AFL clubs have questioned the league’s widely reported ban on skinfold testing, but one leading player says it can affect mental health. Draftees can be tested for skinfolds the moment they step into ...
One of the most dreaded tests in sport was absent from AFL draft camps last month after a memo was sent to clubs announcing it was dead. It was reported Saturday night club recruiters had been left ...
THE AFL is weighing up whether to stop skinfold testing on NAB AFL Draft prospects. The League informed clubs last week that it was considering the move after further discussion about the value of the ...
The AFL’s latest ban shows cottonwool, don’t-compete junior sports has gone full circle and infected the professionals, writes David Penberthy. It is certainly a conversation you can imagine hearing ...
The AFL’s latest controversy about players being “body shamed” is laughable — if there’s one arena where absurd notions of “social justice equity’’ have no place it’s elite sport. For years they have ...
Draftees can be tested for skinfolds the moment they step into clubland, but the AFL has banned the practice before they are selected, citing the impact any sort of “body shaming” could have on their ...
The AFL’s latest controversy about players being “body shamed” is laughable — if there’s one arena where absurd notions of “social justice equity’’ have no place it’s elite sport. For years they have ...