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7NEWS
3 days ago
- Sport
- 7NEWS
John Baggetta: Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault football coach sacked over shocking Tammy Hembrow slur
A prominent WA country football coach has been sacked by his club after he used a highly-offensive and sexist comment towards the influencer girlfriend of AFL star Bailey Smith. John Baggetta — who was the coach of South West Football League powerhouse Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault's league side — left the now-deleted comment on a story about influencer Tammy Hembrow and Geelong player Smith being seen together on a 'date'. Baggetta described Hembrow as a 'c.m bucket' on a post sharing an article about her new romance with the football star and model. The post was called out online by a feminist advocacy group late on Thursday which was shared widely on social media. The club confirmed the well-known country football figure was sacked on Friday in a statement where its board of directors said the 'do not condone these comments and they do not reflect the values or standards of the Harvey Brunswick Leschenault Football Club at any level'. When contacted by The West Australian on Friday, Baggetta said he was 'regretful' for what he called a 'mistake' and 'error in judgement', but he would 'live and learn and move on'. Baggetta returned to the Lions, where he won a premiership in 2019, midway through this season. He has also previously coached Bunbury-based club Carey Park to a flag. The club also has a long-standing women's program and one of the region's biggest junior programs. The club revealed it had consulted with its women's team over the decision and 'committed to offering them and all the females in our club any support necessary'. 'We have a large junior base of players, parents, supporters, officials and others that also believe that such comments are not appropriate, and not to be tolerated in society,' its statement read. 'We are incredibly proud to have a women's team, female representation on our board and women actively involved as members of our club.' Hembrow and Smith were spotted on what appeared to be a date in Queensland — and again after his game in Geelong last week — just weeks after she announced her divorce from former reality star and podcaster Matt Zukowski. The pair were seen at the popular Burleigh Pavilion just over a week ago, where witnesses claimed they were holding hands and kissing for hours. It is the second major incident of overt sexism in the powerful country league and comes three years after a male club leader at South Bunbury Football Club was forced to apologise for making offensive comments to female players at a season launch. HBL's league side, who sit fourth on the ladder, will play Carey Park at Kelly Park in Bunbury tomorrow, where a win will secure their place in the finals.
ABC News
12-06-2025
- ABC News
Man charged after shots fired in Southern Cross, WA
Police have charged a man who allegedly stole and repeatedly shot a firearm at a property in Western Australia's eastern Wheatbelt. A WA Police spokesperson said they received reports of multiple gunshots near Ghooli, about 380km east of Perth, on Wednesday evening. Police allege that followed a burglary in the area around 5.30pm, where a firearm was stolen. Officers from the Tactical Response Group, Regional Operations Group and Police Airwing were deployed to assist local police from Southern Cross. Supplied Police Airwing footage shows officers tracking the solitary figure along Great Eastern Highway, before he is surrounded and taken into custody. "The allegedly stolen firearm was located and seized and investigations are ongoing," the police spokesperson said. "There are no reports of any injuries or damage to property, and there is no ongoing threat to the public." A 31-year-old man from Carey Park, in Bunbury's suburbs, was arrested and charged with multiple offences, including home burglary, unlawful possession of a firearm and using a firearm in a manner likely to cause fear. He is due to face Perth Magistrates Court on Friday.
