Written by The Matildas may have offered the nation a historic ratings bonanza last year, but in 2024 the list of Australia’s most-watched sporting broadcasts returned to orthodoxy despite a shift from the old idiot box towards smart TVs and gadgets. Free-to-air live sports dominate the list of most watched programmes. So dominant are sporting events only […]
‘Honest’ is the word critics often use to describe Helen Garner’s writing. Her latest book, ‘The Season’, is efficient, clever, unusual and provocative. But honestly, it certainly isn’t, writes Rosemary Sorensen. THE BLOKES ARE gushing over Helen Garner’s little book, The Season, which, she says, is simply about “footy and my grandson and me. About […]
“Being an all-boys school, I think it was very significant for our school to show that we are respectful young men, and we were trying to get rid of the stigma of toxic masculinity.” This was not an isolated case of Hannaford’s leadership, with the 18-year-old captaining the school’s football side and his boarding house. […]
McClure first joined The Age in 2016 and resigned from a full-time role in 2022. In his return to the masthead as senior sports affairs journalist he will cover the big stories in AFL and explore the stories and the people behind major sporting events, including the Australian Open tennis and the Formula 1 Grand […]
Carlton can’t wait to bring No.3 pick Jagga Smith into their club after drafting him tonight. The Blues’ head of list management Nick Austin said Smith had a lot to offer the club. Jagga Smith of the Blues and Michael Voss, head coach of the Blues.Credit: Getty Images “We had a targeted approach during the […]
Online trolls said Salmin has emasculated Collingwood star She called cohabiting ‘hetero-dynamic learnt behaviour’ By JAMES COONEY FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA and JIMMY BRIGGS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 01:12 GMT, 13 November 2024 | Updated: 03:18 GMT, 13 November 2024 Triple J host Dee Salmin has made an eye-opening statement on social media in […]
Video: AFL umpire banned over dress-up controversy AFL umpire banned over dress-up controversy We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Dismiss Skip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer An AFL umpire has been stood down for a game of the 2025 season for dressing up […]
Geelong expect to demonstrate that last week’s announcement of coach Chris Scott’s role with a finance firm was a re-brand of the existing deal signed off in June 2022 rather than a new deal, after the AFL launched an investigation into the arrangement. The league confirmed to this masthead on Tuesday night that it had […]