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18 February 2013, 180213, AFL, athletics, basketball, Cricket, cycling, NRL, performance enhancing drugs, soccer, tennis
Drugs in sport
Q. How much of a problem do you think taking performance enhancing drugs is in these sports?
A major problem
A moderate problem
A minor problem
Not a problem at all
Don’t know
AFL football 39%
23%
18%
5%
16%
NRL rugby league 37%
26%
16%
4%
18%
Cricket 16%
9%
26%
25%
23%
Tennis 18%
12%
24%
22%
24%
Soccer 22%
19%
23%
10%
26%
Basketball 18%
18%
22%
14%
30%
Cycling 56%
20%
8%
3%
14%
Athletics 41%
26%
11%
4%
17%
56% of respondents think taking performance enhancing drugs is a major problem in cycling, 41% think it is a major problem in athletics, 39% in AFL football and 37% in NRL rugby league.
38% of AFL football followers think it is a major problem in their sport and 26% of NRL followers think it is a major problem in their sport. 40% of AFL followers think it is a major problem in NRL.
46% of Victorian respondents think performance enhancing drugs is a major problem in the AFL.
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18 February 2013, 180213, AFL, athletics, basketball, Cricket, cycling, NRL, soccer, sports betting problem, tennis
Betting on sport
Q. How much of a problem do you think betting on games and results is in these sports?
A major problem
A moderate problem
A minor problem
Not a problem at all
Don’t know
AFL football 34%
22%
14%
10%
19%
NRL rugby league 33%
22%
15%
11%
20%
Cricket 30%
22%
17%
10%
20%
Tennis 21%
18%
20%
18%
23%
Soccer 30%
22%
15%
11%
23%
Basketball 23%
18%
19%
15%
25%
Cycling 25%
18%
17%
14%
25%
Athletics 23%
18%
20%
14%
25%
34% of respondents think betting is a major problem in AFL football, 33% think it is a major problem in NRL, 30% in soccer and 30% in cricket.
36% of those who mostly follow cricket think it is a major problem in their sport, compared to 32% of AFL followers and 28% of NRL followers.
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Ange Postecoglou, Craig Foster, soccer, Socceroos, Sport, Stew Prins, Young Socceroos
Raging Bulls Return to the Small Screen
Ange Postecoglou will be fired up for a rematch with his nemesis, Craig Foster.
At last, Australian sport’s Great Rematch is upon us.
Is it the Collingwood vs St Kilda Grand Final Replay replay? No.
Anthony ‘The Man’ Mundine vs Danny Green? No.
Michelle Ford vs Tracy Wickham? No.
I’m talking about Craig Foster vs Ange Postecoglou.
For readers who may not be familiar with Round 1 of this epic contest, let me paint you a picture …
It is Remembrance Day, 11 November 2006. The Young Socceroos have just crashed out of the Asian Football Confederation Championships in the quarter finals, losing 2-1 to South Korea. By failing to make it through to the semi-finals, they have also failed to qualify for the Under 20 World Cup – to be played in Canada the following year.