ABC favourite Tony Armstrong has famously copped his share of racial abuse, both professionally while playing footy at the highest levels, and publicly through his high-profile television hosting roles.

Now he’s putting himself in the firing line to tackle the issue of racism in sport head-on via national TV.

The question is: is he ready?

“It’s a good question,” says Armstrong over the phone from his home on the east coast. “And, actually, one that Adam Goodes asked me as well”.

Goodes, an AFL great and the ex-captain of the Sydney Swans, famously made headlines in 2013 during the first match of the Indigenous round when he called out a young Collingwood supporter who yelled racist abuse at him. His actions led to a sustained campaign of booing at matches in the years leading up to his

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