{"id":568657,"date":"2026-03-27T21:57:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/568657\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T21:57:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:57:34","slug":"afl-star-rory-sloane-shares-hilarious-solution-to-australias-high-petrol-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/568657\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL star Rory Sloane shares hilarious \u2018solution\u2019 to Australia\u2019s high petrol prices"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Australian households continue to grapple with skyrocketing petrol prices, former Adelaide Crows captain Rory Sloane has offered a \u201csolution\u201d that\u2019s equal parts hilarious and utterly impractical, taking social media by storm.<\/p>\n

The retired AFL star, known for his relentless work rate on the field, has applied that same energy to a common household chore, sharing a \u201clife hack\u201d designed to beat the bowser blues. In a video posted to the star\u2019s private Instagram, Sloane is seen sprinting across his lawn, vigorously pushing a petrol mower, all while declaring it the \u201conly way to mow your lawn in a petrol shortage.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rory Sloane shows the only way to mow the lawns in a petrol shortage Picture: Instagram<\/p>\n

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But even he admits it\u2019s hard work … and he might be better off getting a sheep. Picture: Instagram<\/p>\n

While the efficacy of this high-octane mowing technique in actually saving fuel is debatable, it certainly highlights the sheer physical prowess required to even attempt such a feat.<\/p>\n

Most Australians would struggle to keep pace with the former midfielder, let alone maintain it for an entire lawn (we certainly would).<\/p>\n

Sloane himself acknowledged the absurdity, joking in the caption, \u201cF*ck it!! I\u2019m getting a sheep,\u201d suggesting a more sustainable, albeit woolly, alternative.<\/p>\n

The clip has resonated deeply online, tapping into the widespread frustration over fuel costs while providing a much-needed dose of light relief.<\/p>\n

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Sloane is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.<\/p>\n

Comments poured in, with one person suggesting, \u201cGet the kids out there with a pair of scissors. Keep them entertained for hours and you save on fuel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another remarked on a similar, albeit less strenuous, approach: \u201cI do this with my electric mower so the battery doesn\u2019t die before I\u2019ve finished.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sloane\u2019s viral moment serves as a humorous reminder that while going flat out might not solve the nation\u2019s petrol problems, it can certainly make the daily grind a little more entertaining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As Australian households continue to grapple with skyrocketing petrol prices, former Adelaide Crows captain Rory Sloane has offered…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":568658,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-568657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=568657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/568658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=568657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=568657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=568657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}