Free Agency for the Australian Football League?
The Australian Football League has arguably the most restrictive labour market regulations of any pro sport; a player draft, a (relatively hard) salary cap, and …
Robert Macdonald
Do red shirts lead to more wins?
OK, so maybe this post belongs over at Improbable Research because it amused and bemused me in equal measures, but this article is worth noting …
Copyright decision threatens value of Australian internet media rights
Yesterday (1 Feb 2012), Federal Court of Australia Justice Rares ruled in favour of Optus (SingTel), Australia’s second-largest telecommunications company, in a case that upholds …
From Moneyball to Blind Side
Michael Lewis writes some interesting books on the sporting labour market. Moneyball has been widely discussed, The Blind Side less so. In The Blind Side, …
Australian Conference of Economists (ACE) 2008
The 2008 Australian Conference of Economists (ACE) is this year being held on the sunny Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 30 September and 4 October. …
Oscar Pistorius CAS decision
The fellows over at The Science of Sport have been quick to bring us a link to the CAS ruling in the case of ‘blade …
AFL-AFLPA CBA negotiations drag on as Grand Final approaches
As key trigger dates for unilateral termination approach, the most recent round of offers in the collective bargaining negotiations between the Australian Football League (AFL) …
Enhanced Human Performance
There has been quite a bit of discussion about drug taking, gene doping and what we mean by ‘artificial’ enhancements to human performance at The …
Football in a competitive marketplace
Interesting article in The Age (Melbourne) on the state of the ‘football wars’ in Australia. Four codes (Australian football, rugby league, rugby union, soccer), 21 …
Another Government Review of Australian Soccer
Last week, Australian government Minister for Sport, Senator Mark Arbib announced another Australian government review in to the affairs of Australian association football (soccer). To …