Following the announcement that Gold Coast Suns player Max Knobel was being investigated for using a homophobic slur on the field last weekend, a decision has been made regarding his ...
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Laura Koefoed
Gold Coast Suns player Max Knobel has been suspended for four matches after admitting to using a homophobic slur during […]
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What is more predictable than straight men seeing a queer bloke wear something interesting and acting like civilisation is under threat? This week the target was former AFL player Mitch ...
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When I first had the idea to write a novel about a gay male AFL player, back in 2011, I was sure that by the time the book got published, ...
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AFL Player Max Knobel is the latest AFL player to be investigated for allegedly using a homophobic slur on the playing field The incident is alleged to have taken place ...
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Jordan Hirst
Gold Coast Suns player Max Knobel is the latest footballer to come under investigation by the AFL for allegedly using […]
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Happy Friday, darlings! Each week, I’ll be writing you a li’l love letter letting you know about some of our biggest stories of the week – just to keep you ...
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Dean Arcuri
AFL LGBTQIA+ supporter groups Rainbow Swans and Bulldogs Pride have welcomed the Sydney Swans decision to move the date of […]
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There are few things more deeply, spiritually Australian than a bunch of AFL blokes insisting they’ve definitely evolved past homophobia while simultaneously calling each other “f****t” on national television because ...
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St Kilda has been cut from the annual AFL Pride Game against Sydney, as a consequence of the Lance Collard homophobic slur tribunal. The Pride Game, which has been played ...
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Dean Arcuri
Round 13 will no longer be allocated as an AFL Pride Game between the Sydney Swans and St Kilda following […]
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Dean Arcuri
Brisbane Lions player Koby Evans has been found guilty of conduct unbecoming by the AFL Integrity Unit and has been […]
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Brisbane Lions player Koby Evans is under investigation by the AFL after allegedly using a homophobic slur during a VFL match against Coburg on Saturday. This comes only a week ...
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Dean Arcuri
Brisbane Lions draftee, Koby Evans, is under investigation for using a homophobic slur during a VFL game on Saturday. The […]
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AFLW midfielder Madison Prespakis and entrepreneur Sophie Cachia have shared some joyful news with fans. The couple confirmed their engagement in a heartfelt social media post this weekend. And fans ...
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A portrait of bisexual icon Mitch Brown has officially been shortlisted for the 2026 Archibald Prize Portrait. The image of brown, painted by Chris Watts is one of 59 finalists ...
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Homophobia has once again dominated the headlines around the AFL, this time with an ongoing saga centred around St Kilda player Lance Collard and the use of homophobic slurs on ...
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Following the successful appeal of the suspension for Lance Collard over the use of a homophobic slur, the AFL appeals board have sacked their chair. Will Houghton KC has been ...
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Dean Arcuri
The AFL has sacked Will Houghton KC, the chair of its Appeals Board, following his role and statement after reducing […]
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Dean Arcuri
Former players Kate McCarthy, Mitch Brown, Leigh Ryswyk and the AFL itself are speaking out about the Appeals Board’s decision […]
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St Kilda player Lance Collard has received a reduced suspension over his latest homophobic slur after the AFL appeal board ruled the “highly competitive” nature of the game lent itself ...
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Dean Arcuri
The AFL Appeals Board has reduced the appeal of St Kilda’s Lance Collard from a nine-week suspension for using homophobic […]
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Trans women competing in sports—is it fair or is it unfair? It’s the question consuming parliamentary time and millions in taxpayer funding across Australia and globally. Yet while governments legislate ...
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A new play diving headfirst into the bruising and brilliant world of women’s footy is set to take over Sydney’s Old Fitz Theatre next month – and it’s shaping up ...
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Dean Arcuri
St Kilda are appealing the AFL’s nine-week suspension of Lance Collard, who maintains his innocence after being found guilty of […]
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St Kilda forward Lance Collard has been suspended for seven matches after an AFL tribunal found he used a homophobic slur during a Victorian Football League (VFL) game. The 21-year-old ...
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Laura Koefoed
The AFL has handed down a nine-week suspension to St Kilda forward Lance Collard after he was found guilty of […]
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Dean Arcuri
The AFL disciplinary tribunal has found St Kilda player Lance Collard guilty of conduct unbecoming for using a homophobic slur against […]
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St Kilda AFL forward Lance Collard has today learned his fate following allegations of using a homophobic slur during a match last month. In 2024 Collard received the AFL’s longest ...
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Dale Roberts
Openly bisexual former AFL player Mitch Brown has spoken out about the ongoing tribunal hearing into an alleged homophobic slur […]
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