AFL
The All Australian Sadist Team
From David King head punches to Dermott Brereton groin splitters to Craig Kelly pinches, the cynical acts in Football provide as much enjoyment to fans as ostentatious running goals along the wing. Here are this year's standout players.
Eddie McGuire's Ape Escape
A 13-year-old girl who calls a black football player an 'ape' is reported as having hurled a racial slur, whereas if you're the president of a football club and your name happens to be, say, Eddie McGuire, suggesting same is merely a 'gaffe'.
Anna Krien Explores the Dark Side of Australian Football Culture
Anna Krien's book Night Games is primarily about a rape trial of a footballer, and in it somehow Krien manages to pry open a world of tacky nightclubs, gangbangs, and locker-room jokes, by first of all admitting how lost she is in it herself.
Australian Rules Football Is Broken
The Australian Football League, one of the most popular sports leagues in the world, was rocked by scandal last week when it came out that its most successful club is apparently pumping players full of performance-enhancing drugs.