Australia has two major football codes that are dominant in different states - Australian Rules Football is the domain of the Australian Football League (AFL), while Rugby League is the domain of the National Rugby League (NRL). The AFL and NRL Grand Finals are two of the biggest sporting events in the country and both occur this weekend - for the AFL on Saturday afternoon in Melbourne, for the NRL on Sunday evening in Sydney.
Anthony Mundine is a former professional Rugby League player who went on to a very successful boxing career. He is a Australian Aboriginal and he's also a Muslim convert.
Lance 'Buddy' Franklin is a current player in the Australian Football League. He's a proud Aboriginal man, but he's also a proud Australian and unlike Mundine doesn't see any reason somebody can't be both.
“The influence America and events in America have on the rest of the world can be interesting.”
Our influence on the world used to be good. Now it’s too much a product of the Democratic Party.