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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jonathan Barrett

Why is Woodside sponsoring Fremantle’s AFL team – and will the climate crisis shift the relationship?

Kevin Parker of Tame Impala performs in Denver, Colorado while wearing a Fremantle Dockers shirt that has the Woodside Energy logo taped over.
Kevin Parker of Tame Impala wearing a Fremantle Dockers shirt with tape covering the Woodside Energy logo. Photograph: Sam Sirann/Glide Magazine

When an oil and gas company buys logo space on an AFL jersey, it isn’t trying to convince fans to buy its products.

Fremantle Dockers supporters cannot, for example, go to their local service station to buy a barrel of Woodside Energy oil or a canister of its liquefied natural gas.

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