The Besart Berisha suspension after last week’s A-League football game opens a huge can of worms, the way I see it. If Berisha gets a two-week suspension for pushing a match official in the A League, how come a seventeen-year-old girl gets a twelve-month suspension for unsporting conduct toward an official in a regional third division game. According to the soccer … [Read more...]
What is an Adolph?
We all know that Adolph was a nasty bugger from the otherwise lovely city of Munich back in the the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s but what is an Adolph in a modern sporting context? King of "sport and politics" Funnily enough, the nasty Adolph despite his own physical ineptitude does have a number of lasting contributions to sport... some that could be regarded as borderline … [Read more...]
Is it okay for athletes to take a stand? Is protest okay in sport?
Why US sports stars are taking a knee against Trump NFL players from many teams have knelt or linked arms in protest during the playing of the national anthem. Reuters/Paul Childs Keith Rathbone, Macquarie University US President Donald Trump is continuing his public attacks on prominent black athletes. Late last week, he urged National Football League (NFL) team owners … [Read more...]
Patriotism… or is it nationalism in Australian sport.
Colin Tatz, Australian National Australians may well love their sport, but why don't we delight in success elsewhere? Sport is here for the moment and gone in a few seconds, minutes, hours or days. AAP/Julian Smith University Patriotism is well and good, but nationalism is something else. It is exaltation of the nation above all, the feeling of superiority over others – … [Read more...]
That Richmond Clash Guernsey!
All the fuss about the Richmond clash guernsey worn at the AFL Grand Final was out of order. The whining before the game from old club stalwarts was bad enough but on sports media programs after the match when the hosts should have been focusing on analysis of the game, on what a great Grand Final it was, on how wonderful Dusty was, and on how great Richmond were, even normally … [Read more...]