Wilkinson goes to HRC

FORMER Gold Coast player Joel Wilkinson’s complaint of systemic racism by the AFL has been filed to the Human Rights Commission (HRC).

Wilkinson’s legal representative Shine Lawyers electronically filed a 53-page complaint yesterday and it is now in the hands of the commission.

The HRC will now handle a mediation process between both parties that is expected to take from six to eight weeks.

If there is no resolution Wilkinson, who played 26 games for the Suns from 2011-13, can decide whether the case goes to the Federal Court.

The 26-year-old rocked the AFL fraternity last week when it was revealed he was suing the league for racial vilification and sexual harassment during his career.

Wilkinson was racially abused by Western Bulldogs rival Justin Sherman in his debut match as a 19-year-old in 2011.