Australian Football League

Pastor Sir Doug Nicholls contributed a great deal to Australian society, he was a person for all people not just for the Indigenous community. After his football career ended he devoted his life for the advancement of the Indigenous community. His work as a pastor, social worker and later in political life demanding audiences with people like Sir Henry Bolte convincing them of the needs for greater support. Adam Goodes is the individual I will be comparing with Doug. Both individuals had the common theme of sporting achievements in their earlier lives. They also experienced racism in varying forms, Doug during his football career from within his own team and out on the field. Adam experienced racism throughout his life, this focused in the later part of his football career, constant booing occurred when he approached the ball in the 2015 season. In a show of solidarity many clubs in late July and early August of 2015 wore their Indigenous jumpers with Bob Murphy from the Western Bulldogs changing his jumper number to Adam’s 37 before the start of the game. Both individuals have displayed a strong sense of identity to their Indigenous origins, enabling them to overcome different…

Melbourne is connected to the rest of the world based on the information shown on your graph. From looking at the graphs it can be seen that Melbourne is connected with the rest of the world. Task 7: Data Comparison Compare and contrast the data collected by our class with the data provided by Tourism Victoria and Tourism Australia. You may like to present your comparison in the form of a table, a Venn diagram showing similarities and differences, or in a paragraph. Similarities Differences •…

6, I was serving hot dogs and canned drinks to the hungry players in the canteen, and updating the scoreboard for each new goal. Since age 6, I was roped into endless games of jack in the pack and kick to kick with my brothers. At age 6, the thought of playing football never crossed my mind, not ever. It was not until 6 years later my local club introduced an U’15s girls football team. I was 12 at the time, and 4 years later I was still playing and saw the growth and recognition of the game – 3…

the Essendon Football Club (Essendon) found by the Court of Arbitration (CAS) to have breached clause 11.2 of the Australian Football League (AFL) anti-doping code as a result of their part in the Essendon supplements saga in 2012. Hibberd, along with 33 other past and present Essendon footballers were “sanctioned with a period of ineligibility of two years as of 31 March 2015”. Currently, Hibberd is serving a provisional suspension from all competition expiring on 13 November 2016. As a result…

Coca-Cola became the official sponsor of the FIFA 2014 World Cup that was held in Brazil. In this campaign, the company took advantage of the international football fans who were enthusiastic about the game. The use of football as a unifying sport allowed Coca-Cola to reach fans from over 90 countries (Minguez, 2014). As compared to Pepsi’s campaign, Coca-Cola had a greater impact on the soccer fans because it made use of…

“Chief AIS doctor David Hughes has praised sports for embracing new concussion protocols and is confident there has been a culture shift to ensure weekend warriors avoid long-term health risks associated with head knocks. Hughes gave a presentation to AIS staff on Tuesday to brief them on the details of a landmark policy released on the weekend by the institute and the Australian Medical Association” (Dutton). This evidence shows how doctors are stepping up to make contact sports safe for…

Hochuli had been an NFL Ref since 1990 and had overseen more football in his 28 years than most could even fathom. He was originally hired as a back judge in 1990 soon to find himself under NFL referee Howard Roe. Following his time under Roe, Hochuli earned himself a role as an NFL referee in 1992. He began his Refereeing career officiating pre-season games, but since had officiated two Super Bowls - Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXVIII - as well as being an alternate in three others. He…

In the Journal of Sport and Social Issues, William J. Morgan posed that, “sport is an essential instrument of the social order to be used to promote economic and political agendas” and in a larger sense that, “this sport ideology is but a reflection of the larger, ideological hegemony of advanced industrial society” and “a reflection of the prevailing economic order” (Morgan 1983). Through this work, I intend to argue that this prevailing economic order can be viewed through the lens of the…

Racism in sport in Australia has a long history as stated by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)[1]. Race Relationships within the Australian Football community have proven the significance of acceptance and equality over recent times. The AFL have proven that the indigenous race within the Australian football community suffer from a disadvantage as they present absent from management roles within the sport and often are the victim of racism and stereotypical facts. A disturbing…

market. This product is a bowl in bowl chiller. It works by putting ice or hot water in the lower larger bowl. The upper smaller bowl than sits within the larger bowl and contains the dip. Many consumers can use dip bowls however this dip bowl focuses on fans of the National Football League. The dip bowl will be football shaped instead of just plain. This product will be useful for tailgating, house parties, and even families watching the game. Even a single person watching a game can…