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What is unusual about this is that it concerns 2 women’s soccer teams in Adelaide.

Adelaide University women’s football club hired a security guard to crack down on unruly behaviour on and off field, when their team faced Elizabeth Downs today.  The rivalry between the two clubs has become so fierce that Adelaide University division one players fear for their safety.  Some have chosen not to play because of past experiences.  The club also notified the university’s security to be on standby for the game.

Adelaide University coach Kevin Holohan said:

"Players are being punched and physically and verbally intimidated,"

"The spectators are just as abusive - making physical taunts towards other spectators and players."

He also claimed that during a game he was chased by a relative of one of the Elizabeth Downs players, who threatened to physically assault him. 

Elizabeth Downs club chairman Bill Duncan said he did not know of any specific issue with Adelaide University and was surprised to hear the club had called on security to monitor the game.  He said Elizabeth Downs players behaved well and held "no animosity" towards Adelaide University.

So what does this say about the two teams?  Are the University players overly sensitive and unable to deal with what the Elizabeth bogans throw at them?  Are the Elizabeth people saying nothing is wrong because violence and abuse is par for the course where they come from?

Meanwhile in mainstream sport here in Australia, professional footballers are getting on with the business, getting pissed and shitting in hotel corridors.

In amongst being shot at, having other people trying to blow you up with bombs, hanging out in shitty places and all that, a bad diet.

For some joint Australian – US war games being conducted in Queensland, our soldiers lives are being put on the line, with:

• Breakfast consists of bacon, eggs, french toast, pancakes, pasta, mushrooms, tomato, cereal, porridge, Milo or hot chocolate.
• Lunch is burgers, tacos, chicken parmigiana and an Asian stir fry
• Dinner is beef stroganoff or chicken in black bean sauce, followed by bread and butter pudding, chocolate mousse or cake.

But thats not all.  On top of these hardships, they get treats such as cream buns to snack on.

Dietitian Julie Gilbert said the diet was no good for "anyone’s long term health".

"While these guys might be getting plenty of exercise to burn it off, it is not a nutritious diet because it lacks fruit and vegetables - they are filling up on high fat, proteins and carbohydrates,"

she said.

Ms Gilbert said the soldiers would suffer serious sugar withdrawals on the diet.

Apparently, one in seven Australian soldiers was classified as obese. The Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, has confirmed to a Senate estimates hearing he was concerned about obesity in the armed forces.

I can see pros and cons with fat soldiers.  Bigger target sure, but also more padding in the event of an explosion.