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News.com.au
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- News.com.au
Melbourne community football coach sacked after vile Tammy Hembrow comment
A community football coach has been sacked after making a crude social media remark about fitness influencer Tammy Hembrow's relationship with AFL star Bailey Smith. The Harvey Brunswick Leschenault Football Club confirmed on Friday that League coach John Baggetta had been terminated after he posted the offensive slur to Facebook, where he referred to Hembrow as a 'c** bucket'. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. The full comment read: 'He's trying to keep his relevance and she's a c** bucket.' Earlier this week, Smith and Hembrow were spotted on a Gold Coast date, kissing and sharing lunch at a waterfront restaurant. The sighting fuelled speculation of a new romance just two months after Hembrow's split from her former husband, Matt Zukowski. Later, she appeared online wearing what looked like Smith's jacket. Smith has not confirmed the relationship, responding only with a string of expletives when questioned by reporters at Geelong training. Their public outing attracted a wave of online commentary, much of it targeting Hembrow with misogynistic remarks. Baggetta's comment, left under a news article, quickly sparked calls for his dismissal. 'The board of the Harvey Brunswick Leschenault Football Club wish to inform all players, members, officials and supporters that John Baggetta has been terminated as League coach,' the club said in a statement. 'Regarding the social media post made by John, we do not condone those comments, and they do not reflect the values or standards of the Harvey Brunswick Leschenault Football Club at any level.' The club said such remarks were 'not to be tolerated in society'. Journalist Sherele Moody demanded his sacking in a post on social media. 'I shared a post recently with a range of disgusting misogynist slurs by Australian men directed at Tammy Hembrow after she went on a date,' she wrote. 'Old mate John Baggetta's comment was the worst – he called Tammy a C** Bucket. A man responsible for mentoring and shaping the points of view of young men is just casually throwing around sexist slurs.' The club said it consulted with its women's team and members before making the decision. 'We are incredibly proud to have a women's team, female representation on our board and women actively involved as members of our club. 'We have consulted with members of our women's side and we are committed to offering them and all the females in our club any support necessary. 'We also remain committed to supporting anyone else affected by these comments and welcome open communication with those who may have concerns.' It has been an intense week for Brownlow Medal fancy Smith and fitness queen Hembrow since news of their date first broke. Paparazzi photos showed the couple leaving a ritzy, chef-hatted venue at Burleigh Heads last Saturday — the day after the Cats' victory over Essendon in Geelong. According to The Herald Sun, it is the second time the pair have been spotted together on the Gold Coast. Love Island he was the one who chose to end their marriage. Smith's ex, Izzy Armitage, who dated the footy player back in 2021, earlier this week.
Perth Now
6 hours ago
- Perth Now
AFL star's absurd MCG stunt was a ‘top three favourite day'
Former AFL star and reality TV star Dan Gorringe has spoken out about his latest stunt, which saw him spend 48 hours in a glass box out the front of the MCG. After losing another bet, the widely popular podcast host agreed to the daunting task of spending two days straight inside a completely see through box right out the front of the football mecha of Australia. Hundreds of thousands watched the two-day spectacle unfold, as fans paid a visit to the podcast host at the MCG or tuned in to the livestream. Gorringe said he was shocked by the success of the stunt. 'I was (surprised by the viewership), only for the fact that no one has done it before in Australia,' he told PerthNow. 'When you're navigating new content seas that no one has done before, it's always a little nerve-racking to see if people will be interested enough to tune in. 'I think I'm just lucky that the people who tuned in are so loyal to us that they'll watch us do anything to support us. 'That, with the fact that a grown man was locked inside a box for 48 hours, seems entertaining enough for people to watch.' The antics began on Thursday, August 7 just hours before the clash between Hawthorn and Collingwood. Despite spending a majority of his AFL career with Gold Coast and playing just four games at Carlton, Gorringe has gained notoriety for being a die-hard Blues nuffy. Footy personality Dan Gorringe detailed the highs and lows of his 48-hour stunt. Credit: TikTok 'My wedding day, the birth of my daughter, and seeing Pies fans leave at three-quarter time are my three favourite days of my life. It was awesome and also slightly scary,' Gorringe said. Starting off on a high set the stream up for success, however the lows came when it was time to sleep. With the 26-game player saying that trying to get some shut eye in a public space was understandably daunting. 'Sleeping outside the MCG with people watching you physically from outside the box looking in, and the thousands of people watching online... (it was) horrible,' Gorringe said. 'It was just impossible to switch off after being on for the stream, then trying to stop the mind from racing and thinking about what's next or having to talk. 'I think I would have had 6–7 hours of sleep across the 48 hours.' The host of Dan Does Footy had a few notable names stop by over the two day period, including the entire Gold Coast playing squad, as they prepared to take on his beloved Carlton side. 'Ruel came in with Cody Weightman (I'm a big Ruel fan) so that was big,' the 2020 Big Brother runner-up said. 'Cooper Hamilton came in with some baked oats. 'Chad from Big Brother, who beat me to win the money (which I'm still filthy about), came in too. 'But I think Dimma and the Gold Coast Suns coming to visit was a highlight, seeing the whole team throwing their support behind it was pretty special given the history with them.' Now out of the box and enjoying life back in reality, the 2010 draftee said they had 'more things to keep pushing our content ceiling' for the tail end of the season. Footy personality Dan Gorringe detailed the highs and lows of his 48-hour stunt. Credit: TikTok Although the latest stunt had been one to remember and the former ruckman left with no regrets. 'Absolutely not. I loved it. I love that we pulled off something that hasn't been done before, and I'm excited to keep pushing the boundaries,' he said. 'It's right up there. It's number one and has just edged out having to shave my head, changing my name to Richmond Gorringe, and dying my hair blue.'
