Episode 95 - Will Live Sport Ever Be the Same Again?

For & Against predicted this over a decade ago, now a gaggle of billionaires are making it true: an alternative to the Olympics where anything goes! And some of us are NOT happy!Will athletes be go faster, stronger, higher. Will viewers watch a supplement-supported world record! Will Roachy's head explode before the 100m champion's heart??

The team also talk Tay Tay and the Super Bowl, Sports Integrity Australia's overreach and an unforgettable RCYC segment featuring Tinder and Mankinis...you don't want want to know...well, actually...you know you do!

So join us for another great episode of For & Against.

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The For & Against team have seen a few summers of sport - perhaps too many, but still never enough. And every summer, we see challenges to the status quo: basketball on Christmas Day, shorter then longer then shorter BBL seasons, the eternal optimism that football will take over riding the wave of the miraculous Matildas or a shift in broadcast rights that promises to redefine summer sport. But is summer sport reinventing itself?  Or is it a case of the more things change, the more they stay the same?

The FANDA team are here to break it down and put it back together again in ways you never thought of! And then it’s a trip down memory lane as we assess The Guardian’s top Australian sports moments and determine what achievements are eternal and which might be bright and shiny with a recency bias. Outrageously not mentioned is a three-peat Australian world champion…thank goodness we were here!

And hang around to the end, when Red Card Yellow Card, which shines the spotlight on sport and sportspeople behaving badly, features some outrageous electric pulses, late night over partying and mindless misogyny. 
We hope you enjoy this episode of For & Against.

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What would the 80s think of cricket in 2024? Well for one thing, they would think we would be discussing whether we should or shouldn’t play cricket on Australia Day. Or that it’s a surprise the Windies won a test. Or that the Poms would get upset about Alex Carey being picked in the Test Team of the Year (well, they couldn’t, because Alex wasn’t born yet). Or whether Private Equity should buy a stake in city-based twenty over cricket!
Well, that’s what For & Against is for…to do battle with the preconceptions of the 80s about what sport looks like in 2024…and, well, I think we just shared something surprisingly psychological about the whole F&A team. Hmmm.

The team also cover what it means as Tiger breaks up with Nike and whether gambling on the Australian of the Year is, well, UnAustralian. All this, plus a repeat offender in Red Card Yellow Card and you have another great episode of For & Against!

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Just when Rugby thought all hope was lost, Netball and For & Against’s team are here to reminds us all that any sports administrator can have an annus horribilis. The team’s Wing Attack breaks down the pros and considerable cons of Amazon Prime winning the rights to the next few Cricket World Cups. Our Goal Defence weighs up defragmentation (after figuring out what it is) and how Gen Z sees sport differently. Finally, Red Card Yellow Card comes in off the bench for an absolute balls up - a bit like Netball’s last twelve months! Join us for another great full contact episode of For & Against!

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Football Fair Pay, Fair Play and Rahm’s Giant Pay Day…it’s all about the money as For & Against dissect Australian Football’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement, which breaks new ground achieving pay parity for the Matildas and the Socceroos. They also rage against the VAR that penalises Everton but is yet to blow the whistle on Man City. And of course, once again to Roachy’s chagrin and Johnno’s delight, golf is on the menu as we find out just how much Jon Rahm’s PGA integrity is worth…it’s a lot! As are the antics of this show’s Red Card Yellow Card! It’s another great episode of For & Against!

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FIFA are handing out World Cup hosting duties like they’re Oprah… “You get to host a game! You get to host a game! You get to host a game!” …and so it falls to your fearless For & Against team to hold the world’s biggest sporting machine to semi-serious account. Meanwhile, there’s a lot of fun and judgement to be had as Netflix make their own cross-over for TV sport and the AFL make plans for Sydney while the NRL is away in Vegas! What could possibly go wrong? There’s also Nerfball (yes, you read that right) and Red Card Yellow Card, in another fun episode of For & Against.

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Whoa, that sounds serious! Well yes, contrary to popular opinion, For & Against does take sport seriously…sometimes. And so, after their winter hiatus, the team put what passes for their game faces on to discuss the calamitous state of Rugby Union. In other segments, Roachy continues his impassioned if misguided defence of One Day Cricket, Johnno continues his doomed defence of public golf courses, and Reills just smiles when anyone suggest Peter V’Landys and the Everest are going to take over racing! It’s important and serious - unless it isn’t - don’t forget Red Card Yellow Card - and have a great time listening to For & Against.

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It’s the most traditional rivalry in the world: the Ashes! But can it survive in a world where tradition is for sale? You bet it can as Pat Cummins, Bazball and For & Against come to the rescue! 
Plus we ask if Esports has jumped the eShark, if Tasmania can jump its AFL stadium issues and whether the Westminster Dog Show is sport or not (hint: it’s not sport, but we like it).
Please join us for another fun ride through the world of sport as we know it.

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As sports across the country line up to support the Voice, the team asks why. To understand should they or shouldn’t they, and why it matters, the team brings in no less than PR expert Lachlan Johnston. It’s a great conversation about how times are a-changing and the rise of player power.

Then there’s coach burnout, CEO shakeout and the world’s most valuable football match (hint: it’s not what you think). Not to mention Red Card Yellow Card.

This one’s a special one. We hope you enjoy this episode of For & Against.

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ChatGPT would never create an episode like this...would it? If For & Against has proven anything over the years, it's that intelligence in sport is rare. So if you think artificial intelligence would be welcomed to a coach's strategy, a player's training, a commentator's analysis...well you'd be right! Join Roach, Johnno and Reills as they document the rise of AI across the sporting world. There's also the bankers coming for rugby, the Saudis coming for cricket, and patrons at Marvel Stadium about to do a "runner" from Amazon's new food and beverage facility. All that and Red Card Yellow Card...a robot couldn't do that, could they? Could they? Could they? Could they... 

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