Female AFL creators say vile comments 'just one example of what we deal with'
A podcast clip featuring male hosts making violent comments about female content creators has sparked outrage. The female creators, known as The Carlton Besties, expressed that such comments reflect ongoing issues of misogyny in sports. The incident has prompted an investigation by Carlton Football Club into the hosts' behavior and comments.
- ▪A video of male podcast hosts laughing about violence towards female creators circulated on social media.
- ▪Tori Saros from The Besties stated that the comments are indicative of how women are viewed in sports.
- ▪The host of the podcast later apologized, acknowledging that his comments promoted the wrong message.
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Fri, 7 Nov 2025423→Sat, 8 Nov 20256019→Sun, 9 Nov 20254356→Sun, 9 Nov 20256016→Sat, 15 Nov 20256049→Sat, 15 Nov 20253379→Sat, 22 Nov 20254636→Sat, 22 Nov 20256732→Sat, 29 Nov 20255616→ AFLW Score Centre The Besties say violent podcast clip is 'just one example of what we deal with' as female creatorsBy Marnie VinallTopic:AFLThu 21 May 2026 at 3:39pmThu 21 May 2026 at 3:39pmThu 21 May 2026 at 3:39pmThe Jumper Punch is a Carlton fan podcast. (Supplied)abc.net.au/news/afl-blues-carlton-the-besties-the-jumper-punch-podcast/106706792Link copiedShareShare articleOn Wednesday night, a video circulated quickly across social media of a group of men recording a podcast, laughing about how one of them would "beat the f***" out of a group of female content creators.Those creators are known as The…
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