The Age
9 hours ago
- The Age
Ready to fly: The new restaurant bringing smart South American flavours to Wembley
Previous SlideNext Slide The ancient Romans believed that birds were messengers from the gods. Human have fetishised our avian friends ever since. We tattoo swallows on our hands. We erect metal roosters on roofs to help us read the wind. And we put birds on our flags. There's a bird-of-paradise on the Papau New Guinea flag. The predominantly green Dominican flag stars a parrot. Eagles feature on flags flying high above Mexico, Egypt, Serbia and the homes of loyal West Coast fans who, during the team's current rebuilding period, self-medicate with replays of the 2018 AFL grand final. Like the eagle, the condor is another multinational mascot. In addition to lending flair to the Bolivian and Ecuadorian flags, it's also the unofficial spokesbird for the Andes: the continent-defining mountain range running along South America's west coast. Condor is also the name of a shiny restaurant in Wembley that opened in May. While I never visited this split-level space when it was P&M Cafe and Wine Bar, its present fit-out – richly lacquered surfaces, the warm glow of naked Edison globes, big windows opening out onto Cambridge Street – gives Condor an air of quiet sophistication. If you wanted to get dressed up and celebrate an occasion, this would be a fine place to do so: as proven by the loved-up guy and girl at the table over from ours. This story includes another duo I'd like you to meet: the young Argentinian couple that own the place. (She's the restaurant manager, he's the chef.) Unfortunately, that's pretty much all I can tell you. This couple kept shtum when quizzed about their backgrounds and backstories. All the better, they tell me, to keep the focus on Condor rather than its owners. In this age of storyteller restaurants and dishes, this seems odd. Equally unusual is Condor's broadly 'South American' menu: somewhat unexpected at a time when so many eateries focus on the cuisine of a specific country or even region. Having said that, the kitchen doesn't shy away from lesser-known Latin American dishes: dishes such as tequenos (fried Venezuelan cheese sticks) or Argentina's steamed, gift-wrapped cornmeal cakes, humita. Far-reaching menus don't fill me with confidence, but the things I've eaten suggest some quietly accomplished cooking takes place in this semi-open kitchen. While barbecued meat and the asado are integral to Argentina's food identity – see also Francis Mallmann: widely regarded as the world's foremost expert in this cooking style and one of the headliners of this year's Pair'd Margaret River festival – keeping a traditional Argentine-style wood grill burning all-day requires money and time. Instead, kitchen smarts are used to recreate the smoke and char of this cooking style. Beef ribs are slowly braised in the oven and finished with a hard seared on a gas chargrill. To their side, some great chimichurri and a bright, zippy salsa criolla: finely diced onion, capsicum and tomato sharpened with vinegar. Pinchos de carne (skewers of hefty – in a good way – beef) are presented alongside a lit sprig of rosemary whose wispy smoke perfumes the table. Chicken breast is a tough cut to make interesting, but Condor's version starred shredded chook meat cloaked by a mustard-coloured sauce fizzing with the citrus sting of Peruvian aji tamarillo chilli does a nice job of holding eaters' interest. Across South America, empanadas come in different shapes, sizes and DNA make-ups. At Condor, Argentine is one of the possibilities: which is, moulding a fine wheat dough into a svelte, pastie-like shape. They're dainty, splendid things: maybe too dainty. The dough in the chicken empanada was too fragile to be picked up and eaten by hand: a KPI, I feel, for the genre. I don't eat Tasmanian salmon, so I'm not the person to ask about what the tiraditos or causa – both made with the controversial farmed fish – taste like. What I can say is that the goldband snapper ceviche features similar brightness and zip as the ones I ate at market stalls and cevicherias in Lima: the presence of golden kernels of corn and fat crescents of red tomato denoting this cured seafood dish as Peruvian in style. Dessert options are limited to either the chocotorta (think of it as an Argentine tiramisu) or flan: a robust, cooked custard pocked with bubbles that's presented with a rosette of lush dulce de leche caramel. While there are many things to like about Condor, not everything is sweet-as. The amount of arable land on a table for two is wanting. While the caipirinha cocktail spiked with the grassy punch of cachaca speaks to an on-brand drinks list, it'd be great to see more South American wines on offer, especially by the glass. I also get the impression that Condor is still working out whether it wants to be formal or friendly. While a kitchen cooking daily from noon till close screams casual and approachable, standoffish service says otherwise. Staff interact with guests in a way that makes me wonder if showing emotion is frowned upon in Latin American circles. Yet when waiters are looking after friends, they move and talk with the kind of joyousness we all hope to find in good neighbourhood restaurants. If team Condor can address these points, there's every chance that this cool South American debutant might really soar.
