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The East Brighton Vampires under-16 football team had a big win in the grand finals. Afterwards, the Aussie lads retired for a private party where "Vampires president Greg Wallace confirmed an adult entertainer had been present but was not sanctioned by the club. Alcohol was consumed ... and there was adult entertainment in the form of a stripper." More »
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"Star Gold Coast Suns AFL player Campbell Brown and young teammate Maverick Weller were detained by police in Thailand yesterday. They had allegedly been involved in a fight with a local policeman. ... Pictures obtained from a witness show Brown and Weller handcuffed and seemingly in distress. The witness claimed both players "are handcuffed with blood over them." [The Australian] (H/T Tombuan) More »
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Different football (Australian), different rules (as far as we can tell from watching this televised Calvinball that airs on the wee hours on ESPN2, there are no rules). But we're still awestruck by this move that Carlton's Andrew Walker pulled on Saturday night. More »
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The St. Kilda Schoolgirl Affair is back in the news! You catch up on the extensive back-story here. More »
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Australian football is in the middle of a sex scandal that blows away anything we've got. Months after a 17-year-old came forward claiming two footballers slept with her, she released nude photos of players and is threatening to leak tons more. More »
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An Australian Rules football star just penned a heartwarming op-ed telling his fellow players that it's really awesome if you're gay and everything—but it would be even more awesome if you kept that to yourself. Like, forever. More »
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An Australian Rules Footballer was the victim of a copycat beer thrower, no doubt inspired by the Wrigley Field hooligans who doused Phillie Shane Victorino. You mess with the bull, you get a cup of Foster's thrown in your face. More »
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How are Australian and American football different? Down Under, the ball is larger, the field is round, and the players don't wear helmets. Any similarities? Well, on both continents, footballers have no problem showing their wang on live TV. More »
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The Torquay Tigers football club of Australia raised a few eyebrows with this recent ad for the team's upcoming "All White Night"—a social evening of food, fun, and racial purity. More »
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These two fellers are Central Coast Mariners, which is apparently an Australian Rules Football team. Shockingly, for Australians, they have somewhat, uh, a little trouble in the racial department. That guy on the right is in blackface. Really bad blackface, but blackface nevertheless. You think that's bad? You haven't seen the Hitler photo yet. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=360883&view=rss&microfeed=true Crikey. Do not play this video with the sound up if you're even thinking of having children in the near future. But if you're going to be playing in an important Australian Rules Football match later today, then pay attention. I'm fired up, and I don't even know what he's talking about! More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=350584&view=rss&microfeed=true We are glad we're have no specific Australian Rules Football rooting interests. [10News] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=327845&view=rss&microfeed=true Hijinks in Australian Rules Football. [With Malice] More »
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There's a prevailing stereotype out there that athletes are dumb. Yesterday, Australian Rules Football player Matthew Westfield did his part to see that this stereotype was upheld globally. He ran full-speed into a goal-post, broke it out of the ground, and wasn't phased. More »
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Say what you will about Australian Rules Football — and we know you have much to say! — but you can't say they don't know how to appropriately trash talk. More »
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