Big Ideas

Power, politics, and the AFL’s ‘Boys’ Club’


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Illegal drug taking, alleged bullying and harassment, and deliberately losing matches to gain access to prized young recruits. These are some of the scandals that, over the years, have plagued the biggest sporting competition in the country, the AFL – the Australian Football League.  But despite these, and other, crises, governance of the 700 million dollar a year competition leaves a lot to be desired.  So says investigative journalist, Mick Warner.
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Big IdeasBy ABC Radio