the social media page that they would "definitely" follow it up with a formal complaint.
On a weekend when the game was celebrating indigenous culture, the club that has done more to embrace the culture than anyone else was still battling to understand how two of their own members could be caught up in such allegations.
In a positive sign, it was Essendon's own fans who dobbed in their peers, such was their outrage with the sickening behaviour.
