Australian Football League to Stop Publicising Player Weights

In an age where athletes face greater online scrutiny and abuse than ever before, some sports officials believe publishing player weights could be weaponised.

Darcy Moore of the Magpies leads his side up the race during the 2023 AFL Grand Final match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sept. 30, 2023. Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images

Australian Rules footballers playing in the AFL will not have their weights listed in the league’s 2024 season guide after they decided that disclosing a player’s weight was inappropriate for publication after deeming it private information.

Speaking with Fox Sport, former AFL player and media pundit Kane Cornes was opposed to the new policy.