Joined by Dr Samantha Marshall from the Reducing Gender-based Violence Research Group (ReGEN) At Latrobe University’s Safer Sport team, we unpack why gender-based violence in clubs is about more than major incidents - it’s also about the cultures that silence, dismiss, and exclude.

This episode also highlights Wear Red Round, encouraging clubs across Australia to wear red from May 29–31 in support of safer sporting environments and greater accountability when harm is disclosed.

Because community sport should be safe for everyone.

RESOURCES

- Download the Safe to Speak, Bound to Act Toolkit at https://www.safersport.org/ - If any clubs want to get in touch with the ReGEN Safer Sport team you can contact Hanorah at safersport@latrobe.edu.au
- register for Wear Red Round here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6SPLlmkb5QgiMMPw0AXxceoFyGh51CYBHlednbzhNwnzmvw/viewform?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

#NotAllClubs #WearRedRound #SaferSport #GenderBasedViolence 

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The club didn’t fracture overnight. It was a slow build - death by a thousand cuts. Small slights. Uneven expectations. Decisions made without engagement, questions falling on deaf ears. And the steady sense that some voices mattered more than others. 

In this episode, we trace how the club formed, the issues that kept surfacing, and how it all built toward one defining moment: the 2024 Grand Final. 

When equality and psychological safety are repeatedly compromised, there comes a point where staying costs more than leaving. 

These stories aren’t about blame. They’re about patterns and atttiudes towards womens sport that exist everywhere within the community, and they're about one group who stood up and were willing to challenge the status quo. 

Part Two will pick up what happened after they left, and what comes next when people decide enough is enough. 

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TW: Suicide is discussed in this episode and there is coarse language throughout.

ANZAC, Pride, First Nations… these rounds are meant to honour connection, community, and respect. But too often, they end up feeling like a photo op where those very groups (and the women’s teams) are side-lined, forgotten, or handed the leftovers.

We’re hearing your stories, unpacking the token gestures, and asking: what does real inclusion look like when the lights go out and the jumpers come off?

Because if these rounds are about unity, then everyone deserves to be part of the story - not just the A Grade men. 

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This time, we’re talking uniforms. The ones that don’t fit, show up halfway through the season, or clearly weren’t made with everyone in mind. Jumpers that ride up, shorts that don’t sit right, “unisex” cuts that are just men’s sizes with a new label. Meanwhile, the men’s teams have home, away, and heritage kits sorted — all fitting like a glove with preferred numbers to boot. 

So where does the problem start — with the suppliers, the league, the clubs? And why does it keep falling on players to just deal with it? We’re unpacking the system behind the gear, and asking: is this really the best we can do?

TW #discusses eating disorders

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Games are moved last-minute. Schedules clash with major events. Fixtures change week to week with no explanation. And somehow, women's teams are always the ones who have to adapt. 

We talk about what it feels like when your team’s not given a consistent slot, a fair go, or even the courtesy of being considered. Because if your game can be bumped for a Masters team from another club — what message is that sending? 

We share your stories, side-eye the usual excuses, and ask: why are women still treated like afterthoughts in their own clubs? 

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While A-grade men get paid, juniors, women, and lower-grade teams scrape by. Is it about performance, tradition, or just plain old bias?

We share your stories, side-eye the usual excuses, and ask what it really says when clubs prioritise envelopes over equity.

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Are you training in the dark? Shipped off to a second oval across town? Do you get shunted over to the cricket nets whenever the men want the full oval?

We also look at potential responses from the club around the cries of 'the men have been here longer' and 'the C Grade don't get space either!'

So, are the ongoing issues due to lack of space, poor scheduling or is there something more sinister lurking in the background? You be the judge.

During the Episode we use and make reference to academic works which can be found at the following link

Gender Relations, Gender Equity, and Community Sports Spaces

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