<p>This week Tess, Lucy and Nic discuss the increasing number of athletes finding their political voices, and the role of sponsorship in sport. We review - in true Sanctum style - the AFLW teams whose seasons have ended, and turn to Siren co-founder and commentator extraordinaire, Gemma Bastiani, for her tips for the first week of the finals.</p><br><p>We mentioned:</p><p>This article about <a href="https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/waflw-wa-football-commission-says-female-participation-soared-ahead-of-inaugural-womens-season-ng-b881185893z" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Roxy Roux and her mum Gail Kinsell</a> - watch the video! </p><p>Vince Rugari spoke to Jackson Irvine about the Socceroos' <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/there-s-an-element-of-hypocrisy-in-everything-we-do-why-the-socceroos-had-to-speak-up-20221025-p5bspi.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">remarkable statement ahead of the World Cup</a></p><p>Marnie Vinall wrote about the<a href="https://www.theage.com.au/sport/netball/not-mutually-exclusive-how-sport-and-politics-have-always-been-linked-20221024-p5bsbp.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> sport/politics debate</a></p><br><p>You can follow The Outer Sanctum on <a href="https://twitter.com/outersanctum01" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theoutersanctumpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheOuterSanctum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Email us at [email protected]</p><p> </p><p><em>The Outer Sanctum is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we work, live, learn and play, and pay our respects to Indigenous Elders past and present. We recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded – that this always was and always will be Aboriginal land.</em></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
