The cost of a Tasmanian team joining the AFL can be justified on economic and social grounds.
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A sports law expert and ex-Victorian WorkCover Authority general counsel explains why Australia’s professional players aren’t covered by the same injury rules as other workers – unlike in New Zealand.
Professional sport leagues change their rules for four main reasons, with the bottom line being to compete against other entertainment options
For years, we’ve taken major sporting events, a public holiday, added alcohol and gambling, then watched domestic violence rates rise. It’s time we did something different.
The AFL grand final is a celebration of a unique game, Australian made and owned, with a goal of competitive balance.
The AFL is searching for a new CEO amid ongoing reports of systemic racism, a lack of meaningful support for the AFLW and insufficient action on head injuries.
The muscle benefits of a brief ‘priming’ workout seem to last longer than a last-minute warm up.
While membership of the major political parties has plummeted, footy club membership has soared. So what can the major parties learn from footy clubs about how to grow community support?
In a country that has largely avoided political and cultural hyper-partisanship, the Barassi Line is perhaps our strongest sociographic dividing characteristic, and certainly novel globally.
This systematic devaluing of those most invested in the AFLW isn’t new. It’s time to ask if the AFL is up to the task of running AFLW.
Critics say rule changes have made one-sided games more likely in the NRL. But statistics suggest it’s no more predictable than other major Australian competitions such as the AFL.
In the shadow of the pandemic, AFL, and the devotion of its supporters, has remained a constant - even if the game looks a little different.
Discovery of AFL founder Tom Wills’ involvement in the mass murder of Aboriginal people has made it clear truth telling about Australia’s history is needed before any reconciliation can happen.
No one did a cost-benefit analysis before accepting Tasmania into the Commonwealth. Should the Australian Football League do the same?
Rocked by recent events on the dangers of concussion at the elite level, the AFL has a perfect opportunity to adopt a wider lens and mobilise its network to keep footy safe, especially for the kids.
Australian rules football was actually played before rugby union in Queensland — and it was only a quirk of history that caused Queenslanders to switch allegiances.
Crowds, albeit smaller ones, will again watch the AFL and NRL grand finals. Crowds can bring people together but, since the time of the Roman republic, they have also expressed political dissent.
Professional sport has enormous power to influence positive change. So ahead of this weekend’s grand finals, let’s examine the carbon emissions of our major men’s football leagues.
Despite case after case of systemic racism against Indigenous people, the AFL has not been able to rid itself of a problem that has caused so much grief to so many.
The pandemic has caused massive disruption to cricket in Australia and revealed just how dependent many sporting organisations are on their broadcast deals.
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow, Institute for Health & Sport, member of the Community, Identity and Displacement Research Network, and Co-convenor of the Olympic Research Network, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, First Year College, Victoria University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal Studies, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University
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Professor of Media and Communications, Monash University
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Digital journalism coordinator, Monash University
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Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer and Associate, Monash Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies, Monash University
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Visiting Fellow, La Trobe University
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Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University
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The University of Queensland
