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Mar 2025
24m 10s

A Word in Your Ear: Footy Talk

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Nothing gets our gold and green nation going like a good game of sport and in particular footy! Where it's League, Rugby or AFL - our passion runs deep. 

In fact, Australia has one of the highest sports participation rates in the entire world.

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