21 | TFL TACKLES Netball AUS in Hot Water, the NBA’s New Ring & Nicky Winmar

Hello & Happy Thursday! Happy July! Only 8 weeks of Winter to go and for some of our fellow Victorians, you’ll be spending the next month back in Stage 3 Lockdown. We are sending you big love, please stay safe.

So what else is making headlines this week?

Firstly we have a big announcement (excuse us for being self-indulgent) but after 6.5 years of study, Chloe and Annie have finally finished their Juris Doctor degrees, officially joining the club of ‘unemployed law graduates’. To other students deciding when to graduate, we would 110% recommend a mid-year finish so you can go travelling in Europe for 6 months before you start full time work….oh wait…

Alas, onto ACTUAL sports news. Today we start over at Netball AUS HQ where the Super Netball League is in some serious hot water. Did you hear about how they introduced a wild rule change but didn’t consult with any of their players beforehand? Cute.

We then go State side and examine the NBA’s newest bling – Not the Championship Ring but the Oura Ring. Made by a Finnish company, the Oura Ring is helping the NBA with the early detection of COVID-19… but is it simultaneously jeopardising the players’ right to privacy?

**Content Warning:

Please note our final segment discusses the racial vilification of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples. If you find this content distressing, please pause the episode at the 22 minute mark.

You may have seen last week that some pretty abhorrent comments were made about AFL Legend, Nicky Winmar on another Australian Sports Podcast titled, You Cannot Be Serious. Today, we take a deep dive into Australian Defamation Law and offer some thoughts about how Winmar’s upcoming legal action might play out.

We also recommended you read this article by Associate Professor, Gregory Phillips if you are looking for some further commentary on this issue; https://theconversation.com/the-land-we-play-on-equality-doesnt-mean-justice-62101.

Enjoy the show