Report: Social Transformations in Australian Football Post-Crawford

This report provides a critical analysis of the transformations in Australian football, particularly focusing on the changes that occurred after the publication of the Crawford Report. The analysis highlights key issues such as ethnic discrimination within the elite class, the impact of public funding, and the influence of the Football Federation Australia (FFA) on policy and development. The report synthesizes the arguments from the provided research paper by Georgakis and Molloy (2016), which examines expert perspectives on the evolution of Australian football. It discusses the historical context, including the era of ethnic division, and evaluates the effectiveness of FFA policies in addressing these issues and fostering growth. The report also considers the role of public funding and the challenges posed by elite class disinterest. The conclusion emphasizes the need for reforms to combat ethnic divisions and promote football as a national sport, recommending increased transparency and broader community involvement.

Summary
The particular research is designed to observe the recent modifications in Australian
football. The productive changes are made after the publication of the Crawford report.
Moreover, the report argues that the sports culture vanishes and the growth in
Australian football is not possible without significant public funding. Besides the
popularity in the youngsters, Australian elite class is not ready to adopt this profession
because of the more injuries such as fractures. The rough attitude of the Elite class
does not allow Aussies football to grow at international level. However, the fractures and
other injuries are not the only issue, the major issue is the ethnic discrimination in the
elite class(Raab 2016). The international players belong to the elite class moves
overseas to show their talent. Particular act damages the culture of Australian football.
The commission is designed to address the issue and the Crawford was generated after
all the inquiry. The report basically addresses the corruption issues is Australian football
which ultimately produces a diverse effect on Australian football. The commission
designed a football federation Australia with the purpose of improvement in the Soccer
sports in Australia. The FFA is responsible for designing all the policies and procedures
which help to achieve certain goals. The qualitative research is also conducted to make
the arguments more conclusive (Georgakis 2016). The interviews were recorded from
the former player of the football team. All the players agree that football is one of the
premium sports in Australia and the corruption and immoral ethnic practices bring a
negative impact on sports and create a wrong perception in the mind of the consumer
(Vamplew 2017).
Critical Analysis/ Substance
The paper discusses the Eras of football which starts with the era of ethnic division. The
elite class brings the ethnic divide in Australian football. Moreover, the ethnic division
brings violence is Australian sports. The football game was called wogball which is not
good forever all sports. There is a need for significant reforms in the Australian sports
culture. The committee was designed in 2003 which is counted as an era of reforms in
Australian football. The committee assigned the task to football federation Australia to
bring the reforms to be designing the policies. However, the controversies prevailed in
the society as some of the players says the committee is designed only for the benefit of
few people. Moreover, some of the players think that the committee is not designed to
control the ethnic divide but it is developed to secure the rights of the specific
community (Knijnik 2017).
Judgments
The conclusive judgments are made in research about Australian football. Firstly, the
sports can’t grow without the public funding and involvement and the disinterest of elite
class damages soccer sports. Secondly, the ethnic divide amongst the elite class
creates a negative image of this premium sports in the people of Australia. There a
conclusive evidence of the ethnic behavior in the FFA as well when policies are not
created for the whole nation but just confined to one group of people (Hassan, 2017).
Moreover, the clubs players show discrimination through badges and cards. Moreover,

the western Sydney team got human resource and other resources to develop a healthy
team. However, the A-team have limited resources. The ethnic issues are resolved after
five years which ultimately destructive for Australian football. Besides all the issues
Australian football grows up at a fast pace due to the policies of FFA (Knijnik 2018).
Conclusion and Recommendation
On the basis of above discussion, it is concluded that football is very popular sports in
Australia from the past few decades but the class difference and ethnic division limits
the sports at national level. The elite class is responsible for this destruction in
Australian football. However, FFA designed policies to stop this terrible culture.
Moreover, the efforts are made to make these sports more transparent and crystal
clear. The specific research is intended to watch the ongoing changes in Australian
football. The gainful changes are made after the production of the Crawford report
The recommendations are drawn that, ethnic divisions are not good for the sports.
Moreover, the FFA should consider the footballs as sports of the nation rather than limit
to a specific community. Moreover, the reforms are needed to get public funding and
recognize the football at an international level. Soccer is a premium sport and
discrimination in these sports make create a negative impact on particular sports in the
mind of the people.
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