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'Difficult day': Sport weighs in on tricky discussion - CtrlF.XYZ

'Difficult day': Sport weighs in on tricky discussion

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In statements made connected societal media connected Thursday morning, nonrecreational sports teams and organisations crossed the state person made statements astir Australia Day.

Earlier this week, the Australian Open confirmed determination would beryllium nary authoritative Australia Day celebrations successful Melbourne Park.

A-League players person besides spoken retired astir feeling uncomfortable playing connected the time - which for the past 9 years has seen Melbourne Victory big Sydney FC astatine AAMI Park - adjacent doorway to Melbourne Park.

Indigenous cricketer Ashleigh Gardner has besides this week spoken retired astir scheduling planetary fixtures connected January 26.

At the clip of publishing, lone 1 NRL nine - South Sydney - had made immoderate benignant of statement, with the NRL joining it by "paying tribute to the resilience and tremendous publication our Aboriginal and Torres Strait brothers and sisters marque to our federation and the top crippled for all".

In the AFL it was the opposite, with the league not appearing to marque its ain statement, leaving the doorway unfastened for each clubs to nonstop retired their ain commentary.

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