Brandon Jack
Brandon Jack is a writer and former Sydney Swan
Opinion
Running
Want to take up running? You might be having an identity crisis
As much as we pretend it’s purely for health and wellbeing purposes, running in the modern age has become a performance in and of itself.
- by Brandon Jack
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AFL 2024
Think AFL drug cover-ups are common? Sorry to disappoint, but they’re not
Aside from the occasional rumour, during my AFL career I was never aware of a player being pulled on match day over a drug test during the week.
- by Brandon Jack
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Drugs in sport
AFL players take cocaine just like a million other Australians. Get over it
AFLM players take cocaine. Local footy players take cocaine. So do teachers, lawyers, doctors. Why do we so enjoy the stupidity of a young man in the public eye being caught out consuming a drug a vast number of Australians also indulge in?
- by Brandon Jack
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AFL 2021
Why some old flames burn brighter after swanning off with another club
At the Swans alone, Tom Mitchell, Toby Nankervis, Shane Biggs and now Aliir Aliir are perfect examples of players enjoying great success after they have moved on.
- by Brandon Jack
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French Open
Naomi Osaka’s boycott a chance for athletes and the media to reset their relationship
The relationship on both ends has grown stale.
- by Brandon Jack
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Education
Men, be brave like young Asher, and help him redefine masculinity
A head prefect’s speech to his school assembly should be a wake-up call to men in general. But who’s listening?
- by Brandon Jack
Opinion
Folau controversy
Politics has always been a part of sport
Thinking you can keep politics out of sport is naive. It is already there. Arguing it shouldn’t be – particularly when you don’t agree with the political statement being made – is a political act in itself.
- by Brandon Jack
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Coronavirus pandemic
Farewell 2020: the housemate from hell we just can't seem to leave behind
Perhaps we thought that the ending of the one-year lease would solve our problems, but it has not.
- by Brandon Jack
Thrive like a girl: Why women's cricket in Australia is setting the standard
From a full house at the MCG to footy-sized TV ratings for the WBBL, the success of women's cricket in Australia shows why investing in female sport is a smart decision.
- by Brandon Jack
'One of the best days in my life': Swans' Irish star helps county Tipperary make history
Sydney Swans defender Colin O'Riordan asked for the club's permission to return home and play Gaelic football for his beloved county. They made history.
- by Brandon Jack
When rugby got cancelled, Lily turned to the pushbike. She's not alone
New data reveals that many Australians dusted off their bicycles - or bought new ones - to keep themselves active during COVID-19 lockdowns.
- by Brandon Jack
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