Conduct Unbecoming: Masculinity and Punishment in Media Coverage of Homophobia in the Australian Football League (AFL)
Published online on December 09, 2025
Abstract
Communication & Sport, Ahead of Print.
Australian Rules Football’s (AFL) 2024 season saw multiple uses of on-field homophobic slurs receiving national media attention, with sanctions handed to coach Alastair Clarkson and player Jeremy Finlayson. This study analyses reportage on these incidents ...
Australian Rules Football’s (AFL) 2024 season saw multiple uses of on-field homophobic slurs receiving national media attention, with sanctions handed to coach Alastair Clarkson and player Jeremy Finlayson. This study analyses reportage on these incidents ...