Tag: afl
“Revealed – Danielle Laidley: Two Tribes” on Stan Australia
DANIELLE LAIDLEY TELLS HER STORY IN EXTRAORDINARY NEW STAN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY PREMIERING 19 SEPTEMBER 2023
"Revealed - Danielle Laidley: Two Tribes" explores the former AFL...
The Barassi Line: a globally unique divider splitting Australia’s footy fans
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A particular eccentricity of the Australian sporting landscape is that, culturally, our football codes remain strongly tied to their geographic origins.
Australian rules...
The power of the grand final crowd recalls ancient times
Last year’s AFL premiers were definitely not socially distancing.
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The year has been a strange one for sports lovers.
We’ve seen athlete protests...
Why does crowd noise matter?
Picture: Ryan Pierse/AAP
Sporting codes are restarting as part of easing restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. In Australia, the NRL season has just restarted, the AFL will...
Loud, obnoxious and at times racist: the sordid history of AFL barracking
The AFL quickly retreated on its deployment of Behavioural
Awareness fficers to monitor unruly fans. But who should be making sure spectators...
The long and complicated history of Aboriginal involvement in football
The Lake Tyers football team in the late 1930s.
The club was incredibly successful, winning the East Gippsland League in 1934,
1938 and...