KIERSTEN DUKE: Jamie Kah is a trailblazer in the saddle, but it’s what she gets up to off the track that comes in for undue scrutiny and it’s simply not fair.
JACKSON BARRETT: The Test team is facing a batting crisis a year after David Warner was given an extended send-off instead of blooding new openers — and Steve Smith’s latest bombshell hasn’t helped matters.
GEORGIE PARKER: I was sickened but not surprised by the vile behaviour of the Giants. As a female working in a male dominated sports industry I know first-hand the affects of sexism in the workplace.
The fill-in Aussie skipper faces a huge challenge in leading her team to another T20 World Cup title. She could take a leaf out of Ricky Ponting’s book in the best way to lead.
KIERSTEN DUKE: There’s so much to love about this jam-packed day at Royal Randwick, but the romance will only continue if you can pick a winner. These are the horses to keep an eye in the home straight.
MITCHELL WOODCOCK: West Coast fans have been left fuming by the club trading away pick No.3 in a trade period shock. And the only way to calm them down might be luring Chad Warner west next year.
GEORGIE PARKER: While this season we have seen the best match of AFLW ever played, we have also now seen what could be the worst game of AFLW ever played - and the compressed draw wasn’t to blame.
JUSTIN LANGER: Getting the best out of people in the high-pressure cauldron of professional sport is a riddle few can solve, but there are a few simple rules I have come to appreciate as a coach.