We present our favorite photos of the past sports week. This week’s offerings include Aussie Rules Football players playing the surf as part of a recovery session, a Chipper Jones sighting, diving from Fort Lauderdale, NFL minicamps, track and field and triathlon. Click image for larger, full-sized view: Share on Facebook
Posts under ‘Aussie Rules Football’
Aussie Rules Football chief Andrew Demetriou says league would embrace out gay player
Australian Football League chief executive Andrew Demetriou said at an anti-violence program that the league would stand with an athlete who decided to come out of the closet. Demetriou highlights that coming out is a personal decision and still a matter of personal choice. “But if a player wanted to make it public about his sexual [...]
Official says 5% of Aussie Rules Football players are gay
Jeff Kennett, former Australian political official and also past president of an Australian Rules Football club, says 5% of AFL players are gay but afraid to come out. “Not only am I not surprised at the number of players in the AFL who are suffering from stress, anxiety and depression – many of whom haven’t [...]
Vote: Outsports Jerk of the Year
Many advances were made for gay equality in sports in 2010, but there were also some setbacks. Still, despite the homophobic actions of some there was a silver lining: The public reaction to them was overwhelmingly negative, demonstrating that while homophobia still exists, it is tolerated less and less. This year five people or groups [...]
Bigotry in Aussie Rules Football
If you thought the NFL had bigotry problems, experts Down Under believe that Australian Rules Football suffers from racism, sexism and homophobia, and efforts to stamp out the bigotry have been too little, too late. According to Fox Sports, delegates heard how Aboriginal players are still judged by their colour when in trouble; the AFL [...]
Jason Akermanis dumped from Aussie football
Jason Akermanis, the controversial Australian Football League player who created a storm of controversy by telling gay players to stay in the closet, had his contract terminated by the Western Bulldogs six weeks before the end of the season. “He hasn’t earnt the trust of the group,” a source told The Age. “It’s a pattern [...]
Jason Akermanis demoted, retirement next?
Jason Akermanis has been demoted to a lower league by his Aussie Rules Football League team for two weeks for saying in a newspaper column two weeks ago that gay athletes should stay in the closet. In addition, he is stepping away from his media work for the next three weeks to reconsider his commitment [...]
Akermanis now doesn’t like showering with gays
Jason Akermanis is tossing gasoline onto the fire he started a couple days ago when he said gay athletes should stay in the closet. Now he says he doesn’t want any gay people in the locker room, even though he said he’s already showered with a gay teammate: Maybe I’ve got a problem with it. [...]
Many in the AFL say Akermanis is wrong
Jason Akermanis has been called a lot of things in the day since he said gay athletes should stay in the closet. But the most powerful thing he’s being called is “Wrong.” Akermanis’ own club, the Western Bulldogs, immediately distanced themselves from Akermanis in a statement: The club do not agree with the views expressed [...]
Aussie Footballer tells gays: Stay in the closet
Australian Football League player Jason Akermanis has a message for gay athletes in a column for the Herald Sun: Don’t come out. Some of his golden nuggets: But I believe the world of AFL footy is not ready for it. To come out is unnecessary for a lot of reasons. Imagine the publicity associated with [...]
Aussie football players against homophobia
Players and coaches of the AFL, the Australian rules football league, have launched a campaign against homophobia (photos below), a hugely positive step in a sport seen by gay men in a recent survey as being hostile and threatening. The campaign is timed to the May 17 International Day Against Homophobia. Almost 30 players and [...]
Weekend hot jock: Marc Murphy
Meet the latest heartthrob from Aussie Rules Football, Marc Murphy. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound midfielder was the first overall pick in the 2005 AFL draft by the Carlton Blues. He immediately translated his high draft status into on-field performance, winning the league’s 2006 Best First-Year Player Award. His father, John Murphy, is in the Australian Football [...]
Trans player in Aussie Rules Football
An Aussie Rules Football fan is hoping to become the first transgender person to play competitive football Down Under. In an article Sunday with The Age, Will (doesn’t give his last name) said he’s spoken to a former captain of the Collingwood Football Club, Nathan Buckley, who supports Will’s attempt. Will has also met with [...]
The hunks of rugby’s Super League title match
In the clash of rugby titans that unfolds on Saturday to determine who wins the championship of the USA Rugby Super League, one thing is clear: Life University’s gay-friendly team from Atlanta wins hands down when it comes to the hunk factor. Share on Facebook
Weekend Hot Jock: Matthew Kreuzer
He was the first pick in the 2007 Australian Rules Football League draft, but Matthew Kreuzer has stayed off the gay radar screens until now. The 6-foot-6, 205-pound ruck and forward plays for Carlton Football Club; Last year he was an AFL Rising Star nominee. If you’re into tall and toned, look no further than [...]
Video: Aussie footballer does ‘Risky Business’
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Aussie Rugby League hot jocks
We have written before about the “Gods of Football” charity calendar and “making of” DVD that features Aussie Rules Football and Rugby League players getting naked for a good cause. But we never pass up a chance to feature new photos of the jocks sent to us by the creators. Below the jump new shots [...]
Video: Making of ‘Gods of Football’
The Gods of Football have come out with a behind-the-scenes trailer video. Wow. It’s all for charity, mind you! Hat tip to Aussielicious. Share on Facebook
College rugby champs strip down for sales
It’s been a while since Atlanta could claim a winner. But thanks to the jocks of Life University’s rugby team, we’ve now got quite a trophy to grab ahold off. The team captured the USA Rugby Men’s Division I National Championship earlier this year and now wants to cash in on their notoriety — and [...]
Aussie politician: Gay trainer equals pedophile
Jeff Kennett, the ex-premier of Victoria state in Australia, backed the firing of a trainer for the Bonnie Doon [Australian Rules] Football Club after it learned he was gay. He equated the trainer’s sexuality with being a pedophile. The Herald Sun newspaper reported Kennett’s defense of Bonnie Doon firing Ken Campagnolo (photo): “The club felt [...]