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This week on Bound for Glory News, I discussed how it is the first time since 2008 that a senior AFL coach has avoided being sacked!
I list my reasons and my predictions for 2015 here.
The Australian Netball Diamonds brought home Gold from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, for the first time since Manchester in 2002!
Many of the girls who won the Gold medal experience the heartbreak at the Delhi Games in 2010, none more than mid-courter Renae Hallinan. This time however, there were only tears of joy when the Diamonds defeated the New Zealand Silver Ferns by 18 goals (the largest margin in Commonwealth Games History).
Social media exploded with support for the Diamonds during the game and after they claimed victory, with the hash tag #GOLDDiamonds trending Australia wide. With the immense interest in the game, it begs the question, should Netball be an Olympic Sport as well as a Commonwealth Games sport?
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The readings for this week explore the idea of defamation. Defamation is when a person, third party or even a group of people are spoken about in a manner that impacts of the reputation of that person or group of people.
I had never considered being racist, sexist or homophobic as defamatory. Although the lecture reinforced that this behaviour online is highly defamatory.
Port Adelaide Football Club were faced with a tough decision last week when the CEO of one of their principal partners posted a homophobic slur on his Facebook page. The most had huge ramifications and intense backlash from the AFL Community.
I wrote a blog post for Bound for Glory News. You can read about it here.
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Jesinta Campbell has criticised Hawthorn fans for the hostile and “disrespectful” reception they gave partner Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin when he faced his former team over the weekend.
Model and girlfriend of the Sydney Swans forward said that the behaviour by the fans was not necessary and had affected Franklin.
Campbell has urged AFL fans to remember that he is still a human, no matter which football club he plays for.