State of Origin star Hudson Young courts trouble with shocking social media post about his teammate

Canberra footy star Hudson Young could be in trouble after a social media post comparing his teammate to a small person who appeared to have been filmed in public without their consent.

Young, who makes his State of Origin return for the NSW Blues this week, recently took to social media to take the mickey out of his friend and teammate Tom Starling.

Starling, who plays hooker for the Raiders, is one of the smaller NRL players in recent history, standing at 172cm.

The Raiders star celebrates his birthday on June 4, and Young wished him a happy birthday by posting a photo of the two of them on Instagram alongside a message.

Canberra Raiders stars Tom Starling (left) and Hudson Young are good friends off the field

Young then posted a video clip of a small person crossing the road with a walking stick, tagging Starling and writing, “Enjoy your day son @tstarling_.”

Judging from the landmarks in the background, the footage appears to have been filmed in New Zealand.

The joke is unlikely to offend Starling as the pair are friends off the football field, but similar posts have been condemned by the Short Statured People of Australia (SSPA), which has tried to crack down on individuals who film small people and post them on the internet. social media without their consent.

“Being filmed without consent is a violation of our human right to access and move in public spaces without being subjected to this kind of violence, abuse and exploitation,” the SSPA wrote in a recent statement.

“All individuals have the right to participate in the community in a way that affords them the same privacy, anonymity, freedom, respect and security as anyone else.”

Daily Mail Australia has contacted the Canberra Raiders for comment.

In May, a young footballer with a rare medical condition that affected his growth hit back at trolls who secretly photographed him and posted the photos to a Facebook group called ‘Midget Watching Australia’.

“It’s hard,” said Blake Robinson, who pointed out that he is not a dwarf and does not speak “on behalf of” people with the condition.

‘I just want to go out and play football without having my pictures taken and put in stupid groups – that shouldn’t even be a thing.

Young could get in trouble for posting footage of a small person being filmed in public

‘I’m just a normal 20-year-old who wants to play the game I love. I don’t play the game any differently than others.

“People take pictures and think it’s funny, but I don’t think it’s funny and I just want people to know it hurts.”