Knight boss defends under-fire forward Mitch Barnett following racial abuse allegations

By Barry Toohey
Updated April 14 2021 - 11:44pm, first published September 29 2020 - 6:30pm
Mitch Barnett
Mitch Barnett

Knights boss Phil Gardner has publicly defended key forward Mitch Barnett in the wake of racial allegations leveled against him, telling the Newcastle Herald: "It's not who he is as a person."

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