Australian Rules bosses condemned racist and obscene social media messages targeting a Sudanese-born player as "vile" on Saturday, pledging to investigate them.

AFL boss Andrew Dillon has joined Hawthorn Football Club in condemning “vile and appalling” online racial abuse of forward Mabior Chol.

AFL boss Andrew Dillon has joined Hawthorn Football Club in condemning “vile and appalling” online racial abuse of forward Mabior Chol.