After a video showed

Well what did they think was going to happen?

Two transgender netball players have been banned from competing in Australia after a video showed one of them knocking an opponent to the ground.

Rival teams threatened a boycott over footage of Melton Central player Manawa Aranui sending a member of the Romsey team crashing to the court.

There was no foul and Aranui, who played elite men’s netball before transition, is seen offering to help the opponent to her feet.

So typical of journalism on this subject that it casually neglects to spell out the key fact here. What kind of “transgender netball players” eh Telegraph? Are they possibly male at all? If so why not say so in the lede? You pathetic chickenshits.

However, following a host of complaints, Victoria’s Riddell District Football Netball League (RDFNL) announced the two trans Melton Central team-mates were now excluded from competition.

That is, the two male Melton Central team-mates. The word “trans” does not specify sex or gender, so you have to spell it out. It’s your job to report on this manipulative evasive sly sneaky campaign to let men ruin women’s sports clearly and accurately.

Melton South Netball Club had threatened to boycott matches against Melton Central due to safety concerns. The RDFNL acknowledges the pair “exhibit superior stamina and physique” in a statement explaining the ban.

“After lengthy consideration and consultation, the RDFNL has ruled that the two transgender participants be excluded from the RDFNL netball competitions for the remainder of the 2025 season on the premise that both participants exhibit superior stamina and physique over their competitors, deeming Section 42 of the Sex Discrimination Act relevant,” a statement said.

All this yet the Telegraph still finds it necessary to be hyper-“polite” to the massive shits invading women’s sports and threatening women’s safety.

Melton South’s netball coordinator Melissa Dawson subsequently told News Corp reporters in Australia that she would support her players if they chose to forfeit games over safety concerns.

“One of the players is six foot something – it’s ridiculous,” she said. “Netball Victoria needs to put the safety of biological females first.”

In response, a furious Aranui said on Facebook: “I’ve sat quietly long enough while this narrative brewed and I’ve been dragged – publicly and without consent – into a conversation where both my character and identity have been attacked. Now, it’s exploded across social media and news outlets.

Cheating cheater says what?

Update: This happened a year ago, but I missed it then, so here it is now.