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[ad_1] Shannen Kiely will step down as Erebus managing director after next weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. Kiely joined the team as PR and media manager in 2016 before rising to MD in 2020, playing a key role in steering the team through the pandemic and to its first teams and drivers title in 2023. An … Read more
[ad_1] Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson is adamant that Spencer Leniu is not a racist hopeful that the fallout from his eight match ban for calling Brisbane’s Ezra Mam “a monkey” can lead to a “changing point” for language in sport and society. The Samoan international pleaded guilty to the slur made during the opening … Read more
[ad_1] South Sydney coach Jason Demetriou has applauded Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker for their continued support of Ezra Mam and called out former players who said NRL stars “should be in trouble” for commenting about Spencer Leniu’s racism case before it went to the judiciary. Leniu was handed an eight-match ban for calling Broncos … Read more
[ad_1] Collingwood ruckman Mason Cox has explained his pre-game incident with Giants assistant Shane Mumford in detail and taken a jab at the media after a “pretty wild 48 hours.” The original vision of the encounter appeared to show the American intercept a Giants ruck drill and brush Mumford on the way through – vision … Read more
[ad_1] NRL head of football Graham Annesley has defended the league’s decision to keep the identity of Dally M voters anonymous after some of the round one decisions were widely ridiculed. At the centre of frustrations was the vote given to Dolphins fullback Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow after his poor showing in his side’s heavy loss to … Read more
[ad_1] Souths have stood by Latrell Mitchell in the face of criticism of his outspoken response to Spencer Leniu’s racial slur towards Ezra Mam as Brad Fittler weighed in on the commentary from players. Mitchell has been active on social media standing up for Mam and Indigenous people affected by racism and called for a … Read more
[ad_1] It appears Gold Coast Suns fans’ collective dream of seeing Richmond champion Dustin Martin don their colours has already materialised. Ever since Damien Hardwick left the Tigers and hooked up with the Suns, there has been speculation three-time Norm Smith medallist Martin could opt to join him. The only place to watch every game … Read more
[ad_1] Anthony Mundine has taken to social media to claim Spencer Leniu’s “monkey” remark to Broncos star Ezra Mam is “not racism”. Leniu apologised to Mam when admitting Thursday that he directed the term at the Broncos playmaker during the Roosters win in Las Vegas. In a video posted to Instagram on Thursday night, Mundine … Read more
[ad_1] Apologetic Adelaide United teenager Musa Toure was told by club officials to remove a social media post saying he did not support the A-League’s pride round despite the Reds claiming to “respect individual beliefs”. This weekend’s round of A-League matches is the competition’s official Pride Celebration, with the Pride Cup on offer at Saturday’s … Read more
[ad_1] A “really embarrassed” Jimmy Webster has issued an apology upon accepting his seven-game suspension for concussing North Melbourne co-captain Jy Simpkin. However, the maligned Saint has received surprise sympathies from a pair of rival stars. Webster was banned for more than a quarter of the season by the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday, following a … Read more