West Australian
11-06-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
SWFL: Ladder-leaders Busselton lead the way in extended Country Championships senior squad
South West Football League ladder-leaders Busselton have led the way in an extended senior squad for next month's Country Championships, having nine players selected on a 57-strong longlist Liam Creighton, the SWFL's leading goal kicker so far this season and the player of the final in last year's tournament, is joined by fellow Magpies Ryan Ekert, Mitchell Cameron, Jalen Hoffman, Ky Meers — all of whom were recruited over the off-season — Jozef Parkinson, Jon Meadmore, Aidan Austen and Ben Ganzer. Each of the league's 11 clubs have at least two players selected in the squad and nine have four or more. Bunbury, who trail the Magpies only on percentage with an 8-1 win-loss record, and fifth-placed Donnybrook have both had seven players picked, with Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault and Carey Park providing six apiece. With the South West looking to defend a title they won back at last year's championships, the squad includes only nine players who featured in the 11-point win over Avon in the final. But it has been bolstered by a number of players who have joined the competition this year, including Durak Tucker (Bunbury), Jesse Crichton (Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault), Haydn Busher (Bunbury), Luke English (Collie) and Jason Carter (Eaton). Somewhat surprisingly, reigning premiers South Bunbury have only four players in the squad, with recruit Jye Clark joined by Tom Gorter, Blaine Johnson and Kade Szyszka. Undefeated colts ladder-leaders HBL have far and away the biggest presence in the 62-player colts squad with 14 representatives, ahead of Carey Park (eight), Busselton (seven), South Bunbury and Dunsborough (both six). Both sides will be led by the same coaches as in 2024, with Seth White — who won the Dick Smith Trophy as the coach of the carnival in his first year in charge in 2024 — set to lead the seniors and the long-serving Brett Maguire in charge of the colts. The senior championships will take place in Perth from July 11-13, with the colts to be played on July 10 and 11. South West Country Championships senior squad : Byron George, Jed Spence, Ben Watson, Kieran Yakas (Augusta-Margaret River), Rohan Ashworth, Haydn Busher, Trae Field, Dylan Heasman, Denholm King, Baiden Parsons, Durak Tucker (Bunbury), Aidan Austen, Mitchell Cameron, Liam Creighton, Ryan Ekert, Ben Ganzer, Jalen Hoffman, Jon Meadmore, Ky Meers, Jozef Parkinson (Busselton), Enrique Aiken-Featherstone, Jaxon Bell, Jude Harrop, Jamie Meade, Reece Payne, Josh Ritchie (Carey Park), Matthew Burton, Teale DeAngelis, Luke English, Corey Holmes, Paul Rinder (Collie), Kristian Cary, Jordan Falco, Clayton Giblett, Jacob Kendle, Sam Perkusich, Ned Shannon, Zac Trigwell (Donnybrook), Noah Ash, Jake Green, Simon Moore, Max Paterson (Dunsborough), Jason Carter, Jack Cox, Bailey Nylander (Eaton), Ty Anderson, Jesse Crichton, Jack Fletcher, Jarrod Humphries, Blake Soulos, Zavier Williams (Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault), Hugh Menzies, Spence Wiggers (Harvey Bulls), Tom Gorter, Jye Clark, Blaine Johnson, Kade Szyszka (South Bunbury) South West Country Championships colts squad: Leroy Anderson, Tomas Cassidy, Jared Cook, Robbi Kemp (Augusta-Margaret River), Mason Hawkes, Cody Johnson, Riley Stenhouse Zeke Walker, Kye Wright (Bunbury), Leonardo Guthridge, Reilly Johnstone, Tienan Murphy, James de Morton, Ruairi Bass, Hemi Reti, Kiedis Solberg (Busselton), Taj Beauclarke, Taj Houlahan, Nicholaas Le Roux, Tanner Reid, Sheldon Pickett, Rhys Gardiner, Sonny Epere, Max Di Lallo (Carey Park), Deegan Cummings, Max Ireland, Odinn Kirk (Collie), Izaak Bedford, Brock Zambonetti (Donnybrook), Corey Ballantyne, Dash Bridgham, Brody Giglia, Ben Scott, Kai Holman, Kai Vanderbeek (Dunsborough), Brock Dillon, Anthony Hansen, Taj Marshall (Eaton), Evan Hill, Jordan Rakowski, Mitchell Sermon, Spence Wiggers (Harvey Bulls), Quinten Bell, John Manuel, Jacoby Parfitt, Kynan Pridmore, Emmett Templeton, Cristian Tirli, Tom Ward, Brodie Hewer, Lattrell May, Kayden Panetta, Rohan Hann, Beau Sellick, Tyson Wallinger, Cruz McCagh (Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault), Wesley Higgins, Cooper Mattaboni, Declan O'Connor, Harrison Tarasinski, Giles West, Angus Holzhauser (South Bunbury)
