So between Steven May getting busted up by Melksham and Baily Smith on the illicit substances the media has being 'dominated' by footballers behaving 'poorly' but do people really care
i know they are role models but do you 'personally care'
Do You Care What AFL Players Do off The Field
Trying2SaveABuck on 12/06/2022 - 21:29
Poll Options
- 18i dont care what Athletes do in their spare time
- 7i care what Athletes do and they should set a good example
- 84i dont care what Athletes do but they should set a good example
Comments
I don't even care what they do on the field. I couldn't name a single AFL player.
Are AFL players really overpaid?
in regards to the general population Yes
in regards to other professional level athletes No
To follow..polls on golf, tennis, cricket, soccer, rugby….
Professional athletes are just doing a job. They donât sign up to be perceived as ârole modelsâ.
They do sign up as role models now. Itâs in the contracts.
Thereâs also plenty of other business thatâll fire you for dong stupid stuff on social media.
The third option -
'i dont care what Athletes do but they should set a good example'.They should set a good example which essentially means you care what they do đđđ
it is more you dont care but you expect the governing body to keep the players in line ie the AFL, FA, Tennis Australia etc
That's essentially, 'you care what they do'.
no caring would be 'physically' disappointed/angry/upset at players acting badly and proud/happy when they do good things off the field
Itâs all about the brand they represent, just like employees canât be free to speak there mind, especially controversial topics.
Itâs all about PR and image. There are effectively âentertainersâ.
Depends on what their contract saysâŚ
i think it's ridiculous that anyone expects a bunch of young blokes who are making money hand over fist to behave, especially when you look at ordinary men and women in their age bracket and see how they behave. you can thank australian drinking culture
i know they are role models but do you 'personally care'
I myself don't care, as they are NOT role models to me, but they ARE role models to some people, and young kids. So this I care that they set a good example.
i kind of feel this way too….
AFP and police donât care since this person has accepted afl sanction
How long does this take for afp to interview him ? Get details of how he got the white powder ? And catch that street dealer and trace them to the main gangster and bring down the drug empire ?
Or just legalise small amounts and save us all the bother.
I care in the same way I do about what other members of society do. Illicit drugs personally doesnât bother me in many circumstances but violence, bullying, rape etc. yes I care l, but I care if anyone does that.
I also think they need to set a good example and be brand ambassadors above and beyond that. They are after all âprofessionalâ footballers so their conduct is part of their job. Same way Iâm not allowed to say/do whatever I like as it can be linked to my employer.
Gone are the days when these âbad boysâ had everything hushed up - and thatâs a good thing. Theyâve used their position of privilege to advantage for a long time. Itâs ablut time they had consequences for âboys will be boysâ. Itâs not acceptable any more
They sign contracts for those big bucks, and part of that includes behavior clauses. I don't care what they do, but the people paying them do.
I remember when I was working at the casino and having to get certain âvery high profile AFL playerâ removed because he was on TV not more than 12 hours beforehand saying that he had quit the drinking and the gambling. He was smashed and playing high stakes poker.
I even remember pulling him aside and saying âdude, wtf? You were only on TV last night telling people you were getting you shit together and I have to be the one to remove you for being drunk and playing poker at 10am.â
I was pretty pissed off because he was a âheroâ to so many people and that his words meant nothing more than a media stunt.
I donât give a (fropanity) what these (fropanity) idiots do with their life, but if you wanted to be treated like a hero, you need to act like a hero and lead by example.
Give a 20 year of limited intellect a pile of disposable income and adoration of the public and what to you expect??
As long as itâs legal, who cares.
If itâs illegal, treat them like any other member of society who commits the same offence. No more, no less.I just don't want it to be a top news story. Commercial news leads the whole bulletin with this stuff. It's crazy.
I do not care what they do as long as they are not hurting other people or animals (Michael Vick).
They are free to take drugs, sire children with multiple women (sometimes simultaneously), cheat on their wives, gamble, whatever vices they like.
We the public buy their sports skills (like buying merchandise, support their teams) but not their morals.
Murdoch cares!
Mao cares
we are brainwashed to care!Surely the media is somewhat complicit here. Like, they will headline a group of afl players going out drinking on a weekend but you're never going to see like "xx player shows up for charity event" or "xx donates regularly to cancer research." especially not as a headline.
Outrage farming media are the ones pointing out all the negatives and broadcasting it as loud and wide as possible. Without them, kids images of their hero's would remain in tact and the afl could deal with these things behind closed doors in necessary.
I dont care. But when they're paid a fortune, lauded as role models for kids and stand up in from of classes telling young people how to act, there's a level of hypocrisy that just seems to be ignored đ
'Do as I say, not as I do'