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The AFL has moved the grand final from Melbourne for the first time – but it has a far more pressing issue

  • Written by Gregory Phillips, Adjunct Professor, Griffith University

In a year shaped by climate disasters and a pandemic, Australia’s most powerful sporting organisation – the Australian Football League (AFL) – continues to be confronted by another foundational issue: systemic racism.

At issue is not only the question of how the Australian sports industry engages with the Black Lives Matter...

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