19.10.2017
Fairfax is reporting the decision is based on the Victorian Equal Opportunity Act , which allows for discrimination based on sex or gender in cases where strength or physique are relevant. Mouncey, a journalism student at the University of Canberra, simply wished other eligible players luck during the season. Jason Ball, an LGBTI and mental health advocate who used to play in the AFL , said the Mouncey ban was "based on nothing more than fear, ignorance and lack of internal readiness".