A young woman is taking legal action against the AFL club she used to work for, claiming she was discriminated against after being hospitalized with a mental illness. Sophia Salmon-Abbott, 24, suffered anxiety and depression when she was an account manager for Hawthorn, according to documents filed with the human rights division of the Victorian…
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Why young men support Andrew Tate’s ideologies
According to Sydney student Ben Smith, Andrew Tate is exactly the role model his generation needs. The 19-year-old started following the self-proclaimed “self-help guru” – whose violent and misogynistic videos have amassed more than 11.6 billion views on TikTok – for his takes on relationships and success. “He just says it like it is. It’s…
‘Unprecedented’ demand for AFLW tickets prompts change to 53,000-capacity venue | AFLW
The inaugural AFLW match between Essendon and Hawthorn has been shifted to the 53,000-capacity Marvel Stadium after tickets for the original venue sold out within 24 hours – and more games this season could be moved to bigger stadiums if interest levels remain high. The AFL said “unprecedented ticketing demands” for the first AFLW clash…
South Sydney Rabbitohs, Dylan Edwards on Latrell Mitchell’s form, are Rabbitohs contenders, Matty Johns
Panthers fullback Dylan Edwards admits that Latrell Mitchell looks like he’s going to have an impact “every time” he gets the ball, ahead of their crunch clash on Thursday. Mitchell has been in sensational form for South Sydney since returning from an almost three month injury lay-off against the Eels in early July. The 25-year-old…
Ben Rutten remains Essendon coach, president Paul Brasher replaced by David Barham, Alastair Clarkson future
By Simon Brunsdon, Damien McCartney and Chris De Silva UPDATE: Ben Rutten remains the senior coach of Essendon despite earlier reports suggesting he was set to be axed ahead of the club’s final match of the season. Essendon powerbrokers spent the majority of Monday locked in a lengthy meeting to discuss the club’s future following…
Ginnivan treatment “despicable” as Magpie slams booing “grubs”
Collingwood vice-captain Taylor Adams has slammed Sydney fans for booing injured teammate Jack Ginnivan. Adams labeled sections of the SCG crowd “grubs” for booing Ginnivan when he appeared on the screen whilst sitting on the bench. The young Magpies forward injured his hamstring during Sunday’s 27-point loss to the Swans, which ended the Magpies’ 11-game…
Supercar news | Melbourne Storm co-owners buy iconic racing team
Dick Johnson Racing, the oldest team on the Repco Supercars Championship grid, has been sold. Rumors have been running rife in recent months that the team was actively seeking new owners. Now that’s been confirmed, with the team announcing the Ralph family behind Jet Couriers and a slew of Melbourne sporting teams has acquired the…
POLL: Do you want a Supercars retro round return?
The retro liveries of 2019 In this week’s Pirtek Poll, we want to know whether you would like to see the Supercars retro round revived. The championship launched its Sandown retro round concept in 2016, encouraging teams to celebrate the category’s history by recreating classic liveries and attire from the period. However, the fan favorite…
AFL: Showdown win in Adelaide last thing for Crows and Port to play for
With Port Adelaide’s prison bar guernsey out of bounds, skipper Tom Jonas has declared he’ll be happy to beat Adelaide in whichever guernsey he’s given on Saturday night. Club chairman David Koch has been fighting a losing battle to gain permission from Collingwood for Port’s players to don the fabled prison bars in their home…
A-League: Joe Lolley joins Sydney FC
Sydney FC has added further English Premier League experience to its squad with the signing of attacker Joe Lolley. Lolley, 29, made six appearances for Huddersfield Town in the 2017-18 Premier League season. Since then he has spent the past five seasons in the second-tier English Championship with Nottingham Forest, helping then gain promotion the…