Brownless slammed for women’s footy view

Retired AFL star Billy Brownless has been labelled a “Neanderthal” after saying he “nonetheless doesn’t know” if girls ought to play AFL as a result of “ladies get harm”.
The previous Geelong participant and radio character was quizzed by Love Island star Erin Barnett for his “truthful opinion on feminine footy” when he made the regarding assertion.

“I don’t care what your opinion is, I don’t comply with footy, I’m simply to know from footy gamers what their opinion is,” Barnett posed.

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Furrowing his forehead as he approached the query, the sports activities character responded: “I nonetheless don’t know if ladies ought to play footy, I’m undecided. I don’t know in the event that they’re constructed to play footy. Not being sexist or something.”
Brownless continued: “The opposite issues with ladies, they get harm they usually haven’t been taught defend themselves correctly. They run in and, bang, do a collarbone,” he stated, miming a collision.

Love Island star Erin Barnett had requested Brownless for his “truthful opinion” on feminine footy. Image: Channel 10.

The primary season of the AFL girls’s league started in February 2017 with Eight groups, increasing to 10 groups by 2019.

It should increase once more to 14 groups this yr.

Later within the dialog, Brownless backtracked considerably, including that he believes girls will finally learn to higher defend themselves after rising up across the recreation.
“They are going to study all that, as a result of now we’re seeing ladies who truly grew up with soccer like we did and bounce a footy.

“You go to video games at halftime and there are ladies kicking a footy at halftime. You by no means used to see that,” he stated in disbelief, including: “I can’t consider how passionate the ladies are they usually simply need to study.”

Brownless held a glance of concern when first pondering the query. Image: Channel 10.

Following the dialog, host Julia Morris hung her head in mock exhaustion, groaning in frustration, earlier than she joked; “Is it Jurassic Park that I’m listening to? Come, come into the now, child!
“Oh, look out for my collarbone!,” she added, mockingly bumping in to co-host Dr Chris Brown.
Viewers watching at residence had an analogous eyeroll response to Brownless’ feedback:

Billy Brownless simply peeves off feminine footballers internationally along with his Neanderthal “girls aren’t constructed to play soccer” remark. #ImACelebrityAU

— Nic Woods (@Destiny_NYC) January 8, 2020

Billy Brownless on #ImACelebrityAU “girls aren’t constructed to play footy” “girls don’t know defend themselves” “evaluating over 100 years of males’s footy with 2 years of ladies’s” #okboomer #wow

— Elizabeth (@MissLizzieZiZi) January 8, 2020

Julia Morris’ response/commentary on Billy Brownless’ aflw opinions had been PRICELESS and SPOT ON. Be careful for these pesky collarbones lads we’re very fragile #ImACelebrityAU

— Sophie Taylor  (@sophieettaylor) January 8, 2020

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