The Mid-Year Festival of Footy - Part 1

The People's Game

Congratulations on making it half way through the mid-year "Festival of Footy" - only one more day before a break! Before this 'footyfest' kicked off JB, Gordo and Kasey caught up for a couple of pies and pints and to reflect on the season so far including: - The AFLW signing period and whether captains leaving their former clubs is a go thing for the fledging competition... - Brendon Goddard's criticism of Ben Brown's 'diving' and why statements like "play like a man" are damaging... - The folding of the CWHL and how it acts as a cautionary tale for the AFLW... - Why the footy media is obsessed with coach killing... - Is it ok to wear a footy guernsey over a button-up shirt? - Are footy fans and the media too "pro-Gaff" since his return? - Why do we always bring up the "state of the game" after four rounds? AND Book Club is a piece by Kyle Korver "Privileged" published in The Player's Tribune in which the Utah Jazz basketballer grapples with racism in the NBA.