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New exhibition ‘Keeping Score’ celebrates women’s footy

New exhibition ‘Keeping Score’ celebrates women’s footy

Keeping Score: A dynamic exhibition of artworks that document the exponential growth of women’s AFL in Western Australia, opens at The Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery this March long weekend. The exhibition, Keeping Score, celebrates the incredible growth in women’s football from the first recorded game in 1915 through to today. Award winning Broome Artist, […]

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Members wanted for local LGBTI+ AFL team

Members wanted for local LGBTI+ AFL team

Perth’s LGBTI+ sporting scene is kicking off but there are still a few players waiting on the bench. Loton Park flies its rainbow flag, The White Pointers Water Polo team have been making a splash, the Perth Pythons are dragging queens to the hockey pitch while a number of others are forming LGBTI-inclusive teams. Adelaide […]

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AFL block trans player Hannah Mouncey from women’s draft

AFL block trans player Hannah Mouncey from women’s draft

The Australian Football League have received a mixed response after they refused the nomination of a transgender athlete from playing in the women’s league ahead of this week’s 2018 draft. The AFL revealed on Tuesday that the ACT’s Hannah Mouncey would not be eligible to play in the AFLW 2018 after deliberation. In a statement, […]

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AFL’s Western Bulldogs say YES to marriage equality

AFL’s Western Bulldogs say YES to marriage equality

The Western Bulldogs have thrown their support behind the YES campaign for marriage equality with a short video on social media. The Victorian team’s President, Vice-President, CEO, and players from both their men’s and women’s teams have shared their reasons for working towards a YES outcome in the postal survey on marriage here in Australia. […]

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St Kilda Saints condemn transphobic language on The Footy Show

St Kilda Saints condemn transphobic language on The Footy Show

The St Kilda Football Club have released an official statement condemning a transphobic conversation broadcast on Channel 9’s The Footy Show this week. Speaking about Caitlyn Jenner, host Sam Newman referred to the Olympic medalist and reality star as “it”. “What is she, is it he or she now?” Newman asked, “It it transgender is it, or […]

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AFL icon Nicky Winmar to support LGBTIQ rights with son at Pride Game

Indigenous AFL star Nicky Winmar is proud to be attending this weekend’s AFL Pride Game between the Sydney Swans and his former team St Kilda, along with his gay son Tynan. Winmar made Australian sporting history not only as an exceptional player, but when in 1993 he took a stand against racism during a match […]

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Sydney Swans and St Kilda to face off in AFL’s first Pride Game

Sydney Swans and St Kilda to face off in AFL’s first Pride Game

The AFL have officially announced the launch of the league’s very first Pride Game earlier this week to promote LGBTIQ inclusivity and raise awareness of queer issues among fans and players of the great Australian pastime. Though the Sydney Swans played an off season match in support of the LGBTIQ community with Fremantle last year, […]

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ManOnMan: Rounds 16 + 17 | Jemma No Longer In Top Spot

ManOnMan: Rounds 16 + 17 | Jemma No Longer In Top Spot

Over the past fortnight the tally board has seen some of the biggest changes it has ever had, with pretty much everybody changing their positions… including Jemma, who has been in the lead since Round 1! Lets take a look at the tally board at the end of Round 17… After two fantastic weeks of […]

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ManOnMan Rounds 14 + 15 – Some Big Changes Over 2 Weeks!

ManOnMan Rounds 14 + 15 – Some Big Changes Over 2 Weeks!

  The Court Hotel’s Jemma and Sav from Workout Savvy are still in the the top 2 positions, but there have been some distinct changes in our tally board over the past two weeks, some of our tippers moving briskly up the ladder while some others have unfortunately plummeted towards the bottom. The Table After […]

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ManOnMan Round 13 – Everyone Is Now Above 50 Points!

ManOnMan Round 13 – Everyone Is Now Above 50 Points!

The Court Hotel’s Jemma and Sav from Workout Savvy are still in the the top 2 positions, and everybody is now sitting above 50 points! The Table Ahh! But of course Jemma from The Court Hotel is still squashing the competition finishing the week on 79 points, eight points ahead of our second place tipper […]

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