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Time To Recognise Hockey’s Victims of Politics

Not the Footy Show Podcast

The Australian Olympic Team that competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, despite a US-led boycott, was recently formally recognized by the Australian Parliament for their participation 45 years after the event. To some this seemed a strange occurence as these

Holiday or Play?

There is no doubt that the sporting landscape has changed dramatically over the past 15-20 years. Most sports at the highest level have moved away from being a sporting contest, to now being more about entertainment. Like many television shows

NTFS #137 – The Movement Coach, The Test World Championship and The Conversation on CTE.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

Welcome to another podcast in this our 20th year! As usual we are always looking for guests with a story to tell, and our special guest on this edition certainly has one. In this slightly longer than normal show we

Is It Time To Justify This Expenditure?

Sport is a very unique environment. it always has been, but somehow in recent times that environment has become more and more bizarre. In team sports, players when selected are expected to justify that selection with their performance. Often the

Money Talks – But the Lack of Money Says More

The former President of the International Olympic Committee, Avery Brundage was a controversial figure who frequently rubbed people up the wrong way. He was also a staunch advocate for keeping sport as an amateur event. Whether you liked him or