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A class act? You Betts

Chips O'Toole Just what inspired Adelaide forward Eddie Betts’ wonderfully compassionate call for forgiveness towards the fan who hurled a banana in his direction at...

Politics in Sport: A Tale of Two Bodies

Chips O'Toole It is somewhat serendipitous that the AFL has chosen this coming weekend for its latest act of political folly, the inaugural Pride Game. With...

Nova Peris to launch AFL career

Australian Olympic gold medalist Nova Peris is reported to be 'quite chuffed' by the overwhelmingly positive response to reports that she may be considering...

“Stop the Mosques” Quote of the Day

Last night, a banner which said: "Go Pies! Stop the mosques" was displayed under the scoreboard during the Richmond/Collingwood football match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Security...

Greens criticise drag queen for reinforcing gender stereotypes

A spokesperson for the Greens Minister for Cultural Gender Realignment has today blasted a drag queen popular with punters in St. Kilda, Melbourne, for...

Australia mauled in multicultural Melbourne

A gallant Australian cricket team was well beaten in last night's T20 against India at the MCG, making 8/157 in reply to India's 3/184....

Death by Chopstick

The AFL and the Richmond Football Club have launched an urgent investigation into the conduct of star player Dustin Martin, who was apparently so...

XYZ Viewer Poll results

The XYZ has shot to the forefront of political and social research over the last couple of weeks, in particular with its poll regarding...

XYZ Viewer Poll: Who will play off in the 2015 AFL...

Who will play off in the 2015 AFL Grand Final? It's getting down to the pointy end of the season now.  18 contenders have been...

AFL Breaking News: Crowds cheer and boo at football finals

It has been reported that over the weekend there was entertaining and competitive finals football played. Eddie Betts was widely applauded for his skill...