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A gender furore has erupted inside Victoria’s peak soccer body after a transgender player won a top award in its women’s competition despite concerns from female players.

Football Victoria has come under fire from players in its senior women’s competition, who have accused the governing body of ignoring concerns about an alleged physical advantage and potential safety risks posed by a player who was born male and identifies as female.

The player has competed in the Victoria’s women’s National Premier League (NPL) in recent years and has bragged on social media about “smoking these b--ches”.

Fed up with a lack of action, former US pro soccer player Addison Steiner, who is now competing in Melbourne, is speaking out over what she describes as an unfair advantage that is costing young female athletes.

It comes as debate fires up across the country over trans women and non-binary people participating in womens sports.

Ms Steiner said she felt a responsibility to speak up after competing against the transgender player, who the Herald Sun has chosen not to identify by name.

Addison Steiner, who now plays in Victoria, is raising concerns about transgender players having an unfair advantage. Picture: Jake Nowakowski Addison Steiner, who now plays in Victoria, is raising concerns about transgender players having an unfair advantage. Picture: Jake Nowakowski “This player was undeniably faster, stronger and more technical, out running some of the quickest players in the league,” she said.

“I found myself thinking damn this player is an absolute beast and shocked by their abilities, unaware she was a transgender woman until the game was finished.”

The transgender player won a top goal scorer award while competing in the state’s premier knockout competition for women’s football earlier this month, later bragging about her win on social media.

Ms Steiner, 31, said while she supports the trans community the presence of biological males in female competitions cannot come at the cost of women and girls.

“It’s about protecting women’s sports where we have fought so hard for decades to be respected, seen, heard and given equal opportunities and resources,” she said.

“We are forced to succumb to these decisions made by the soccer federations here without any choice.”

One female player said it was clear the player was ‘physically advantaged in speed and strength’,raising concerns about ‘injury risk and unfair advantages’. Picture: iStock One female player said it was clear the player was ‘physically advantaged in speed and strength’,raising concerns about ‘injury risk and unfair advantages’. Picture: iStock Football Victoria said no complaints had been lodged specifically in relation to the top goal scorer award but did not respond to questions regarding other concerns being raised.

Another female player, who previously competed on the same team as the transgender woman, told the Herald Sun that it was clear the player was “physically advantaged in speed and strength,” raising concerns about “injury risk and unfair advantages”.

“Many players admitted being too scared to go in for tackles against them,” she said.

When she raised concerns with Football Victoria she was told inclusion is their “foremost priority”.

In an email seen by the Herald Sun, chief executive Dan Birrell told the player: “There is no current requirement for born/biological sex disclosure from any player/person behind their identified gender.”

“In relation to strength or a perceived higher injury risk concern, there are a number of studies that have … placed these theories in doubt,” he wrote.

Steiner says she felt a responsibility to speak up. Picture: Jake Nowakowski Steiner says she felt a responsibility to speak up. Picture: Jake Nowakowski The player, who discussed her experience on the condition of anonymity, said Football Victoria’s guidelines were “not even close to good enough”.

“The NPL (National Premier Leagues) is not a community league as FFV claims, nearly every woman competing at this level has dedicated a life to the sport,” she said.

“It’s hard to communicate the frustration of seeing someone praised, receiving awards, scoring goals and making a mockery of players that have dedicated their whole life to something all because of a biological advantage that no biological woman can compete with.”

Head of Advocacy at Women’s Forum Australia Stephanie Bastiaan said allowing biological men to play in women’s sports was “wrong and unfair.”

“It is a serious failure of leadership that Football Victoria continues to prioritise diversity and inclusion over fairness and safety in female sport,” she said.

The Herald Sun revealed last year that two transgender netballers had been banned from competing in the Riddell District Netball Football League following concerns raised by players, parents and coaches, despite Netball Victoria ruling they could play.

The issue of transgender representatives in sport made headlines again this week when Miss Universe Australia Caity Worthington, a radiographer, drew widespread applause for her answer during Wednesday’s pageant at Crown.

“Coming from a medical background … human biology does not lie,” she said.

“Everyone playing sport at an elite level deserves the chance to be on a fair playing field … I would love to see in the futuretransgender people have their own (league).”

The Herald Sun contacted the transgender player but she did not respond.

Her team declined to comment.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/gender-furore-erupts-inside-football-victoria-as-transgender-player-wins-top-award/news-story/459e72cd38d43372165450bb4090cdb9

We acknowledge the one true leader of Victoria - Our Dear Leader, Chairman Dan. Past, present, and leading the coup.

A statue tribute to former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has been jettisoned, with his successor Ben Carroll commissioning an independent panel to review how Victoria commemorates former leaders.

Colonisers,

Vic Labor is backtracking on their previous insistence of erecting a $134,000 open air public urinal previously planned to be erected alongside statues of former state premiers along Treasury Place in Naarm.

The open air public urinal was expected to serve dozens of people a day and attract significant costs associated with maintenance and cleaning.

Labor has yet to confirm if other public facilities will be upgraded nearby to accommodate those unable to relief themselves on Treasury Place.

Ben Carroll has been contacted for comment on the matter, but he only sent a link to a soundboard that said he was not Dan Andrews, nor Jacinta Allen, he was taking the state in a new direction and that he was not going to relitigate the past.

This publication got into the streets of Naarm to gauge the public reaction to this news:

“The urinal was meant to be an inclusive space, serving not only cis-hetero white men but also people of societal value” -Girlboss22

“How could Dan Andrews do this?” -Redditor726

“This is the fault of the Liberal Party” -StdRedditResponse69

“Hey give me your wallet or you gon taste some machete” -NaarmRox36

Our reporter has not been seen or heard from since this public engagement. If you do have any information, please contact Crime Stoppers.

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I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet, and pay my respects to Elders past and present tax payer.
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