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    Play Nice Hannah Mouncey, transgender AFLW hopeful

    The relative difference of one female to another or even an individual to another individual is not relevant when it comes to allowing transgender into female sport. There is an inherent advantage for males over females in athletic pursuits. This advantage means that anyone who grows up male...
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    Play Nice Hannah Mouncey, transgender AFLW hopeful

    Unfortunately it is not about the gender identity, or how any of us feel about the emotions of transgender people. This issue is purely about the integrity of sport. Women's sport is established and maintained to allow genuine females to compete against other genuine females due to the...
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    Play Nice Hannah Mouncey, transgender AFLW hopeful

    Sport is littered with examples of people doing anything for success both at personal and state level. When we assume that nobody would take the trouble do something, we will always find someone who will.
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    Play Nice Hannah Mouncey, transgender AFLW hopeful

    The rules should be the same as they would for any sport. Despite the relaxation at the 2016 Olympics, they still have gender testing. If you permit any born as male to transition to female, to then compete as female, you will find women's sport overtaken by gender change athletes. It is not...
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    Play Nice Hannah Mouncey, transgender AFLW hopeful

    It is a complex issue and similar to the Caster Semenya athletics. TH]he IOC bowed to pressure to allow her to compete (and win) despite the male chromosomes. Allowing transgender compromises the integrity of women's sport. Women have separate competition because of the reduced strength in...
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    MRP: Three suspended after Round 1

    One of the things with the MRP is their tendency to penalise outcome rather than intent. In the case for Antonio, she did leave her feet to bump and it looked suspect live. I agree that she seemed to make minimal impact, but I think they are trying to appear strict and she is suffering the...
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    MRP: Three suspended after Round 1

    The only problem with the Antonio bump, is that she jumped in the air to make contact. If she had stayed on her feet she would surely have been cleared.
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