The Future of Sport
Monday 15 June at 9:35pm
Empty stadiums are the new norm, the value of TV rights are declining and the Tokyo Olympics have been postponed until next year.
Australia’s most loved sporting institutions are making hard decisions about their financial position, how to bring the back the crowds and how to navigate closed state borders.
Meanwhile, many grassroots sports clubs – the lifeblood of so many communities – are struggling to finance COVID-19 restrictions.
As clubs and codes take a financial hit, will players and sports administrators have to get used to reduced pay-packets? When will fans fill the stands again? Will the momentum gathered over recent years for women’s sport now be set back? And should sport and politics mix?
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Andrew Abdo, Interim NRL CEO; Andrew Abdo is the National Rugby League’s acting CEO, filling the position vacated by Todd Greenberg who left the league earlier this year.
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Brendon Gale, Richmond Football Club CEO; As CEO of Richmond Football Club, Brendon Gale leads a diverse team of over 130 people. He is the former CEO of the AFL players’ Association.
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Tracey Holmes, Sports broadcaster and journalist; Tracey Holmes has worked in journalism and communications for 30 years, covering sports as an examination of society, nationalism, politics, law, business and humanity.
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Bruce Djite, Director of Football, Adelaide United and former A-League player; Bruce Djite spent over 4 years on the Executive and Governance committee of Professional Footballers Australia (the PFA), which represents all Australian professional footballers, including the Socceroos and Matildas.
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Sharni Layton, World Champion Australian Netballer and AFLW All-Australian; Sharni Layton is a former Australian netball captain, who retired after a successful career in 2018 to join Collingwood’s AFLW side for the 2019 season.
