In the Matildas friendly against England we observed three symbolic gentures: taking the knee, purple tape on the left wrist, and some missing names on the jerseys. We ask, "Can you overdo the symbolic gestures?"The Stawell Gift being a handicap event lends itself to a  'mixed race' where men and women can all race against each other. This was done for the Backmarkers Race. We loved it. Why can't more sports do this?The upcoming gather round in Adelaide is a great opportunity for Melbournians to get out and see some local footy, VFL, VFLW etcWSL Surfing is in Australia in April. We look at the results of the Bells competition at Winki Pop and look forward to Margaret River.Our song of the week is the 1964 Jazz version of the Western Bulldogs theme.