AFLPA to meet concussion campaigner Peter Jess this weekEnsuring how players are covered in next CBA high on agendaThe AFL Players’ Association will meet this week with concussion campaigner Peter Jess to discuss his proposed $2bn compensation fund to …
Victorian coroner Paresa Spanos says research could save livesReport encourages players to donate brains after deathA Victorian coroner is calling for more research into the long-term effects of head knocks in sport, in a report detailing the extent of…
Victorian coroner Paresa Spanos says research could save livesReport encourages players to donate brains after deathA Victorian coroner is calling for more research into the long-term effects of head knocks in sport, in a report detailing the extent of…
Victorian coroner Paresa Spanos says research could save livesReport encourages players to donate brains after deathA Victorian coroner is calling for more research into the long-term effects of head knocks in sport, in a report detailing the extent of…
Two women working inside the AFL to tackle racism say nothing should distract from the recommendations of the Do Better reportTwo of the most senior Indigenous people in the AFL say they’re disappointed the departure of Eddie McGuire as Collingwood pre…
Drafted as an excited teenager, the First Nations man was stunned and isolated by racist bullying. ‘I don’t take any pleasure from Eddie stepping down,’ he says today. ‘The issues have not gone away’For the past few weeks, proud Balardong Whadjuk man L…
Australian Rules Football is proposing a trust for players suffering brain trauma and rugby could learn from this A fortnight or so ago I had an email conversation with a man who used to work as a development officer for the Rugby Football Union. We we…
The group – comprising Indigenous leaders, directors and former players – will implement the Do Better report’s recommendationsCollingwood has appointed a group to address a culture of “systemic racism” at the AFL club amid the fallout from a report th…
Putting $2bn behind the health and wellbeing of those who suffer brain injuries on its behalf is a pretty good place to startSlowly, reluctantly, painstakingly, the sporting world has been coming to terms with concussion.It’s taken decades for the corp…
Exclusive: The plan – if accepted by the league – would represent a watershed moment in the recognition and treatment of players suffering from the effects of head injuries The AFL is considering a proposal for the establishment of a multimillion-dolla…
Strong crowd and broadcast numbers so far this seasonEight clubs also set individual membership recordsThe AFLW has reached another milestone in its rise in the Australian sporting landscape, breaking the record for club memberships.As of Thursday, the…
McGuire’s departure comes after days of pressure following damning independent report into racism at the clubEddie McGuire failed to identify his use-by date, writes Barrie CassidyThe Indigenous senator for Victoria, Lidia Thorpe, has hailed Eddie McGu…
McGuire’s departure comes after days of pressure following damning independent report into racism at the clubEddie McGuire failed to identify his use-by date, writes Barrie CassidyThe Indigenous senator for Victoria, Lidia Thorpe, has hailed Eddie McGu…
The letter, signed by 150 footballers and netballers, states that ‘through our silence we feel responsible for these injustices’ Collingwood players have issued an apology for their part in allowing a culture of racism to develop at the club.In an open…
Exclusive: star AFL player who complained about racist behaviour at Collingwood football club said the review was only held because he spoke outStar AFL player Héritier Lumumba – who over 10 years endured racist taunts while playing for the Collingwood…
Leadership on antiracism from highest levels, including the board, called to replace ‘deny, double-down and deflect’ response Collingwood has a problem with structural racism that its senior leadership must address and it should publicly make amends to…
Contact sport athletes see knocks as a necessary evil to their work but they must become aware of their own mortality before it is too late“Be the hungriest, hardest cunt on the field. There is a senior spot open and you fucking want it.” 29 March, 201…
Players to be sidelined for at least 12 days if they suffer a concussionChange represents a doubling of mandated recovery timeOn the day the fifth edition of AFLW gets under way, new guidelines around head trauma have been issued, with players to be si…
Fans will pay for tickets this year but there are questions whether the $10 price puts enough value on the competitionWhen the first AFLW game was planned for February 2017 between Carlton and Collingwood, it was to be held in the 7,000-seat Olympic Pa…
After pulling out all the stops to get last year’s men’s competition up and running, the AFL is under significant pressure to deliver a full women’s seasonAdaptability and flexibility will be the twin themes of the 2021 AFLW season, as Covid-19 continu…
