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  • Feb, 2013

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    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.

  • Feb, 2013

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    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.

  • Oct, 2010

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    Raging Bulls Return to the Small Screen

    Ange Postecoglou

    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.

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