*in no particular order In the process of reflecting on our journey to 20 issues, we were interested in looking back at which of our pieces were most popular with you, our readers, the most. As a collective that largely came together in the stands of AFLW games, it’s exciting to see so many sports …
It may have been cut short, but the 2020 AFLW season is the first full domestic women’s sport season that we’ve covered since we launched Siren in January. With our 20th edition of the Siren newsletter it felt right to look back on how we covered the season, and some of the things we’re hoping …
A much loved tradition has been born in the few short years of the AFLW competition: the AFLW Pride Game. It means so much to so many and this year the sentiment has grown to include more teams spreading the message of love and acceptance through football. As part of the tradition that now adds …
By Fiona Newton I’m often asked why we need to have Pride Games and what purpose they serve. The critics will even tell us to keep our politics and our ‘rainbow agenda’ out of football. However, football hasn’t traditionally been an inclusive place for the LGBTIQ+ community. In 2015, the first international study into homophobia …