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25.01.2022 From that Elise O’Dea trade, Richmond’s inclusions and a surprise late North Melbourne move, Siren is here with the first real look at AFLW 2021in podcast form!
24.01.2022 Aboriginal artist Alice Pepper reflects on her community’s unity during recent summer bushfires, and how it inspired her design of the Melbourne Vixens Indigenous dress.
24.01.2022 As we wind down our first year of operation, we're keen to hear what youour supportersthought of Siren this year, and what you'd like to see more of in 2021! If you've a couple of minutes to fill out this survey (anonymously), we'd be really grateful! https://forms.gle/8ZhN26naktQ3iF4fA
21.01.2022 The WomenSportsFilm festival is 100% online in 2020, which means sport fans from across the world can ‘attend’ and enjoy! Alison Smirnoff has all the info for you on this year's program that kicks today - get around it
21.01.2022 We might never want to see the term ‘glamour sport’ again, but we sure want more of what followed! PUMA and the Melbourne Vixens are putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to supporting women in sport with the #WitnessFearless campaign.
21.01.2022 In the strangest year of sport to date, there is an undercurrent of diverse voices ready to enter footy commentary boxes and begin Making The Call. Catch Gemma Bastiani recapping her experience as part of Making The Call's inaugural program.
20.01.2022 Have you taken a look at our Suncorp Super Netball hub yet? We're officially halfway through the season!
20.01.2022 More than a tennis story: Sunshine Super Girl is challenging inequities and enabling inclusive possibilities.
19.01.2022 Our Deakin University - Arts and Education intern Brielle Quigley has been busy this week and has delivered two excellent articles! Her second piece for #SirenSport is this great profile of sports photographer Kelly Defina
19.01.2022 In a world where statistics in sport are an assumed asset, ice hockey analyst Alyssa Longmuir is grumpily forcing grassroots data to exist in Australia. Alyssa spoke with Gemma Bastiani about her passion for stats Australian Women's Ice Hockey League Australian Ice Hockey League
17.01.2022 Our Deakin University - Arts and Education intern Brielle Quigley may have finished up her program with us, but we still have some of the great work she's done to share! Here Brielle checks out the #RollerDerby scene in Launceston and learns the sport's rich history. Ping Devil State Derby League
17.01.2022 While the postponement of the Tokyo Paralympics was disappointing for paratriathlete Lauren Parker, her focus is on being fitter, faster and stronger for 2021. https://sirensport.com.au//lauren-parker-i-can-be-better-/ : Delly Carr/ Triathlon Australia
17.01.2022 Our Deakin University intern Brielle Quigley has reviewed Netflix documentary Rising Phoenix. The girl can write.
16.01.2022 After starting her career in fashion, Kelly Defina swapped runways for muddy fields and long, hot days spent courtside anticipating when the magic would happen, and magic it is
16.01.2022 What a WNBL season it was! We've got Hayley Wildes to review one of the most extraordinary seasons in history and we agree Hayley, the present and future of Australian women’s basketball is clearly very bright! #WNBL20
13.01.2022 Recently released Netflix documentary #RisingPhoenix documents the history of the Paralympic Games & the stories of some powerful athletes. For our Deakin University - Arts and Education intern Brielle Quigley, it redefined the word superhero. Read of her review of the film here: https://sirensport.com.au//rising-phoenix-redefining-supe/
13.01.2022 So I did that partially to learn things and partially because I was sick of men telling me I didn’t know anything about the sport. So I was going to get a spite degree. I very willingly admit it was a spite degree. Alyssa Longmuir's journey through sports analytics has been an interesting one.
13.01.2022 Want to learn some amazing stories from the history of women's golf? Kirby Fenwick has got you covered Women have been playing golf in Australia for more than 100 years. Here, we’ve pulled together five stories from the rich history of the game.
11.01.2022 Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back. Sports writers Jessica Luther and Kavitha A. Davidson discuss their brand new book, which is out now!
11.01.2022 There are countless sporting moments that stand out as significant, as important, as a favourite. What is Gemma Bastiani's? A landmark day in the 2019 #AFLW season. https://sirensport.com.au//my-favourite-sporting-moment-w/
10.01.2022 Today on #SirenSport, Nat Medhurst super fan Megan Maurice pays tribute to not only the superb career of the former Origin Diamonds player, but the beautiful fan connection to the game Nat gave her #ThankYouNat
08.01.2022 ICYMI we've announced the inaugural participant of our Emerging Sports Writer program! Get to know Courtney Hagen a little better.
08.01.2022 #WitnessFearless is the Melbourne Vixens & PUMA rally cry. We spoke to some of the minds behind the campaign.
08.01.2022 Our 36th newsletter has landed and it includes two pieces from our Deakin University intern Brielle Quigley: a profile of photographer Kelly Defina and a review of Netflix documentary Rising Phoenix. Gemma also spoke to her fellow stats nerd Alyssa Longmuir about how she is grumpily forcing grassroots data to exist.
06.01.2022 It gives us great pleasure to announce the inaugural participant in our Siren Emerging Sports Writer Program - Courtney Hagen! Congratulations Courtney! And well done to our shortlisted candidates and all who applied Learn more about Courtney here:
06.01.2022 We have another instalment of The By The White Line Diaries this week as Rachel Bach shares how in only her fifth match photographing football, she was given the assignment to shoot her first Westfield Matildas game! Read about that life changing day:
06.01.2022 We are beyond thrilled to be named as a finalist in the 2020 #SportAUSMediaAwards in the ‘innovation in sports media’ category! In our first year, to receive this kind of recognition is just overwhelming and very special. Congratulations to all the other finalists, especially our dear friends at The Outer Sanctum Podcast who are finalists in the 'best depiction of inclusive sport' category #womeninsport
05.01.2022 The international T20 series between the Australian Women's Cricket Team and the White Ferns begins in Brisbane today. Hear Aussie opener Beth Mooney outlining the team's ambitions. Tune in to the match live at 1:30pm AEST on 7Cricket.... #AUSvNZ
05.01.2022 Siren newsletter no. 33 is out now! It's a big one, including; An interview from Kasey with the authors of Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back Our first ever official Siren podcast, with Alison & Gemma recapping the AFLW trade & sign period A piece from Siren collaborator Sarah Burt about Netflix's 'Beyond The Boundary'... https://sirensport.substack.com/p/siren-33-loving-sports-wh
05.01.2022 The newest piece in our My Favourite Sporting Moment series tells us how Australia’s Rugby 7s gold medal inspired Brielle Quigley to return to sport.
02.01.2022 Part Two of Kirby Fenwick and Gemma Bastiani's development of women’s footy in Queensland series has dropped! 'No More Backward Steps' Settle in for another women's footy history longread with interviews from legends of the game. ... #womeninsport #sirensport See more
