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AFL Finals Panel

The Melbourne Press Club collaborated with OurSay to give everyone who couldn't make it to the Footy Finals Feast a chance to put a question to a panel consisting of Andrew Demetriou, Kevin Sheedy, Matthew Richardson and Caroline Wilson.

The Melbourne Press Club collaborated with OurSay to give everyone who couldn't make it to the Footy Finals Feast a chance to put a question to a panel consisting of Andrew Demetriou, Kevin Sheedy, Matthew Richardson and Caroline Wilson.

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“The AFL Fixture list for the next season is created using the performance of all clubs during the previous season and leads to a chronic inbalance of fixtures. The stand-out improver this season has been West Coast and a review of their fixtures...”

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user picture Rob T · 0 votes · 16 comments · 2 years ago

“According to friends of AFL players it is said that in the off season there is no drug testing during a certain period. I have been informed that a lot of AFL teams travel overseas in the off season and take advantage of this and get high of...”

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user picture Dylan Smith · 41 votes · 8 comments · 2 years ago

“The AFL has worked increasingly hard to make connections with the community, particularly with our Indigenous population and more recently women. However there seems to be a gaping hole that is conflicted with income derived from advertising. I...”

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user picture Brendan Hitchens · 60 votes · 6 comments · 2 years ago

“Why do AFL players continually complain about their pay and conditions, when the average salary for their profession is more than three times that of the average Australian worker?”

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user picture Matthew Weiss · 25 votes · 3 comments · 2 years ago

“At the moment, it seems impossible that a gay AFL player will ever come out. Do you think that a 'Strength in numbers' approach is a reasonable option? Would you advocate players banding together and coming out as a group to show that diversity...”

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user picture Emma Osborne · 60 votes · 3 comments · 2 years ago

“When will the AFL expand to New Zealand, Tasmania and the Northern Territory?”

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user picture Dylan Smith · 0 votes · 1 comments · 2 years ago

“When will women be permitted to play alongside males in professional sport? Does their exclusion feed the culture of misogyny in AFL? Would there be as many 'scandals' if women were treated as equal competitors rather than just as adoring fans?”

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user picture Mark Fletcher · 18 votes · 1 comments · 2 years ago

“What is your most dangerous idea for the future of the AFL?”

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user picture Bob Anderson · 9 votes · 0 comments · 2 years ago

“There’s a public perception that clubs tank for better draft picks. The AFL always categorically refutes that this ever happens. In terms of public perception of the integrity of the game, why is it so important to stamp down on players gambling...”

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user picture Stephen Morfesse · 19 votes · 0 comments · 2 years ago

“In Melbourne each of the stadiums appears to have a different code of conduct for dealing with spectators who are behaving badly. Can the AFL work with the management of both grounds to create a universal response to complaints received from other...”

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user picture shannon power · 6 votes · 0 comments · 2 years ago
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